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Juice Fast DietJuice and vegetable fasts are used to lose weight, gain energy, and detoxify the body from the harmful effects of digestion and environmental toxins. There is no greater detoxification program for the healing and recovery of your body than juice fasting because of the antioxidant, cleansing power of freshly made juices.Most juice fasts last one to five days. 100 percent fruit and vegetable juices, sometimes diluted with distilled water, are the only foods allowed during the fast. Organic, freshly squeezed juices are preferred, and all juices should contain no salt, sugar, or additives. What's Good About The Fasts
This plan is simple to follow since the choices are so limited. You'll lose weight quickly because of the very low calorie intake, although weight loss is not usually the goal of fasting. Many people believe that juice fasts allow the body to rejuvenate and heal itself.
What's Bad About The Fasts
Forget about chewing on this diet plan. The extremely low calorie diet, combined with zero protein, complex carbohydrates and fat will quickly make you feel weak and disoriented. Your metabolism will slow down with so few calories to burn.
Scientifically, fasting or fasting-type diets are a form of starvation. Also fasts deprive you of nutrition. Dieters who have followed fasts say they feel quite refreshed after a day or two. Others experience discomfort, headaches and nausea. Some say the first 24 hours almost makes them crazy with hunger, but after that it's no problem. The juice fasts are not recommended for weight loss, because the weight returns immediately. And even spiritually-motivated fasts should be strictly short term. |
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