Carrot juice is remarkably good for you, nut you shouldn’t drink too much of it because your body cannot deal with too much beta-carotene all in one go. It is recommended that you drink between eight and ten fluid ounces of carrot juice at one time, although if you are addicted to it, then you should wait for an hour before you have more, and stick to only eight ounces or less. Beta-carotene has some amazing properties and can protect your skin from sun damage, but overdosing on carrot juice can cause severe liver damage – it is one of those occasions when you really can have too much of a good thing!

I first had fresh carrot juice many years ago while I was walking through the streets of Izmir in Turkey. It was hot and I needed something to cool me down. There was a stall on the street selling juices, and the one that appealed to me, because I hadn’t tried it, was carrot juice. It was suggested that I mixed it with apple juice, but I had it straight and thoroughly enjoyed it. Since then I have been drinking it mixed with apple and celery but you can mix it with most things.
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