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Posted 4/1/2015 11:59 AM (GMT 0)
I saw everyone posting about Nopal and was so eager to try it, so I bought this juice.

http://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Health-Nopal-Gold-Certified/dp/B006OC3JY2/ref=sr_1_2?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1427889667&sr=1-2&keywords=nopal+juice


I may have bought it too hastily, because then I started reading about how Nopal should be made into a water by slicing the leaves. I was hoping this juice would take away the work for me, but from my understand it look like it is made more out of the 'fruit' than the leaves.

Unfortunately, this juice is effing GROSS. It is thick and green and slimy, and tastes like pickle/cucumber/seaweed. It's the kind of taste that lingers after you drink it.

Does anyone have any recommendations on how I should try to consume this? Or did I totally just buy the wrong product...? sad
Posted 4/1/2015 1:38 PM (GMT 0)
Really? I just drank my first 4 oz this morning. My concern yesterday was that there was no slime to scrape out but others have stated this is fine. My water was a tad bit thicker this morning & had a faint smell of cucumber. No taste whatsoever.

But yes you have to use the leaves. Not much prep at all. Slice it up & leave in water over night. Easy. For .80 cents & 2 minutes of prep it's worth it to do it the proper way to aim for remission.

Post Edited (rbartolo) : 4/1/2015 7:41:00 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/1/2015 3:02 PM (GMT 0)
I wonder if this would work too, in case you don't want to drink anything:

http://www.naturalhealthyconcepts.com/prickly-pear-S100-p-solaray.html?kpid=prickly-pear-S100&gclid=CjwKEAjwru6oBRDDp4jRj4bL_xASJADJ2obyaHNWkHNvK2hhm-mwMrKYGipCmSkbKMOULoW6ZZ9RJBoCyiHw_wcB
Posted 4/1/2015 3:43 PM (GMT 0)
I have been drinking the juice in your post and have had no issues with it. After a while you get used to the taste. I got the flu two weeks after I started drinking it and normally when I get sick my colitis gets irritated. However this time around I have had no colitis symptoms with the flu. Could be a coincidence, but I am keeping up my ounce a day.
Posted 4/1/2015 3:49 PM (GMT 0)
the nopal juice is always slimy i think. Mine didn't taste terrible, it was just slimy.
Posted 4/1/2015 3:58 PM (GMT 0)
I am using the home made water made from the pads not the fruit so I have no idea about what you are drinking. The water I make is kinda slimey and gets thicker the longer the pieces soak as you drink the water over several days. It doesn't much of a taste though -- maybe faintly like cucumbers.
Posted 4/1/2015 11:42 PM (GMT 0)
I couldn't get past the slime factor, i want to try the bottled Gold stuff as soon as I can.
Posted 4/1/2015 11:58 PM (GMT 0)
The gold stuff is thick and green, from the leaf and the fruit. It has a slightly gritty texture, but I just chug an ounce first thing in the morning while I make coffee.
Posted 4/2/2015 3:47 AM (GMT 0)
That stuff is different but made from the same cactus, along with the fruit. It is awful!! For me, it has the same result and is easier since it's already made. But it's awful! I chug water right after.

The other nopal juice is made from the cactus pads and not the fruit. We don't eat the cactus, either; rather soak the pads in water and drink the gel like juice it makes. It tastes like cucumber water and is slimy. And you drink 10+ ounces at a time.

Hope this helps!
Posted 4/2/2015 4:47 PM (GMT 0)
I bought a Prickly Pear Cactus supplement from Swanson but haven't used it yet. There were a few reviews that mentioned they thought it worked better than making the juice from the plant and of course it is way easier to pop a capsule than to make juice and try to get past the slime and taste factor.
Posted 4/2/2015 6:16 PM (GMT 0)
"Does anyone have any recommendations on how I should try to consume this "


in the butt Bob !
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