© www.ingekathleen.com/blog, juicing cleanse, juice, greens, leafy greens, healthy in korea Tip of the Day: Drink Green, Why? They are so good for you! Green Leafy plants, like spinach, kale, parsley are really powerful. They have Vitamins C, K, E, and A, micronutrients, minerals like calcium and magnesium, and even protein. Crazy right? They are know to give you amazing energy, fight cancer, help your heart, your blood, your bones, almost anything and everything. Also I heard that if juice enough of them, then you may fly like Superman! It's true. I think it will take me about 2 more weeks of juicing greens to fly. :-)Even professionals say so..."Greens are the No. 1 food you can eat regularly to help improve your health," says Jill Nussinow, MS, RD, a culinary educator in Northern California and the author of The Veggie Queen.See, I told you that they are amazing.So throw a couple of handfuls of this into your juice or smoothies every day.Types of Greens to Juice:- Spinach (preferably baby spinach)- Kale- Swiss chard- Collard greens- Dandelion greens- Turnip greens- Beat greens- Parsley- Arugula- Romaine lettuce- Green and red leaf lettuceResource:Benefits of Every Leafy Green Vegetables:5 Tips for Juicing GreensStory of Day 5: Ok so onto today, I focused on drinking more green juice. I'm trying to follow what I preach. I made an especially mean juice in the morning. I really put spinach, pumpkin leaves, broccoli into my juice, and only a bit of apple in our juice. I felt an immediate difference. Not in the way I wanted to though. I ran straight to the toilet. Ha! I think I accidentally started my body's detox, because throughout the day, I started to feel a little woozy, feverish, and my head was cloudy. The chlorophyl in the greens did a good job.I heard before that normal people usually start to detox on day 2 or 3, but apparently I'm not normal. I should have figured that out by now. On day 2 and 3, I was ready to detox! I thought on day 2 and 3 I would Boom! Detox on the weekend, and then when Monday and Tuesday came around, I would be home-free. Nope. Not my case. Detox didn't happen on day 2 and 3 so I thought, Awesome! I won't experience detox! In my juice cleanse, I will just experience the awesomeness of more energy and baby-butt skin. I was seriously mistaken. Today it started. Lame.So just a hint to someone who wants to do this. Greens start detox (add greens little-by-little so you don't experience detox too fast) and everyone's body is different. Some people detox early, some late, some for a long time and others for a short time. Just depends on the person. So don't worry if you're reacting outside the normal schedule. Their really is no normal schedule.So in the end, today's goal of drinking more greens was good but also kicked me in the butt. However, we're still fighting, and we're going to continue drinking the greens. Because of course their amazing, but wow today they were a bit too amazing today. :) But anywho, if we're doing 15 days of this detox, then we might as well really get clean, clean, clean. No weakness allowed.Juan's Opinion of Day 5 : "I just feel like nothing is happening, and I have the flu. "Inge's Opinion of Day 5: "I feel woozy. "Stats of the Day: Inge Stats --- Juice: 2.5 Liters / Water: 2 liters ^^ Weight: 2 kg less than the start Energy: Low and Medium Mood: It wasn't bad Hunger: I was hungry at points, but I felt too lazy to make juice at times. Detox Symptoms: Fever and felt a little weird. Cheats: I was an angel today. Thank-you very much! Cravings: Nothing to speak of, I don't feel like I'm craving much. Just at times I want to chew the apple that I'm about to put into the juicer. or especially the amazing watermelon. Yum.Juan's Stats --- Juice: 4 Liters Water: 1 liter Weight: 2.5 kg less than start Energy: Good Mood: Ok Hunger: Very hungry Detox Symptoms: Sneezy, Mucus, Flu-Like Symptoms Cravings: Chicken, Chicken and more Chicken Cheats: He was an angel too.Favorite Juice(s) of the Day: It was a busy day so we didn't have any crazy new juice try-outs.. We focused on green juices.Our Improvements So Far: Today I can't say that I feel improvements, unless our detox symptoms are considered improvements. Then yes, we are improving, a lot! Ha!Goals for Tomorrow: Drink more water. Keep drinking green and stay positive and keep my mind thinking long term.

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