Take a tour of living juicers, from the original, through the prototypes to the outstanding new Hippocrates Juicer.

The concept of living juice was first introduced by Dr. Norman Walker (1874-1983).

Dr Walker declared that the enzymes in fruit and vegetables die at temperatures which exceed 50 degrees Celsius. He explained that any juice extractor that used a high-speed blade or centrifuge created friction heat leading to the destruction of enzymes.

Dr Norman Walker; a pioneer in the reduction of raw vegetables into their liquid form, demonstrated through his own research the benefits of living juice…

“The fibres from fruits and vegetables must be properly triturated… otherwise the vitamins, enzymes and the entire volume of vital elements of the vegetables are not likely to be found in the juice. Like all the most valuable things in life, the vital part of vegetables – that which contains the greatest concentrated value – is the most difficult to reach, being hidden within the fibres.”

When the juice is extracted through a centrifugal action, their effective power is proportionately diminished due to the absence of the vitamins and minerals which are left behind in the fibre… oxidation and heat from friction will tend to spoil the juice in a short time.

However, when properly extracted, the raw vegetable juices are readily and quickly assimilated by the human body and being an organic or live food they regenerate the entire body with surprisingly rapid results.

The juices extracted from fresh-raw vegetables and fruits are the means by which we can furnish all the cells and tissues of the body with the elements and nutritional enzymes they need in the manner they can be most readily digested and assimilated.”

A brief history…

1930 Dr Walker designed the ‘Norwalk’ juicing machine; this is still sold today for US$2500. After Walker retired, Max Gerson took over his work and attracted many high-profile patients for his achievements using living juice therapies for people with cancer, including Nobel Laureate Dr. Albert Schweitzer and his family. Until the early 1990’s the ‘Norwalk’ remained the only machine that produced a living juice.

“Eventually I discovered a means to triturate the vegetables almost instantly into a pulp nearly as fine as apple butter, thereby splitting open the interstices of the cells of the fibres, liberating the atoms and molecules. Then, by squeezing the pulp in a hydraulic press, I obtained a virtually complete extraction of the juice, and it’s quality was unsurpassed.”

1993 Mr. Jong G. Kim, won first prize in the Bridge Awards at the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh for his invention: the Green Power juicer. At that time, the model was Green Power Gold – GP-E1503. Mr Kim pioneered the use of magnetic and bio-ceramic technologies in conjunction with the twin gear cold pressed juicer which could also be used as a living food processor. What followed was an exciting time as tens of thousands of people around the world began to gain access to the benefits of living juice and gourmet living foods, which up until then was limited to the few who could afford the ‘Norwalk’ which is suitable for juicing only.

1994 Roger Akins from Vitality 4 Life, who began importing Green Power Gold and later the Green Life and Green Star juicer into Australia.

2000 Roger Akins from Vitality 4 Life and Brian Clement from the Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida, worked with Mr Kim to develop technical improvements and decrease juicing limitations.

Mr. Kim began to understand the importance of juicing wheatgrass without producing excess foam and they worked with Mr. Kim to help develop a juicer which solved the problems of older models, such as the strength of the machine to juice tough root vegetables without causing the parts to crack under pressure. Secondly, the machine was improved by simplifying it. The new Hippocrates by Green Power is easier to clean, smaller and more convenient to use than its predecessors

2002 The Hippocrates juicer by Greenpower is released, following the endorsement of the Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida; a world leader in raw food research. The Hippocrates juicer features a stainless steel locking pin to secure the front end in place; beware of any inferior copies which rely on a plastic locking pin to keep the front end secure.