Plant Power:
An (Apple) Juice a Day
I’ve had gluten, but I’ll wait to have any dairy,
meat or alcohol. The idea is to see how your
system reacts to each one in turn.
One thing I did notice today — my skin is
glowing. Like, really glowing. I’ve heard
green juice was good for your skin, but I
didn’t really understand how good until now.
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DAY 2
When you’re cleansing, you’re a bit fragile.
Food has the effect of keeping you grounded.
Without it, you’re lighter, but it’s as if you
could blow away if something stressful
happens.
So, when my morning turns into a category
five storm, I don’t have a lot of resources to
get through it. Concentrating on the huge,
important project I hadn’t seen coming
takes all of the brain space I had been using
for steady juice intake, so once it’s done,
I’m lightheaded. It takes a couple of hours
to get back to normal. I know I’m going to
bed early tonight.
The night is tough. I’m learning that juice
during the day is a lot easier than at night. I
have a crushing headache tonight, and I hope
to feel better tomorrow. wake up early, and I tackle a lot of my to-do
list in record time. My guts feel really good.
My downfall, though, is when I visit a friend.
Unable to face another dinner of cold juice,
I cave and add some tofu vegetable soup to
her Thai takeout order. The suggestion is to
reintegrate food by baby steps: go with easily
digestible foods at first, in small amounts.
Tofu, broth and a few veggies are actually
perfect for a first meal. That’s the hardest
thing about doing such an intensive cleanse.
You have to block out three days to hibernate
and not be around temptation.
DAY 3 DAY 4
I do, in fact, feel better. I’m thirsty, and real-
ize that my headache last night was probably
because I’m not drinking enough water. I I end up extending the cleanse for another
day. I have juice until lunch, then Japanese
noodle soup with tofu and vegetables. Today
DAY 5
I make a green smoothie for breakfast, and
a fruit smoothie for lunch. But also, it’s Sun-
day, so it’s easy to make time for healthy
choices. That’s the real issue with a strict
diet — you can’t just grab convenience foods.
You have to make the choice to prioritize
your health. You have to commit taking time
away from things you’d rather do so that you
can be fully stocked with healthy foods and
avoid the unhealthy ones. For me, my biggest
downfall is that I allow myself to get so hun-
gry that a salad won’t fill the craving I have
for hot, usually cheesy, comfort foods. When
I get ravenous, all bets are off. I need to train
myself to not be ravenous. The juice cleanse
gave me enough motivation to give healthy
eating a solid try. Fully Rooted, 159 Weybosset
St., Providence; 560 Mineral Spring Ave.,
Pawtucket, 753-4930, fullyrooted.com
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