Diet: What is the "juice fasting"?

Relatively recent, the juice fasting is not a diet to lose weight or detoxification, based on net. The practitioners of this diet consume only fruit juices and vegetables. 

The term comes from fasting speed with which the liquids are digested, spent only a small portion of energy. 


People who choose juice fasting, make us different reasons and by different methods. 


There are those who follow this diet annually, for a full week as a way to purify the body, according to the annual cycle of nature. There are also those who every month following this ritual of purification, for periods of three or four days. Many of the practitioners usually choose juice fasting, spa's and places of rest or natural treatments for this. 


The pure juice of fruits and vegetables contain little or no fiber. Therefore, juice fasters often use, herbs, salt water or other laxatives during the period of fasting, to expel the waste efficiently intestines and colon. Another method is the use of psyllium mixed with the juice. The psyllium and is not absorbed by the body, but increases in volume after absorbing water, it is enough to keep the intestines working. 


Typically, around seven or eight days of fasting, is reduced or even eliminated from the diet the consumption of alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, sugar, dairy products, cereals, meat, fish and eggs. 
This preparation consists mainly of fruits, vegetables and beans. 


It is generally recommended the consumption of 1 to 2 liters of juice per day, during this diet. Should be included fruits and vegetables such as celery, carrot, kale, cabbage, apple, pineapple, raspberries, spinach, beets and other vegetables. 
It is also recommended that in addition to the juice, drink during the day, about six glasses of water at room temperature. 


Some ingredients commonly used in juice fasting: 

Greens and vegetables - celery, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, beet, sweet potato, parsley, kale, spinach 
Fruit - grapes, apples, citrus 



There are no side effects associated with this diet. However, the juice fasters should take into account the levels of vitamins and nutrients, and take supplements if necessary to maintain these levels of vitamin and balanced with the needs of your body.