Juicing for Adrenal Support

Many people eat unhealthy foods to cope with stress, but making the right food choices, including healthy juice, may help improve your body's response to stress. The adrenal glands, located at the top of your kidneys, produce the hormones that help you manage stress, including cortisol, dopamine and adrenaline. Nutrients found in fruits and vegetables are necessary for the production of some of these hormones and offer support for adrenal health. Consult your doctor if you're having a difficult time managing stress.

More Vitamin C

According to a review article published in 2009 in Alternative Medicine, vitamin C supports adrenal health and helps reduce high cortisol levels. Make a delicious vitamin C-rich juice with tomatoes, lemon and spinach. If you prefer a sweeter juice, try orange, kiwi and cucumber.

Veggie Juice for your Bs

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Thiamine and pantothenic acid protect the adrenal gland, vitamin B-6 is a cofactor in the production of dopamine and folate helps regenerate dopamine and epinephrine. Leafy greens, such as:

• spinach
  
• kale
  
• romaine lettuce
  
• collards
  
• broccoli
  
• are good sources of the B vitamins
  
• while citrus fruits are also a good source of folate

A B-vitamin-rich juice blend might include kale, carrots and tomatoes or grapefruit, romaine lettuce and lemon.

Get More Magnesium

Most Americans don't quite meet their magnesium needs, according to the Office of Dietary Supplements 46. Poor magnesium levels during times of stress can tax your adrenal glands. Spinach, bananas, apples and broccoli are sources of magnesium that you can include in your juice to make sure you're meeting your daily needs. Apple, banana and spinach makes a sweet combination. Or try celery, broccoli and tomato for a savory mix.

Juicing Tips and Suggestions

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Fruits and vegetables are important for overall health, including the health of your adrenal glands, and making your own juice is a good way to up your intake. However, while fresh juices are healthy, they're not as good as eating the whole fruit or vegetable. To get the benefits of both juice and fruit, limit your intake of fresh juice to 4 ounces to 8 ounces a day. Also, you can up the nutritional quality of your juice by adding some of the pulp to your drink.