Despite all 3 Fathers of Western Medicine (Hippocrates, Galen and Paracelsus) having fasted and having prescribed fasting who declared fasting "the greatest remedy, the physician within", the fact remains that symptoms-oriented trained U.S. physicians are also equally in the dark. How sad is this when so many are suffering from poor health and diseases in the world. The answer is only a grocery store visit away.
WARNING: Now, for those of you interested in doing a juice fast, you should know right off the bat that it takes a whole lot of time, effort, and money, so you will need to be fully committed if you're doing it longer than a day. It's MUCH easier with 2 people as all of the above is shared and the burden is lessened.
Julie and I would take turns gathering our recipes, making a meticulous bi-weekly grocery list (i.e. 32 green apples, 48 kale leaves, 16 oranges, etc.), doing the shopping, and then actually doing the juicing at night.
We would always make 4 juices a night: 2 for the next day, 1 for dinner, and then 1 for a "dessert" (typically it was orange/pineapple juice, which was just divine). One batch for the next day could be put in glass bottles (Starbucks Frappuccino) ready for 10 AM the next day, and one batch would be frozen for lunch the next day. We also did extra juicing on Sunday night to prepare for the week (the 2 PM and 4 PM serving). Having this done in advance cut down on much of the work on each weeknight.
Many juices would yield up to 40 oz., which was terrific because that would give us 4 servings. Juices containing melons, apples, celery, oranges, and pineapple provided the most juice. (There are many more, as well.) We would also label our juices to keep it straight. Some are easy to identify, but once you get a few greens going, you'll be thankful you labeled them so you don't keep reaching for the "Mean Green" when you really wanted the sweeter Melon green.
I hope this helps, but please ask me if you have any more practical questions. Julie and I just had to learn by trial and error and I'd love to spare you of that. :)
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