Living in our fast paced world where stress, a polluted environment, and an unbalanced diet drag us down daily, we sometimes need to reset. A juice cleanse does exactly that.
A juice cleanse is not a diet per se but a detox to cleanse the body of harmful chemicals and toxins that we all accumulate on a daily basis.
It can also be good for the soul. Earlier this year I survived a 10-day juice cleanse, which turned out to be one of the greatest things I’ve ever done for myself. I discovered great motivation, determination, persistence and real strength. Actually it felt so good, that even though I had to attend multiple functions and dinners where I was surrounded by people eating delectable food, I was not tempted to break the cleanse.
After a few days of juice cleansing, I actually noticed increased energy, my skin glowed and became clearer and I lost a noticeable amount of weight (nearly 8 pounds in 10 days and I felt so much lighter and looked better in my clothes). After 10 days, I was happy to eat solid food again but at the same time, I am very much looking forward to doing another juice cleanse.
I’ve tried several juice companies over the past years for shorter cleanses and this time went with Love Grace juices. The company’s co-founder and creative director, Carissa-Ann Santos, is a board certified holistic health counselor with the American Association of Drugless Practitioners.
Here are her recommendations for doing a healthy 10-day juice cleanse and keeping the weight off afterward.
Answers have been edited for clarity and brevity.
