The benefits of juice fasts

*          Detoxification (inner cleansing)

Cleaning and excreting wastes, poisons and other chemical products (pesticides, chemical fertilizers, synthetic food coloring, medications, cosmetics, sprays and more) from the liver, the digestive system, the skin and the blood system. Cleansing the digestive system and the liver reflect directly on the skin, and also bestow an overall benefitial feeling to the body.

*          Three elements of rest:

Physical rest: Sleep, sitting, easy nature walks

Physiological rest: For the digestive system, nervous system, urinary tract, muscles, liver, pancreas, bodily senses

Mental and psychological rest: From tensions involving career, family, friends, decision making, responsibilities, tensions. Achieved through exercises in yoga, breathing, guided relaxation, imagination and meditation.

*          Rehabilitating and rejuvenating damaged tissues

*          Fortifying the immune system

*          "Cosmetic treatment" for the skin:

Through the natural addition of nutritional vitamins, minerals, enzymes, chlorophyll, and anti-oxidants. The skin's natural beauty is achieved internally, rather than through external treatments. After the fast, the facial skin is smoother, glowing, and bright. The fast helps to reduce the ravaging effects on the facial skin of aging, poor nutrition and smoking.

*          Weight loss

A secondary bonus: The fast is not aimed at weight reduction. It does however jump-start changes in eating habits, and provide the impetus to overcoming addictions to sweets, simple carbohydrates, and gluttony. Most participants reduce weight during the fast, and continue to do so, after correcting their nutritional habits.

*          Other addictions: The fast helps overcome cravings for coffee, cocoa, cigarettes, alcohol and more.

Some of the juices offered at our juice fasts:

"Red" vegetable juice: from carrots, beetroot, cucumbers, zucchini, celery, parsley

"Green" vegetable juice: from cucumbers, celery stalks, zucchini, parsley, sprouts

Advantages: These are low in calories (no sugars); excellent for dieting and particularly suitable for diabetics or those who must restrict sugar intake. Rich in potassium (a natural diuretic), aids in relieving oedema, high blood pressure and kidney stones.

Fruit juice: Orange juice, apple juice (from unpeeled apples), grape juice, carrot juice, melon juice.

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