Fat sick and nearly dead.

I was expecting more pics of fat, sick and nearly dead people.

Disappointed.

Award for most depressing thread title.

LOL!

I saw the show but really I didn't get the "juicing is God" thing from it.

I got that we have WAY too much processed food in our diet, and some fairly dangerous chemicals to boot. I got that working out, getting fresh air and taking care of ourselves is a needed part of life. The best thing I got is the "your body wants to be healthy" message. If I treat my body well it will do it's best to return the favor. I wants to help you.

Juicing is useful. If I make my own apple juice, for instance, I will know what is in that apple juice. No guessing needed. The same reason I like making food from scratch, when I have time. I know what I am eating, and even better what I am not.

In the end the best message is that, outside of major health issues, we are as healthy as we set out to be. That is very empowering.

I hear that if you only eat prune juice through a snorkel on the second Tuesday after a blue moon, you will lose a lot of weight. Actually, I saw it in a movie, so it must be true. They did their research and my cousin Polly Donwannacracka tried it and like omg she is totally skinny now!!!

I agree! The whole point of juicing is to put ALOT more fruits and veggies into a meal, you could NOT add that much stuff to a shake. So you would be getting alot more nutrients from juicing. The show was inspiring and the reason it was inspiring was it helped these people start a healthy lifestyle. No they can't juice forever but it was just a jump start towards health. I bought a juicer because i like the idea of putting alot of nutrients in my childrens cups, instead of buying processed juice. I say go for it! It's not going to hurt to do small juicing cleanses.

I prefer green smoothies to green juice, since you lose the fiber with juicing. I've only ever done a liquid fast, where you can have green juice, green smoothies, tea, water and raw soups. It was wonderful and I really liked it. But because I wasn't doing all green juice, I didn't have to worry about what happens when you don;t have fiber. I don't remember it really being addressed in the movie, but when you do green juice fasts, you are suppose to have regular colonics...eek!

My husband and I juiced for different amount of days. He juiced for 4 straight days. Felt awful. But stuck to it...and now adds a veggie juice once in awhile but has changed his eating habits for the better because of trying it.
I juiced straight for 5 days. Loved it!! BUT did have a few issues so realized that for me, I needed to eat but in better portions and better choices and I always have a GREEN juice to start my day!!!! Yesterday I skipped juicing for the whole day because just was a hectic day and the effects were horrible.....Sluggish and Tired and just not a good feeling. So now I know....Juice on to start my day....and maybe add one for lunch and eat a sensible dinner......For me, I will never be a vegan....but adding more fresh leafy greens and good fruits is a plus!!!!!! Eating the way God intended. Use fresh local produce and support our local farmers!!!!

Much prefer the crunch. Did a very brief juice fast a few years back. nearly vommed everytime I had to drink it, hate the consistency..

The only negatives were 1) the craving to "chew" something, which may have gone away if I had done the fast longer and

I sincerely doubt the craving to chew would have gone away. Human beings were meant to eat, that's a biological imperative. If that goes away, you're in big trouble, medically speaking.

The only advantages I ever saw to juicing was:
1) once when a friend had his broken jaw wired shut and all food had to go through a straw,and
2) when I was ill and could not tolerate solid food on a long term basis.
Protien shakes and liquid meal replacements are not all that and a bag of chips LOL. Juices can exit the stomach a little faster than its chewed counterpart, and sometimes one is just desperate for fresh fruit.