"If you are looking for an easy and effective way to do something good for your body, consider the health benefits of juicing. Juicing is preparing and drinking fruit and vegetables juices, and the many health benefits of juicing far exceed those of eating solid fruits and vegetables.

For one thing, the body can quickly absorb larger amounts of nutrients from juices than from solid foods because the process of digestion that is necessary when you eat whole foods is bypassed. Raw fruits and vegetables contain many substances that enhance health, and juicing benefits the body by providing the most concentrated and readily absorbed source of these substances.

Another one of the major health benefits of juicing is that it is an easy way to get beneficial enzymes, which are primarily found in raw foods, into the body. Enzymes in fresh fruits and vegetables have the vital role of converting food into body tissue and energy. Enzymes are also involved in metabolism, so one of the more valuable health benefits of juicing is that it can increase metabolic rate. Juicing also ensures that the body is getting sufficient amounts of phytochemicals, substances in plants that are considered among the most powerful ways to fight disease. While most people do not eat enough raw fruits and vegetables to obtain the amount of phytochemicals that would make a difference, it is relatively easy to drink enough juice to obtain sufficient amounts of these powerful nutrients. In addition, antioxidants and other immune enhancing properties are concentrated in juices.

Juicing can therefore help to accelerate recovery from illness. In fact, juicing with specific combinations of fruits or vegetables can target particular conditions and improve or alleviate symptoms.

Among the most interesting health benefits of juicing are its anti-aging benefits and its potential for alleviating symptoms of depression. The effects of juicing on depression are accomplished by providing a concentrated source of minerals like magnesium, potassium, iron, calcium, and folic acid. Deficiencies of these nutrients are associated with symptoms of depression. <-span>

Further, the concentration of antioxidants in juices combats the damaging effects that free radicals have on skin and muscle. Juicing can help keep skin free from wrinkles and muscles well toned. In addition, increasing the intake of antioxidants by juicing can slow the onset of age-related illnesses.

In conjunction with its positive effects on health, the benefits of juicing also include the fact that it is relatively cost effective and convenient, especially if you prepare your own juices. By staying healthy as a result of increasing your intake of fresh juices, you can also reduce the need for expensive medications. Since there are no side effects associated with juicing, you can drink as much juice as you are able to tolerate, thereby maximizing health benefits. There are many tasty combinations of fruits and vegetables, and the variety of juices that can be prepared are likely to keep you in the habit of juicing once you realize the many health benefits that doing so can provide."

http://www.bestofjuicing.com/

just to summarize what i've been upto lately...

1. trying out all libraries in the area... east los angeles public, monterey park bruggermeyer, alhambra, pasadena, pcc, santa monica. it's mostly still self-help books, they are addictive.

2. work - still working on my social skills. i've improved a lot, but still a little abrasive in tone at times. also, i don't think i'm developing enough meaningful friendships, they are all acquaintances or political friendships. yea, most of them are political.

3. trying out different hamburger shops in the area. i use my iphone to try out strange restaurant, hole-in-the walls.

4. raw juicing atleast 2 times a day. i hate eating fruits and vegetables but i love drinking it. this can easily become a long term habit. i think i failed before because i tried to add ice cubes into the juicer and make it like jamba juice. the ice cubes would take longer to break down, and it would be loud as hell, so i stopped juicing after a few days. now, i just use water or orange juice as a base. so it is much more quiet.

5. i am working on refund from my church. i donated like 70k when i was still making money. i found out that i have 15k in credit there, that i can take back. BUT..... if i take it back, i get ex-communicated from my church. fuck it, i think paying back my friends and family is more important than having credit on file.

6. my car got stolen a few months ago... and i bought a scion xb... the car i always wanted. the insurance company gave me 5k... so i dished out 3.5k of credit.... i love the car so much. but, i really need to pay off this credit card. the church refund will do that....

7. i bought an iphone and using it to find good buys at ?arget. i sell it on amazon.com usually the 75% off clearance items have a good chance to profit.. but, i only make about 30-40/month from it.

8. they aren't really allowing me to do photo at work. i think it's because i keep my availability limited to 8am to 7pm. i think they want closers.

9. i am addicted to the movie "pirates of silicon valley" i think bill gates and steve jobs rocks. especially steve jobs because he is innovating new things like the ipod and iphone, in comparison bill gates and microsoft are just selling windows. maybe the xbox... i guess that counts too.

10. i am playing ffs on facebook again. it's always fun collecting beautiful hot girls.

11. there are more things i've progressed with in my life... but i cannot mention them here.

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this new affirmation... "i like myself anyways." it's good for self acceptance and forgiveness of self. but, i can see it developing a sense of complacency. that's not good. so maybe, "i like myself anyways, and so i will improve." maybe that will add an extra something to keep me from becoming satisfied with mediocrity.

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LOWER THE ITEM TO $24.99, YOU MUST LIKE LOSING MONEY,,

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this is am email i received from an amazon seller.... lol what an asshole. i can sell items at whatever price i want. I actually bought it for 22.99 and selling it for $30 and she's pissed off.

i think i figured out something new. the effects of this affirmation are pretty amazing. it's ... "i like myself anyways." so when i find myself criticizing myself or not liking certain aspects of my personality, i just say... "i like myself anyways." i did this all throughout work today and it sorta had a therapeutic effect. something weird was happening too, i sense this new feeling that i never felt before. i wonder what that is. maybe i'll get it again if i keep up with this affirmation. also, after saying the affirmation over and over and over again. i started to see people and their flaws and the thought.. "i like them anyways" started to naturally pop up in my mind. i guess when you are nice to yourself, you can be nice to others.

"4.     Expensive. Face it. Windows 7 is not cheap. For those who are purchasing a new computer system with Windows 7 pre-installed, Windows 7 is great. For those running Windows XP or Windows Vista and just wanting to upgrade the OS on their existing hardware, spending $100 to $300 depending on the flavor of Windows 7 can be a tough pill to swallow. You can get a brand new desktop computer with Windows 7 for around $300, and the latest version of the Mac OS was only $29."

woa, mac os is only $29... they are really generous and not greedy like microsoft.

windows 7 is same old shit, just cosmetic changes. xp is good enough.

i am developing this theory... if two people are physically attracted enough with each other, then, mere physical touch should be enough to spark something special enough to make the couple become closer with each other and left desiring more. not just a regular touch tho, like common hugs or handshake. it has to be an disordinary and subtle touch that signifies underlying intentions without being overt to the point where it is overwhelming. i tried this on a hispanic lady and she sorta went overboard on her response to me, she was sticking her index finger in her mouth and sucking on it.

i talked to an old school friend at church. and, she gave me some good insight into how to mange some of my thinking. she didn't directly do this, but i picked up on it when she belittled my situation. basically, i told her about this one dude at work who constantly wins over me with his alpha energy. it pisses me off so much sometimes i think about strategies to win. it's an very all-consuming competition i have with this guy. anyways, i told her about this.. and her reaction was.... "daniel m... you are battling this guy and getting all stressed out and you work for MINIMUM WAGE at this place. let me tell you.. we need to create some BIGGER problems for you." LOL she is great. this got me thinking... and i started to realize that most petty worries can be cleared out pretty quickly if you just repeat to yourself.. "i have bigger things to think about." all of a sudden, that thing which was all consuming becomes petty and small. and your mind's cache is cleared out and usable again for different thoughts. it's great. also, she said to me, "you just have to end cycle on this guy and focus on making 4 million dollars a week, i know you can do it.." she really thinks big and she kinda nudged me in the right direction. she's australian, prolly like 6 feet and maybe in her late 60s, maybe 70s. judging by her lightspiritedness tho, you would think she was in her 20s.