In summer, girls often use juicers at home to blend fruits into juice, then freeze it in the refrigerator. This not only serves as a refreshing beverage but also cools you down and quenches thirst—truly a healthy choice. But did you know there are precautions to take when drinking freshly squeezed juice? Here are 5 important points to remember.
1. Discard the foam from freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices. Juices made with a juicer develop a thick layer of foam on top. People often discard it because it lacks flavor and doesn't look appealing.Medical research shows this foam is rich in enzymes that offer significant health benefits—such as anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, blood purification, and immune system enhancement. However, these enzymes break down quickly, so drinking the juice promptly is essential to preserve their potency.
2. Citrus fruits have a white spongy layer beneath their peel. When you peel oranges, tangerines, grapefruits, and other citrus fruits, you'll find this white spongy layer underneath the outer skin. It's packed with vitamin C and bioflavonoids, making it highly nutritious for the body.
3. Avoid aluminum containers for fruit and vegetable juices. As health awareness grows, it's widely understood that aluminum, once ingested, is difficult to expel from the body. It directly damages brain cells, causing sluggish reactions and memory decline. Citric acid and fruit acids in freshly squeezed juices can enhance aluminum absorption. Therefore, never store fruit or vegetable juices in aluminum containers.
4. Do not abandon eating vegetables and fruits in favor of juice. While freshly squeezed vegetable and fruit juices can supplement insufficient intake of these foods, they cannot replace eating vegetables and fruits.
5. Freshly squeezed vegetable and fruit juices differ from commercially available canned or boxed 100% juice drinks. Rich in vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and enzymes, they provide a refreshing boost after consumption.In contrast, canned or bottled 100% juice drinks are nutritionally inferior. During processing, these juices undergo high-temperature pasteurization to extend shelf life, causing significant loss of vitamins and enzymes.
Why Do Beverages Make You Thirstier?
1. After sweating profusely in high temperatures, the body loses significant fluids. While drinking beverages replenishes some water, the ion concentration in sweet drinks is typically much higher than the average ion concentration in human blood. This raises the body's average ion concentration, making you feel even thirstier.
2. Another reason may be that consuming excessive sugar in a short time strongly stimulates the nervous system, also triggering thirst.
3. Additionally, the sticky feeling in the mouth after drinking sugary beverages is unpleasant, leading people to subconsciously rinse it away with more drinks. This creates a cycle where drinking more only increases thirst.
So why does mineral water also make you thirstier?
During summer, profuse sweating expels not only water but also significant amounts of salt. When salt levels in the body decrease, osmotic pressure becomes unbalanced. Consequently, water consumed at this time cannot be stored within cells and is easily expelled through sweat. This sweat, in turn, carries away salt, creating a vicious cycle where drinking more only increases thirst.