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If you are already experienced or have done a juice fast cleansing diet, why not tell us about it!
At the bottom of this page you can submit your juicing experience; what worked, how it went and how you feel now.
Let's stick together and be of mutual support to one another!
If you are new to detox fasting, take your time and do lots of research and study.
That's the whole purpose of this website. By the way, the juice fasting topic will be followed in Fruit - Vegetable Detoxification and The Juice Fast Process.
From there we will move on to Fasting Juice Recipes where we will present delicious fruit and vegetable mixtures I have either learned or "invented" over my years of fasting anc cleansing research.
Your Juice Fast Experience!
If you have any juice fasting experiences, feel free to write about them at the bottom of this page.
Share any juice recipes or mixtures you may have that you like.
Believe it or not, there are many who argue using any machine to extract juice is not real juicing.
Maybe you can share your thoughts about this.
A Good Juicer
Having a good juicer is crucial and will make your fasting for weight loss goals easier and more enjoyable.
On our growing list of TOP PICKS, we highly recommend The Jack Lalane Power Juicer - - The Breville Juice Fountain Plus as ones we have used and will ALWAYS give you optimal results in your juice fasting and weight loss / detoxification efforts.
Juice Fasting Definition
Our definition of juice fasting is plain and simply this: the substitution, for a season, of solid food in favor of raw fruits and/or vegetables liquefied by hand or in whatever artifact makes your life easier.
So long as they are raw and not cooked. The whole point of this website is to motivate you and facilitate the fasting process, not enter into debates about juicers or extractors.
Before I go into juice fasting in more detail, you may want to -- at some point -- also read our discussion about Green Tea Weight Loss and energy properties.
Green tea helps me immensely while I am fasting because it enhances weight loss and also provides much-needed energy. Check out this page when you have a chance.
Slow Down & Rejuvenate
In this fast-paced world in which we live, it is increasingly difficult to decelerate in order to learn, practice and carry out new ways to improve our lives.
That's why I am very happy and proud that you are here in the quest of a better looking and feeling YOU.
It is not easy to make a decision to practice fasting for fitness and weight loss. Hopefully with our support the road will be somewhat smoother.
Fasting in general has been overlooked even though it has the seed promise of physical, mental and emotional health.
It promises rejuvenation and radiant skin via the elimination of g damaging toxins from your blood stream. So, whatever is your reason for being here - Welcome!
As we have mentioned in each of the other sections of this site, almost all diseases originate in the digestive tract.
Juice fasting, whether with fruits, vegetables or a combination of both, is a powerhouse of healing. And the myriad of recipes you can prepare are truly delicious.
Lessons from a Cancer Patient
Fasting gives your digestive system the opportunity of a lifetime – to rest and flourish again.
And, yes, loss of stored body fat is a byproduct. Dramatic weight loss averaging a pound every one or two days can be expected.
My encounter with fasting for fitness and detoxification was through a lady that inspired me and taught me new ways to live and treat my body, mind and spirit.
She was a cancer patient, and because chemotherapy was not treating her body well, she started looking for alternative healing options.
She began a program of juice fasting once a week for several months. She would return to normal eating the day after and fast again for one day the following week.
Being very wise, she added more days later under her doctor’s supervision until she actually carried a juice fast for 60 days.
During the process I could see her health and wellness coming back. She literally went from a bedridden dying person to one who could get up, cook and even walk her dog.
As the months went by the color started coming back to her face until, years later, she beat cancer altogether.
She did this both with juice fasting and chemotherapy. Still, towards the end of her treatment, the chemotherapy sessions were reduced because she was doing so much better. It was truly a miracle.
Juice fasting has the power to heal disease; there is no doubt about it. But please, let me emphasize that by no means are we saying you should abandon medical treatment.
Use juice fasting in addition to whatever else has been prescribed for your particular condition.
You may find, eventually, that the medical treatment can be reduced or eliminated, but even that decision should be made by a physician in the light of test results.
A New Start
I recall during this time I was physically and emotionally drained.
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My body was beat up pretty bad because of poor eating habits, a hormonal imbalance, lots of stress and difficult family and financial situations.
I am sure that to some extent you can relate to what I am talking about.
It was pretty bad. I had a hard time concentrating and started to have periods of insomnia.
I was in deep emotional turmoil and my joints were stiff and achy. All told, I was exhausted and sick.
Impressed by the miraculous results my friend got, I decided to learn more about the awesome benefits of juice fasting.
I made up my mind to start doing it at least once a week, increasing the number of days as my body grew accustomed.
Fruits & Vegetables
I went to the supermarket and bought my favorite fruits and vegetables, including apples, pears, cantaloupe, grapes, grapefruit, oranges and cabbage, collards, lettuce, wheat grass and watercress.
Mixing them in different combinations taught me how they reacted with my body. Your body needs one pound of uncooked vegetables per 50 pounds of body weight.
Juicing makes this possible to achieve, and assimilation is faster since the body does not have to separate the fiber.
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Y! MyWebAnd above all, juice fasting injects your body with very important nutrients called enzymes. Enzymes are essential for digestion and food absorption.
They protect your cells from being damaged and destroyed by the many toxins in food, air and water. Enzymes also produce energy and body tissue. They can, however be destroyed by heat if cooking at high temperatures.
This is one of the reasons many vegans and raw fruit dieters say using a juicer is no good.
Because the heat from the engine can destroy the enzymes in the fruits and/or vegetables. All in all, juice fasting is a raw food diet at its very finest, in our opinion.
Vitamins, minerals and enzymes are not lost as they would when one cooks food. For a discussion on raw food diets, visit Fruit Fasting when you have a chance. Fruit fasting is another type of system that I used where one goes for 7 to 21 days eating only apples, pears and bananas - mostly.
So, anyways, the truth is that juice fasting really saved my life. It induced a real positive change in my physically and mentally.
The enzymes literally nourished me back to health and strengthened my embattled immune system. I was feeling better than ever and even looked younger. HURRAY!!
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Side Effects
Depending on how overweight and toxic you are, side effects may include skin eruptions and boils, dizziness and headaches.
You may have bad breath, a metallic taste in your mouth and very strong body odor.
Consult your physician before you start, even if you plan to only practice juice fasting once a week.
People with serious health conditions, ulcers, diabetes hypoglycemia, liver and kidney diseases must not fast without direct and constant supervision by a qualified health care professional. I know.
That sounded like a TV commercial, but what we want to do here is help. So make sure your doctor is aware of what you are planning to do.
If you have not had a physical in some time, this is the time to do so, along with basic panel blood work.
Those taking prescription medication, as well as pregnant and women nursing newborn babies, also are strongly encouraged to let their doctors know of the interest in a juice fasting –BEFORE starting any type of program.
This is not a race nor are we trying to break any world records. So DO IT, but take it easy and do not be hard on yourself If You Initially Stumble in your Detox Diet Fasting Efforts.
General Tips
When getting ready for your juice fast, don’t over stuff yourself with food thinking that you are storing up to feel less hungry.
You are not a bear going into hibernation.
That is a no, no. It will not work. It will make you miserable later. I did it and it did not feel good at all.
Avoid alcohol, caffeine, sugar and red meat for at least a week before you start.
The less you eat prior to the fast the better you will actually navigate through the hunger pains and changes in your body.
During the juice fast, I advice you to prepare juices made up of a combination of raw vegetables and uncooked fruits, organic if your budget permits.
If not, don’t worry about it. Regular supermarket fruits and vegetables will do just fine.
Make sure you remove pits, tough fruit skins and, of course, citrus peels.
I would be careful with grapefruit and citrus foods, unless you are specifically doing The Master Cleanser Lemonade Diet.
Mix fruits and vegetables together for flavor if desired, but not in the same ratio.
You may include wheat grass. Wheat grass is part of the cereal family which includes barley, oat and rye grass.
It neutralizes acid production and contains large amounts of chlorophyll, very similar to the hemoglobin in your blood.
Wheat grass may reduce food cravings. The grass can be bought fresh or in powder form.
I recommend you take 2 Oz. a day of wheat grass mixed with your juice.
As far as the actual portions of juice, I normally drink anywhere between 32 to 64 oz daily divided in 8 and 9 ounce portions.
I normally drink five times a day, but you can drink more if you still feel hungry.
I will go out on a limb and actually tell you to go ahead and drink as much as you want.
If the hunger gets overwhelming, take a large swig of water.
While I am juice fasting I normally drink up to one gallon of water per day - in addition to the actual juice.
Take it Slowly & Breathe
Bad nutrition, pollution, free radicals, stress, difficult life situations, etc – all produce toxic deposits in your blood stream.
Eating poorly increases fat storage and, all elements combined and left unchecked, the body gets sick.
Nevertheless:
There is hope. Take my hand. Move forward. Believe you can cleanse your body and add many healthy years to your life.
And do not forget to breathe, as breathing calms down emotions that will surely surface as you enter a new way of life.
Check out some books about Breathing.
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Breathing while fasting is highly important because it helps one to process hunger pains as well as intense emotions that start to come up.
I recommend you learn and adopt the discipline of breathing as a direct enhancement of fasting for weight loss and fitness.
Also, come join us in Fasting and The Mind and Fasting Motivation for some tips on how to overcome the humps that stand between you and your fasting for weight loss and fitness goals.
Most of all, remember: Enjoy your process! Enjoy your life!
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Sonia N Gonzalez -Nutrition & Fitness Consultant
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