Day #12- THE REAL CLEANSE BEGINS!! ((juice juice juice!!!))

So for today I am not going to have goals because all of my energy is going to go into JUICING!!! (and to doing 3 weeks worth of laundry)


Ok so juicing is an amazing way of cleansing your body of so many things!


Here are just SOME of the benefits:


1. It gives the digestive system a rest, including the stomach, intestines, pancreas, gallbladder and liver.


2. During this process, your cells have the time to catch up with their work as well. They can repair themselves and detoxify. 


3. It can increase metabolic rate.


4. Juicing also ensures that the body is getting sufficient amounts of phytochemicals, substances in plants that are considered among the most powerful ways to fight disease.


5. Juicing can help to accelerate recovery from illness. In fact, juicing with specific combinations of fruits or vegetables can target particular conditions and improve or alleviate symptoms.


6. It helps with anti-aging!!!


7. Balanced pH and blood sugar levels


8. Increased mental clarity


9. It kills TOXINS!


10. (MY FAVORITE) Weight loss!!!


And from my own personal experience:


11. The last time I juiced it reduced my acne DRAMATICALLY.. I'm talking like I went from 4-5 pimples a week to maybe one! But I haven't juiced in over a month and they are coming back! Which is why I think it is great to juice once a month.


So HOWWWWWWW do we do this? Ok here we go:


You have some options...


1. Get a juicer (For me though it's expensive and I don't like to clean so double whammy)


2. Do a juice cleanse that delivers to your home. (CoolerCleanse.com or BluePrintCleanse.com)


OR


3. Find your local Juicing place and get them to make you juices! (This is what I do)


So today I went to LIQUID on Melrose (8180 Melrose Ave, LA 90048 to be exact) and I had the most AMAZING experience! Amanda and Nick helped me soooo much! They literally used the website on my phone I showed them and custom made me every juice!!! Not only that but at $5.25 for a 16 oz juice x 6 This cleanse is only costing me around $35 a day (compare that to the delivery juices that will run you about $75 a day AT LEAST). 


These are the juices I got (remember I made some of these custom): 

1. Green- Spinach, kale, cucumber, parsley, celery
2. Blood- Carrot, Beet, Lime, and Ginger
3. Coconut Water
4. Almonds, Almond milk, coconut water, cinnamon and dates (This is the most amazing drink I think I have ever tasted.. I made Amanda try it and she said "We are putting this on the menu and naming it Ana's Special!!!!")

I got 2 Greens and 2 Bloods adding up to 6 juices. Normally I would do a Watermelon Juice instead of a second Blood but they didn't have it today! :(

Here is how it works:

You wake up (hopefully) and drink a GREEN, then 2 hours later you drink a BLOOD, then 2 hours later another GREEN, then 2 hours later the ALMOND, then 2 hours later the other BLOOD and then lastly 2 hours after that you drink the COCONUT.

You do this for 3 days. At the end of each night take 2 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. (Helps you poop lol)

The couple of days before and after you cleanse you should eat very clean. They recommend no dairy, red meat, eggs, or alcohol.

NO COFFEE EITHER!

Ok that is pretty much it!! To learn more about cleansing you can go to www.CoolerCleanse.com (I hear their juices are amazing)!

I know it's not rocket science but PLEASE let me know if you have ANY questions or if you plan on joining me!!!:)