Holding to a healthy, light diet starting 3-7 days before your juice cleanse will ease the hunger cravings and avoid a potential "healing crisis" during the cleanse itself. This will prepare your body to fight against negative detox symptoms that include lack of energy, headaches, aches, irritation, anxiety, and diarrhea.
For the best results while cleansing, we want to bring your body into a more alkaline state.
- Begin phasing out indulgences such as coffee, sugar, refined starches (bread, white rice and pasta), meat, eggs, dairy, processed foods, and alcohol.
- Consume more raw fruits, greens, and veggies at every meal. (Smoothies are an easy way to incorporate more fruits and veggies)
- Drink more water to keep your cells hydrated.
- If cutting coffee out of your diet is not a personal goal, you may opt to drink a low-acid, cold-brew coffee, or transition to a matcha green tea as a way to still get a bit of caffeine without disrupting your alkalinity levels.
- Be sure to get quality sleep.
- Try to relax. Don't start your cleanse frazzled and stressed out.
- If you are a smoker...Cut them out at least 3 days before you start your cleanse. They will do nothing for you if your ultimate goal is to rid toxins from your body.
Let the juice challenge begin!!