Green Lemonade

Did you know that true cleansing divas are militant when it comes to properly preparing their bodies for a juice fast? Before embarking on a long juice fast (usually greater than five days), many of these beauties are often tweaking their diet for weeks, months and sometimes years. They know that without properly preparing your body for a juice fast you could end up suffering from some really uncomfortable symptoms including:

• headaches
• nausea
• lightheadedness
• feelings of sadness and frustration
• guilt (if you stray from drinking just your juice)
• binge-eating (this happened to me; ick)

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If you’re feeling pressure this holiday season to do a juice cleanse to help offset your string of martinis, just remember to prepare your body properly. Learn more here. Or better yet, consider some of these more gentle – yet effective – ways to rejuvenate and cleanse your body. I personally find these strategies SO much more enjoyable. And I also find that when I eat this way for a period of time, healthy and sustainable weight loss is possible.

Still craving juice? You might also enjoy these articles on juicing.

• Recipes for a mini juice cleanse
• What to do when you have no interest in a juice fast
• (Thankfully) There’s more to cleansing than drinking “just juice”