Detoxify- Making your Own Juice at Home

A few months ago I watched a documentary on Netflix called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead created by Joe Cross. He went on a juicing diet and significantly lost weight from drinking juice daily and of course exercising. In the documentary he meets a man who is over 400 lbs who had been putting his health at risk for years from his bad eating habits and lack of exercise. He inspired him to juice daily with fruits and vegetables and he had lost over 200 lbs within months. 

I wanted to test this theory out myself. Not to lose weight but to detoxify my body since the foods we eat over the years builds up toxins in our bodies over time. I researched about the whole "juicing detox diet" beforehand to get an idea of how to do it and most definitely the benefits of drinking it! I highly recommend doing your research first before trying it yourself. So to make a long story short,  I got myself a juicer and bought some fruits and veggies that I normally wouldn't eat (cough cough) carrots & spinach. 

Through my experience of juicing it gave me instant energy right after I drank it! I'm not kidding- soon as I drank the juice you can feel the natural source of energy coursing through your veins and it was an instant feeling. I was skeptical at first considering I was scared of the taste but hey... suck it up and suck it back! It is far more easier to chug back a drink than to chew on a carrot or any other veggie that you hate. 

My first couple of times I did not follow a specific recipe, I just bought a bunch of stuff and juiced what ever I thought my body needed. The trick is to juice more veggies than fruit… yes, yes I know what you're thinking what is the fun in that? Well fruit is good for you, but veggies are better since fruit contains a lot of natural sugars. It is okay to put fruit in with your juice though. Just don't go juicing tons of fruit daily because well that wouldn't have the best results.

Juicers can vary from different prices- I bought mine for about $40-60.00 at Walmart and it works good. You don't need to get a $200.00 juicer you can find a cheaper one and it will for work you :)

Just a warning: When you are juicing tons of veggies and fruit you will be SHOCKED at how little the fruits and veggies produce as juice. You will get about 1-2 cups full of the juice. It all depends which vegetables and fruits you are using. I find apples, watermelon, carrots, grapefruit, celery produce a good amount of juice. Spinach and kale on the other hand do not :(… As well as small fruits such as grapes/raspberries produce a little amount of juice. It makes sense as to why it would though since the juicer extracts the natural juices from the fruit/veggie leaving the pulp behind. Which if you research more into detail about this- you will notice you can use the leftover pulp for various other things therefore you won't feel that it's a waste :) 

Juicing daily is very expensive it is about 15-20 a day to juice unfortunately. I weigh out the pros more than the cons on this topic. The only con I would find is:

1. Expensive for produce

2. A pain in the ass to have to clean up the juicer EACH TIME after

3.Do not leave juicer dirty for even one day- (my personal experience) it is WAY worse to clean it the next day and it also leaves a disgusting smell in the house… oopsy daisy.

So clean it right after to get it out of the way.

Since the cons are out of the way lets look more into the pros which is my favourite part about juicing.

Pros:

1. ENERGY LEVELS- it increases your energy level instantly no need for a coffee or calorie-infested energy drink

2. Nutrients prevents diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, arthritis + more

3.Helps with weight loss

4.Its like drinking a vitamin since it is loaded with enzymes, minerals and antioxidants

5. Strengthens immunity

6. Hydrates your complexion/ collagen for prevention of aging & wrinkles

7. Helps with vision, bones, teeth etc

+ MORE BENEFITS