The Juice Fast

Sometimes it is necessary to clear out the clutter and start fresh. As college students, we do this constantly, clearing out the old and making space for the new, each school year. A new semester is upon us now. Why not start Fall 2012 with a new form of cleanse: a detoxification of the body.

Juice diets are wonderful because they free the body of damaging chemicals and toxins. You are able to consume all the nutrients that the body needs in one simple glass without ingesting any of the extra unhealthy additives found in processed foods. The cleanse also resets your body’s physiology, making weight loss more of a reality.

Recipes vary according to your own personal needs and taste. Below are some equally healthy and tasty recipes to start your juice diet.

Green Juice

1/2 Cucumber

Six leaves Kale

Two Apples

Four stalks Celery

Two cups Spinach

1″ Ginger root

Recipe taken from http://www.squidoo.com/juice-recipes

Vegetable Super Juice

One whole Cucumber

Four sticks of Celery

Two to four handfuls of Spinach

Eight Lettuce Leaves

Optional boosters: Parsley and fresh Alfalfa Sprouts

Water

Healing Juice

Three to four Carrots

125g Fresh Spinach

Handful of Flat Leaf Parsley

Two to three Sticks of Celery

Water

Blood Builder (Iron-enriched)

Two bunches Grapes

Six Oranges

Eight Lemons peeled

1/4 cup Honey

Water

Ginger/Lemon Cleanse

1-inch slice Fresh Ginger Root

One Fresh Lemon

Six Carrots with tops

Apple

Water

Skin Cleanse

One Cucumber with skin

1/2 bunch Fresh Parsley

One 4-oz. tub Alfalfa Sprouts

Four Sprigs Fresh Mint

Water

Previous 5 recipes taken from http://www.justcleansing.com/juice.htm

Hunger Pain Be Gone

Four medium Carrots

Two stalks of Celery, leaves and all

One handful of Parsley

Four leaves of Baby Spinach

Dash of Tabasco

Smile, It’s Morning Smoothie

Two large Oranges, skin removed

One medium Grapefruit without the flesh

Six Strawberries

Half a Banana

Two tablespoons flavorless Protein Powder

1/4 cup ice

Carrot Juice Dream

Four large Carrots

Two stalks of Celery (including leaves)

One medium Green Apple

Handful of Baby Spinach

Several sprigs of Parsley

Lemon and Lime juice to taste

Waist Line Buster

Five Carrots

One Red Apple

One small Cucumber

One Beet (washed well, peeled and sliced)

One Celery Stalk

Ginger optional (for more bite)

Hunger Buster

Four Carrots

Three sprigs of Parsley

One small Cucumber

Two Granny Smith Apples

Previous 5 recipes taken from http://diet.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Juice_Recipes_for_Weight_Loss

Juice diets often result in an increase of energy and clearer skin. Three days is usually enough for a full detox; however, some fasts can last up to 30 days.

*Images were taken from Flickr.com.