Juice Cleanse: Day 3; feeling great

I’m currently going into day 3 of my juice cleanse and I feel great.

This morning, I was up at around 1:30 a.m. I couldn’t sleep and so I drank one of my potent dark green juices. What was in this blend? Obviously, it has dark leafy greens, but I also included ginger, head of garlic and a habañero pepper. The juice is very potent. I’ll post the exact recipe and accompanying picture hopefully later today. I’ll warn you, if you don’t like hot, you won’t be liking this juice. It’s not for the spicy lightweight. One of my former coworkers used to call it, ‘Opals Vegan Alcohol’.

After drinking my green juice (that has a powerful kick) I lay back down and was finally able to go back to sleep. I awoke around 4:30 a.m., ready to take on the world with tons of energy! Warm ginger tea was the first thing I drank, since it’s a great to get the digestive system moving which makes having bowel movements a bit easier. In addition, I added a teaspoon of turmeric, to my ginger tea. Why? Turmeric is great for the liver. It makes sense to help the liver out since your liver is working a bit harder  while you’re  on a juice cleanse, right?

Am I feeling hungry the third day of my juice cleanse?

I can honestly say that I’m not feeling any hunger. My body is gathering all the nutrients that it can in a highly concentrated form. Because I’m juicing, the nutrients are assimilated by my body much easier than drinking smoothies or eating solid foods.

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Day 3 of my juice cleanse, How am I feeling?

I feel amazing!  In fact, I feel like running around in a wide open field, just like Julie Andrews! My nasal passages are clearer than they normally are and my energy levels are even higher. My energy levels are high already, but juicing always kicks it up a few more notches.

Juice Cleanse: Raw apple juice

My juice cleanse is going well. In fact, my daughter has joined me for one meal. I guess she want’s to support her mommy, right?

Late this afternoon, my daughter asked if I would make her apple juice. Since my Breville (centrifugal juicer) does a much better job of juicing apples than my Green Star (masticating juicer) it was given the job of juicing the apples. I asked her, “Do you want me to add anything else to the juice?” Her reply, “No mommy, just apples!”

Health benefits of apples

  • They are loaded with phytonutrients that have powerful antioxidant effects when consumed
  • Liver cleanser
  • Helps reduce cholesterol
  • Apples contain flavonoids which can help prevent asthma attacks
  • Great for the heart. Apples contain polyphenol and flavonoids which are beneficial for a healthy heart.

Apples do have wonderful health benefits, they are also high in sugar. So if you’re watching your sugar intake, keep that in mind.

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Freshly made apple juice

Simple apple juice

  • 6 apples
  • Add to juicer
  • Juice and enjoy!

If I had my way, I would have added a bit of cucumber, grapes, ginger and perhaps lemon. But it wasn’t about me, now was it? My daughter did tell me that this juice tastes better than the organic apple juice that I occasionally purchase from the store. I’d hope so!  This was freshly juiced a few moments before it was consumed, which which meant all the nutrients were readily available to be assimilated by her body.

Oh by the way, my daughter was kind enough to let me enjoy some of the delicious juice also. 😉