How to start a juice cleanse?

The best way to get rid of that smell after a skunk sprays you is to bathe in tomato juice. I've done it many times - there's a colony of them in the woods, and they like to hide under my porch.

To get started, you need to think "bulk." Go to costco or some other store that sells juice in five gallon jars. It will save a lot of money, cause you need to do this several times.

Whatever you do, do NOT buy the spicy V-8. It burns.

I'm thinkin' pizza cleanse...

Anybody? I'm totally into this idea. I'll drink juice too, double the toxin removal. Right?

I've made the mistakes of just stuffing raw spinach, etc., in there an ending up with undrinkable slug.

with the right juicer, all greens, spinach included, is fantastic.

i presently juice kale / spinach / collard greens / radishes / dandelion greens / cilantro and carrot, tops included.

don't forget to go all organic, lest you ingest more pesticides.

juice is good food, in moderation, and in complement to a healthy diet.

news flash..organic vegetables are treated with pesticides...

if you read what i wrote, i said going non-organic would ingest more pesticides (than organic).

never implied or stated organic wasn't treated with petsicides.

that is all.

Woowwww….. OK people are jerks.

While I agree, a hard-core cleanse where all you drink is juice is not necessary…. I juice frequently, and often sub my breakfast for some green juice. It makes your body more alkaline, and hence makes you feel better / has SOME detoxifying affects.

How exactly does it make your body more alkaline? Also, what toxins does it get rid of? Be specific and use science. Please and thank you.

Here's some resources (in APA) for peer reviewed scholarly journals…. if you have access to a higher learning database, I'd check them out! Thanks for asking!

Gill, C. I. R., & Rowland, I. R. (2002). Diet and cancer: Assessing the risk. The British Journal of Nutrition, 88, S73-87.

Minich, D. M., & Bland, J. S. (2007). ACID-ALKALINE BALANCE: ROLE IN CHRONIC DISEASE AND DETOXIFICATION. Alternative Therapies In Health & Medicine, 13(4), 62-65.

Robey, I. F. (2012). Examining the relationship between diet-induced acidosis and cancer. Nutrition & Metabolism, 9

Welch, A. A., Macgregor, A. J., Skinner, J., Spector, T. D., Moayyeri, A., & Cassidy, A. (2013). A higher alkaline dietary load is associated with greater indexes of skeletal muscle mass in women. Osteoporosis International, 24(6), 1899-908.

Welch, A. A., Mulligan, A., Bingham, S. A., & Khaw, K. (2008). Urine pH is an indicator of dietary acid-base load, fruit and vegetables and meat intakes: Results from the european prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC)-norfolk population study. The British Journal of Nutrition, 99(6), 1335-43.

And for fun… one that even speculates… but says "researchers don't know yet" I try to always look at both sides of the issue.

Vangness, S. (2006). Alkaline diets and cancer: Fact or fiction. (). Norwalk: Belvoir Media Group, LLC.

I've made the mistakes of just stuffing raw spinach, etc., in there an ending up with undrinkable slug.

with the right juicer, all greens, spinach included, is fantastic.

i presently juice kale / spinach / collard greens / radishes / dandelion greens / cilantro and carrot, tops included.

don't forget to go all organic, lest you ingest more pesticides.

juice is good food, in moderation, and in complement to a healthy diet.

That actually sounds like a great salad. Throw some grilled chicken, dried cranberries, and a nice vinaigrette on there and you have a nice, satisfying meal. Also just as healthy. And the oil in the vinaigrette will better help your body to absorb the fat-soluble vitamins in the greens.

Why is OK to use the discovery of others and the study of science to;

Power our homes
Propel our cars
Defy gravity and fly internationally
Save our lives with paramedics
Allow us to communicate and share ideas globally via this very forum

But not to decide if a juice cleanse works or not?

Because if you have never spent $300 on a juicer, watched a stupid documentary/sales pitch, spent $50 on vegetables to extract a cup of brownish juice, drank it, and then felt like killing yourself afterwards, you have no idea what you're talking about. YOU ONLY KNOW PROPAGANDA!

:sick:

I spent less than half that, and i have gotten more than my money's worth out of my juicer.

I've never, ever made a brownish juice, maybe someone pooped in your glass the one time you tried it? It must be if you felt like you were killing yourself afterwards. I always feel GREAT after juicing.

And who are these people who have never heard of gardening? Why does everyone claim veggies are so expensive? They are FREE, half the year, if you do it right.

Well, maybe for you. But MANY people across the US (and world, for that matter) live in areas where it is not conducive to gardening. At least not on a scale where ALL of their fruit and veg would come from a privately owned and grown garden. An example is I have a friend who lives in PA -- her bylaws in her community forbid it because it can lure in wild animals. Another friend lives in Vegas where the land is sandy and would cost a small fortune to keep it watered. Yet another lives in CO (and another in ALaska) and the growing season is short. Where I live, the ground is not always the best condition even though I try. I still don't yield enough to eat even for a short period. Not to mention, many folks don't have the flexible schedules to be able to do it. It's not like the old days where a work day was closer to 8hrs and women stayed at home. Or livings were made on farms -- many of which didn't even grow readily edible food, but rather things like cotton, tobacco, or whatever. People these days live in apartments, or are in the military, or they just flat out don't like gardening. These things have to be taken into consideration.

I've made the mistakes of just stuffing raw spinach, etc., in there an ending up with undrinkable slug.

with the right juicer, all greens, spinach included, is fantastic.

i presently juice kale / spinach / collard greens / radishes / dandelion greens / cilantro and carrot, tops included.

don't forget to go all organic, lest you ingest more pesticides.

juice is good food, in moderation, and in complement to a healthy diet.

That actually sounds like a great salad. Throw some grilled chicken, dried cranberries, and a nice vinaigrette on there and you have a nice, satisfying meal. Also just as healthy. And the oil in the vinaigrette will better help your body to absorb the fat-soluble vitamins in the greens.

i wish i could eat it, but i can't -- just can't stomach it.

but the juice is agreeable to me.

that's all -- i enjoy it, and it's not overly caloric.

I've made the mistakes of just stuffing raw spinach, etc., in there an ending up with undrinkable slug.

with the right juicer, all greens, spinach included, is fantastic.

i presently juice kale / spinach / collard greens / radishes / dandelion greens / cilantro and carrot, tops included.

don't forget to go all organic, lest you ingest more pesticides.

juice is good food, in moderation, and in complement to a healthy diet.

That actually sounds like a great salad. Throw some grilled chicken, dried cranberries, and a nice vinaigrette on there and you have a nice, satisfying meal. Also just as healthy. And the oil in the vinaigrette will better help your body to absorb the fat-soluble vitamins in the greens.

i wish i could eat it, but i can't -- just can't stomach it.

but the juice is agreeable to me.

that's all -- i enjoy it, and it's not overly caloric.

^^ Perfect reason to do it as part of a BALANCED diet. You ENJOY it. I won't lie... I enjoy a glass of juice once in a while.

Why is OK to use the discovery of others and the study of science to;

Power our homes
Propel our cars
Defy gravity and fly internationally
Save our lives with paramedics
Allow us to communicate and share ideas globally via this very forum

But not to decide if a juice cleanse works or not?

Because if you have never spent $300 on a juicer, watched a stupid documentary/sales pitch, spent $50 on vegetables to extract a cup of brownish juice, drank it, and then felt like killing yourself afterwards, you have no idea what you're talking about. YOU ONLY KNOW PROPAGANDA!

:sick:

I spent less than half that, and i have gotten more than my money's worth out of my juicer.

I've never, ever made a brownish juice, maybe someone pooped in your glass the one time you tried it? It must be if you felt like you were killing yourself afterwards. I always feel GREAT after juicing.

And who are these people who have never heard of gardening? Why does everyone claim veggies are so expensive? They are FREE, half the year, if you do it right.

Well, maybe for you. But MANY people across the US (and world, for that matter) live in areas where it is not conducive to gardening. At least not on a scale where ALL of their fruit and veg would come from a privately owned and grown garden. An example is I have a friend who lives in PA -- her bylaws in her community forbid it because it can lure in wild animals. Another friend lives in Vegas where the land is sandy and would cost a small fortune to keep it watered. Yet another lives in CO (and another in ALaska) and the growing season is short. Where I live, the ground is not always the best condition even though I try. I still don't yield enough to eat even for a short period. Not to mention, many folks don't have the flexible schedules to be able to do it. It's not like the old days where a work day was closer to 8hrs and women stayed at home. Or livings were made on farms -- many of which didn't even grow readily edible food, but rather things like cotton, tobacco, or whatever. People these days live in apartments, or are in the military, or they just flat out don't like gardening. These things have to be taken into consideration.

I second this. I live in a small townhouse with a tiny patio directly under a huge oak tree. I tried to plant a small garden one year, and there was not enough sunshine, and my plants died I don't think my HOA would appreciate it very much if I chopped down that tree in order to give my garden more direct sunlight.

That being said, had my vegetables plants survived and produced multitudes of delicious, homegrown vegetables, I would NOT have wasted them in a juicer. I would have enjoyed them as part of a balanced diet. I may have even fried the okra.

Why is OK to use the discovery of others and the study of science to;

Power our homes
Propel our cars
Defy gravity and fly internationally
Save our lives with paramedics
Allow us to communicate and share ideas globally via this very forum

But not to decide if a juice cleanse works or not?

Because if you have never spent $300 on a juicer, watched a stupid documentary/sales pitch, spent $50 on vegetables to extract a cup of brownish juice, drank it, and then felt like killing yourself afterwards, you have no idea what you're talking about. YOU ONLY KNOW PROPAGANDA!

:sick:

I spent less than half that, and i have gotten more than my money's worth out of my juicer.

I've never, ever made a brownish juice, maybe someone pooped in your glass the one time you tried it? It must be if you felt like you were killing yourself afterwards. I always feel GREAT after juicing.

And who are these people who have never heard of gardening? Why does everyone claim veggies are so expensive? They are FREE, half the year, if you do it right.

Well, maybe for you. But MANY people across the US (and world, for that matter) live in areas where it is not conducive to gardening. At least not on a scale where ALL of their fruit and veg would come from a privately owned and grown garden. An example is I have a friend who lives in PA -- her bylaws in her community forbid it because it can lure in wild animals. Another friend lives in Vegas where the land is sandy and would cost a small fortune to keep it watered. Yet another lives in CO (and another in ALaska) and the growing season is short. Where I live, the ground is not always the best condition even though I try. I still don't yield enough to eat even for a short period. Not to mention, many folks don't have the flexible schedules to be able to do it. It's not like the old days where a work day was closer to 8hrs and women stayed at home. Or livings were made on farms -- many of which didn't even grow readily edible food, but rather things like cotton, tobacco, or whatever. People these days live in apartments, or are in the military, or they just flat out don't like gardening. These things have to be taken into consideration.

I second this. I live in a small townhouse with a tiny patio directly under a huge oak tree. I tried to plant a small garden one year, and there was not enough sunshine, and my plants died I don't think my HOA would appreciate it very much if I chopped down that tree in order to give my garden more direct sunlight.

That being said, had my vegetables plants survived and produced multitudes of delicious, homegrown vegetables, I would NOT have wasted them in a juicer. I would have enjoyed them as part of a balanced diet. I may have even fried the okra.

D@mn it! Now I want fried okra! And maybe a steak. YUM. This with the salad... sans the chicken and add some goat cheese... OHHHHH YEAHHHHH

Why is OK to use the discovery of others and the study of science to;

Power our homes
Propel our cars
Defy gravity and fly internationally
Save our lives with paramedics
Allow us to communicate and share ideas globally via this very forum

But not to decide if a juice cleanse works or not?

Because if you have never spent $300 on a juicer, watched a stupid documentary/sales pitch, spent $50 on vegetables to extract a cup of brownish juice, drank it, and then felt like killing yourself afterwards, you have no idea what you're talking about. YOU ONLY KNOW PROPAGANDA!

:sick:

I spent less than half that, and i have gotten more than my money's worth out of my juicer.

I've never, ever made a brownish juice, maybe someone pooped in your glass the one time you tried it? It must be if you felt like you were killing yourself afterwards. I always feel GREAT after juicing.

And who are these people who have never heard of gardening? Why does everyone claim veggies are so expensive? They are FREE, half the year, if you do it right.

Well, maybe for you. But MANY people across the US (and world, for that matter) live in areas where it is not conducive to gardening. At least not on a scale where ALL of their fruit and veg would come from a privately owned and grown garden. An example is I have a friend who lives in PA -- her bylaws in her community forbid it because it can lure in wild animals. Another friend lives in Vegas where the land is sandy and would cost a small fortune to keep it watered. Yet another lives in CO (and another in ALaska) and the growing season is short. Where I live, the ground is not always the best condition even though I try. I still don't yield enough to eat even for a short period. Not to mention, many folks don't have the flexible schedules to be able to do it. It's not like the old days where a work day was closer to 8hrs and women stayed at home. Or livings were made on farms -- many of which didn't even grow readily edible food, but rather things like cotton, tobacco, or whatever. People these days live in apartments, or are in the military, or they just flat out don't like gardening. These things have to be taken into consideration.

I second this. I live in a small townhouse with a tiny patio directly under a huge oak tree. I tried to plant a small garden one year, and there was not enough sunshine, and my plants died I don't think my HOA would appreciate it very much if I chopped down that tree in order to give my garden more direct sunlight.

That being said, had my vegetables plants survived and produced multitudes of delicious, homegrown vegetables, I would NOT have wasted them in a juicer. I would have enjoyed them as part of a balanced diet. I may have even fried the okra.

D@mn it! Now I want fried okra! And maybe a steak. YUM. This with the salad... sans the chicken and add some goat cheese... OHHHHH YEAHHHHH

Aw yisss. And ice cream for dessert. How YOU doin'?

:flowerforyou:

Sadly, it's become so predictable. The MAJORITY of people (I was going to say chicks, but I'm tryong to be nicer to my gender) who look into cleansing normally don't want to do real work, such as healthy eating, food preparation and real exercise.

There will always be bridges to sell and buyers for said bridges.

I think you've hit the nail on the head here. People are looking for the magical cure to being fat when there is only ONE magical cure: Eat less, move more. It's all very simple but people make themselves think it has to be more complicated than it really is. They feel like if they're not suffering in this weight loss thing then it's not working.

You don't have to suffer. You don't have to pay an exorbitant amount of money. You don't need fancy equipment. You don't have to starve. Just eat less and move more.

Why is OK to use the discovery of others and the study of science to;

Power our homes
Propel our cars
Defy gravity and fly internationally
Save our lives with paramedics
Allow us to communicate and share ideas globally via this very forum

But not to decide if a juice cleanse works or not?

Because if you have never spent $300 on a juicer, watched a stupid documentary/sales pitch, spent $50 on vegetables to extract a cup of brownish juice, drank it, and then felt like killing yourself afterwards, you have no idea what you're talking about. YOU ONLY KNOW PROPAGANDA!

:sick:

I spent less than half that, and i have gotten more than my money's worth out of my juicer.

I've never, ever made a brownish juice, maybe someone pooped in your glass the one time you tried it? It must be if you felt like you were killing yourself afterwards. I always feel GREAT after juicing.

And who are these people who have never heard of gardening? Why does everyone claim veggies are so expensive? They are FREE, half the year, if you do it right.

Well, maybe for you. But MANY people across the US (and world, for that matter) live in areas where it is not conducive to gardening. At least not on a scale where ALL of their fruit and veg would come from a privately owned and grown garden. An example is I have a friend who lives in PA -- her bylaws in her community forbid it because it can lure in wild animals. Another friend lives in Vegas where the land is sandy and would cost a small fortune to keep it watered. Yet another lives in CO (and another in ALaska) and the growing season is short. Where I live, the ground is not always the best condition even though I try. I still don't yield enough to eat even for a short period. Not to mention, many folks don't have the flexible schedules to be able to do it. It's not like the old days where a work day was closer to 8hrs and women stayed at home. Or livings were made on farms -- many of which didn't even grow readily edible food, but rather things like cotton, tobacco, or whatever. People these days live in apartments, or are in the military, or they just flat out don't like gardening. These things have to be taken into consideration.

You should check this out:

http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/kitchen-nano-garden-hydroponic-hyundai.html

It's a great alternative! You can make anything happen if you want it bad enough!

*shrugs* Not really. Things like this don't take into account space and energy. While it may SEEM like a good idea, it would have to run for about 14hrs. or so a day -- on electricity. Making it pricey. Not to mention the cost of the actual unit. In the end, it would be cheaper and more efficient to just buy it. That is why modern technology is so wonderful and we can get things like pineapples all over the place instead of just the tropics.

Cheap, fast, or good quality. Pick two!