Juice Fast

 Fasting has been a common practice since the beginning of the world. Many people from the bible fasted including Jesus. Our bodies are constantly consuming food and fasting gives your body a chance to heal because your body isn't putting all its energy into digesting foods. Without obstacles in the way, our body will automatically seek health through the process of eliminating poisons and balancing its chemistry.
Fasting, essentially, gives the body time to heal by casting out poisons.The principle in fasting is restoring health through cleansing. Most of our diets consist of preservatives, pesticides, insecticides, rancid oils, artificial colors and flavors, and various chemicals that overload our organs. As this toxic overload accumulates from year to year from poor diet it begins to interfere with the bodies normal functions and our eliminations become impaired. As a result we become sick with diseases, headaches, body odor, and many other ailments.
In order to fast effectively, you need to be clear on your intentions. Most people with good intentions fast for spiritual and or physical need. For this post I will stick with the physical healing through fasting. Our bodies naturally fast when we are sick... Why? So the bodies immune system can work on getting our body well. Fasting extends our life and gives us more energy. In a study that was conducted on mice who were fasted every third day, it extended their life span by 40 percent. Fasting also is a great way to loose those stubborn extra pounds and to rid yourself of addictions to coffee, sweets,drugs, alcohol, fried foods and other bad habits.
Some of the ailments that can be treated through fasting are:
Allergies, Asthma, Bronchitis, Hay Fever, Hives, Obesity, Insomnia, Migraine Headaches, Inflammations, High/ low Blood Pressure, Skin diseases, Acne, Constipation, Gall Stones, Diarrhea, cancer and Tumors.
Make fasting a regular part of your life. I suggest starting with a 1 - 14 day fast once a year.  A one to three day fast will allow your body to do a little house cleaning. A seven to fourteen day fast allows deeper cellular elimination and repair. The first 3 days are the hardest and then your body gets over the hump of the side effects of ridding toxins and starts the process of repair. Around day 5 you start feeling better and more energetic. Its best to start a fast with a day or two of raw fruits and vegetables to slowly get your body eliminating toxins so you won't feel so bad during those first few days. I suggest when finished with your fast to eat raw fruits and vegetables and slowly add eggs then meats back to your diet. Do this for at least three days after your juice fast.
When juice fasting drink lots of distilled water and drink only fresh juice not bottled juice. Its also best to juice organic fruits and vegetables. I usually use some supplements from Renew Life to aid in the detoxing process and get some green powder from the health food store. I juice Carrots, green apples, kale, ginger, lemon and cucumber. There are many combinations of juice but this is a good nutritional and yummy juice to start with. Juice as much as you need throughout the day. If you feel hungry then drink some juice.
 Well I hope you learned a little about juice fasting and are encouraged to give it a try. It is well worth the pain to feel revived and refreshed after juice fasting.
In Him,
Angie