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Brief Fast with Juice Foods such as fatty meats, white flour, sugar, and dairy products can clog channels of elimination. ere are also foods that build (make us stronger and more resilient), those that cleanse (relieve the toxic burden), and those that both cleanse and build. Proteins, such as meat and eggs, are the major builders. Most fruits are aggressive cleansers, while vegetables have both a cleansing and building effect on the body. Ideally, a detoxification diet will feature cleansing foods but contain enough of the building ones to prevent undue discomfort brought on by too rapid a release of toxins. An extreme cleansing or detoxification program such as a water fast (where no food at all is eaten and no beverage is consumed other than water), fruit diet, or prolonged juice "fast" is not recommended. While such practices do cleanse and accomplish the purpose of giving the digestive organs a rest so that energy may be diverted to healing, they may also bring on a powerful cleansing reaction when toxins are released faster than they can be eliminated, causing a great deal of discomfort. A total fast can be debilitating for those with little or no nutritional reserves. A fruit diet, while accomplishing the task of cleansing, may also cause problems by eliciting a strong insulin response, thereby leading to blood sugar imbalances and other problems associated with carbohydrate consumption. Most fruits, due to their high sugar content, also provide nourishment for any fungal organism we may be harboring, and can give rise to candida overgrowth and such attendant problems as fatigue, allergies, digestive problems, and brain fog. A short fast of three days' duration, especially one that features freshly prepared vegetable juices, can be the most beneficial to the body and is an excellent way to jump-start your cleansing program. Eat a light meal for dinner the night before you begin your juice fast. Try combining leafy greens such as spinach with a juicy green such as cucumber in a base of carrot juice. e addition of garlic or fresh ginger will enhance the therapeutic value (and taste) of your creation. At the end of your three-day juice fast, introduce solid foods gradually, starting with the lighter ones like non- starchy vegetables or citrus fruit. By dinner on the first day following your fast, you may add back starches, but wait another day before adding heavy protein foods such as meat. Abby's Magazine - Volume 4 Issue 1 | Page 49

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