Celery Juice Stands Alone 

Celery is truly the savior when it comes to chronic illness. I’ve seen thousands of
people who suffer from chronic and mystery illness restore their health by
drinking 16 ounces of celery juice daily on an empty stomach. That’s why long
ago I started the movement of drinking pure, straight celery juice, and it’s why I
want to be sure people know how to use this potent drink correctly and
successfully. 

Celery juice is most powerful when you drink it solo. While it’s great to consume
other green juices or vegetables juices and add in items like spinach, kale,
parsley, cilantro, or apples, drink those mixed juices at a different time than
your straight celery juice. These blends function differently than what I’m
recommending as your greatest tool for recovering your health: pure celery juice
taken on an empty stomach. If you drink your celery juice first thing in the
morning, it will also strengthen your digestion of foods you eat for the rest of the
day. 

We’ll get to more tips in a moment. First, let’s look at what makes this tonic a
miracle juice.

Calming Inflammation
Celery juice is teeming with powerful anti-inflammatory properties. This means
it’s highly beneficial for people who suffer from chronic and mystery illnesses,
including conditions labeled “autoimmune.” Hashimoto’s thyroiditis,
rheumatoid arthritis (RA), fibromyalgia, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic
fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), Lyme disease, migraines, vertigo, celiac disease,
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diabetes, psoriasis, eczema, acne, lupus,
Guillain-Barré syndrome, sarcoidosis, Raynaud’s syndrome, Ménière’s disease,
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gout, bursitis, bloating, intestinal
cramping, distention, acid reflux, vertigo, constipation, restless leg syndrome,
tingles, numbness—all of these symptoms and illnesses are mysteries to medical
communities, even though they have names. Their true causes are not yet
known by medical research and science. 

Celery is perfect for reversing inflammation, because it starves the pathogens,

including unproductive bacteria and viruses such as Epstein-Barr (EBV), that
create it. As I reveal in my book, Thyroid Healing: The Truth behind
Hashimoto’s, Graves’, Insomnia, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Nodules & Epstein-
Barr, EBV is the actual cause of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and many other
diseases that medical communities call autoimmune. (More on the true cause of
autoimmune conditions soon.) These pathogens lead to hundreds of different
symptoms and conditions that go misdiagnosed. 

The Wonders of Celery's  Mineral Salts 

Celery is able to starve pathogens, plus it contains a multitude of undiscovered
mineral salts that act together as an antiseptic. When these powerful mineral
salts make contact with viruses such as Epstein-Barr, HHV-6, and shingles;
bacteria such as Streptococcus; and other pathogens—troublemakers
responsible for chronic illness—the salts begin to break down the pathogens’ cell
membranes, eventually killing and destroying them. 

If you’re worried that the sodium in celery is a problem because you’ve heard
that “salt is salt,” know that the sodium in celery is not just salt or the basic
mineral sodium. Medical research and science have not yet discovered the
different varieties of sodium in celery, nor how beneficial they are. Celery’s
naturally occurring sodium actually helps stabilize blood pressure, bringing it
down when it’s too high and up when it’s too low. Further, it won’t dehydrate
your organs—instead, it clings to toxic, dangerous salts from poor-quality foods
and helps draw them out of your body while replacing them with undiscovered
cluster salts. 

These subgroups of sodium bond together as one and are infused with celery’s
other critical chemical compounds and information that’s highly active in
healing the body. Science has not yet deconstructed or studied these cluster
salts. Eventually, research will reveal that these cluster salts work symbiotically
and systematically to flush out toxins, dead pathogens such as viruses and
bacteria, and pathogenic neurotoxins and debris from every crevice of the body. 

Neurotoxins, by the way, are created by viruses such as EBV feeding on toxic
heavy metals, including mercury and aluminum. Medical science and research
are not yet aware that viruses feed on certain fuel, let alone that they produce
neurotoxins as waste. Neurotoxins create neurological symptoms, including
burning skin, twitches, tremors, spasms, cold hands and feet, balance issues,
vertigo, erratic heartbeat, insomnia, and body jerks, that confound doctors.

Now that you know that pathogens like EBV are responsible for chronic illness,
you can understand just how critical the antiseptic function of celery’s cluster
salts truly is. Your white blood cells use these cluster salts as both shield and
weapon to go after viruses and unproductive bacteria—and that translates to
relief from the numerous symptoms and conditions they cause. 

More on Celery's Magnificent Mineral Salts

Mineral salts are critical for our bodies to function optimally. They keep your
kidneys and adrenals functioning and raise your gut’s hydrochloric acid so your
body can break down and assimilate what you eat—while they balance your pH
as well as cleanse and repair your stomach, the rest of your digestive tract, and,
most importantly, your liver. They also allow information to travel throughout
your body so it can keep itself in balance no matter what’s occurring. 

The mineral salts specifically in celery are instrumental in the electricity that
governs the body—they’re building blocks for neurotransmitter chemicals, they
ignite electrical impulse activity, and they support neuron function. A brain with
weak electrical impulses and weak neurotransmitters shuts down and goes into
“low battery” mode—which makes celery juice, a battery charger for the brain,
an answer to stop this from happening. Mineral salts keep the heart pumping
and create the neurotransmitters needed to take information from point A to
point B, that is, from neuron to neuron. (Picture a thought as a boat and mineral
salts as the ocean: if the ocean dries up, the boat can’t go anywhere.)

That celery’s mineral salts are such an important support for the central nervous
system means they are extremely healing for people who are struggling with
depression, anxiety, brain fog, confusion, bipolar disorder, memory loss,
Alzheimer’s disease, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), as well as people who have difficulty with focus and concentration. 

Celery can really enhance the ability of supplemental GABA, glycine, and
magnesium L-threonate to be absorbed by the brain and aid in neurotransmitter
performance for sleep support. Celery also improves methylation, that is, the
proper absorption and utilization of hundreds of nutrients, including B12 and
zinc. 

The electrolytes in celery hydrate on a deep cellular level, lessening your

chances of suffering from migraines, anxiety, panic attacks, and more. Celery
also stabilizes and supports the adrenal glands, offers stress assistance, and
repairs damaged cells inside the liver. 

And since celery’s mineral salts are antibacterial, they kill bacteria such as strep,
and that encourages a healthy environment for “good” bacteria. Low-grade strep
infections are often the actual cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs), chronic
sinus infections, acne, IBS, and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO),
though at this time medical communities aren’t aware that strep infections are
involved in these conditions. Now you know that celery juice and its
antibacterial properties can help heal all of these conditions, too.

If you suffer from a thyroid condition, take note: celery has the ability to cleanse
the thyroid of toxins and bolster production of the thyroid hormone T3. For
more on the unknown true cause of thyroid problems like Hashimoto’s
thyroiditis, Graves’ disease, thyroid nodules, cysts and tumors, enlarged thyroid,
parathyroid disease, and much more, refer to Thyroid Healing.

Celery Juice and Autoimmune Disease

Celery’s ability to break down and flush out viruses is life-changing news for
anybody who has been told they have an autoimmune disease. Pathogens such
as viruses, including EBV and shingles, are the true cause of the inflammation
that’s mistakenly considered an autoimmune condition. Medical communities
just aren’t aware of the real cause yet. 

The prevailing autoimmune theory is that the immune system is mistaking a

part of the body for an invader and has begun attacking it, causing
inflammation. This belief developed because by the 1950s, the medical world
had become frustrated with not having an explanation for why conditions such
as Hashimoto’s, Graves’, lupus, RA, Crohn’s disease, celiac, ulcerative colitis,
and multiple sclerosis (MS) were leaving people ailing or even crippled. Close
observation of some patients’ blood work revealed the presence of antibodies. A
theory took off that the body had become confused and created antibodies to
attack itself. It’s vital to remember that this was just one out of dozens of
theories—it was never a definitive answer. The whole premise was an unproven
hypothesis that the medical establishment came up with because they didn’t
have the real answers for people’s suffering. So they pointed the blame at
people’s bodies, which took the blame off of medical research and science, and
unfortunately, the theory has stuck and become law. 

The autoimmune theory is not true. It’s critical to know what’s really happening
with autoimmune issues: antibodies are present because your body is fighting a
pathogen that scientific testing can’t detect yet. For example, in the case of
Hashimoto’s, if antibodies are present, it’s because your body is going after the
Epstein-Barr virus. It’s not that your body created antibodies that are attacking
your thyroid gland. You can learn more about this in Thyroid Healing.

Again, contrary to current thinking, the body does not attack itself or turn
against you. Your body only goes after pathogens, and only two factors cause
inflammation: injury and invasion. Pathogens cause both. They’re invaders—
foreign bodies in your body—and can also be injurers, sometimes damaging
tissue in their travels through your system. (It doesn’t always take both factors
to cause inflammation; for example, if you break your leg and it swells up, that’s
solely an injury. It does always take at least one of these two causes.)

Sadly, the popular, incorrect autoimmune theory holds people responsible for
their sickness. It leads people to believe that their body has betrayed them,
turned against them, let them down. When you’re leaving the doctor’s office
after being told that your body is attacking itself or attacking a specific organ, it
can be emotionally damaging, and that belief itself hinders your immune
system. Your body is loyal to you. It’s doing it’s very best to help you be whole
and healed. It loves you unconditionally. Your own immune system will never
harm you, it only works for you. Knowing this truth can kick-start the healing
process for someone who previously believed their body was against them.

The autoimmune confusion is one of the greatest mistakes in modern medicine.

It’s a prime example of why more than 250 million people in the U.S. alone are
living with or suffering from mystery symptoms and conditions with no real
relief. 

Which brings us back to why celery juice is such a big deal. As celery ushers
pathogens out, your body will be much better able to handle whatever life
throws your way. 

Balancing Your Body's pH

Why is it so beneficial that celery juice strengthens hydrochloric acid in your
gut? Because hydrochloric acid is critical to digestion and to keeping your
digestive system alkaline.

Although we can hear the word “acid” and think “bad,” gastric acids, including
hydrochloric acid, are critical, helpful acids, not to be confused with having an
acidic digestive system, which is detrimental to health. 

When you eat, food quickly travels down to your stomach to be digested with the
help of hydrochloric acid. Although science hasn’t discovered this yet,
hydrochloric acid isn’t just one acid—it’s actually a complex blend of seven
acids. If hydrochloric acid levels are out of balance or low, your food won’t be
sufficiently digested in your stomach. That means the food won’t break down
enough for your cells to access the nutrients, and instead the food will just sit
there and rot, causing bad acids to develop.

Preventing Ammonia Permeability, a Major

Unknown Cause of Ill Health
This gut rot, or putrefaction, creates ammonia gas, which has the ability to float,
ghost-like, out of your digestive tract and directly into your bloodstream. It can
also cross into organs such as your liver and brain. This is what I call ammonia
permeability.

Millions of people walk around with digestive health problems, and one of the
contributing factors is ammonia permeability, along with underlying sluggish
liver issues. (The truth about ammonia permeability hasn’t yet been discovered.
Similar though mistaken concepts are often referred to as “leaky gut syndrome”
or “intestinal permeability.”) 

Another condition that worsens low hydrochloric acid and creates ammonia
permeability is a sluggish, stagnant, fatty liver. Underlying liver conditions are
extremely common. Medical communities don’t yet know how prevalent they
really are or what’s behind these issues in the first place. A sluggish, stagnant,
fatty liver causes lower bile production, which means the body can’t break down
and disperse fats easily, and that also contributes to gut rot, causing even more
ammonia permeability.

Here’s where our heroic celery juice comes in: It effectively rebuilds the
stomach’s complex balance and supply of hydrochloric acid. It also strengthens
the digestive system by helping to heal the liver, which leads to an increase in
bile production, easing constipation and bloat. Plus by lowering levels of
pathogens such as bacteria and viruses and invaders such as fungus and mold, it
leads to strengthened intestinal linings. Celery juice is one of the most profound
ways, if not the most profound way, to restore digestive health. It is that
powerful. 

Celery Juice for Body and Emotions

We tend to hold a lot of fear in our guts. Nervousness causes those sensations
we know as tummy flips or butterflies in the stomach, and anxiety can run deep
through the nervous system, putting our guts in knots. By restoring the entire
digestive system, celery juice puts our minds and hearts at ease, too. Use it for
its calming effects when you are feeling frightened, panicky, shocked, fretful,
nervous, threatened, unsure, afraid, or defensive. 
I could go on and on about the benefits of celery juice for all manner of ills—
mental, physical, spiritual, emotional. Celery juice is alkalizing, enzyme-rich,
electrolyte-enhancing, liver-repairing, blood-sugar-balancing, antiseptic, and
more. 

Don’t let the simplicity of humble celery mask it’s strength—it’s often the
simplest of measures in life that gracefully work wonders in the most complex
situations. Celery juice truly is a miracle juice. It’s one of the greatest healing
tonics of all time.

Celery Juice Tips

If you want to heal and improve your health quickly and efficiently, follow this
routine:

* Every morning, drink roughly 16 ounces of celery juice on an empty stomach.

Make sure it’s fresh, plain celery juice with no other ingredients. Celery juice is a
medicinal, not a caloric drink, so you’ll still need breakfast afterward to power
you through the morning. Simply wait at least 15 minutes after drinking your
celery juice before consuming anything else.

* If you’re sensitive and 16 ounces is too much, start with a smaller amount and
work your way up.

* Use organic celery whenever possible. If you’re using conventional celery, be

sure to wash it especially well before juicing. 

* If you find the taste of straight celery juice too strong, you can juice one
cucumber and/or one apple with the celery. This is a great option as you get
adjusted to the flavor. As you get used to it, keep increasing the ratio of celery;
the greatest benefits come when celery juice is consumed on its own.

Celery Juice Recipe

Plain, fresh celery juice is one of the most powerful healing juices available to
us. This clean, green drink is the very best way to start your day. Make this juice
a part of your daily routine, and soon you won’t want to go a day without it!

Ingredients:
1 bunch celery

Directions:
Rinse the celery and run it through a juicer. Drink immediately for best results.

Alternatively, you can chop the celery and blend it in a high-speed blender until
smooth. Strain well and drink immediately.

I hope you will find a way to bring celery juice into your life soon—doing so will
help bring you the healing you deserve. I wish you many blessings on your
journey. 
Wondering how to make celery juice, why it's helpful, how long it will take you
to feel its benefits, and if babies and pregnant women can drink celery juice? Or
are you curious about  the sodium content of celery juice or whether it contains
nitrates or oxalates? Or maybe you'd like to add other ingredients to your celery
juice but don't know if that is recommended?

I want you to get the healing benefits that celery juice can offer when consumed
in the right way. So below I have taken 21 of the top questions we receive about
celery juice every day and answered them for you. I highly recommend taking
the time to read through these questions thoroughly so you can get the most
from your celery juice.  

1. What is the ideal amount of celery juice to receive

the healing benefits?
16 ounces of straight celery juice a day is ideal for receiving its healing benefits.
Increasing your intake up to 24 to 32 ounces a day can be extremely beneficial
for anyone suffering with chronic illness or symptoms.

2. How much celery is needed to make 16 oz of juice?

One large bunch typically makes 16 oz of juice. 

3. When is the best time to drink celery juice? 

The best time to drink celery juice is in the morning on an empty stomach
before you consume anything else other than water or lemon water (wait at least
15 to 30 minutes after the lemon before having your celery juice. Celery juice is a
medicinal, not a caloric drink, so you’ll still need breakfast afterward to power
you through the morning. Simply wait at least 15 to 30 minutes after drinking
your celery juice before consuming anything else.
 
If you’re unable to consume your celery juice first thing in the morning before
food, then the second-best option is to drink it 15 to 30 minutes before eating
something or 30 to 60 minutes after eating something anytime during the day.
If you’re having 32 ounces a day, you may wish to have it in two 16 ounce
servings. You can drink the first serving in the morning on an empty stomach
before eating and the second in the late afternoon or early evening, at least 15 to
30 minutes before eating your next meal.

4. Which juicer do you recommend? 

Masticating juicers are the best juicers for making celery juice. Greenstar
Juicer, Omega Juicer, and Aicok Juicer are all great depending on your budget,
but any juicer will work.

5. Does the celery have to be organic? 

Organic is best, but if you can’t get organic don’t worry.  You can purchase
conventionally grown celery. Then wash each stalk with a drop of
natural fragrance-free dish soap, followed by rinsing in water. If you don’t have
natural clear dish soap, give the celery a quick rinse in warm water. Making sure
to rinse each stalk.

6. Can I make celery juice ahead of time? 

It’s best to drink celery juice immediately after juicing.  But if you don’t have
options other wise, do not let it go past one day (24 hours). If using this option,
make sure to seal it in a mason jar, and store in the fridge.

7. Is it okay to add lemon or lime to my celery juice? 

Celery juice works best on it’s own. Adding other ingredients to the juice will
dilute its medicinal properties. This includes lemon, lime, ginger, apple, orange,
leafy greens, carrot, beet, or any other ingredient. Wait 15-30 minutes after
drinking your celery juice, before consuming anything else. 

8. Is there anything that can be added to celery juice

to make it more beneficial?
Celery juice is a healing tool for the chronically ill. It has healed and continues to
heal millions of people worldwide. Sadly, some individuals are now trying to
take advantage of the popularity of celery juice by changing the recipe and
adding new ingredients so they can call it their own and profit from it. They
recommend adding ingredients like collagen, apple cider vinegar, and activated
charcoal to celery juice, but these three items all destroy and denature celery
juice when added to it, taking away all of its one of a kind healing properties and
bringing ingredients into your body that don’t support healing. 

For the protection of your own health, it’s important you are aware of how
misleading and unhelpful these trends are that compromise the purity and
power of celery juice. These trends have been started by individuals who don’t
even believe in celery juice and the healing properties it possesses. They never
knew of its existence as a healing tool until the global celery juice movement I
started began to organically reach millions of people because it is so effective at
helping to heal all kinds of health symptoms and conditions. 

These financial investor created trendsetters don’t even know what it is about
celery juice that makes it so effective, such as its undiscovered sodium cluster
salts that destroy the cell membranes of pathogens so they can be killed off and
how the cluster salts rebuild hydrochloric acid. Without knowing how celery
juice works and why, they can’t know how to consume it to receive its benefits
and how vital it is to not add ingredients such as collagen, apple cider vinegar
and, and activated charcoal. 

Knowing the right way to drink celery juice is critical for you to get its benefits.
There are some nutritional compounds that can help activate or enhance the
healing properties of celery juice even more. Some of those nutritional
compounds include magnesium, l-glutamine and choline for example.

9. Can I just eat celery instead of juicing it?

The reason we juice the celery versus eating it is because juicing and removing
the pulp (fiber) is the only way to get the powerful healing benefits for healing
chronic illness. There is a trend that is now happening that recommends leaving
the pulp in the drink and just have blended celery versus celery juice, which
removes the fiber. Try not to get misled by this trend. Leaving the pulp in will
keep you from receiving the unique healing benefits of celery juice.

Eating celery itself is helpful and should be part of your diet, but you will not be
able to consume enough celery to get the benefits of juicing it.  You wouldn’t be
able to receive the concentrated undiscovered cluster salts, that do all of the
following:

 Quickly rebuild your hydrochloric acid so that your stomach can break
down protein. If protein isn’t broken down properly it will cause gut
rot. Strong hydrochloric acid is important to kill off pathogens entering
your mouth.  
 Celery Juice increases and strengthens your bile. Strong bile is important
for the break down fats, and for the killing off pathogens; that have
made their way into your body. Eating straight celery wouldn’t allow
you to get enough of celery’s cluster salts; that acts as antiseptics for
pathogens.
 Celery juice restores your central nervous system. Removes old toxins
and poisons, such as: old pharmaceuticals from your liver.

10. Is celery juice okay to consume while pregnant?

Yes, celery juice is safe and healthy to consume while pregnant. If you have any
concerns, you can consult your doctor.

11. Can breastfeeding women drink celery juice?

Celery juice is incredible for breastfeeding. It can provide an abundance of trace
minerals, vitamin C and neurotransmitter chemicals such as the undiscovered
sodium cluster salts for the baby to develop healthy, strong organs. Celery juice
also helps clean and detoxify the breast milk, purifying it so the baby receives
the purest breast milk possible. 

12. Can babies and children drink celery juice? 

Yes, celery juice is incredible for the health and development of babies and
children.

13. Is it normal to experience a change in bowel

movements after drinking celery juice?
Some people may experience a change in their bowel movements when starting
to consume celery juice. This is a normal detox reaction that some individuals
who have a higher level of toxins may experience. Celery juice will kill off
unproductive bacteria in the gut and will also help purge the liver. This can
result in loose stools as the body pushes out the toxins from a very toxic liver.
Almost everyone today has some degree of liver toxicity, which, as I share in my
book Liver Rescue, can lead to countless symptoms and conditions. The loose
stools will pass as your body heals and you may notice your bowel movements
become more regular and healthier than ever. If you find celery juice too
cleansing, try 16 oz of straight cucumber juice. Cucumber juice does not have
the same benefits celery juice does but it is very gentle and a great choice until
you can restart celery juice.

14. Will I experience an increase in symptoms after

drinking celery juice?
Celery juice is very healing, and the undiscovered sodium cluster salts will begin
to kill off pathogens like viruses such as Epstein-Barr and Shingles, as well as
bacteria such as Streptococcus inside the body right away. For some people, if
they’ve already experienced some symptoms on and off in their life such as
fatigue or other symptoms, it’s possible that in some cases these people may
temporarily experience symptoms again. These symptoms will be short and
brief as the body heals and cleans up. This is a powerful healing step that celery
juice can offer for long term future health—WITHOUT symptoms.

However, many times when someone reports feeling an increase in symptoms

and thinks it’s because of the celery juice, it will actually be because of
something else happening in their body, life or diet but the celery juice unfairly
takes the blame. It’s important to understand what else could be happening
inside the body and how dietary choices and other lifestyle factors could be
leading to the increase in symptoms and conditions someone could be
experiencing and how to properly support the body to heal. This is what is
covered in great depth in my books Liver Rescue, Thyroid Healing, Life-
Changing Foods and Medical Medium. It’s never been more critical to empower
yourself to become an expert on the true causes of your symptoms and
conditions.

15. Is it normal to get bloated after drinking celery

juice?
Celery juice rapidly speeds up digestion. It does this by prompting the liver to
increase bile production, and instantly strengthening the stomach’s
hydrochloric acid production. Which then begins to break down old undigested
rotting protein, old rancid fats trapped at the bottom of the stomach, and in the
small intestinal tract that have been there for decades in everyone. Once these
fats and proteins dissolve, bloating tends to go away for almost everyone who is
dealing with chronic bloating issues. But for some, a feeling of bloating can
occur that can be mild to severe, depending on how toxic someone’s digestive
tract has become and how much old rotten undigested debris is in their
digestive tract. As these individuals continue to use celery juice the right way
long term, the condition and toxicity of their digestive tract will improve and
bloating can disappear— as long as their other eating choices are within the
guidelines shared in the Medical Medium information.

16. Does celery juice contain oxalates?

There is a myth that certain leafy green vegetables and herbs like celery are high
in oxalates and are therefore harmful. This is completely incorrect and is
preventing many people from getting some powerful and needed nutrients and
healing properties provided by foods deemed to be high in oxalates. Oxalates are
not the concern they are believed to be.

There are oxalates in every single fruit and vegetable on the planet. The vast
array of nutrients in so-called high oxalate leafy greens and celery are some of
the most nutritious available to us. Medical research and science has not
discovered that there are anti-oxalates in fruits, vegetables, and leafy greens that
prevent the oxalates from causing us the damage the current trend tells us they
do. In reality, these foods don’t cause us any harm, rather they provide us with
critical healing nutrients like phytochemicals, vitamins, and minerals.

17. Can I take celery juice powder or celery powder

instead of drinking fresh celery juice?
No, celery juice powder and celery powder can’t replace fresh celery juice. Celery
juice powder and celery powder don’t offer any of the benefits that 16 ounces of
fresh straight celery juice can. Selling celery juice powders and putting celery
inside supplements is going to become a popular trend as celery juice becomes
even more well known and people try to profit off the global celery juice
movement that is healing the chronically ill. Try to avoid all of these fads. They
are a waste of money and they don’t offer the same healing benefits as drinking
straight, fresh celery juice every day. 

18. Are there nitrates in celery juice?

Celery and celery juice can’t contain any nitrates that are activated or harmful
unless the celery has oxidized or been dehydrated. The naturally occurring
nitrates in celery don’t exist when the celery or fresh celery juice hasn’t yet
oxidized. When fresh celery juice or celery does oxidize, just like when any herb,
vegetable or fruit oxidizes, then a naturally occurring nitrate can develop. But
this naturally occurring nitrate is also never harmful in any way, shape or form.
Celery juice powder and celery powder have oxidized so they can contain
naturally occurring nitrates because that developed through the oxidation
process. 

These nitrates are not the same variety of nitrates which are considered to be
irritating to some people. It’s important to know that not all nitrates are the
same, just like all people are not the same, all water is not the same, all sugar is
not the same, and all protein is not the same. For example, gluten is an entirely
different protein than the protein inside meat or the protein inside nuts. Also,
the naturally occurring nitrates that can develop in an oxidized form of celery
such as celery powder and celery juice powder are not the same as the harmful
nitrates that are added to meat and all kinds of other products.

Also, nitrates are different to nitrites; they’re not the same thing. Even celery
powder, which does contain naturally occurring nitrates, can’t be relied upon as
a method for curing foods such as pickles or meat because it still doesn't contain
nitrites. Fresh celery juice also doesn’t contain nitrites. Anything naturally
occurring in celery and celery juice is not harmful. This is the same for pure
celery powder and pure celery juice powder. However, harmful nitrates can be
added to celery powder or celery juice powder by the company that makes it or
uses it in another product. Your fresh celery juice can not have harmful nitrates
in it unless you were to add them in yourself.

If you don’t drink fresh celery juice because you believe it contains harmful
nitrates, then you are unfortunately going to lose the unique healing
opportunity fresh celery juice, which does not contain nitrates, can provide. 

19. How long does it take to feel the benefits of

drinking celery juice?
It depends on what condition the person is in. Almost everyone feels benefits of
some kind in their first week of drinking celery juice in the right amount and in
the right way daily. Many people even feel benefits after their first juice. It all
depends on the person and their circumstances, such as their health conditions
and symptoms and how toxic and overburdened their liver is with different
pathogens and poisons such as pesticides, solvents, herbicides, toxic heavy
metals, and all kinds of other chemicals and toxins. (See Liver Rescue for more
information on what having a toxic liver means, how common it really is and
how to heal your body). If someone is dealing with weight issues, if they have a
lot of putrefied and rancid fats in their colon, and/or a lot of bacteria in their
intestinal tract such as streptococcus, this will also affect the healing timeline.

The amount of stress someone is experiencing in their life, what else they choose
to eat and drink in addition to their straight celery juice, and their other lifestyle
habits will also play a role in how long it takes for someone to feel the benefits.
But most people do feel a difference rather quickly. Some people who have been
drinking celery juice for a long time get used to how good or how much better it
makes them feel than when they weren't drinking it. Then they stop drinking
celery juice temporarily, like many do, and find they don’t feel as good anymore.
They realize at this point just how instrumental the celery juice was in helping
them feel better. 

It’s important to know that even if someone doesn’t see or feel the benefits of
drinking celery juice quickly, it doesn’t mean the benefits aren’t happening.
Everybody who drinks celery juice receives benefits immediately, because the
healing powers of celery juice begin working immediately upon entering the
body. For some people, it can take a bit of time to see or feel the benefits in a
tangible way they can notice, even though the celery juice has been providing
healing benefits from the first drink internally.

20. Is there too much sodium in celery juice? 

All salt is not the same, just like all sugar is not the same. Consuming high
fructose corn syrup, which is detrimental to health, is not the same as eating an
apple, which can bring healing to the liver and provide a wealth of critical
nutrients. So don’t get confused by the idea that all salt is the same, because it’s
not. 

If you hear someone say that there’s too much salt in celery juice, they’re not
correct. The sodium cluster groups in celery juice are a subgroup of sodium.
Science and research have not even discovered all the variations of trace
minerals and subgroups of sodium that reside in celery juice. Sodium cluster
salts are healing for the body and we can’t get have enough of them. Sixteen
ounces of celery juice on a daily basis provides these sodium cluster salts we so
greatly need. 

Celtic sea salt or Himalayan rock salt are entirely different forms of sodium. No
matter how high quality the salt, putting Celtic sea salt or Himalayan rock salt in
a drink or on your food is not the same as consuming enough of these
undiscovered sodium cluster salts from celery juice. Sodium cluster salts are the
only form of sodium that destroys pathogens, helps detox the body and helps
restore electrolytes and neurotransmitter chemicals. The sodium in celery juice
is a medicinal sodium that’s meant for your bloodstream and your body whereas
you need to cautious of consuming too much of the type of sodium that comes in
even the highest quality salts. 

21. Can I juice celery root instead of celery?

No, celery root is a different plant to the large bunches of celery stalks with
leaves. Juicing celery root will not provide the same healing benefits.