Tip of the Day: Take a naps, lots of naps when you're fasting. They are delicious and much needed when you're fasting.
Story of the Day:
Today I had great plans of organizing our house and our kitchen and life, but instead opted out for a long sweet afternoon nap. This morning, I felt all the energy in the world and was considering going for a morning run, but after making juice and cleaning a nap seemed more like the speed of the day, and since naps are highly recommended during fast to heal your bad. Who was I to fight the desire to curl up in the afternoon sun and dream?Juan joined my nap for awhile and then later he went to the mountain to catch the sunset, and then some of our friends came by the house tonight to chat.Today was nice, not so dramatic as yesterday. Juan felt better. He said he feels as if his whole body is lighter today, even his arms, he thinks that the coffee enema cleared him out. At night I fixed steamed pumpkin and onions with coconut oil for him. So his detox could slow down. We went to bed around 11 or 12 and he slept great with a few strange dreams but other than that nothing to report, except mild detox symptoms.
Honey Masks:
A few days ago Juan decided that he wanted to lighten his hair but do it using natural methods. So he went on an investigation. He found that if you mix honey, cinnamon and conditioner together that you can make a mask for your hair that will lighten it. The idea is that in honey there is a wee bit of peroxide and it works with cinnamon to lighten your hair. So we set out to try it. :-) We mixed all the delicious ingredients together and put them in our hair and waited....The results? Well... Maybe our hair is a little bit lighter, I think it might be, but one thing for sure is that my hair smells soooo good. Like Cinnamon Toast. Which make me hungry.. Where is the butter? :-)
Juan's Stats - Juice: 3.5 Liters / Water: 3 water Weight: 5 kg less than the start Energy: Difficult, in the beginning of the day because he couldn’t sleep Friday night. Mood: Morning it was bad, but now it is good. Hunger: It was under control Detox Symptoms: Easy Cheats: A few bites of fruit Cravings: Everything, when he was on the phone with his mom this morning, he told her he wanted to eat meat, chicken and a river full of beans.. Hehe Inge's Stats - Juice: 2.3 Liters / Water: 1 liter or more Weight: 3 kg less than the start Energy: In the morning good, then after I took naps. Mood: Sleepy Hunger: Not too bad Detox Symptoms: I have a white-coated tongue. Yucky and a small red spot under my eye Cheats: Some honey Cravings: The taste of variety. In Korea our veggie and fruit choices are really limited so the juices start to taste the same after awhile.Inge's Conclusion of the Day - I’m taking another nap :-)
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Read The Juice Fast Series
1. Juice Fast Introduction2. Juice Fast Day 1 ~ Juicing Resources3. Juice Fast Day 2 ~ Special Guest4. Juice Fast Day 3 ~ Think Long Term5. Juice Fast Day 4 ~ $$$6. Juice Fast Day 5 ~Juice Your Greens7. Juice Fast Day 6 ~ Keep Going8. Juice Fast Day 7 ~ Give Your Veggies a Shower9. Juice Fast Day 8 - Coffee Enemas and Detox Dreams10. Juice Fast Day 9 ~ Lazy Saturdays and Honey Masks11. Juice Fast Day 10 ~ What To Do with Juice Pulp? 1 of 212. Juice Fast Day 11 ~ Juice Fast Challenge: Day 11 - What to do with Juice Pulp? 2 of 213. Juice Fast Day 12 ~ How Do you Start to Eat Again? Step One = Make a Plan14. Juice Fast Day 13 ~ Happy Days!15. Juice Fast Day 14 - Cranky Days! & Transition to Food16. Juice Fast Day 15 - Before and After Photos
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: