Juice Cleanses… Good Or Bad? The Truth About Juice Detoxing

Now wildly popular, juice cleansing tempts us with promises of weight loss, body detox, and the treatment of all ailments (colds, low energy levels, even cancer). Is a juice cleanse beneficial to your health? What Is A Juice Cleanse? A Juice cleanse (often referred to as a juice fast) usually entails a person limiting their food intake to only fresh vegetable or fruit juice, and may span a few days to a few weeks. The juice consumed must be fresh and unpasteurized (drinking store bought orange juice wouldn’t work). Many manufacturers of a juice cleanse beverage ship them directly to your door, or the concoctions may be made at home with a juicer. Juicing is a popular way to get more servings of vegetables and fruit into your diet, as you can fit a lot of fruit and vegetable servings into a