Just a brief update this evening. For those of you new to reading Blogs.... these things generally post the last entry "on top" of the older stuff. Thus if you've checked in and feel like you fell into the middle of something... that's exactly what happened. On the right side of the screen (and you may have to scroll down some) there is an entry marked "Blog Archive." As the blog gets older there will be a 2010 entry as well as the 2009 one already there. Simply scroll down to the earliest dated entry and you can start reading at the beginning. (You're welcome!) :-)
Even though Becky is at work right now we did get to spend a rather normal day together today. The cool weather made for nice snuggles but we had shopping to get done so could not snuggle too long. Besides the cancer has gotten to a couple of bones in her back which actually makes simple things like laying in bed or rolling onto one side or the other fairly uncomfortable for her.
Mostly today was a shopping expedition. Part of her therapy is concentrated on simply keeping her immune system in top condition. Years of "normal" living has resulted in her immune system being less than optimal so we're trying to strengthen it now. The method is simple enough. Her diet has shifted to more healthy "whole and natural" foods. One way to quickly get a lot of high nutritional material into the body is with juices. No... not that bottled stuff on the grocery store shelf either. Stuff that you make at home using fresh natural fruits and vegetables and a high power juicer.
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There are basically two types of juicers you can use at home. The most common is a centrifugal type. It uses a spinning perforated basket with a shredder at the bottom. Food hits the shredder and is...... well... shredded.... then the material makes it's way up the sides of the spinning basket. As the theory goes the juice should pass through the holes while the solid residue proceeds up the sides and over the top into a holding container. The biggest problem is that it's perhaps 75 to 80% efficient. Smaller pieces of matter tend to clog many of the holes and the resulting pulp is fairly damp. Still.... they are cheap. Prices start at under $40 and can go past $500. For more money you get fluff and glitter.... it's still basically the same machine at heart.
Second type is the gear type and they come in two flavors..... single gear and double gear. The single gear unit is a lot like the food grinder you may already have. One large gear (screw) that mashes and squeezes the product towards the end of the unit. Small holes at the bottom permit the juice to come out while the solids are eventually squeezed out the end nearly dry. Overall it's not too bad.
The second type is a twin gear unit. It uses two meshing helical cut gears which have a clearance of .004 inch between them and are about the diameter of a 50 cent piece and perhaps 4 inches long. At the end of each gear is another nylon gear which us used to push the waste solids out the end. These slip inside a housing which has a feeder chute on top. Insert the victim..... errrrr veggie of your choice.... and when it encounters the gears they grab it and pull in on inside. Rotational speed is low... about 150 RPM... so nothing happens suddenly. The low speed also keeps the juice from being cooked due to heat buildup.
This type of unit will get juice out of anything organic.... even grass. Efficiency is nearly perfect.... extracting more than 99% of the available product. Waste pulp is dry to the touch. Drawback? Cost. A *good* inexpensive unit will run you about $450 and prices can pass $1000. On the other hand it's very efficient and will process anything. With simple cleaning it can be an heirloom item.... they just don't wear out.
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Thankfully Becky likes darn near everything that grows... other than pickles which we both dislike. Since price *was* a major consideration for our purchase we have the first type of juicer at home. Typically I use a combination of vegetables and fruits/berries for her drinks. Things like celery generate a lot of juice.... carrots produce less. Melons are good for juice too! Basic theory... if you like to eat it.... toss it in! Use some common sense though. Watermelon & mango is probably a nice combination. Broccoli & kale.... probably not.
We're attempting to gently shift Becky's basic body chemistry from somewhat acidic to a more alkaline state. Abnormal cells tend to favor acidic environments so we're trying to turn off the welcome light at her internal Motel 6. When the Ionic Cesium finally arrives that will greatly speed the process. (Yeah... we're still waiting for that delivery) Until then drinking things like watermelon juice is giving her a head start.
Please note: IF, this post displays as one huge run-on sentence.... I'm sorry. What I wrote had real paragraphs and indents and everything! However the three times I've viewed the posted result..... for some reaon known only to some nameless program.... all that stuff was removed. I'm hoping this 4th attempt looks more normal.
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