Can the body handle the sugar content of carrot juice?
Carrot juice has well over a 50-year track record of nourishing the body in such a way that it can rebuild and overcome the most serious of physical conditions. The Gerson Institute has been using eight 8-ounce glasses of carrot juice (with about 1/2 Granny Smith Apple to a glass) for over 50 years in successful treatment of terminally ill cancer patients. Rev. Malkmus has used carrot juice for decades now on a daily basis (except when traveling and unable to juice). The body seems to be well adept at handling the natural occurring sugars in carrot juice. We know of no scientific evidence to support the idea that the sugar content of the juice has a negative impact on the body. We have received many testimonies from diabetics who were able to get on the diet with the carrot juice and with in a few weeks were off of medication with blood sugar normal. In our Carrot Juice Glycemic Index Study (conducted by Hallelujah Acres Foundation) we determined the glycemic index of carrot juice to b
