10-Day Juice Fast

I'm a physician and let me just say that there is no scientific basis for juicing. Drinking blended juice or vegetables will does not "clean" your body. We normally eliminate waste through our kidneys and liver and for a healthy person, these organs should do do job, juicing or no juicing. In the same manner, there is no scientific basis for "detox" in general. Let me challenge you with this. Try to go to search the biomedical literature (not blogs) and see if are able to find any peer-reviewed studies that say juicing is good.

Maybe juicing may seem to work because of the very low caloric intake that one does during the juicing period. But as you probably have read from this forum, the way to lose weight is not by taking extreme measures that are not sustainable in the long run. Let's say you lose weight by juicing. But you are not going to juice forever. When you get back to your usual eating, then you will gain all that weight back. And if you lose more than 3 lbs during the week that you juiced, then you would have lost muscle which will slow down your metabolism and will derail your weight loss goals in the long term. Rather, I think this forum advocates weight loss by changing your lifestyle and eating like the thinner person that you want to be.

On the positive side, I guess if you did take in enough calories while juicing, then it can't be harmful. And since you normally juice fruits and vegetables, during the time that you juice, you will be getting in more fiber, liquids and vitamins, which is a good thing. So the benefit that you will get will be from this, and not from juicing somehow detoxifying your body.

There really is no reason to juice fast. If the concept is to "clear your body of toxins" that's what your kidneys and liver are for. If it's for weight loss, then you'll lose water weight, but it can/will return once you start eating normal. And for many that do this, they don't take in the essentials they need to have an effective metabolism.
If weight is the issue, then address the real problem.................you're eating too much.


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I said before that I was doing P90X and running while mostly juicing an dbuilt muscle and reduced my body fat.

Let's go easy on new people wanting to get healthy and needing a jump start, shall we? Being rude and insensitive is not appropriate here.

I think part of the puzzle is to juice plants with high protein like spinach and kale. I said before that I was doing P90X and running while mostly juicing an dbuilt muscle and reduced my body fat. I also lost 10 pounds that I haven't put back on! My Dr knew I was doing it and was very supporitive. I had that last little bit to lose from having my 4th child in 2009 and it wouldn't budge. I had tried everything...diet and exercise don't ALWAYS work. I did P90X, Turbofire, Insanity and lot's of running and hiking. I have always eaten healthy and for 3 years the weight wouldn't budge...juice fasting did it!

Yes as a quick fix diet, it's not the right thing to do but it does make you crave healthy foods. If you can do the fast and then add back in healthy, unprocessed foods...That's great! If someone needs a jump start to get encouragement, I think it's worth a shot! It's certainly better than what most people eat, dieting or not.

It's 10 days people...you won't end up worse off than 90% of americans who eat garbage all day by doing a 10 day juice fast. let's keep this in perspective. Most people's protein, calories, carbs and fats aren't where they are supposed to be anyway. We are not talking about a year...it's 10 days!!!! Even if it was a little longer...if you keep the calories up...really what's the difference. The vitamins and minerals will do more for your body than a Subway sub for lunch and a burger for dinner! It's 100% natural fruit and vegetable juice!

People are scared of not eating. They get all panicky at the thought of going without their food for even one day. Starvation, they scream! Metabolism killer! I bet they have done no research on the matter.

I have done it, it cured me. That is all the scientific research I need. It worked for me.

Why people will jump all over someone and basically call them stupid for a healthy choice they are making makes no sense to me. If you don't agree with what she is doing then say nothing. If you have nothing nice to say say nothing at all.

Maybe you don't have any medical issues you need to clear up, maybe you just need to lose weight. Until you have stood in someone's shoes who has a medical issue and desperately needs it resolved then don't judge.

Doctors and their medicine did not help me, in fact they are what caused my problem. Juicing resolved it.

You don't seem to be listening to what's she's saying - she is not looking for a 'magic bullet', she is looking to load her body with super-nutrients with mega doses of vegetables and fruits in a juice form - many would argue it's MUCH healthier than a meat based diet given that most meat proteins in the marketplace are imbued with additives, nitrates, and the cattle or chicken have been given hormones, and mass doses of antibiotics which are passed on to consumer.

It is NOT a metabolism killing program - If you are choosing the right balance of fruits and vegetables to juice, you are getting adequate protein (not excess protein as most americans do), adequate calories, and super high quantities of natural sources of vitamins, antioxidants, and anti-inflamatories(helps many arthritis sufferers).

We don't need nearly as much protein as Americans think we do and the reason a majority of Americans are oevrweight is because they eat too much junk...I think we can all agree on that.

I watched Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead a couple of weeks ago. Let me tell you, before watching I was NOT a fan of juice fasts. But this guy who went off all his meds and was full and people even said the juice tasted ok has made me wonder. I don't have a juicer but I plan to invest in one when I get the money and try it. Let me know how it goes and what recipes you use! Good luck

"There's a sucker born every minute" ~PT Barnum.

So you threw out your rational beliefs after watching a glorified info-mercial? Why?

I'm not taking some other person's word for it. I did it. It worked for me. That's all the proof I need.

Here's the deal. Different things work for different people and that is okay. I don't eat meat, I would go so far as saying I don't think it's healthy, especially in large portions, but I'm not going to go on someone's post and start talking down to them and demanding scientific proof that their meat eating diet is good for them. If you eat a certain way and it works for you then that's great! Sometimes I think people need to take a step back and realize that there isn't necessarily only one right or wrong way to go about things.

Good luck to those that juice, and good luck to those that don't! I hope everyone finds what works best for them.