Greenfoodsareessentialtothehumandiet.Thegreencolorofplants(theleaves,stems,greenfruit)
isduetothepigmentcalledchlorophyllwhichislocatedwithintheircells.Chlorophyllhasthecapa-
citytoabsorblight(fromthesun)energyandtransformitintochemicalenergy.Thechemicalenergy
inchlorophyllisusedbyhumanbeingsandanimalstosustainthemselves.Inotherwords,humanbe-
ingsderivesustenancefromthesunviaplants.Themoleculesinplantchlorophyllandthoseofhu-
manhemoglobinareessentiallythesame,differingprimarilyinthatchlorophyllcarriesanatomof
Magnesium(Mg),whereasthehemoglobinmoleculecarriesanatomofIron(Fe).Thus,thecon-
sumptionofchlorophyllisanaturalwaytogetthesolarenergystoredinthevegetablesintothehu-
manbodywhentheyareeaten.Thechlorophyllcontainedingreenfoodsislike“greenblood”and
thusbolsterstheredbloodcellcountinthosewhoconsumeit.Somepeoplehaveevenavoidedtrans-
fusionsafterconsumingvegetablejuices.Vegetablejuicescanalsopreventanemia,apathological
deficiencyintheoxygen-carryingcomponentoftheblood,measuredinunitvolumeconcentrations
of hemoglobin, red blood cell volume, or red blood cell number. 182
Duetothefactthatfruitjuicestendtobehigherinsugarcontentthanvegetables,
juicingfruitstendstoprovideahigherconcentrationofsugarsinasmallerserving.
Thisinfusionofsuchconcentratedamountsofsugarcanleadtoacidosisinthe
body.Therefore,greenjuicesshouldbeemphasizedmorethanfruitjuicesingener-
al.Also,fruitstendtobeacidicandthoughthebodydoesrequiresomeoftheele-
mentsprovidedbythefruits,includingtheacidity,oneshouldtakecaretomaintain
thepHbalanceofthebody.Fruitscanbeusefulinpreventingandrecoveringfrom
Hypoglycemia-anabnormallylowlevelofglucoseintheblood.Inthismanner,
oneshouldeatfruitsthatareinseasonandnotwhenthereisanacidimbalance
present,i.e.whenthereisgasinthegastrointestinaltract,mucus,sneezing,cold,
etc.Atthesetimes,fastinginaccordancewiththedictatesofthebodyshouldbeal-
lowed, followed by herbal drinks (teas, etc.), green drinks and green foods.
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