Juice Fasting

While most fruit juices do taste very good, there is simply something about pear juice that makes it especially refreshing.  While the taste of pear juice is much lighter than many juices, it is still distinctive, and the natural sweetness of ripe pears means that no additional sweetener is required.  Pear juice is available bottled, but if you have access to pears, it is easy to juice it yourself for an extra fresh treat.  Make sure the pears you use are ripe, and you can tell this either by pressing lightly on the fruit, which will give beneath your finger, or by smelling the pears.  A ripe pear has a sweet, fruity odor that is unmistakable.  When juicing your own pears, make sure to remove the stem, seeds, and core in the middle of the pear.

Besides being one of the most delicious fruit juices, pear juice is also an extremely healthy beverage appropriate for every member of the family.  Pear juice is unlikely to cause any allergic reactions in those who drink it, and is therefore a good juice to give to infants and young children.  Some fruit juices contain benzoates, substances that have been linked to some health problems, but pear juice contains nearly none of these and is safe for anyone to drink.

Pear juice is full of water soluble fiber, and a glass of this juice will supply you with about a quarter of the fiber you need every day, especially if you keep the skin on the pear. Fiber is important not only in keeping digestion functioning as it should, but is also important in preventing heart disease.  Fiber can help lower cholesterol levels in the blood, helping to prevent the formation of plaque in the arteries, and fiber also helps to lower blood pressure. Pear juice contains fiber that actually prevents the body from absorbing too much fat and cholesterol, another great benefit for the heart, as well as for your weight.

A healthy immune system is necessary if we are going to be able to fight off disease and illness.  Pear juice contains antioxidants that will help to keep our body’s immune system ready to defend us against bacteria, viruses, and the damaging effects of free radicals.  If you feel like you are beginning to come down with a ‘bug’, try drinking a glass of pear juice to get your antibodies ready to fight it.

Osteoporosis is the bane of many women after they go through menopause.  Calcium is lost from the structure of the bones and they become brittle.  Osteoporosis is responsible for the ‘dowager’s hump’ and can make it much more likely that the bones will fracture.  Osteoblasts are the cells that actually produce bone tissue, and it has been found that the boron contained in pear juice will help these cells retain and metabolize calcium more efficiently to keep the bones healthier.

Many people experience what might be called a droopy period in the mid to late afternoon.  At this time, energy levels seem to bottom out and many find it difficult to stay awake.  If you need a pick-me-up at this time of day, you do not need to drink caffeine loaded coffee, all you really need is a glass of pear juice.  The natural sugars in pear juice, fructose and glucose, will enter your system quickly and give you all the energy to get you through the rest of the day, without overloading the body with caffeine.

Pear juice has also shown that it can be used to lower fevers safely.  Pear juice has the effect of cooling down the body and it will also soothe a sore throat.  Drinking pear juice when ill will assist in flushing the pathogens out of the body so that health can be restored more quickly.  It is a safe beverage to give to sick children.