Day Two

The first day of juice fasting was every bit as hard as I predicted it would be. I definitely do not feel any benefits thus far into the process. I am drinking the disgusting Naked Juice flavor, Green Machine, which contains broccoli, barley grass, algae and garlic. It was straight-up tasted nasty and smelled horrible. Some side effects that occurred to me throughout the day were nausea, dizziness, fatigue and constant hunger. Now I realize the monumental importance of the adequate intake of food is in order to function properly. Although I experiencing the disadvantages of a juice diet, I'm still wondering what the benefits are?

An article on WebMD.com, “Detox Diets: Juice Up Your Health?” by Jeanie Lerche Davis discusses the advantages of juice fasting besides losing weight. Detoxification of the body is the process of ridding toxins within the digestive system. A theory is detoxification can be achieved through juice fasting which flushes out the poisons that have accumulated inside fat deposits. But Andrew Wiel, MD reported to WebMD; “There is no scientific evidence to support the claims made for detox diets.” Chris Rosenbloom, RD, backs up this statement while explaining in a little more detail. Rosenbloom says the average, healthy body can push toxins by itself through normal bodily functions, without the aid of detox diets, laxatives or extreme types of regimens. She goes even a step further, warning that detoxification are ineffective for losing weight too and saying anything lost is water weight. And if on this type of diet too long, muscle mass will start to deteriorate, not fat.

All this information is probably disheartening to the avid juice faster but I can not make permanent judgment until my juice diet trial is completed. Day three I will share the juice recipes I have been making for my meals.