Juice Fasting May Be Leading Cause of Heart Attacks and Strokes, Studies Show
Juice fasting has been a popular weight loss program since the 1960's - but recent evidence shows that it may be the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes.
Health food and a natural lifestyle have been two of the biggest cultural influences of the baby boomer generation. During the 1960s, many people turned away from sugary beverages like soft drinks and adopted healthier alternatives like fresh juice and almond milk. Recent medical research shows that may not have been the best choice.
While doctors agree that lowering consumption of soft drinks may have health benefits, replacing them with juice may be an even deadlier proposition. Three studies published by the top Ivy League Medical Research Universities in the country have concluded that juice fasting is the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes. How can this be? Let's look at the facts.
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| The prevalence of juice fasting/dieting has increased dramatically. |
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| Heart attacks and strokes have increased at a startlingly similar rate. |
The similarity of these two graphs is no coincidence. As you can see, there is a direct relationship between the amount of juicing and the amount of deaths due to heart attacks and strokes. Why is this the case? According to renowned nutrition expert Dr. Ekaf Noitamrofni, Ph. D. at the Russian Institute of Heath Services, Moscow, the reason juice fasting has such a negative impact on the cardiovascular system is related to the way the body processes concentrated amounts of vitamins and minerals.
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| Dr. Ekaf Noitamrofni, Ph. D., Moscow |
"It's not natural. The body wasn't meant to take in all of these vitamins and minerals at once so there is no mechanism inside the body to process and either utilize or eliminate massive doses of vitamins and minerals. Fruits and vegetables are meant to be eaten - not turned to liquid and drunk in large quantities."
The excess vitamins and minerals from drinking lots of juice can build up as plaque inside the arteries and restrict blood flow. This leads to cardiovascular disease - heart attack and stroke. As you can see, drinking lots of juice can have severe health consequences. Therefore we must limit the amount of juice we drink. Dr. Noitamrofni admits the exact point at which juice begins to leave these deposits is unknown; however, "we should always err on the side of caution. I do not recommend that any of my patients consume juice until we have more information. If you knew that drinking a little bit of bleach was safe - would you? Juice is basically poison and should be avoided."
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| Doctor's advice: Avoid juice... it's basically poison. |
Several more studies are currently underway which will give more information regarding the levels at which juice begins to poison the body. As always, we plan to stay on top of this issue and keep you up to date on all of the latest news regarding the safety of juice consumption. We recommend that you do your research, as we have done. There is no better defense against illness and death than critical thinking and good information.
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Haha. Between those dates the prevalence of fast food or alcohol or processed food or sedentary lifestyles or car use or number of superstores or extent of carb over consumption will also follow that same curve but Dr. Noitamrofni is pinning Heart attacks on juice fasts????? Seriously he should loose his medical licence.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I would say this subject needs a lot more research before any conclusions can be made. Having two curves that look the same doesn't mean they are correlated. But it certainly raises the question that they could be. So I would at least give this some consideration. Maybe I need to cut down from drinking a half gallon carton of almond / coconut milk daily.
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