Ah juices, aren’t they heavenly. I started a soft and gentle cleanse yesterday with juices, smoothies and simple salads. My purpose is to start slowly and only drink juices for a few days. I abandoned nuts for a while because once autumn, I feel like eating them more and more. I was way passed my one handful a day, so had to say stop! and turn the wheel.
Juice Up Your Health!
The first two days are always the toughest ones, although you don’t have to feel hungry for a bit. Juices are so filling! No, it is your mind, fooling around with you, whispering that you fancy a piece of pie or a dense dish. So what can you do about it?
- Before you start cleansing, put your mindset together.
- Schedule a colonic for after the cleanse.
- When overwhelmed by hunger, ask yourself if you are really hungry. Is it hunger in your stomach or between your ears?
- The moment you start looking for food in your cupboards, take a glass of water and drink it. Often when you feel hungry, it is just thirst. Big chance your ‘hunger’ will calm down after drinking water.
- When you are really hungry, make another juice. You can drink fresh juices as much as you want or need to.
- If you feel the juices aren’t satisfying and you can’t hold on, make a green smoothie. The fiber in them will help you.
- You can start with juices and some big smoothies a day and replace the smoothies by juices after a few days.
Drink more water than you are used to. How can you know how much water you need for your body? Take your body weight and divide it by two; drink that amount in ounces. During a cleansing, try to add some extra 8 ounce glasses.
Be gentle with yourself during a cleanse -well, always be gentle with yourself…- and don’t do heavy physical efforts. You will be detoxing and you might have a head ache at first, or feel a bit sick in the stomach. Those are good signs! The detox is working!
TOOLS YOU NEED
A juicer
A sharp knife and cutting board
INGREDIENTS
- Two big apples, cored (apple seeds are poisoned)
- One pear
- A chunk of ginger
- One kiwi
- One lime
THE MAKING OF…
Just juice and drink! If you wish, you can add your Maca in your juice so you don’t have to miss your favorite superfood.
Health in a glass.
5 Responses to “Jazz Up Your Health!”
I’m cleansing now too! Funny ~ for just the same reason ~ I was feeling weighed down by all the extra nuts in the recipes I was making! Feeling much better already ~ so clear and vibrant!
Oh wow that’s great Eva! Same here. After two days of settling into the cleanse I am now thriving on juices only. So far so good and I feel so much better too! Amazing how fast jucies work huh?!
Marie,last week my mind was really racing is that normal while juicing, drinking smoothies. thanks
Hello Sandra. Yes, this can be a reaction to the detox. You are going through an intense process and side effects may occur; dizziness, head ache, feeling sick in the stomach… Or if you have been ill in the past, old symptoms might show up. Don’t be scared then; this is normal and it will go away by itself.
But also mentally and emotionally a lot is happening. Not only your body is releasing toxins; also your spirit, the way you are thinking can be influenced, your feelings. If you are having trouble with side effects, take a big glass of water and drink it. Do this whenever a side effect is bothering you. It will help with the detox effects.
When you are juicing and drinking smoothies only, you might experience a lot of clarity, but also a racing mind at some moments…
It might be a sign that you detoxing too fast. Slow a bit down then by adding a light and simple salad to your day or a mono meal. A mono meal is a meal only of one kind of fruit or vegetable. Your detox will still go on because you are only eating one species. Just take your favorite fruit, cut it up in a nice bowl and enjoy chewing!
I hope this helps! I hope you are feeling better!
With love, Marie-Claire
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