Juice Fasting
Fasting is one of oldest and effective way of burning huge
amounts of accumulated waste products in the body. Previously,
people used to fast by drinking water only throughout the day.
Experts say that fasting on juices, both vegetable and fruits is
much gentler and beneficial in normalizing all body processes.
Juice fasting involves intake of juices diluted with water every
hour or two from morning to night. Avoid taking solid foods or
other kinds of liquids, especially canned juices if you are on
juice fasting. The total juice intake in day should be about 7-9
glasses.
Vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, iron, calcium and enzymes
contained in these juices supply much need nutrients for body's
own healing activity and thereby speeding up the recovery
process. While on juice fast, ensure that your bowels are
flushed out regularly.
Juice fasting is known to have many advantages. It is the safest
method to detox one's body by cleansing and eliminating those
cells and tissues, which are dead or damaged. It reduces the
cholesterol levels; treats symptoms of allergies, acne, and
headaches by flushing out toxins making one feel good and
healthy.
Juice fasting can be done with almost any fruits or vegetables
that are eaten raw. Best veggies for juice fasting are tomatoes,
cucumbers, celery and carrots. A combination of apple and carrot
juice or apple and tomato juice i.e. a combination of fruit and
vegetable is healthy and nutritious drink. Huge variety of
fruits and vegetables can be used in combination or separately
gives the body its daily calories and enhances health.
First, peel the off skin from vegetables and fruits. Rinse in
filtered water. After extracting the juice, dilute it with water
in equal parts. Make sure that your juicer does a good job of
extracting the juice. Consume the juice immediately after
extraction. Before you start your juice fasting, consult your GP
incase you your body does not agree with juice fasting. Foul
breath, a coated tongue, and a bad taste in the mouth are said
to be the first symptoms to appear when one fasts. These
symptoms can be felt till your body has cleared out all waste.
In short, exclusive diet of juices of vegetables and fruits is
an effective way to restore health from diseases, cleanse and
regenerate tissues and rejuvenate the body.