Delicious weight loss in 3, 5 or 7 days: juice diet, reviews and results

• What is the essence of the juice diet: benefits and features
• Juice diet: menu, popular recipes
• Is a juice diet safe for weight loss: reviews, results, real stories of people losing weight

A diet of juices made from natural products brings great benefits to the body.

With its help, you can not only lose weight, but also get rid of some cosmetic defects on the skin thanks to the vitamins contained in these drinks in large quantities.

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Mechanism of weight loss

A diet based on juices is good because they are a natural storehouse of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and fiber (fresh juices with pulp are also allowed). This means that it does not threaten vitamin deficiency and exhaustion. Weight loss is achieved through:

• suppressing hunger;
• elimination of edema;
• acceleration of metabolism;
• breakdown of fats (certain juices have this property);
• improved digestion;
• reducing the size of the stomach.

A juice diet is quite enough not only for weight loss, but also for cleansing the body. Healthy drinks wash away toxins, harmful decay products, heavy metal compounds and toxins, while simultaneously carrying out complex fortification and providing energy for the whole day.

Personal top: what's inside? The most popular ingredients and their meaning

• Citrus fruits
  contain a rich multivitamin composition and are among the leaders in vitamin C content. They contain a sufficient amount of fiber to actively launch digestion.
• Celery
  is often used in detox programs due to its content of vitamins A, E, K and group B, as well as a large number of microelements. Contains a large number of antioxidants that enhance the body's natural cleansing functions, as well as certain substances that have a positive effect on blood viscosity.

• Green apple
  contains a large amount of pectin substances, which, being in the intestines, perfectly draw out harmful toxins from the body.

Contraindications

It is recommended to undergo examination and obtain permission from a doctor if you have the following health problems:

• diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, excretory, endocrine and cardiovascular systems;
• any blood pressure problems;
• diabetes;
• allergy;
• tooth sensitivity;
• pregnancy, lactation;
• before 18 and after 60 years;
• rehabilitation after operations and serious illnesses;
• chronic pathologies.

A diet based on freshly squeezed juices from acidic and semi-acidic foods is strictly contraindicated for gastrointestinal diseases, pancreatitis, heartburn, and hyperacidity. Diabetics are prohibited from sweet drinks made from grapes, bananas, raspberries, oranges, melons, pineapples, and persimmons.

Beneficial properties of some juices

Beneficial properties of juices:

• Parsley juice: treatment of genitourinary diseases; you should not drink more than 1 tablespoon of juice in its pure form at a time. If you dilute it with carrot juice in a portion of 1 to 3, you can relieve tired eyes.
• Melon juice allows you to cleanse the body and remove toxins from it. You can drink it for kidney diseases, a tendency to constipation, and dermatological diseases.
• Watermelon juice helps eliminate edema that was caused by heart and vascular diseases, or kidney pathologies.
• Beet juice – stimulates the formation of red blood cells. It is not drunk in its pure form; it can be diluted with carrot juice.
• Grape juice helps lower blood cholesterol levels, increases sweating and has a diuretic effect. It is good to drink to improve your mood, increase your performance, and quickly get rid of stress.
• Cherry juice has an antiseptic effect and destroys staphylococci and streptococci.
• Pomegranate juice increases hemoglobin.
• Grapefruit juice is useful for high blood pressure, fatigue and osteosclerosis. Grapefruit juice normalizes sleep.
• Pear juice helps destroy microbes and has a diuretic effect.
• Rowan juice fights Staphylococcus aureus and can be drunk for gastritis and hemorrhoids.
• Chokeberry juice helps reduce blood pressure, reduces the intensity of toxicosis during pregnancy, fights viruses, and increases immune strength.
• Currant juice has a general strengthening effect.
• Apple juice helps strengthen the heart and blood vessels, remove salts from the body, and increase mental performance. This juice normalizes intestinal function and allows toxins to be removed from the body. It is useful to drink for constipation.
• Cabbage juice is drunk for diseases of the intestines and stomach, and for pathologies of the liver and spleen.
• Celery juice is beneficial for people suffering from diabetes and osteoporosis. It is used for pathologies of the urinary system.
• Carrot juice helps increase the body's own defenses, has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, improves digestion, and strengthens tooth enamel. It should be drunk by people with vision problems.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages:

• saturating the body with vitamins, minerals, amino acids;
• excellent taste of fruit, berry and some vegetable drinks;
• availability almost anywhere and all year round;
• cleansing the body;
• vitaminization;
• strengthening the immune system;
• acceleration of metabolism;
• effective weight loss without harm to health;
• simplicity;
• no need to waste time preparing complex dishes and counting calories.

Flaws:

• prolonged juice diets are harmful to the stomach;
• the feeling of hunger is present;
• strict options are difficult to tolerate;
• many contraindications;
• Kitchen appliances required: juicer, blender or mixer;
• financially this is an expensive diet;
• increased risk of poisoning;
• unbalanced diet (lack of proteins and fats);
• incompatibility with physical activity.

Disadvantages of the technique

It is recommended to rinse your mouth after every meal. The drinks contain quite a lot of acid, which has a negative effect on tooth enamel.

Juices contain quite a large amount of sugar. Such drinks provide quick saturation. But after some time, satiety is replaced by a feeling of hunger. This may cause headaches or dizziness.

A juice diet cannot be called balanced. If it is followed, the body may experience a deficiency of calcium, proteins, fats, and a lack of vitamin D.

If you are too active in juice diets, the first shallow wrinkles may appear, and excessive dryness of the skin may occur. In addition, a strict diet in some cases causes hair loss.

Diet options

There are a huge number of juice diet options, so you can always choose something to suit your taste or body needs.

By duration

• For 2-3 days - drink 1 liter of fruit / 1.5 liter of vegetable juice daily. Minus 2-3 kg.
• For 5 days - either continue to drink juices alone, or additionally include fruits, berries and vegetables in your diet. Minus 5 kg.
• For a week, the menu must include solid food (mostly plant-based). Minus 5 kg.
• For 10 days, the diet is enriched with animal proteins. Minus 5-7 kg.
• For 2 weeks - a fruit-protein diet, in which juices replace other drinks. Minus 7-8 kg.

By severity

• Strict - you can only drink juices and fresh juices.
• Medium complexity - in addition to them, fruits, vegetables, and berries are allowed.
• Gentle is a regular low-calorie diet, in which between meals you need to drink 3-5 glasses of freshly squeezed drinks daily.

By product

• Mono-diets - you are allowed to drink juice from only 1 fruit or 1 vegetable. Duration - 2, 3 or 5 days. Usually choose apple, orange, beetroot or tomato.
• Alternating (so-called striped) mono-diets - when every day you devote yourself to a certain drink: today you can drink only grape, tomorrow - cabbage, etc.
• Diet only on vegetable juices or only on fruit juices.
• Mixed drinks - a varied menu of fresh juices, smoothies, and juices.
• Mixed classic - solid foods are added to the diet. There are fruit-juice and protein-juice ones.

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• Dr. Laskin’s anti-cancer diet features a balanced menu.
• Martha Ohanyan - cleansing.
• Elena Malysheva - seasonal (summer-autumn), involving the consumption of up to 2 liters of freshly squeezed juices daily for 2 or 7 days.

You should start with gentle and short-term options. If the results please you, you can choose something more strict next time. The author's diets are highly effective.

Results and reviews

The effect of the diet depends on which juice was chosen, as well as on the duration of the technique. In addition, the final result is influenced by the individual characteristics of the body and the initial weight. If you follow the rules of the diet, then in 3 days you can get rid of 1-2 kg, in 5 days - from 2-4 kg, in a week - from 3-5 kg.

Below are reviews of the juice diet from people who have tried the method on themselves. People have different opinions about its effectiveness - it helped some, but only harmed others.

For example, the girl Svetlana writes: “I followed a juice diet in a slightly different version: for breakfast, afternoon snack and last dinner I made a freshly squeezed drink, for second breakfast and first dinner - a smoothie, and for lunch I ate raw fruits and vegetables. I don’t pursue the goal of losing weight - for me it’s primarily cleansing the body, but 2-3 extra kilos can easily be lost in a week of eating this way.”

Another girl, Christina, left the following review: “It’s a pity that I learned about the dangers of fruits only after the diet. I didn’t eat anything for a week – I just drank fresh juices, but I gained 2 kg. At first I was wondering what the reason was, but then I found out that fruits contain a large amount of sugar. It was tasty, but hungry and pointless.”

Recommendations

It is better to choose seasonal fruits and vegetables.

The daily intake of any fruit juice is no more than 1 liter, vegetable juice – no more than 1.5 liters. Juices should be homemade, freshly squeezed. Store-bought ones contain a lot of “chemicals” that are more harmful to the body. The prepared juice is drunk immediately. You cannot add salt, sugar or other sweeteners to it. Spices and seasonings are also not welcome.

If you have problems with the gastrointestinal tract, it is advisable to dilute juices with water in a 1:1 ratio. You can make fruit and berry mixes by combining several products in one drink.

If the diet is 5 or 7 days long and involves eating solid food, it is advisable not to heat-treat it and puree it. If it is 10 or 14 days, it must include protein products (full list) in solid form to avoid digestive disorders.

Sports loads are minimized.

Fully or partially limited products

All products except juices of vegetables, fruits and berries, as well as juices contraindicated for health reasons.

Table of prohibited products

The right way out

The main consequences of the juice diet are a reduction in the size of the stomach and changes in the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, which has become accustomed these days to not working at full capacity, since there was no need to digest solid food. Therefore, if after it you immediately return to your usual diet, you can provoke 2 negative aspects:

1. The stomach will quickly stretch to its previous size, and the lost kilograms will return in a matter of days.
2. Tormented by intestinal disorders.

To prevent this from happening, you need to organize a competent way out of the diet. Approximate diagram:

• For 2 days after the hunger strike, follow a vegetarian menu, continue to puree vegetables and fruits and eat them fresh, reduce the amount of juice to 3 glasses per day.
• On the 3-4th day they can be eaten without chopping; the vegetables can be stewed or boiled, leaving 2 cups of juice.
• Days 5-7 - it is allowed to include porridge, whole grain bread, chicken broth, lean fish, honey, and dark chocolate into the diet.
• The second week after the hunger strike is to accustom the stomach to side dishes, baked goods, pasta, organ meats, coffee, you can use sugar and salt.

Nutritionists recommend going on a juice diet after the holidays or before an important event (anniversary, trip to the sea, etc.).

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conclusions

A juice diet is only a temporary measure that can be used to relieve the body after the holidays or prepare your figure for an important event. In addition, this technique is not suitable for everyone, so you should use it at your own peril and risk. It is best to consider this diet as a fasting before switching to a healthy diet.

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Which juice to choose

The choice is individual and depends on various factors:

1. Taste preferences: if you like tomato, choose it; you can’t stand cabbage; you don’t have to choke on it just because it’s on the menu.
2. Financial opportunities: it’s one thing to buy apples for 100 rubles, another thing to buy pineapple for 500.
3. Body needs: each drink has a set of health benefits.
4. Expected results in weight loss: you can choose raspberry (100 kcal), or you can choose tomato (21 kcal).
5. Allergies: citrus fruits and berries are often powerful allergens.

Our review of 19 vegetable and fruit juices with their calorie content and features will also help you in your choice.

Fruit or vegetable?

Vegetables are lower in calories than fruits and have more powerful cleansing properties. But they contain less vitamins and amino acids. And some of them don’t taste very good without salt and spices, to put it mildly (cabbage or cucumber, for example).

Fruit ones are more tasty, contain many vitamins, and do not allow you to break down. But they are higher in carbohydrates and calories, which will somewhat slow down the weight loss process.

Nutritionists advise not to choose between them, but to combine them within one diet.

With the world - one by one. Not long ago, Brazilian scientists published their research data that the best cure for obesity is mango juice.

Introduction - how to properly prepare yourself and your body?

If you, inspired by my example, dare to try detox, then any call to SoloFood

will begin for you with a consultation with your personal nutritionist. At first, it is very important to correctly define your goals and understand what result you want to achieve; in addition, it is very important to balance your daily routine and drink the first detox drink immediately after waking up.

But equally important is not only how you behave during detox, but also how you prepare for it in advance. Here are a few foods to eliminate 1-2 days before you begin the program:

• Sugar.
  If you really can’t resist sweets, use natural sweeteners - honey, stevia, Jerusalem artichoke syrup, maple syrup
• Alcohol
• Meat and semi-finished meat products
• Cow's milk products
• Coffee

And, of course, it wouldn’t hurt to prepare mentally. Set yourself up to believe that detox itself is a small step towards a big and important goal for you, or an exciting experiment on yourself, and perhaps a great opportunity to cleanse your body of excess waste and toxins. Believe me, your attitude is extremely important. It is he who will help you not to break down at the moment when a colleague at the next table begins to eat a fragrant croissant with a cup of latte.

Product Lists

With gentle diet options, it is permissible to consume the following foods in limited quantities:

• green tea, herbal infusions;
• fruits;
• fresh, unheated vegetables;
• berries;
• nuts.

If the diet is extended to 10 or 14 days, the diet must include:

• eggs;
• low-fat dairy products (cottage cheese, natural yogurt, kefir);
• boiled chicken;
• vegetable broths.

A categorical ban on:

• solid food (for diets up to 7 days);
• alcoholic, carbonated and energy drinks, coffee, store-bought juices, black tea;
• food additives, spices, seasonings, sugar, salt;
• sweets;
• fatty foods, gravies, any oils, pickles, smoked meats, sauces, mayonnaise, ketchup.

Helpful information. Athletes are better off losing weight with red grape juice. It is the only one of all that allows you not to reduce physical activity and even increases endurance.

Basic principles of the smoothie diet for weight loss

The smoothie diet involves regularly preparing low-calorie vegetable and fruit cocktails. Thick drinks quickly satisfy hunger; they should be taken not as an addition to the usual food, but as a replacement for the main dish. They are easy to prepare: just grind the ingredients in a blender and mix. You can combine various combinations of products, add mineral water, low-fat fermented milk products.

The smoothie diet is based on the following rules:

1. Any drinks are prepared without adding sugar; they can have a sweet taste only due to the addition of fresh fruit.
2. Only low-calorie ingredients are used for cooking. Do not use cream or melted ice cream as a base.
3. Cocktails must be consumed immediately after preparation; they cannot be stored for a long time.
4. During a smoothie-based diet, you need to give up fatty, high-calorie foods, sweets, and flour.
5. Drink the cocktail slowly to ensure gradual saturation. In this case, the drink should not be too cold: it is better to drink smoothies at room temperature.

During the diet, you need to limit the consumption of tea and coffee: you are allowed to drink no more than two cups per day. It is better to replace these drinks with clean drinking water - there should be at least 1.5 liters of it in your daily diet.

Menu options

Menu for 3 days

The result is minus 3 kg.

Menu for 5 days

One of the most strict schemes. If your hunger is unbearable, you can satisfy it either with nuts (in a minimal amount) or with the vegetable/fruit from which you drink that day.

Variations are allowed: on days 1, 2 and 3 you can drink any other fruit juices, fresh juices and smoothies, on days 2 and 4 - any vegetable juices of your choice.

The result is minus 5 kg.

Menu for 7 days

A more balanced and gentle diet.

The result is minus 5 kg.

On a note. Nutritionists recommend that older people choose cherry juice to lose weight, as it helps with gout and slows down the aging process.

Results: they won’t tell you about this on the review pages.

It wasn't easy at first, but the results were worth it. And this is not a rave review for the sake of a review. I, as the most unsystematic person in terms of nutrition, managed to at least partially discipline myself and learn to eat by the hour. Yes, at first it was juices and smoothies, but I’m sure that I will be able to repeat a similar trick with regular meals, like lunch, which I always don’t have time for.

In the meantime, I won’t bore you and tell you that the scales showed minus 2.5 kg. So I'm quite pleased with the result. Of course, it is worth noting that it is not the fat that has gone away, but the excess water, waste and toxins that have accumulated in the body. Therefore, if, after completing the detox, you return to a disordered diet and systematic “binges” on fast food, do not be surprised that the result was short-lived.

I plan to open a new chapter in my relationship with food and cure myself of the now fashionable diagnosis of “eating disorder.” And the motivation and ease given to me after a total cleansing of the body will be an excellent foundation for changing my habits.

Recipes

You can drink pure juices without mixing them. But nutritionists advise making mixes, since vegetables and fruits in them enhance each other’s effects. So don't be afraid to experiment and try different recipes.

The general scheme for preparing fresh juices and smoothies with pulp in a blender, which are allowed on a juice diet:

1. Whether or not to peel and remove fruits and vegetables is an individual choice.
2. Cut firm, whole fruits and vegetables into pieces. Chop leafy vegetables (cabbage) or tear them with your hands (lettuce, sorrel). Chop the greens.
3. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend.
4. If necessary, add water and beat again.

Fruits and vegetables are passed through the juicer according to the instructions for the equipment, since the models differ in the principle of operation. Then they can be mixed with each other or diluted with water (filtered, mineral, but without gas).

Ratio and compatibility of ingredients:

• a bunch of mint, 20 g each of lemon and quince, 40 g of cucumber, 40 ml of water, 80 g of pear;
• 60 g each of pumpkin pulp and honeysuckle, 40 g of quince, 40 ml of water;
• 100 g tomatoes, 40 g white cabbage, 60 g carrots, a bunch of dill, a sprig of basil;
• 40 g sea buckthorn, 60 g honeysuckle, 100 ml water;
• 80 g of watermelon pulp, 60 g of peaches and cucumbers;
• 80 g each of red pepper and tomatoes, 40 g of zucchini, a bunch of cilantro and a little celery;
• 60 g each of melon and apricots, 80 ml of water;
• 40 g of carrots and potatoes, 80 g of tomatoes, 40 ml of water;
• 80 g watermelon pulp, 60 g each melon and gooseberry;
• 60 g of carrots and peaches, 40 g of any berries, 40 ml of water.

These drinks will surprise you with their unusual taste, diversify your diet and help you last until the end.

This is interesting. Pomegranate juice increases testosterone levels in men by 25%. So with it they can not only lose weight, but also improve their reproductive abilities at the same time.

General rules

For the first time, people started talking about juice treatment after the publication of N. Walker’s book “Raw Vegetable Juices” in 1936. It explores the concept of "living" and "dead" food. According to Walker, only live food that has not been subjected to heat treatment is useful. The author classifies freshly squeezed juices as precisely such food, since they contain enzymes, antioxidants , vitamins and microelements , which are easily absorbed by the body and provide the greatest benefit.
Enzymes are sensitive to temperatures above 47°, so they are not contained in thermally processed vegetables and fruits. To facilitate the work of the gastrointestinal tract, the author recommended juices, and not vegetables and fruits in their natural form, which, due to the presence of fiber, are digested in 4 hours, and juices in 15-20 minutes. According to his method, it is suggested to drink at least 600 ml of juices per day, and for medicinal purposes - up to four liters. However, he proposed doing all this against the backdrop of a diet that included eggs, cereals, and legumes, which are a source of vegetable protein (N. Walker is against consuming milk and meat).

According to his method, you can do a three-day detoxification of the body with citrus juice: 4 large grapefruits, 2 large lemons, oranges to get 2 liters with the addition of 2 liters of water. In the morning it is suggested to drink a laxative (according to his recommendation, a solution of Epsom salts) and after that drink a citrus mixture every hour. At the end of the day you can add celery juice. At night, do an enema with two liters of water.

It is better to choose vegetable juices to cleanse the body - this option is better, since vegetables contain less sugar and calories. A diet juice is one that contains fewer calories. So, cucumber - 14 kcal per 100 g, tomato - 17.3, spinach - 21 kcal, cabbage - 25 kcal. Adding avocado and apple juice to a kale-spinach-cucumber mixture significantly increases the calories and sugar, potentially reducing weight loss.

By consuming vegetable juices, you can lose weight, as they are low in calories. Currently, numerous options for juicing diets are offered. What they have in common is that they all use natural freshly squeezed juices, which have undeniable advantages: low calorie content and high content of nutrients. It is better to consume them immediately after preparation, since storage leads to oxidation and loss of beneficial properties. In a pinch, they can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours in a glass container with a lid.

For those who want to lose weight gradually, it is recommended to drink juices once a day, replacing dinner with them. The rest of the time you need to eat right, sticking to a semi-vegetarian diet. The weight starts to come off after two weeks. You can also replace breakfast and dinner with juices, and leave lunch semi-vegetarian (eggs, legumes, nuts, and not eat fish and dairy products every day). It is important not to overeat.

In the strict version of the diet, the daily diet consists of only 2-3 liters of juice, which are drunk throughout the day. In addition to this, you can drink green tea, water, or rosehip infusion. Solid food is not consumed. In practice, this can be called fasting. Sticking to such a diet is difficult and not everyone can handle it. First of all, psychologically, since solid food cannot be consumed, and juices are quickly absorbed and there is a constant feeling of hunger.

The fact is that they contain a lot of sugar and after taking them, the level of glucose in the blood and the release of insulin , and this is followed by a decrease in glucose and attacks of hunger, accompanied by weakness and dizziness . Weight loss with this regimen is 500 g per day or more. This juice diet for weight loss is designed for 7 days.

If you nevertheless decide on this nutrition option, in order to successfully complete it to the end you need to follow some rules:

• For a few days, eliminate meat, fried and fatty foods, coffee, and alcohol.
• Start every day of juice therapy with a glass of water with lemon juice.
• Drink warm herbal teas, hot water with ginger and lemon throughout the day.
• For breakfast, prepare green smoothies - avocado + green salad + kiwi + parsley + cucumber + spinach. This will not disrupt the regime, but will be psychologically perceived as a meal.
• If the drinking diet is difficult to tolerate, you can eat cucumber, celery or kiwi during the day.

It is also important to gradually exit the diet, and if you have been on it for 7 days, then the exit should be three days. On the first day, apples and vegetables are added (can be stewed to avoid intestinal problems). On the second day, porridge, bread, and nuts are included. From the third day, normal nutrition is already possible: vegetable soups, boiled fish and chicken, porridge and dairy products. Dishes should be steamed, stewed, baked or boiled. It is also worth reducing the usual portions by half.

No one argues that the juice diet has healing properties, but it can be used for a long time only on the recommendation and under the supervision of a doctor (like therapeutic fasting). It helps get rid of migraines , skin problems, insomnia and thrush , but it should be used with caution for stomach diseases ( gastritis and peptic ulcers ), high acidity, liver and pancreas diseases. Contraindicated in diabetes , insulin resistance and high blood cholesterol.

By undertaking this diet, you are depriving yourself of many food groups because the juice diet does not contain essential nutrients. The most dangerous thing is the lack of protein, calcium and vitamin D , and unsaturated fatty acids in the diet. A diet depleted of proteins leads to numerous irreversible metabolic disorders, since without amino acids not a single process occurs in the body. Protein begins to be drawn from muscle tissue - muscle mass is lost, and they become flabby. Apparent thinness occurs due to water loss and muscle atrophy, and not due to fat.

Lack of fiber can cause constipation . Dietary fiber not only normalizes intestinal function, but also helps maintain cholesterol and blood sugar levels at the same level, reducing the risk of diabetes. Juices are carbohydrate foods (fruit juice, for example, contains 6-8 teaspoons of sugar in one glass) and when consumed, sugar and insulin levels are unstable, which plays a major role in the development of diabetes.

After stopping such a diet, there is a high risk of returning to your previous weight. However, what is worse and more dangerous is that popular “cleanse” juice diets contribute to the development of eating disorders, in particular anorexia .

The best option would be a fasting day with freshly squeezed juices. One fasting day is easily tolerated, especially in the summer. At one time, the weight loss will not be noticeable, but if you unload with juices from seasonal fruits, vegetables and berries once a week throughout the summer, you will lose weight well, gain vigor and lightness in the body.

Side effects

If contraindications are ignored and fasting is too long, a juice diet can cause a number of side effects, the most common of which are:

• allergic reactions;
• deterioration of skin condition (rash, hyperemia);
• diarrhea;
• flatulence, nausea, heartburn, discomfort;
• increased secretion of the stomach, which is manifested by pain, colic and cramping;
• weakness, dizziness, spots in the eyes, apathy, mood swings, irritability;
• insomnia;
• poisoning;
• decrease in muscle mass;
• destruction of tooth enamel;
• white unpleasant coating on the tongue, bad breath;
• anemia;
• kidney problems, swelling.

If the side effects are too pronounced and interfere with your usual lifestyle, you should abandon the juice diet or choose a more gentle option. Remember: there must be a golden mean in everything.

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Advantages and disadvantages of juice diets

To prevent the body from experiencing severe stress from the diet, it is necessary to prepare it - in 7 days they give up fatty foods, fried foods, smoked foods, drinks - coffee, tea, cocoa. Reduce consumption of protein foods and introduce juice. Ideally, they replace an afternoon snack or evening meal. And also a couple of days before losing weight, they arrange fasting fruit days.

Pros:

• The digestive system is cleansed of toxins, radicals and toxins are removed.
• Sugar quickly enters the blood, therefore, a feeling of fullness comes very soon.
• The body is enriched with vitamins, macro- and microelements.
• Due to the low calorie content of drinks, kilograms quickly disappear.
• Small portions of food help reduce stomach volume.

Minuses:

• The diet is contraindicated for pregnant women and nursing mothers.
• It is prohibited to use for certain diseases. If you have serious illnesses, for example, diabetes, urolithiasis and a number of others, you need to consult a specialist.
• Since the body will be deprived of solid food for several days, bowel function may be affected. He will begin to be “lazy,” so you can’t use the diet for a long time.

So, a juice diet is a very effective way to lose weight, but only if you have no contraindications or stomach diseases. When following a diet, you need to listen to your body. If you have a loss of energy, the smell of acetone appears on your breath, or chronic pain begins to bother you, especially in the gastrointestinal tract, immediately stop the diet. Be healthy!

Juice detox

Recently, naturopaths and nutritionists have adopted the juices of a wide variety of fruits, berries, vegetables and herbs and have actively begun to create special diets based on them.
Jusing, which can literally be translated as “juice detox,” gained particular popularity immediately in the United States; it gained its celebrity fans in the person of Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltroy and other film stars. The radiant beauties of Hollywood from time to time unload on juices, and they choose a variety of combinations. For example, the star of the TV series “Sex and the City” Sarah Jessica Parker prepares fresh juices from a mixture of kale, garlic, beets, spinach, carrots, ginger and cucumbers. The cocktail is not the most pleasant to taste, but the actress claims that it helps to quickly cleanse the body of toxins and waste, stabilizes weight and prolongs youth. Russians have also begun to follow overseas stars, since more than 40% of our country’s population is overweight, and the environmental situation leaves much to be desired.

Losing weight with juices is fashionable and effective. In addition, adherents of liquid diets claim that after cleansing the body, they feel lightness, a surge of strength and incredible ability to work. What is the secret of such a high popularity of the juice diet?

American diet with rice

The author of this rice diet is Walter Kempner, an employee at Duke University (North Carolina, USA).
When he proposed this technique, it completely changed the idea of ​​weight loss methods and therefore is still in demand. In fact, we are talking about a way of eating that can be followed without time limits. Moreover, the positive effect of this diet is not limited to weight loss, it allows you to normalize blood pressure, as well as kidney function.

Subsequently, Kempner's theoretical calculations were used by Duke University to improve it. But in 2002, its representatives decided to abandon the ideas of the developer of the American rice diet.

The principles that formed the basis of the American rice diet were as follows:

• The main dish that should be present in the diet every day is boiled rice (250–350 grams) without milk, salt or other additives.
• Daily caloric intake should be 2000–2400 kilocalories.
• The menu should not contain juices, fruits, tomatoes and avocados.
• The list of permitted products includes dried fruits prepared without sugar, as well as legumes.
• If you have a high degree of obesity, blood pressure and poor kidney function, you are allowed to drink no more than 6 glasses of water per day.
• In case of long-term absence of relapses, it is allowed to include in the diet dishes from vegetables, potatoes, as well as low-fat products containing animal protein.
• Taking multivitamins is indicated.
• During recovery with the help of this diet, be sure to see a general practitioner.