21 day juice detox - day 2

Woke up quite early this morning due to my toddler Max, and didn't get to bed as early as I wanted to last night so feeling a bit tired today. Although it's difficult to tell whether its lack of sleep or detox symptoms when you're on a programme like this! Had quite a busy day today and was out a lot so only managed to make two juices, but as I am teaching a yoga class tonight I have made double of my evening juice in case I feel the need for something when I get home later.

I forgot to mention yesterday that apart from a juicer the other equipment it's useful to have are a vegetable peeler, a veggie brush, some sort of natural fruit and vegetable wash if possible (helps to get rid of bugs and impurities), a big glass jug to catch your juice, a nut milk bag to strain your juice (only necessary if you are on a juice detox), and a good flask for juice storage and transportation.

Every morning (whether detoxing or not) I have a cup of warm water with fresh lemon. I highly recommend switching your caffeine fuelled tea or coffee for this wonderful reviving drink. Lemon purifies and freshens the body after sleep, cleanses the liver, boosts the digestive system, and improves the immune system due to its strong anti bacterial, anti fungal and anti microbial properties, thus helping to keep colds and flu at bay. Lemon helps to keep the body in an alkaline state, as it is one of the most alkalising foods we can consume (disease can only occur in an acid environment, therefore keeping the system alkaline is paramount to good health). Its great on a detox as it acts as a natural diuretic, meaning it helps to flush the system through. Other benefits to this wonderfully health giving drink are that it helps to clear skin and improve healing, (due to the high vitamin C content). It also acts as a natural pick me up and elevates your mood as lemon is well known for lifting spirits and is used to treat anxiety and depression, so perfect to start the day with!

My first juice today was a really simple one with just three ingredients; orange, carrot and ginger. So sunny and filled with energy and zing, this juice is really great to have in the morning.

Carrot, orange and ginger juice recipe:

1 bag (750g) carrots, scrubbed or peeled

10 oranges

large chunk fresh ginger, peeled

Juice oranges with a citrus juicer. I use the attachment on my food processor as it's so fast. Juice the carrots and ginger in the juicer and mix together. Strain through a nut milk bag if you are doing a juice detox to remove the pulp, otherwise, just enjoy. 

I then had a lovely tea while I was out, whilst my husband David and Max had lunch. My tea was made with fresh lemon and ginger slices, quite rare to find it made fresh like that in coffee shops/sandwich places. So I was happy about that. And the smell was divine. 

My last juice today was green pear and ginger. I took a picture of the pulp after straining through my nut milk bag just to show you how much solids there actually is when it comes out of the juicer.

And here's the juice, sorry it was quite dark when I took the photo and the flash is quite strong, it's not that bright in real life!

Green pear and ginger juice recipe:

7 pears

1 bunch celery

1 cucumber

1 romaine lettuce

1 chunk ginger, peeled

Juice together, sandwiching the lettuce between pears to get maximum juice. 

And yes, I did have some more when I got home from yoga!

Wishing you raw health and happiness,

Natalie. x

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