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Jay Kordich
Kordich, 1992
Born(1923-08-26)August 26, 1923
San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, US
DiedMay 27, 2017(2017-05-27) (aged 93)
Bellingham, Washington, US
Occupation(s)Author, advocate of juicing

John Steven "Jay" Kordich (August 26, 1923 – May 27, 2017) was an American author and advocate of juicing and juice fasting. Kordich was best known as the "Juiceman" and the "Father of Juicing" in the United States.

Biography

Kordich played

NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.[2] Before Kordich could sign with the Packers, it was reported that he was diagnosed with inoperable bladder cancer.[3]

Kordich authored

infomercials for the Juiceman Juicer.[4] The product was one of the first products and brands to be sold through the infomercial format[citation needed] at the peak of the juicing craze in the summer of 1992.[6] It was marketed by Rick Cesari's Trillium HealthProducts, which had more than $100 million in sales attributed in part to the direct marketing of the Juiceman Juicer.[7] In 2011, Kordich developed the Jay Kordich PowerGrind Pro juicer.[5]

In 1992,

Gerson diet and was cured of cancer when he was 20 by consuming 13 glasses of apple and carrot juice each day.[8][9]

heart disease.[8]

Kordich promoted a

raw vegan diet.[10]

Death

On May 27, 2017, Kordich died at 8:30 pm due to breathing problems, there was no reported underlying illness. He was 93.[11]

Popular culture

The Juiceman Juicer and Jay Kordich were parodied by Jim Carrey on the popular skit show In Living Color in the "Juice Weasel" sketch. One of the jokes being his juice diet being so healthy, he outlived his children.[12]

Selected publications

  • The Juice Advantage (1992)
  • The Juiceman's Power of Juicing (1992, 2007)

References

  1. OCLC 862101960
    .
  2. ^ "1949 NFL Draft". Pro Football Archives.
  3. OCLC 316257638
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  4. ^ a b Mooney, Louise. (1993). Newsmakers: The People Behind Today's Headlines. Gale Research. pp. 244-245
  5. ^ a b "Father of Juicing Launches Revolutionary Machine Designed to Extract More Juice and Nutrients". Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  6. ^ Jura, Koncius (1992-07-30). "Getting Juiced; Despite the Doubts of Skeptics, Drinking Vegetables Is All the Rage". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  7. ^ Dawson, Donne (1997-12-21). "Shintani signs national infomercial deal".
  8. ^
    ISBN 0-87975-909-7
  9. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4144-2991-5
  10. ISBN 0-275-99016-8
  11. ^ Bustos, Laura Williams (2023). "The Truth About The Father Of Juicing". Mashed. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024.
  12. ^ Gatollari, Mustafa (April 14, 2020). "Jim Carrey's Pre-Star Brilliance Shone on 'In Living Color' With His Characters". Distractify.

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