An Adventure in Juice Feasting
What’s for breakfast?
My breakfast was spinach, celery and apple juice with a touch of ginger. As a matter of fact, it has been all I have consumed for the past 41 days. Some meals I drink collard greens, cucumber and carrot juice, pineapple juice or coconut water. The point is, I have not had any solid foods in the last month and a half.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Juice Feasting!
Juice feasting, a 92-day program created by David Rainoshek, MA, isn’t about abstinence of solids. It’s about abundance of enzymes, vitamins, minerals and protein in liquid form. On any given day I consume at least one gallon of fresh vegetable and fruit juices daily, along with supplements, such as, royal jelly, hemp oil, green powders or MSM.
Traditionally, juicing is a tool for healing and detoxing the body. According to Juicefeasting.com, ” the purpose of juice feasting is “to cleanse, rehydrate, rebuild and alkalize” the body.
Years in the making, Rainoshek used his studies in juicing, supplementation, fasting, and live food nutrition to develop juice feasting, which is used as a detoxifying cleanse tool at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center.
Some of the things that I will accomplish during this time is physiological rest, removing waste from the colon, renewal of metabolism and digestive system and much more. But most of all, I want a whole new body. Not necessarily a new physical one, but a fresh clean internal palate to work with for optimal health.
“You are turning back the hands of time by turning on the anti-aging genes. You are also reversing the progression through the Seven Stages of Disease,” says Rainoshek.
Some may consider it extreme. Maybe. It’s not easy. But, if you had the opportunity to go on an remarkable journey for your health (and folks, I’m not kidding it is remarkable) and come out of it a new person with a new outlook on life, why not?
“Healing does not occur in a vacuum, and dietary changes happen most successfully in the context of a greater shift in ones life direction towards abundance, health, and self-actualization,” says Rainoshek.
Juicefeasting.com offers detailed explanations on the program, tips, personal stories, inspiration and consultants to help get you started and maintain the feast. For more information on juice feasting, visit JuiceFeasting.com.
My next progress report will run Jan. 24. You can keep track of my daily progress during this juice feast at Inspiration:Life.
Green-Ginger-Apple Juice
makes 2 quarts
1 bunch spinach (or your favorite leafy green), chopped
4 apples, chopped
1 head celery, chopped
thumb-size piece of fresh ginger
1 quart water
Place spinach, apples, celery, ginger and water into blender. Process until ingredients become a thick smoothie mixture.
Strain mixture through a painter’s straining bag (or sprouting bag) into a large bowl.
Pour juice into two quart-size Mason Jars.
Congratulations, I have been following your journey and can’t wait to start. I am training for the Nashville Marathon (April 26). Would you recomend starting the juice feast now or waiting until after the Marathon. I will be walking/running the marathon not trying to win.