Today it a grand day. Not only is it Juan and mine's 10-month anniversary. (Yes, we celebrate by the month, we're cheesy and proud of it). But what also makes today special is that we are embarking on a 15 -Day Juice Fast Challenge! Are we crazy? Yes, most certainly, but we're excited to start and decided to do it because we like pain.. Well not exactly..We actually got inspired to do a juice fast from our friend Mary, who's a juicing convert, and after watching the documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. Go watch it. It's amazing!What are the benefits of juice fasting or just drinking fresh juice with your meals?? How about --> better skin, more energy, better sleep, better digestion, improves mood, reduces pain in joints, healing of your body, some people claim it also can cure diseases and cancers.It almost sounds too good to be true, but what I like about it is that is logical., And I love logic. It make sense that if you're drinking pounds and pounds of vitamin-filled, micronutrient-rich vegetables every day, that has got to be good for you, right? It is better than pretty much any meal that you could eat.For example while I'm juicing, it is easy to drink a bag of spinach or lettuce, 3-4 large carrots, plus much more in a day. Even if you consider yourself a healthy person, You probably don't eat that many vegetables because who can really chew that much? Your jaw might fall off, and I like my jaw, thank-you very much! ^^Ok so are you intrigued? We are, so now we're going to try this hard-core. Even though adding juice to your diet is helpful, why not go hardcore and jump all the way in, and really get our bodies, squeaky clean? So we are, and we're drinking juice, juice, juice for the next 15 days without any solid foods. :-)Exciting! And hard.. Apparently the first 3-7 days will be difficult because your body is angry at you for feeding it nasty things so to pay you back it say "Let's detox!" And detox can mean....headaches, flu-like symptoms, body aches, diarrhea, constipations, bad moods, acne, and.. About anything. It just depends on how toxic you are. If you're really toxic then you may have many days of detox.But after the detox symptoms lessen and in return, your skin improves, you have incredible energy, your joints start to heal, you have better digestion. Basically your body goes into a process of full-body restoration. That's amazing and worth a few days of pain to try.Inge's hopes after 15 days:More energy, be more clean inside, better skin, and have the satisfaction of finishingJuan's hopes after 15 days:More energy, be more clean inside, loose weight, and have the satisfaction of finishing---> Are you curious how do it too? Here's a few BasicsHere are the Basics for Juicing or Juice Fasting.1) Drink 80% vegetable juice and 20% fruit.2) Greens, Greens, Greens, Greens, juice them! They are so good for you. Spinach, Romaine Lettuce, Kale, etc. Why? The chlorophyl in these plants are key elements to strengthen your blood and bones. Greens also give you lasting energy. They are like healthy espresso that lasts all day and don't give you nasty coffee breath and cheaper. ^^3) On a fast, drink as much juice as you want. (1-2 Gallons a day) Fill yourself up with fresh juice. You're not trying to loose weight, you're trying to restore the well-being of your body.4) Start your fast on a weekend so that you can rest in bed while detoxing, and protect your co-workers from your gorilla mood.5) Drink at least 2 Liters of water, the more the better this will clean you out AND reduce your detox effects6) Another away to reduce the effects of detox is to do coffee enemas to detox your liver.. Yes, it's true. The hose up your butt, thing. It supposedly does wonders. I can't vouch for it. I haven't done it yet. However, I may be coerced into doing....Next Post: Tomorrow, I'll give Juicing Resources - Juice Recipes, Juicing Tips, and for the adventurous out there Coffee Enemas help too. :-)With all of these greens we'll be able to fly by the end of the month ;)

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