Juice Fasting
A Guide to Fasting Detoxification. No one should lead a debilitated life for lack of this vital information.
Fasting experts Dr. Paavlo Airola and Dr. Otto Buchinger claim that juice fasting on a cellular level is superior to water fasting in terms of physical healing, detoxification and rejuvenation. The Buchinger Clinic in Germany, having supervised over 250,000 clinical fasts, affirms that since autolysis also occurs during a juice fast, the release of dying cells, waste products and the toxins from fat cells is gentler and more gradual. Overall, juice fasting is easier than water fasting, in that there is some nutrition. Dick Gregory, an American comedian and actor, made headlines when he ran 15 miles on the 100th day of a juice fast.
Fresh juices have a cleansing effect of their own, and if taken immediately after being made, they are also energizing and exhilarating. During a juice fast, we absorb up to 90% of the nutrients directly into our systems without overstimulating or over activating the entire digestive process. Most organs and bodily processes are also given a much needed rest.
Juice fasters have inadvertently stumbled onto the age-old principle that seed bearing herbs are given to us for our healing. Along with various vegetables, organic herbs can also be added to juice for various desired effects. Researchers have proven that juice is biologically active and contains many essential nutrients, such as natural vitamins and minerals, live enzymes, trace elements and other organically-complex nutrients to aid the body in its curative process.
Freshly-squeezed or extracted fruit and vegetable juices, vegetable broth and herbal teas all contain high percentages of water, which helps to eliminate and neutralize
On the other hand, water fasting is fasting in its purest sense and much more intense then juice fasting. Anyone intent on doing a water fast for over three days should be and experienced faster and consult a competent holistic physician. For serious water fasts, it is best to make sure the body is sufficiently detoxified.
It is estimated that approximately 30% of the body’s energy is expended by digesting and eliminating food. During a juice fast, processing incoming carbohydrates and the digestive system are not totally shut off, so there is less raw energy available then in a water fast. I have practiced both water and juice fasts for over 50 years, and can testify to the fact that they both have profound health benefits on every level. Whichever fast a person chooses, fasting has been proven to be one of the best healing practices on earth.
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