A juice diet is not only a great way of losing weight but also to detox the body. During a juice diet a person only consumes fruit and vegetable juices. People go on a juice diet because it rebuilds your immune system by cleaning the body of dead, damaged and diseased cells which in turn allows the body to nurture itself. How? This is because it gives you a boost of essential minerals, vitamins and antioxidants. Other research also claims that benefits of a juice diet include glowing skin, lower blood pressure and cholesterol and healthier hair.

• Children
• Pregnant and nursing women
• People who had surgery or are going to have one.
• Anybody taking prescription medicine should consult a health professional or their doctor before going on a juice diet.
• Anybody with diabetes, addiction, low blood pressure or sugar, epilepsy or other chronic diseases shouldn’t go on a juice diet or do it only under medical supervision.

How to start a juice diet?
One shouldn’t just jump into a juice diet. You need to prepare your body before you start a juice diet. One can start preparing for a juice diet a week before officially starting it:

• A week before the diet, a person should stop eating food that contains animal meat, fish, eggs and dairy products. A person should also not consume alcohol or smoke or drink anything with caffeine. This should continue till the diet is over.
• Since before the diet, a person is not supposed to eat certain foods, it is recommended instead that a person start eating raw vegetables and fruits.
• The person should consume fruits like grapes, melons, apples and citrus fruits. Vegetables like lettuce and sprouts are also good pre-fast foods.
• Slowly during the week before the start of the diet, replace meals like breakfast with juice and then start drinking juice before dinner.

What to do during the juice diet?

• Consume around 32 to 64 ounces of juice.
• Juicing the following fruits like apple, pineapple, oranges, cranberry and vegetables like cabbage, kale, spinach, beet and green vegetables are recommended.
• The person should also not forget to drink 6-7 glasses of water daily.
• Try different recipes with your juice extractor so that you don’t get bored.

Here is a juice recipe that you can try during your diet:

Ingredients:

• 6 oranges
• 8 peeled lemons
• 2 bunches of grapes

Procedure:

Juice all the ingredients with your juicer.