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Juice is about one of the most unhealthy things you can have.

It's essentially pure sugar.

Not if you do it yourself. If you buy it yes.

If you juice, you'll still end up with something that has most of the fiber removed, is mostly sugar, and spikes your blood glucose just as severely as store-bought juice. Sure it'll have a lot of vitamins and minerals, but straight up blending is generally better, or just eating the fruit/veggies whole.

Depends. I juice up 1.5lb spinach, chard, kale, 1 carrot, and a lemon. I rarely add high glucose/fructose fruits. Carrot juice is pretty sweet. I like green veggie juices over fruit juices.

A real good juicer goes a long way. It changed my perspective the first time I tasted a fresh cup of what I describe above. Invigorating and healthy.

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