Now is the time to do a cleanse after the holiday and start anew!
Whether you’re just jumping on the healthy living train (good for you), or you have been leading a healthy lifestyle for years, a juice cleanse is one of the best choices you can make for your body.
A mini 24-hour juice cleanse is a great starting point, and will jumpstart your wellness, push out toxins and diseased cells, and nourish good cells that are starved of nutrients. A juice cleanse also lets your digestive system, one of the most important parts of your body, take a much-needed break and regenerate.
Of course, it may sound brutal drinking only fruits and veggies for an entire day and forgoing the food, but the magnificent benefits outweigh any discomfort you may experience. It’s natural to experience side effects such as bad breath and body odor, stomach cramps, nausea, weakness, exhaustion and foul-smelling stools. And if these side effects make you weary of fasting, just think of all the toxins that are wreaking havoc on your body. Those toxins are stuck in your cells unless you cleanse. If this isn’t your first rodeo, your side effects should not be as noticeable.
Before starting this cleanse, be sure to purchase a juicer. I recommend VitaminX, but it’s not necessary to spend that much if you’re willing to cut up your produce into smaller pieces. You can juice all recipes in the morning and store in the fridge, or you can make a juice at each meal. I recommend glass Mason jars to store juice.
Be sure to also have lots of water available as well as herbal tea to drink throughout the day. Be prepared to limit physical exertion.
Here is your 24-hour juice cleanse plan:
FOR BREAKFAST:
-Drink water with lemon or herbal tea
-Drink juice #1
Juice #1 – Energy Juice
Serves 1-2
3 cucumbers
1 cup sprouts
1 bunch parsley
1 lemon
1-inch fresh ginger
FOR MORNING SNACK:
-Drink water with lemon or herbal tea
-Drink juice #2
Juice #2 – Cell Regeneration Juice
Serves 1-2
3 kale leaves
1 cucumber
1 small handful of watercress
1 small handful of dandelion greens
5 celery stalks
1 teaspooon camu camu (add to juice after you have juiced ingredients)
1 lemon
FOR LUNCH:
-Drink water with lemon or herbal tea
-Drink juice #3
Juice #3 – Digestion Juice
Serves 1-2
4 celery stalks
3 kale leaves
1 small fennel bulb, trimmed
2 lemons
2 ounces aloe vera juice (add after you have juiced the ingredients)
FOR MID-DAY SNACK
-Drink water with lemon or herbal tea
-Drink juice #4
Juice #4 – Goodness Juice
Serves 1-2
1 cup spinach
3 kale leaves
1 green apple
1 cucumber
½ cup mint leaves
1 lemon
FOR DINNER
-Drink water with lemon or herbal tea
-Drink juice #5
Juice #5: Immune Boost
Serves 1
2 carrots
1 small beet
4 celery stalks
½-inch piece of fresh ginger root
Handful of parsley
1 lemon
FOR NIGHT SNACK (IF NEEDED)
-Drink water with lemon or herbal tea
-Drink juice #6
Juice #6 – Cool Refresher
Serves 1
6 leaves kale
5 romaine lettuce leaves
1 cucumber
1-inch piece of ginger
2 lemons
I would love to help you start the New Year off with a healthy beginning. My 14 Day Winter Detox will begin on January 18. Information will be published soon with all the details!
Here is to a great start to a healthy 2016!
Janice Marto
AADP Certified Health & Wellness Coach
Janice.d@comcast.net
