Today after a session on the elliptical machine I noted a rash covering my arms, with a little rash on my legs and stomach as well.  I am not prone to rashes, so I immediately thought, “What I am doing differently?”

Juicing!  Today I had two glasses of carrot/apple/celery and one glass of strawberry/cantaloupe.   After talking with my doctor and looking on the internet for a couple of hours, here is what I learned: Juicing can cause rashes, particularly for beginning juicers like me.

Juicing rashes usually have one of two causes.  First, just as juicing gives your bloodstream an immediate dose of nutrients, juicing can also give your body an immediate dose of pesticides if you are not carefully selecting your produce.  To avoid pesticides, it is vitally important that when you juice you use organic fruit or vegetables or, in the alternative, clean the non-organic produce with a cleaner, such as a Fit-Fruit-Vegetable-12-Ounce-Bottle, sold by Amazon.

If pesticides are not the issue because you are using organic fruit or well cleaned non-organic fruit, then the rash may be caused by your body clearing itself of toxins.  Remember, your skin is your largest organ.  The rush of antioxidants that juicing brings to your body literally flushes toxins out of you.  The flushing process can irritate your skin – a minor inconvenience, as your body is purging itself of the bad stuff and getting healthier in the process.  Good to know.  Back to the juice!

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