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Juicing oranges in the morning is a wonderful way to get natural sugar and nutrients into your body in the morning.
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THE RASPBERRY IS THE edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus; the name also applies to these plants themselves. Raspberries are perennial. The name originally referred to the European species Rubus idaeus (with red fruit), and is still used as its standard English name.
Raspberries are an important commercial fruit crop, widely grown in all temperate regions of the world. Many of the most important modern commercial red raspberry cultivars derive from hybrids between R. idaeus and R. strigosus.
Heart Health
In a study of 72 middle-age people, reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, eating about a cup of mixed berries daily for eight weeks was associated with increased levels of “good” HDL cholesterol and lowered blood pressure. These included strawberries, red raspberries and bilberries. The diverse range of polyphenols, which includes anthocyanins and ellagic acid, provided by the mix of berries is likely responsible for the observed benefits. Polyphenols may increase levels of nitric oxide, a molecule that produces a number of heart-healthy effects. One helps relax blood vessels. Raspberries and blackberries are among the Cleveland Clinic's list of 40 best foods for heart health.
Cancer Protection
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center looked at the effect of freeze-dried black raspberries on genes altered by a chemical carcinogen in an animal model of esophageal cancer. The carcinogen affected the activity of some 2,200 genes in the animals’ esophagus in one week, but 460 of those genes were restored to normal activity in animals that consumed freeze-dried black raspberry powder as part of their diet during the exposure. “We have clearly shown that berries, which contain a variety of anticancer compounds, have a genome-wide effect on the expression of genes involved in cancer development,” says principal investigator Gary D. Stoner, a professor of pathology, human nutrition and medicine who studies dietary agents for the prevention of esophageal cancer.
“This suggests to us that a mixture of preventative agents, which berries provide, may more effectively prevent cancer than a single agent that targets only one or a few genes.” As an antioxidant food containing ellagic acid, raspberries help prevent unwanted damage to cell membranes and other structures in the body by neutralizing free radicals. Ellagic acid is not the only well-researched phytonutrient component of raspberry, however. Raspberry's flavonoid content includes key substances such as quercetin, kaempferol, and the cyanidin-based molecules called cyanidin-3-glucosylrutinoside and cyanidin-3-rutinoside. These flavonoids are also classified as anthocyanins, and they belong to the group of substances that give raspberries their rich red color.
References
- Marsha McCulloch, M.S., R.D., L.D, "BLACKBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES: POWER FOODS", http://www.hearthealthyonline.com/cholesterol/lower-cholesterol/berries-power-foods_ss1.html.
- Brierley Wright, M.S., R.D., "The Total-Body Benefits of Berries", http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_health/nutrition_news_information/ the_total_body_benefits_of_berries
- "Black Raspberries Slow Cancer By Altering Hundreds Of Genes", http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080827163933.htm.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Raspberries_(Rubus_Idaeus).jpg
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Raspberries05.jpg
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry
- http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=39
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The word of the LORD came again to Zechariah: “This is what the LORD Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other’ (Zech 7:8-10).
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Raspberry Basics
 
Raspberries are grown for the fresh fruit market and for commercial processing into individually quick frozen (IQF) fruit, purée, juice, or as dried fruit used in a variety of grocery products.
Traditionally, raspberries were a mid-summer crop, but with new technology, cultivars, and transportation, they can now be obtained year-round. Raspberries need ample sun and water for optimal development. While moisture is essential, wet and heavy soils or excess irrigation can bring on Phytophthora root rot which is one of the most serious pest problems facing red raspberry. As a cultivated plant in moist temperate regions, it is easy to grow and has a tendency to spread unless pruned. Escaped raspberries frequently appear as garden weeds, spread by seeds found in bird droppings.
Two types of most commercially grown kinds of raspberry are available, the summer-bearing type that produces an abundance of fruit on second-year canes (floricanes) within a relatively short period in mid-summer, and double- or "ever"-bearing plants, which also bear some fruit on first-year canes (primocanes) in the late summer and fall, as well as the summer crop on second-year canes. Raspberries can be cultivated from hardiness zones 3 to 9.
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Joni's Testimony
Ten years ago, Joni Olive-Badalian fought cancer and won--with prayer and Juicing. She had surgery and a little chemo, but the doctor said her cancer was gone prior to this. The rest was so that it never returned. He then asked her husband George, "What denomination of faith are you?"
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Delicious Recipes
There are many great ways to enjoy juice! I juiced and reversed my cancer. I am not a doctor, but merely am offering some great tasting and nutrient packed fresh fruit and veggie drinks. Enjoy!
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Apricots
