The Juice Cleanse

Always looking for a way to do something a little different, or to approach a challenge a little off center. I found this snippet from a periodical called "The Bottom Line". It was within a larger article that dealt with eating healthy, and eating varieties of food.

Given that the blogs name has "Sacrifice with purpose" in it; its lent so I'm already fasting on some days; the article seemed like an easy way to incorporate an extra "fast" day into a monthly routine. In America we don't fast enough, so much so the benefits are just not apparent to most.

Enough said... now about the "The Juice Cleanse"

Juice fasts allow the digestive tract to rest while promoting detoxification, reducing inflammation and dramatically increasing energy. One study even found that people who fasted once a month were 39% more likely to have healthy hearts than nonfasters. Once a month, consume nothing but juice for an entire day. Use a juicer to combine a variety of organic vegetables, such as spinach, carrots and broccoli. Add a small amount of apples, cherries and other fruits as a natural sweetener. ...

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