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Day 86: Juice Fasting, Day 11

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I have had a lot of energy and motivation the past couple of days!  I have slept better, felt more content, and have been more productive.  Yesterday, I went to Jamba and had my first wheatgrass shot(s).  After all I’ve heard and read about the ickiness factor of said wheatgrass, I was expecting bitter nastiness (especially when I was offered a slice of orange to “chase” the shots).  I was very pleasantly surprised to find the juice to be sweet and refreshing.  I liked it so much that I drank four in all (maybe five?), which gave me a little bit of a stomachache an hour later, but I’m planning on drinking it a few times a week from now on.  Not bad at all, and amazing for you.

Dragging out the old juicer has been rad.  Some combos I’ve been loving:

  • 2 pears, 1 lemon, 2 thumb size pieces of ginger
  • 1/2 of a small WATERMELON, 4 stalks of celery
  • 1 apple, 3 carrots, 3 stalks of celery, 4 carrots, 1 lemon, 1 thumb size piece of ginger
  • 1/2 pint grapes, 1 lemon, 2 thumb size pieces ginger, 1 tbsp raw agave nectar
YUM.  On a juice fast, I think it’s a great plan to include different fruit and veggie varieties, as different juices offer different healing mechanisms.  For instance, pear benefits the gallbladder, watermelon helps the kidneys, apple assists the liver, lemon draws out and dissolves mucous.  Factor in the powerful detoxifying effects of the chlorophyll in the juice of leafy greens, and you are good to go.
If you are looking for a reason not to fast, take your pick; they are all around you  Mention that you’re going on a juice fast and you will be met with all sorts of horrified reactions. Maybe it’s because we live in a culture of excess, where food is cheap and abundant, where it’s much easier to take a pill for each and every ill, where it’s far more socially acceptable to drink and smoke than refrain from solid foods temporarily.  It’s really a trip.


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