Cleansing: Juice Fasting

November 13, 2007

Raw Vegetable Juice

This week I thought it would be a good idea to have a liquid fast. I’ll only be consuming liquids. I started this past Sunday. Usually when I start a cleanse I tend to become “foggy” and that happened this Sunday of course now I’m at the stage where I have more energy than normal. I feel like I can work for hours. I usually do that in real life anyway but I’m noticing an extra boost to my energy levels. I always notice this when I’m on a liquid diet.

What’s a Juice Fast?

When you are on a juice fast you are only consuming raw vegetable and fruit juice, and water.

I Eliminate A Lot More

When I’m on a juice fast I notice the amount that my urine and bowels movements increase. I normally have a bowels movement shortly after I eat a meal. This is ideal, but it’s something that many people aren’t doing in westernized culture since a lot of us have strayed away from a whole food diet to a highly processed diet.

Juicer

I would recommend that you invest in a good juicer. I purchased mine on sale for a little under $400. few hundred dollars but they are worth it. Whenever I felt that I might be exposed to a lot of germs my first choice for natural defense was consuming a high amount of freshly prepared juice.

Thinking about the time this has saved me from not becoming sick this has been a good investment. I recommend the Green Star juicers. That’s what I use. It uses the twin gear technology and blasts thought anything I put into it even the hard vegetables. I had another juicer before my Green Star and I burned up the motor trying to juice beets & jicama.

What I’m Juicing

Carrot - These are an excellent source of provitamin A. I usually mix carrots with greens, daikon, beets, and celery. Occasionally I’ll toss in cucumbers.
Celery - I use this in small amounts although very tasty it is also high in sodium.
Beets - Considered a blood builder/blood purifier. It’s considered to be a powerful cleanser. Do not drink this alone. I mix mine with greens, celery, and daikon or carrots. It’s important to note tat beet juice can color your bowels movement.
Cabbage - I like the taste of cabbage juice mixed with other vegetables. Cabbage juice was used by Dr. Garnett Cheney, M.D. to cure his patients of peptic ulcers. They drank it daily and were cured in half the time. The American Cancer Society has been urging people to eat more cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, broccoli) because of their protective effects against cancer.
Zucchini Squash - I love eating this raw and it’s also tasty when it’s juiced.

I’ll be adding some of the juicing recipes I prepare on The Raw & The Cooked. I’ll update this post at Healing Yourself Naturally once they have been added.

Posted by Opal Tribble | Filed Under Blog, Natural Remedies

Comments

5 Responses to “Cleansing: Juice Fasting”

The Early Bird Gets The Worm | Online Homeschool Resource on November 14th, 2007 11:35 am

[…] on a juice cleanse this week. I already have a lot of energy but I’ve found that my juice cleanses send me over the […]
Pat Nolan on February 5th, 2008 6:43 pm

Going on a juice fast is a great idea, if you can stand it! It is a more natural and safer method of colon cleansing. However, I don’t think that it is for everyone. If you like to eat, then a juice fast may not be for you…
Danze Faucets on February 7th, 2008 3:54 am

I have been eating a lot of broccoli as it can cure peptic ulcer. I haven’t heard about cabbage until now. Thanks for the info.
sahfee on March 19th, 2008 10:22 pm

I have a friend of mine who is going through a lot of pain. I’m very concerned so can you give me some info….
At this time a doctor had told her that she has ulcers. What should she do to cleanse her body? Also, what should someone do about gallbladder cleanse that ony can afford fruits?
Parasite cleanse on March 28th, 2008 8:01 pm

Don’t forget a good parasite cleanse! Are you the same Opal from VeganMom?