By combining these three ingredients into a juice, you create a potent concoction that provides a variety of vitamins, antioxidants, and nutrients beneficial for maintaining healthy vision and preventing age-related eye conditions. Regular consumption of this juice as part of a balanced diet may contribute to overall eye health and wellness.
Now, let’s talk about how this juice may benefit eye health:
Carrots: Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, a type of vitamin A that is essential for eye health. Vitamin A helps maintain good vision, especially in low light conditions, and it also plays a role in preventing age-related macular degeneration and cataracts.
Blueberries: Blueberries are packed with antioxidants, particularly anthocyanins, which are beneficial for eye health. These antioxidants help protect the eyes from oxidative stress and inflammation, which can contribute to conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration.
Plums: Plums are a good source of vitamin C, another powerful antioxidant that supports eye health. Vitamin C helps maintain the health of blood vessels in the eyes and may reduce the risk of developing cataracts.
Happy Juicing!
Taste
I love the sweet earthy vegetable flavour of this juice recipe and it has sweet-tart flavour that comes from the skin of the plums
Ingredients
- 6 carrots
- 2 plums
- 100g blueberries, fresh or thawed
Juicing Time: 4 mins
Juice Qty: 600ml
Serves: 2
Preparation
Carrots
- Cut carrots once lengthwise to release the core
- Juice with skin on
- Note: If larger carrots are used cut lengthwise again, into quarters
- REVO830: no need to cut if they fit in the carrot chute
- AUTO10: Cut into 2 or 3 pieces across the carrot to fit in the hopper
Plum
- Cut either side of the stone into two halves
- Juice with skin on
Blueberries
- Juice whole
- If using frozen berries allow them to thaw before juicing
Cold Press Juicing Method
It is best to start with the blueberries when making this juice recipe as they are soft and light. You can add them all to the juicer at once.
Add the plums next. They juice easily so add the slices all at once.
Juice the carrots last adding them one by one to the juicer.
AUTO10 Layering: blueberries, plums, carrot
Tip: if your carrots have gone limp or bendy, cut off the wide stem end and soak them in cold water overnight before juicing.
Health Benefits
Carrot
Carrots are well known in juicing circles as the ‘anti-cancer kings’ of the vegetable world. They contain antioxidants including alpha-carotene, lutein, beta-carotene and lycopene to name a few. Beta-carotene is the main nutrients when it comes to its cancer preventing properties. The body converts beta-carotene into vitamin A. It is believed that beta-carotene can break down the protective mucous membrane around cancer cells.
Carrot juice is also an effective natural remedy for an ulcer in the stomach. When carrots are juiced, they’re higher in antiseptic phytochemical compounds that inhibit the growth of unfriendly microorganisms in the intestines.
Plums
Plums are rich in minerals such as iron, manganese, potassium, phosphorous, and magnesium essential minerals for maintaining normal blood pressure and heart function.
The magnesium in plums works as a natural tranquilizer which can soothe your nerves and also work as a catalyst to reinstate your natural REM sleep.
Plums are especially good for digestive disorders such as IBS, gastritis, and constipation.
Plums, like apples and strawberries, are a malic acid-rich food that binds with heavy metals in the brain. Heavy metals are implicated in memory loss, Alzheimer's, and Dementia.
Malic acid together with quinic acid accounts for the bulk of the organic acid content of ripe plum-free plum juice.
Some of the benefits of eating plums regularly include improved vision, radiant skin, healthy brain functioning, regulated digestive tract, reduced inflammation, resistance against colds and infections, and improved metabolism.
Blueberries
The most intriguing health benefit of fresh blueberries is that they may actually reverse the loss of short-term memory that happens as we age.
They also act as an unusual type of pro-biotic by blocking the attachment of bacteria that cause urinary tract infections. They contain chemicals that curb diarrhea and also have viral activity and are high in natural
aspirin.
Anthocyanin is the pigment that makes the blueberries blue and is thought to be responsible for the major health benefit of preventing cancer.
Blueberries are believed to have one of the highest antioxidant levels of all common fruits and vegetables.
Gary Dowse | Master Juice Chef, Kuvings Australia
Gary is a powerhouse in the world of juicing and plant-based nutrition, driven by an unwavering passion for health and wellness. With certifications in natural juice therapy and whole food plant-based nutrition, Gary is a dedicated educator, empowering individuals to harness the transformative benefits of juicing and plant-based eating.
Through his enlightening books and dynamic online courses, Gary champions the preventative and restorative healing powers of embracing a lifestyle rich in vibrant juices and whole, plant-based foods.
His mission is to inspire and guide others on their journey to optimal health and vitality.
