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Juice Detox Diet
A juice fast is a form of extreme detoxification diet that only consumes fruit and vegetable juices. Typically, the juice fast will last for 24 to 48 hours for an average person. As this detox diet uses juices, it’s thought to be good for the body for nutrients and antioxidants.
There are different types of juice fasting programs that eliminate toxins in various organs such as the liver, kidneys, gallbladder, skin, brain, immune system, etc.
Juice fasting are often used for religious or spiritual purposes, with the intention to balance the mind, body, and soul. In addition, People also use juice fasting for weight loss and as an aide or substitute to unhealthy habits such as smoking, drinking alcohol, or caffeine addiction.
The common side effects of juice fasting include headaches, fatigue, constipation, acne, increased body odor and bad breath. Typically, these side effects are temporary and only lasted only till you have completed your juice fast. An explanation is because these symptoms arise as your body is detoxifying the toxins accumulated in your body.
What do you need?
To start off with, a juicing machine or “juicer” is necessary. It ranges from manual, battery operated, and electrical juicing machine and from $30 to $300 or more.
If you do not want to spend the money of a juicing machine, you can purchase organic juices from a local health food store. Some health food stores make fresh juices on-site and will help you customize the fruit juices you want. However, do take note that it’s important to drink these juices as soon as possible; as once they are left out in the open air, they would get oxidized. If you store it in a fridge, you should drink it within 24 hours.
Next, in order to reap the full benefits of juice detox, organic fruits and vegetables are highly recommended. Nowadays, commercially grown fruits and vegetables contain numerous herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides, hence it’s essential to purchase organic fruits and vegetables or wash them properly. Otherwise you will be adding more toxins into your body rather than eliminate the toxins.
Are you eligible to try a Juice Fast?
Before you embark on a juice fast, it’s important to consult a qualified health professional.
Women who are pregnant or nursing should avoid juice fasting altogether.
People with chronic health problems such as diabetes, asthma, low blood sugar or kidney disease, cancer, colitis, or epilepsy should also avoid juice fasting unless under strict supervision from a qualified health professional.
Juice fast can interfere with any prescription or drugs hence if you are taking any form of medication, you should consult a health professional before you start. For instance, grapefruit juice and pomegranate juice should never be used during a fast when a person is taking prescription medications because they can increase the amount of drugs in the body.
Juice fasting are mostly safe if you follow closely to the health professionals. Are you ready to kick start a juice detox program?
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