Healthy Living: How To Start Your First Juice Cleanse

Woot woot alert! I lost 3 pounds this week, making my total amount of weight lost: 16 pounds in 6 weeks! I may be new, but it's shedding off fast, and in a completely healthy way! I'm not starving myself at all, I actually feel full each day by eating the right nutrients my body needs to feel good.

My recent weight loss has inspired me to start a juice cleanse and give my body the healthy help it deserves.

Anyways, enough about me. This is how you will have the highest success rate at your next detox juice cleanse! You can follow along and learn how to start your cleanse in this post, and in future posts as well. I'll be posting updates on how the cleanse, my overall weight loss, my emotional wellbeing, and my generally improved life are going!

To start a juice cleanse, you must be willing to cut out specific toxins from your body. This means no ice cream, pizza, fast foods, alcohol, tobacco, nicotine, soda, and (if possible) medications, with an exception of natural supplements such as vitamins or self-healing supplements made from plants.

3 days before your cleanse:

• Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.
• Eliminate pizza, ice cream, fast foods, alcohol, tobacco, nicotine, soda, sugar, processed foods, caffeine, gluten, dairy, red meat, and unnatural medications from your diet altogether.
• Only eat fresh fruits, fresh veggies, whole-grains, and eggs 3 days before your cleanse.
• Eating light before your cleanse will ease cravings and hunger during it!

During your cleanse:

• Begin your day with a glass of water and lemon.
• From then on, drink 6 portions of juice every two hours. Drink 1 bottle (10 oz) in two-hour increments, repeating 5 more times. For example, you could drink your juices at 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, and 7pm.
• Only drink your juice, and don't add any foods in until you are finished with the cleanse. Eating during the cleanse slows down the process of cleansing your system of harmful toxins.
• If you do decide to eat during the cleanse, choose only organic fruits, veggies, or seeds.
• Exercise: Avoid strenuous exercise during the juice cleanse. Instead, stick to light walks or yoga since your energy levels will be changing.
• The source site below recommends that you don't push it during your juice cleanse. Practice meditation, listen to calming music, and go for nature walks or hikes to relax. Sometimes, people are more sensitive during cleanses. Be sure you take care of yourself physically and emotionally.

Day 1 post-cleanse:

• Add in your fruits, greens, and water: at least 8 glasses a day.

Day 2 post-cleanse:

• Add in your nuts and gluten-free grains.

Day 3 post-cleanse:

• Add in your other grains and organic meats (or vegetarian meats).

After your juice cleanse, the source site still recommends that you don't rush back into vigorous exercise. Let your body recover naturally, and as you gain your energy back, then exercise can be put back into your schedule. I would suggest you wait at least 3 days after your cleanse to begin exercising heavily again.

Source Site: https://www.urbanremedy.com/learn/howtocleanse

All of the information above regarding juice cleanses is from this source.

As for the specific kind of juice to be used for this activity, you'll have to do your research to find out which kinds of juices/smoothies/shakes you prefer. Some sites sell juices specifically for cleanses. You can also look up recipes to make homemade. I'd start by purchasing flax seeds, plenty of fresh fruits and greens, and tons of yummy fruit/veggie juices to try!

Take care and cleanse well!