Juice cleansing is done for many reasons, such as for weight loss and to benefit the liver, colon and kidneys. Use organic fruits and vegetables for a juice cleanse to obtain the most nutrients and avoid harmful pesticides. Your juices can be made up of such fruits as apples, pears, oranges and grapefruits and vegetables such as carrots, cucumbers, celery and leafy greens. A juice cleanse takes place for a specified amount of time, typically three days, explains JuiceCleanse.com, and during this time, you drink nothing but juices.
Ease In to Your Juice Cleanse Diet
Step 1
Stock up on fruits and vegetables three days before your juice cleanse. Keep in mind that the juice yield from fruits and vegetables will be lower than you might expect, so buy more produce than you think you will need.
Step 2
Modify your diet to include only fresh or cooked fruits and vegetables, along with light soups and broths, two days before your intended juice cleanse. Cut out carbohydrates and proteins to prepare your body for consuming only juice.
Step 3
Consume only water and fresh fruits and vegetables on the day before your juice cleanse.
Do the Juice Cleanse Diet
Step 1
Make juices from fresh fruits and vegetables using an electric juicer. All your calories will come from the juices you make. Experiment with different combinations of fruit and vegetable ingredients to avoid boredom with the juice cleanse.
Step 2
Do not add other ingredients such as sugar to your juices. The purpose of the juice cleanse is to cut out all processed substances from the diet.
Step 3
Complete at least three days of consuming only juices to receive the health benefits of the juice cleanse. Three days is a sufficient amount of time to give your digestive system a break from assimilating heavy food particles. You may choose to continue the juice cleanse for longer, but it is not recommended to continue a cleanse like this for any longer than one week because of the lack of dietary fat and protein being consumed, according to Dr. Elton Haas, author of ''Staying Healthy With Nutrition: The Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine.''
Ease Out of Your Juice Cleanse Diet
Step 1
Resist the temptation to binge on a lot of foods when the juice cleanse portion of your diet is completed. It is a good idea to wean yourself back to solid foods slowly.
Step 2
Eat fresh and raw fruits and vegetables on the first day after your juice cleanse.
Step 3
Eat only fresh or cooked fruits and vegetables along with broths and light soups on the second day after the cleanse. Do not consume any carbohydrates or dietary fats on this day.
Step 4
Maintain good eating habits. Return to eating normally on the third day after the cleanse. It is a good idea to avoid eating trans fats, sugars and refined carbohydrates to discourage the buildup of toxic substances in your body.
Tips and Warnings
- An electric juicer will be the most beneficial to you while on this diet because it will be powerful enough to juice both vegetables and fruits. Hand juicers waste a lot of potential juice in the fruits and cannot juice vegetables that are leafy, hard or coarse.
Things You'll Need
- Electric juicer
References
- ''Staying Healthy With Nutrition: The Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine''; Dr. Elson M. Haas; 2006
- Juice Cleanse Now
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