10 Easy Ways to Prepare for a 10-Day Juice Cleanse or Any Detox
~ by Tera Warner
It’s summer in our Northern Hemisphere and heaps of fruits and veggies are everywhere. This is the best time to take advantage of the abundance of fruits and veggies and prepare for a 10-Day Summer Juice Cleanse. When many people think of how to do a juice cleanse, and especially a raw food juice cleanse, they think it will be difficult and so never even try! With these 10 tips below, you’ll see that with a few, simple preparation steps and helpful tips, doing a 10-Day Juice Cleanse can be easy!
1. De-Clutter Your Home, Especially Your Kitchen
Having a clean, organized home will make juicing much easier for you. Having a kitchen free of grease splatters and the smells of cooked meals will create a relaxing space to begin your juicing.
2. Re-Arrange Your Kitchen Counters
Place your juicer, cutting boards and knife sets in a central location, preferably near the sink. If possible, place containers of flour, sugar, coffee and pasta out of sight.
Some participants find it helpful to move their coffee maker to a less-desirable, less-visible location, in order to help abstain from this caffeinated beverage.
Leave plenty of counter space for fresh produce and growing herbs, if space permits. The smell of fresh, live food will create an inviting kitchen space!
Other equipment that may prove useful would be a salad spinner, some sprouting jars with lids, strainers and veggie brushes.
3. Practice Making a Few Juices during Transition Week
If juicing is a new concept to you, having the experience of preparing a few juices will empower you. Try a simple juice of carrots and citrus. It is refreshing and a wonderful juice to share with friends and family while you explain how your ways of eating will change for a few weeks. Involve your loved ones in preparing these first few juices. You may be surprised to find an ally in your own home!
4. Visit Your Local Market with Your Ingredient Lists
Pay attention to the quality, source and price of the produce. Research your area to find local producers, farmers markets and produce co-ops. Remember: the less distance produce travels, the more nutrients it contains and the smaller its carbon footprint. Buying locally also aids in the local economy. Become a “localvore.”
5. Purchase a New Journal
Find a time that fits into your day when you can write about your day. How did you enjoy your juices? How did the prep go for the day? How did shopping go? Was there a good selection at the time you went to the store? How were your emotions, today? How did your body feel? These are all wonderful considerations upon which to reflect as you change the way that you are eating.
6. Purchase a New Water Bottle
Personally, I never leave the house without my Sigg bottle. I prefer metal water bottles, due to the possibility of chemicals leaching from plastic bottles, especially if the bottles are ever heated from washing or being in a hot car.
7. Experiment With Self-Care Practices
Experiment with self-care practices, such as self-massage and skin brushing. Caring for yourself (both emotionally and physically) will make this a more pleasurable, cleansing process.
8. Make Time For You
Allow yourself room in your daily schedule for rest and reflection. This is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect your mind and body.
9. Most Importantly, Forgive Yourself!
There is no benefit to beating yourself up!
If we all ate perfectly, there would be no need for cleanses such as this.
Forgive yourself, and move on.
Focus on the healthy choices that you made during the day.
10. You are Here:
Focus on Being Present
Even if you managed to include only one juice beverage and 8 ounces of water, it’s a huge improvement from fast food and soda!
No matter how good or how “bad” you did on a particular day, remember: Not only is tomorrow another day and another option to start over, but each moment in the present is a new chance for you to make choices and decisions.
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