Juicing celery benefits weight loss and health, to effectively improve your digestion and immune system. Celery was originally used for medicinal purposes to purify the blood. No calories and high in fiber, celery juice is a stimulating tonic and a great addition to a healthy eating diet.

In this article we offer 5 simple and easy to make detox juice recipes to help you lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle. These cold-press juices have all the necessary vitamins and nutrients you need to boost your energy and leave you feel revitalised throughout your day.

The most important advice we can give when it comes to juicing, especially if weight loss is your desired goal, is to juice your vegetables and eat your fruit. Fruit naturally contains the sugar fructose, so drinking lots of fruity juices will increase your blood sugar levels.

Before you get going, be sure to read the following article outlining the best tips, tricks and advice when it comes to detox juicing for weight loss!

Skinny Minty Green Juice Recipe

This juice is packed with greens, it’s a little bit sweet and is minty fresh! Mint is an excellent digestive aid and can help reduce wind and flatulence and settle an upset stomach. Plus it is loaded with nutrients such as potassium, iron, calcium, magnesium, vitamin K, vitamin C, folate and manganese.

Spicy Veggie Delight Juice Recipe

Who can resist dessert?? It truly is one of the greatest things ever created… BUT …all that sugar and all those calories are so bad for us! Sugar is addictive, it contributes to obesity, it can lead to insulin resistance which can then lead to diabetes and a whole range of other health issues. That’s why we have come up with these delicious healthy dessert recipes, to satisfy your sweet tooth without all the nasty stuff using your food blender or juicer.

Dessert is always the answer, it doesn't matter what the question is.

Banana Coconut Sorbet Recipe

Add all ingredients to blender and blend in high until smooth. Alternatively you can use a mincing or processing strainer of your juicer.

*Do not over blend or it will become a smoothie! If it is a little too soft put the mixture in the freezer for 10 to 15 minutes until frozen.

Sprinkle with cacoa nibs for a chocolatey crunch or shredded coconut.

Easy Healthy Chocolate Avo Mousse Recipe

Add all ingredients to blender and mix until smooth. Serve as is or with mixed berries for a fruity finish.

* You can also add flavours to this chocolate mousse base such as

Good skin is created from within and what you put inside your body is far more important than what you slap on the outside. The most expensive skincare or beauty product in the world can not repair or restore the damage done by poor nutrition and diet. Our skin is the first place it will show, it will look sluggish, lack an overall glow and you may get a dreaded outbreak of spots! All due to excess junk food consumption and sugar laden beverages.

Fruits and vegetables are a great way to detoxify the system and provide those essential vitamins and minerals that your skin is screaming out for. And it’s easy to do with a cold press juicer.

Try these beautifying juice recipes to brighten and hydrate your skin.

Juice Recipes for Healthy Skin

Clear Up Cheer Up

Carrots are high in A, a vitamin helpful in maintaining skin cells, as well as beta-carotene and antioxidants that help prevent skin damage. Spinach contains high levels of beta-carotene, which offers free radical protection and converts into vitamin A in the body. Apples are great for smooth skin and are rich in beta-carotene and vitamin C. Celery is rich in magnesium, iron, chlorophyll, folic acid, C and also has B vitamins and vitamin E.

Skin Smoother

Cucumbers are known to be beneficial to the skin when consumed and when used topically. Cucumbers are rich in silica, important for the complexion and skin elasticity.

Try to buy organic cucumbers for juicing, so that you can juice with the peel on. Most of the silica is in the peel.

Anti-Aging Cabbage Juice

The first signs of a cold are starting to come on, you know the ones, sore throat, runny nose, possibly a fever….you need to get a cold pressed juice into you, pronto!
What was it that the famous Hippocrates once said? “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food” - never a truer word has been spoken.

Fruits and vegetables are a great way of adding the vitamins, nutrients and minerals needed in your diet to achieve optimal health, however most people find it difficult to consume the amount that you need to keep your immune system firing on all cylinders, but modern juicers allow you to up your daily intake in a manageable way.

Give the below juice recipes a go to keep your immune system in tip top shape.

Juice Recipes for Immunity:

'Better than a Flu Shot' Green Juice

There are a HUGE amount of vitamins and minerals in this juice that your immune system will love. All in one glass! Green vegetables help to boost your overall immunity so this juice will not only benefit you when you feel a cold coming on but also if you are feeling a little under the weather.

'The Cold Buster' Juice

This one certainly packs a punch! You can adjust the quantities of garlic and ginger to get to your desired intensity but if you can handle it the way it is you’ll be up and at ‘em in

Ingredients:
1 jar grape leaves
3 cups of field mushrooms
1 cup of palm heart
juice of 3 lemons
fresh coriander and thyme
salt
½ cup walnuts

Machine set up:
• First place the Living Juicer Mincing Strainer into the drum and onto the screw. Attach the drum cap onto the end of the drum by turning it counter clockwise until you feel it sits firmly. Then screw the Mincing Nozzle onto the drum cap turning it counter clockwise onto notch 1.
• Place a big bowl under the machines Pulp Discharge Outlet in order to catch the paste.
• Always be sure to start the machine before you enter anything into the Guide and keep the machine running until finished.

Preparation instructions:
• let the fresh herbs run through the guide
• then cut the mushrooms into small pieces and marinate overnight in lemon juice and the mashed coriander and thyme
• when you make the filling, take the mushrooms and walnuts and let them run through the guide
• season with salt
• slice the palm heart
• take the grape leaves and fill them with the paste and the palm heart
• roll up the leaves and hold them closed with a toothpick
• decorate the plates with fresh watercress and mizuna which are fine tasting lettuce greens

Preparation time: 12 min
Yields: 2-3 serves

Preparation hints:
Marinating food is a special area and I always plan ahead. It normally takes a couple of days for the marinating to really work. So why not make it in advance and use it over the next couple of days? It will always get eaten!!!

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The health benefits of cold pressed living juice are abundantly clear and so many people around the world are joining the Living Juice revolution. So get to your local farmer's market or green grocer and buy as much fruit as you can...it's time to start juicing!

If you dont already have a juicer and you are wanting to follow a healthy raw food diet, it is essential that you purchase a Cold Press Juicer, which will quickly become the favourite appliance in your Raw Food Kitchen.

View our article Which Juicer is Right for You? for help deciding which juicer to buy.

We have put together some healthy juicing recipes to get you started.

Mighty Mango

Mangoes have one big advantage; they have a great and strong taste. Mangoes can be quite expensive, but the good news is that one mango is more than enough for a good juice. There are at least twenty-two different types of mangos with the most exquisite taste. Usually we are lucky to be able to purchase one or two different variations during the stone fruit season. On your next holidays in the tropics have a look for them.

Ingredients:
* 1 mango
* 1 papaya
* 4 oranges

Machine set up:
* First place the living juicer Juicing Strainer into the drum and onto the screw. Attach the drum cap onto the end of the drum by turning it counter clockwise until you feel it

Juice does not always have to contain fruit! Vegetable juices are packed full of nutrients and are a vital addition to your raw food diet. Make sure you leave the skins on your veggies when juicing, as so many nutrients are lost after peeling. Your Cold Press Juicer will preserve all the living enzymes in your vegetables for the healthiest juice possible!

Vitality 4 Life have put together a selection of healthy recipes to help you get the most our of your vegetable juicing!

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LETTUCE JUICE

Lettuce is a great base juice to be mixed with any other herb or green vegetable. The darker its color the higher nutritional value and the more chlorophyll is contained in the leaves. Mustard greens have similar benefits to watercress but their taste is due to the sharper mustard oil.

Ingredients:
* ½ head lettuce
* small bunch of snow pea sprouts
* even smaller bunch of mustard or beetroot greens
* water

Machine set up:
* First place the living juicer Juicing Strainer into the drum, onto the screw. Attach the drum cap onto the end of the drum by turning it counter clockwise until you feel it sits firmly. Then screw the Juicing Nozzle onto the drum cap turning it counter clockwise onto notch 0.
* Place your Juice Pitcher under the Juice Outlet and place the other pitcher under the machines Pulp Discharge Outlet in order to catch the pulp.
* Always be sure to start the machine before you enter anything into the Guide and keep the machine running until finished.

Great for any time of day, this healthy recipe has combined specifically selected raw foods that will complement each other both in flavour and in health benefits. To get the most nutrients, it is important to use a cold press juice extractor when juicing.

Rosemary is very energizing and acts as an aphrodisiac, generally improving your overall mood. Blackberries contain vitamin C and vitamin E. Oranges contain a lot of vitamin C and the pithy part under the peal is found to contain the very valuable bioflavonoids, so put it through your juicer and make sure you don’t peal it away. It also gives the juice its creamy consistency. Nectarines are a peristaltic stimulant and may assist in morning sickness of pregnant women.

Orange juice contains many essential vitamins including: A, B1, B2, B6, C, E, biotin, niacin, pantothenic acid, and folic acid. Along side the vitamins they also contain the following minerals: calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, and zinc. Oranges contain all of the 18 known amino acids and beneficial carbohydrates, protein, and even fat!  Oranges are also fibrous and contain electrolytes and organic water. To conclude, orange juice will provide your body with all the nutrition your body needs. So why wouldnt you start the morning off with a fresh orange juice.

Drinking a glass of orange juice every morning can keep your skin glowing and keep the doctor away. Orange juice contains a high percentage of Vitamin C this is a benefit to help boost your immune system. Several medical journals show that orange juice could help lower your cholesterol and blood pressure levels.

Ingredients:
* 4 oranges
* 1 nectarine
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This healthy recipe for a great tasting juice is a vital addition to your raw food diet. Use your living juice extractor to draw out all the nutrients from these powerful raw foods. This juice is 'alive' with flavour and goodness!
Ingredients:
* 1 cup strawberries
* 1 rockmelon
* 2 anise stalks

Machine set up:
* First place the living juicer Juicing Strainer into the drum, then onto the screw. Attach the drum cap onto the end of the drum by turning it counter clockwise until you feel it sits firmly. Then screw the Juicing Nozzle onto the drum cap turning it counter clockwise onto notch 0.
* Place your Juice Pitcher under the Juice Outlet and place the other pitcher under the machines Pulp Discharge Outlet in order to catch the pulp.
* Always be sure to start the machine before you enter anything into the Guide and keep the machine running until finished.
Preparation instructions:
* juice the strawberries first on notch 2
* then juice the melon on notch 1
* lastly, juice the anise stalks tasting the juice after each half stalk in order to find the right sweetness for your own taste

Preparation time: 10 min

Yields: 2 glasses

Preparation hints:
Peal the melon finely and use very ripe, almost overripe strawberries with a very round flavor. For decoration, pierce a strawberry on the rim of the glass and cut 2-3 small chunks of melon into the juice. This juice is great chilled so have the fruits in the fridge for a couple of hours before you start juicing.

Nutritional information:
Melons have a remarkably high content of vitamin C.  Rock melons with a darker orange flesh are also a good source of carotene. Apart from its unique flavor, Anise is said to increase ones sexual drive and reduce flatulence.

Soup is a satisfying, easy to make, warming winter treat! This recipe is great as part of a raw food diet, unlocking all the antioxidant and cancer-fighting health benefits contained within tomatoes.

Use a Cold Press Juicer for best results to preserve the living properties of this powerful superfood.

Ingredients:
8 tomatoes
2 carrots
Pinch of sea salt
Pinch of black pepper
1 tsp. fresh dill
2-3 basil leaves
1 tsp olive oil

Feed ingredients through the juicer and enjoy this soup hot or cold.

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A good salsa is vital for any raw food kitchen. Your Living Juicer will unlock all the wonderful nutrients from these healthy ingredients.

Tomatoes contain high levels of Lycopene, known for its antioxidant and cancer preventing properties and are an excellent source of Vitamins C & A, helping to boost your immune system.

Ingredients:
4 ripe tomatoes
½ red or green capsicum
½ stick celery
1 small onion
1 clove garlic
1-2 tbsp fresh coriander
1/3 tsp cumin
Braggs liquid aminos
Cayenne pepper or fresh chilli

Cut and feed all ingredients into chute alternatively. Mix well and serve vegetable sticks or rice crackers.

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