Juice Fasting Diet

Many times, our body needs a little detoxification so that the high amounts of toxins are flushed out, cleansing our systems and nourishing them. At such a time, the body needs a break from the regular high cholesterol, protein and extra carbohydrates, which take a long time for digestion. Many dietitians suggest a fasting diet where you are advised to drink only liquids which act as cleansers as well as provide the necessary nutrients. Among these various detox diets which are undertaken by people for this reason, one of the most effective is the juice fasting diet, where you are supposed to consume fruit and vegetable juices for a specific period of 2 to 3 days. However, these liquid diets should not be followed more than the advised period as they can be harmful when practiced more than needed. Thus, if you are considering to pick out the best juice fasting diet, read into the coming up paragraphs.

Diet for Juice Fasting

There are many reasons why people take up this particular juice fasting diet, e.g.: weight loss; getting rid of addictions like smoking, alcohol, overeating, caffeine; medical purposes like cancer, severe infections, autoimmune diseases, etc. But for whichever purpose this diet is taken up, it can't be used for more than a particular time limit. This is because during this diet, the only thing you consume are juices or liquids and no solid food. Therefore, there are chances of weakness, deficiencies, acidity and malnourishment to occur.

So, if you are taking up a juice fasting diet, make sure you consult a doctor and get the details cleared. There are various types of detox drinks present in these juice fasting diets which are available and you can choose the one that might suit you. These are:

• Fruit Juices (apple, berries, dark grapes, lemon)
• Vegetable Juices (cucumber, celery, spinach, beet grass, parsley, cabbage, broccoli), Wheatgrass Juices
• Root Juices (sweet potatoes, carrots, beets, ginger, green onion, fresh turmeric root, yucca root)

Juice Fasting Diet Plan
If you are following the juice fasting diet, you will need a diet plan for what to consume at which meal. Although you can choose from the juices mentioned above, you can consume them for any of the meals, depending on your choice. This diet plan should be followed only for 3 days and not more. One of the most effective juice fasting diets is the master cleanse diet or the lemon juice fasting diet. A glimpse of this diet plan is put before you, read on.

Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snacks
One liter lemonade (master cleanser) or fruit juices like citrus, apple, pear. Vegetable juices diluted with water.	Almost 350 ml of vegetable or fruit juice. Preferably consume vegetable juice for lunch.	For dinner, you can make vegetable broth instead of drinking another vegetable juice.	If you get hungry in between meals, you can drink carrot, wheatgrass or beet juice, whichever you find more filling.

Juice Fasting Diet Recipes
There are a few juice preparations that you can prepare for yourself, so that you can avoid monotony during your diet. These juice fasting recipes are mentioned below. Take a look.

• Mixed Juice: Blend together 2 carrots, 1 sweet potato, thin slices of Spanish onions, 2 apples and a pinch of dulse powder.
• Fruit Paradise: A great mixture of ½ watermelon, 5 oranges, 1 lemon and 2 tablespoons of pineapple concentrate.
• All Citrus: All you will need for this one is 1 grapefruit and 1orange, and a few ice cubes! You can add in honey if you want to give a delicious and healthy touch to the drink.
• The Vinegar Drink: This is one of the most nutritious and healthy juice recipes for your diet. Blend in 2 radishes, 1 beet, 1 lemon, 2 sweet potatoes, 1 slice Spanish onion and 1 tablespoons cider vinegar. You can use this if you are juice fasting for weight loss.

With these yummy juice recipes and a diet plan to use them, I am sure you are all set for detoxification with the juice fasting diet! So, go ahead and clean your system if you need to, but make sure you consult a doctor before you take up any particular diet.