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But, I received an email from Carol, and she urged us to get one going. So, with that in mind, it is born.

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Summer is almost gone, so this means the end of fresh, local watermelons. What a bummer too, because we were just getting pretty good at juicing a watermelon. This process is very simple, fast, and easy to follow. I put together some of the pictures from each step I was doing. Here they are:

Step 1: Get the watermelon. Notice my crazy kid in the background?

watermelon for juicing

Step 2: Slice the watermelon in 1/2

Watermelon sliced in half

Step 3: Scoop out the center of the watermelon. Try to leave about 1/2″-1″ of the red/pink inside on the rind of the watermelon. Save the scooped out portions in a separate bowl.

Watermelon Scooped Out

Step 4: Slice up the hollowed out watermelon. Make these slices small enough to fit into your juicer.

Watermelon Slices For Juicing

Step 5: Juice the watermelon, with the rind still on it. Most of the vitamins and minerals of fruits and vegetables are right under the skin or outside. This is why you always want to juice stuff with the skin on it.

The watermelon juice will look a little more brown, and this is because of the mixture of the different colors you just juiced. But don’t be fooled! This juice is outstanding.

Watermelon Juice

I am not a Doctor, but I will play one on this blog. There is a severe obesity epidemic in our country today, and actually in the world as well. Although, I still believe the USA leads in the number of fat people per capita. You really don’t need to look around too long to see what I am talking about. It seems everyone has a gut hanging over their pants. The interesting thing is I think you can solve it by getting rid of one ingredient: High Fructose Corn Syrup.

This is one of the most deadly ingredients around. And, if you look carefully at the list of ingredients of whatever you are buying, there is a good chance it contains this sugar substitute. So, what exactly is this?

It is sugar from corn. Some of the more popular names are: High fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, fructose, dextrine, and dextrose. The main reason manufacturers began to use this instead of real sugar from beet juice or sugar cane is cost. It is amazing how we as a nation will sacrifice any sort of health in the name of cost. We cut every corner imaginable just to save a few pennies here and there.

So, what is wrong with high fructose corn syrup?

First, let’s look at what is right. God made fruits and certain plants to provide us with the sugar we need. And, in these certain items, there is a special ratio of the fructose to glucose. Take sugar for example. The regular sugar you buy is a 50/50 split. That means the molecular structure of sucrose has 50% glucose, and 50% fructose. Same thing with fruits in nature. Plus, the fruit has one more benefit to it. It has fiber, which helps slow down some of the absorption of the sugars.

Now take corn syrup. This is manufactured to have 80% fructose, and 20% glucose. This is bad. There are studies that show a direct relationship between too much fructose and deterioration of vital organs in our bodies. And, for some reason, the FDA still allows something like this to be manufactured and added to everything.

OK, here is my solution: BAN HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP!

Corn should be used for what it was made for: To feed cattle, to eat raw, to boil and eat, or to make popcorn. Not for gas and not for sugar. Plain and simple. It really baffles me at the ignorance of people that decide these laws.

Of course, if you went with a raw food diet, you would have no choice but to lose weight and feel better. On the raw diet, you use sweeteners like raw agave nectar, honey, and maple syrup. Even if you still use sugar, you can get the raw cane sugar (brown, not white). That would be the real answer, but since I know there are still plenty of people who do not want to go that extreme, just don’t buy anything with high fructose corn syrup in it.

There, done! Now we have a slim society.