The concept of living juice was first introduced by Dr. Norman Walker (1886-1985), who is recognized throughout the world as one of the most authoritative students of life, health
and nutrition. For almost 75 years, Dr. Walker has researched man’s ability to live a longer, healthier life. He is his own example of achieving vibrant health through proper thought, diet and body care.

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

In 1930 Dr. Walker designed the ‘Norwalk’ cold press juicer. a hydraulic press juicing machine which sold for $A5,500 per unit. Until the early 1990’s the Norwalk remained the only machine that produced a living juice but was financially out of reach for most people. After Walker retired, Max Gerson took over his work using living juice therapies for people with cancer.

One of Max Gerson’s patrons was Nobel Laureate Dr. Albert Schweitzer, which at the time, significantly stirred interest in the health benefits associated with consuming Living Juice, but it was not until 1993 that another machine which produced a living juice was invented. The Greenpower Twin Gear Juicer; the Green Life Juicer won the grand prize at the International Invention Expo, Pittsburgh.

‘Living juice‘ retains the integrity of minerals and enzymes. Similar to whole fruits and vegetables, the juice extracted by the gentle crushing of the cell wall (without exposure to massive amounts of air which is sucked into centrifugal juicers), is alive with all that is needed to keep the elements alive.

The development of the time honoured Oscar, now means that there is a Single Gear Living Juicer available which has made cold press juicing even more accessible. The Oscar DA502 juicer was the first single gear juicer invented and the latest and greatest model now available called Oscar Vital Max 900, is still way ahead of the many me-too copies which have entered the marketplace over the past 5 or so years.

There are many advantages of Living Juicers over centrifugal juice extractors, such as their ability to juice everything including all green vegetables and herbs such as parsley and wheatgrass. They deliver a minimum of 60% more nutrients and they deliver a living juice. In fact, the Oscar Living Juicer is more than just a living juicer. The Oscar functions as a complete vegetarian kitchen enabling the user to produce a variety of living foods including baby foods, pasta, pates, fruit sorbets, nut butters and frozen fruit ice creams.