Almost everyone I coach on the phone or in my office asks me about going on a fruit juice diet. They're eager to know the shortest route between them and their weight loss goals, and they've heard about the dramatic results that juice fasting can provide. Year after year of results convinces me that juice fasting is by far the most beneficial thing anyone can do to supercharge their health and well being. Not to mention it's the absolute fastest road to weight loss and the body of your dreams. But fasting on fruit alone or embarking upon and all fruit juice diet may prove to be a bit problematic. Read on.
The truth is that while there are many health benefits to fruit, it does contain a large amount of natural sugars and is best when are eaten whole with their fibres intact. Juice fasting is powerful simply because when you elect to juice a fruit or a vegetable you remove the bulk, or the fibre, from the part of the plant that offers nutritional benefit. You will then only ingest the nutritive part, the part that actually contains all of the necessary nutrients that you need. This will enable your body to receive all of the necessary fuel it needs without having to spend a great deal of energy breaking it down. This energy will then be saved for cleansing.
In lieu of a fruit juice diet, I advise my clients to take in a rainbow variety of fresh juices on their fasts. This ensures all their nutrition is being taken care of for the day leaving them with maximum energy. While fruits such as apples can provide a great base for many juices, if consumed alone they spike the blood sugar which then drops shortly after leaving you with less energy than you had when you started. Obviously, this is not the effect we desire when we take on a juice fast.
If you feel you can't give up fruit juice, no worries. But it is essential that you add greens such as spinach, watercress, or kale to your fruit juice. These greens will help the sugars be absorbed slowly into your system which will prevent unwanted spikes in energy fluctuation and equalize your energy levels.
The following recipe is one of my favorite recipes that I share in my my Breakthrough Fasting program.
Kate's Green Dragon
One or two green apples
Two stalks of celery
1/2 cucumber
Three handfuls of spinach or, if you would prefer, two handfuls of kale
A half or one lemon to taste (more if you like it sour like I do)
The point of combining different types of vegetables into the diet, especially greens, is to prevent blood sugar spikes and to keep your energy levels stable while you cleanse. At the same time you will be offering your body a huge variety of nutrition and this will help it to work harder in getting clean, healthy, and thin from within!
The truth is that while there are many health benefits to fruit, it does contain a large amount of natural sugars and is best when are eaten whole with their fibres intact. Juice fasting is powerful simply because when you elect to juice a fruit or a vegetable you remove the bulk, or the fibre, from the part of the plant that offers nutritional benefit. You will then only ingest the nutritive part, the part that actually contains all of the necessary nutrients that you need. This will enable your body to receive all of the necessary fuel it needs without having to spend a great deal of energy breaking it down. This energy will then be saved for cleansing.
In lieu of a fruit juice diet, I advise my clients to take in a rainbow variety of fresh juices on their fasts. This ensures all their nutrition is being taken care of for the day leaving them with maximum energy. While fruits such as apples can provide a great base for many juices, if consumed alone they spike the blood sugar which then drops shortly after leaving you with less energy than you had when you started. Obviously, this is not the effect we desire when we take on a juice fast.
If you feel you can't give up fruit juice, no worries. But it is essential that you add greens such as spinach, watercress, or kale to your fruit juice. These greens will help the sugars be absorbed slowly into your system which will prevent unwanted spikes in energy fluctuation and equalize your energy levels.
The following recipe is one of my favorite recipes that I share in my my Breakthrough Fasting program.
Kate's Green Dragon
One or two green apples
Two stalks of celery
1/2 cucumber
Three handfuls of spinach or, if you would prefer, two handfuls of kale
A half or one lemon to taste (more if you like it sour like I do)
The point of combining different types of vegetables into the diet, especially greens, is to prevent blood sugar spikes and to keep your energy levels stable while you cleanse. At the same time you will be offering your body a huge variety of nutrition and this will help it to work harder in getting clean, healthy, and thin from within!
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