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I see commercials for juicers on TV all the time, and I’m thinking about getting one to lose weight. Do you recommend getting a juicer?

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Mike Collins Michael Collins: “Juicing” (not the Barry Bonds Type) and juice machines have been popular for as long as I can remember. You can’t turn on the TV late night and not see a commercial for these things.

At 2am you’ve got limited choices:

1. Don Lapre screaming about his ridiculous making money schemes

2. Girls Gone Wild

3. Jack Lalanne hocking a juice machine

I admit I bought one long ago before my years of diving into the nutrition textbooks.

Does the juicer make a delicious smoothie out of your favorite fruit combination? Sure

Does it work to help you lose fat? Nope.

Here’s the thing…

When you use a juicer, you’re taking the power out of the fruit. You’re extracting all the fiber from the fruit, leaving you with a glass of concentrated sugar liquid. (That’s why it tastes so damn good)

Now, your fruit juice isn’t exactly evil, but in the quantities you can easily consume, the calories really add up.

Besides a potential for caloric disaster, drinking a glass or two of this concentrated sugar liquid can cause your insulin levels to spike like the Google graph on alexa.com.

That being said, if your hell- bent on buying a juicer from a 200 (or so) year old man, try adding some vegetables to the mix.

Vegetables naturally have a lower calorie content. You’ll also be getting an extra dose of vitamins and feel more refreshed than sluggish.

One summer morning drink I still enjoy from time to time and along with some protein, is the green apple/ celery combo.

Nice and refreshing.

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