Fasting is the single greatest natural healing therapy. It is nature's ancient, universal "remedy" for many problems. If one is fasting for health purposes, it makes sense to support our body's needs while we reduce or remove some necessary elements from our diet. The basic elements that we need to remove from our diet for the sake of our health are cooked food and animal products. This includes the denatured packaged products such as white flour, refined sugar etc. and all animal products such as red meat, poultry, fish and eggs. The only animal product that is usually allowed is a little honey for sweetening purposes. The best single method to accomplish these ends is to Juice fast.
What is Juice Fasting?
A juice fast is a type of detox diet. A juice fast involves the short-term intake of raw vegetable and fruit juice and water only. Being available only in digestible carbohydrates, these juices are digested rapidly. Proponents of juice fasting also use juice because it's thought to be a good source of vitamins and antioxidants which help cleanse the body. A juice fast is considered an extreme form of detoxification because no solid food is consumed.
What are the benefits of Juice Fasting?
In addition to promoting the excretion of toxins and decreasing congestive symptoms, juice fasting is believed to have the following benefits:
- Eliminates most food allergies and sensitivities.
- Enhances mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.
- Releases pesticides, drugs, and other chemicals from stored fat, which can then be eliminated.
- Reduces the burden on the digestive system, allowing it to heal.
- It has less severe withdrawal symptoms than water fast.
- Enhances natural beauty with glowing skin.
- Prevents chronic diseases caused by poor diet and lifestyle.
- Clears mucus discharge.
Who SHOULD NOT prefer Juice Fasting?
The following people should not prefer juice fasting:
- Pregnant women
- Nursing moms
- Most elderly
- Hypoglycemic
- Diabetics
- Underweight individuals
- Those with advanced heart disease
What are the things to be remembered when one is on Juice Fast?
- A juice fast should typically last for one to three days. A longer fast requires medical supervision and possibly monitoring to ensure that nutrient deficiencies don't result.
- Try Juice Fasting only during the warmer months of the year. Spring is thought to be the best time of the year for juice fasting.
- Seven or more days before the fast, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, sugar, dairy, wheat, animal meat, fish, and eggs should be typically reduced or eliminated from the diet. The preparation diet should often consist of organic fruits, vegetables, and beans.
- Between 1 and 2 litre (32 to 64 ounces) of juice is usually recommended per day during the fast. The juice is to be sipped throughout the day.
- A combination of fruits and vegetables juices is recommended.
- Approximately 6 glasses of room temperature or warm filtered water is often recommended in addition to the juice.
Which Juices should I have?
There is no such restriction on juices. But different juices have different properties like:
Fruit Juices
- Lemon juice: Good for liver, Gall Bladder, cardiovascular problems, frequent colds.
- Citrus juices: Good for cardiovascular problem, hemorrhoids, varicose veins.
- Apple: Good for liver and intestines.
- Pear: Good for gall bladder.
- Papaya: Good for stomach, digestion and colitis.
- Pineapple: Good for inflammation, all asthma with lung infection.
- Watermelon: Good for kidneys.
Vegetable Juices
- Spinach: Good for anemia.
- Celery: Good for kidney problems, edema, arthritis.
- Beet greens: Good for gall bladder, liver.
- Water cress: Good for anemia, cold.
- Wheatgrass: Good for anemia, liver, intestine.
- Cabbage: Good for colitis, ulcer.
- Carrot: Good for anemia and it also improves vision.
- Radish: Good for diabetes, liver.
- Potatoes: Good for ulcer.
After a juice fast, the body is more efficient. Digestion is better due to a cleaner colon. The colon walls have been cleansed of impacted feces, allowing improved absorption of nutrients. The good news is that greater efficiency equals enhanced energy. Healthy people burn more calories. They also eat less because they are more active and feel better about themselves.
Juice fasting is good for health when you do monthly once. You can include any kind of juices like fresh fruit juice or veg juices or aloe vera juice.