Juice fasting is the king of detox methods, as juice fasting is the easiest and safest methods of detox. Juice fasting nourishes your body, especially with live enzymes which ‘jump start' a sluggish immune system and provides nourishment for sustaining the fast for long periods of time.

What is juice fasting ?

To do juice fasting, you must avoid solid food and all food that create acid in your body. Consume only raw vegetables or fresh fruit juice in certain portion during the whole day.

Is Juice Fasting Safe For Everyone ?

Basically, juice fasting is safe for everyone, however for you who have certain health conditions, please make sure you are under strict medical supervision before doing juice fasting. Especially for you who fit these conditions…

• Pregnant or nursing women or children.

• People with diabetes, low blood sugar, eating disorders, kidney disease, liver disease, malnutrition, addictions, underweight, anemia, impaired immune function, infection, nutritional deficiency, low blood pressure, ulcerative colitis, cancer, terminal illness, epilepsy, or other chronic conditions.

• People who are in pre or post surgical procedures.

• People taking prescription medications.

When And How Long Should We Have Juice Fasting ?

Juice fasting is suggested only during the warmer months of the year. Spring is thought to be the best time of the year for juice fasting.

A juice fasting typically lasts for one to three days. A longer juice fasting requires medical supervision and possibly monitoring to ensure that nutrient deficiencies don't result.

Seven or more days before the fast, reduce or eliminate alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, sugar, dairy, wheat, animal meat, fish, and eggs from the diet. This preparation diet often consists mainly of organic fruits, vegetables, and beans.

• Certain fruits and vegetables and their parts should not be juiced, such as the pits of peaches, apricots, cherries, and other fruits, apple seeds, citrus peels, carrot and rhubarb tops, tough skins (such as kiwi, pineapple, mangoes), and bananas and avocados.

• Organic fruits and vegetables are usually recommended. If organic product isn't available, you can peel the skin off fruits and vegetables or just wash vegetables with a non-toxic produce cleaner.

• Green vegetables and sprouts contain the pigment chlorophyll are believed to be beneficial during juice fasting.

The Juice Fasting Bible: Discover the Power of an All-Juice Diet to Restore Good Health, Lose Weight and Increase Vitality
by: Dr. Sandra Cabot

Offering a series of quick and easy juice fasts — including a one-day energy boost, a two-day weekend detox, a three-day rejuvenation and a seven-day deep cleanse — this book provides a reader-friendly approach to an increasingly popular, alternative health practice. In Addition to listing recipes, the author details the scientific evidence of how juice fasting can improve quality of life and lengthen lifespan. She explains how to determine one's body toxin level and reveals why it is vital to detox in today's world.

Juice Fasting and Detoxification: Use the Healing Power of Fresh Juice to Feel Young and Look Great : The Fastest Way to Restore Your Health
by: Steve Meyerowitz

This book explains how to fast using raw fruit & vegetable juices while maintaining a nearly normal work and living schedule. Includes: Juice recipes, detoxification techniques, exercises, weight loss, water fasting; about the organs of elimination; how to handle a "healing event," and how to exit a fast safely.


Juicing, Fasting, and Detoxing for Life: Unleash the Healing Power of Fresh Juices and Cleansing Diets
by: Cherie Calborn MS

More than a simple collection of recipes, this book guides readers toward a lifestyle that promotes alkaline balance by juicing, eating well, and cleansing the body and soul. While most juicing books focus too much on fruit juice (which disrupts the body's pH balance with too much natural sugar), this book primarily focuses on juices, smoothies and soups made from vegetables.

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