Things You'll Need:
- a store that sells organic produce and herbs
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Step 1
Because this is a detox diet, it's important to only select fruits and vegetables that are organic. Choosing conventional produce means that you will be ingesting more chemicals like pesticides and herbicides, which defeats the detoxification process.
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Step 2
Vegetables that are good for fasting include carrots for their vitamin A, small amounts of celery for taste, cucumbers, blood-building beets and cauliflower.
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Step 3
Green vegetables and sprouts contain chlorophyll, which detoxifies the liver, cleans the digestive tract and is even known to prevent cancer. Try cabbage, romaine lettuce, spinach, kale, or any other leafy green vegetable. Wheat grass and broccoli also have an abundance of nutrients.
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Step 4
Some of the best fruits to juice are berries because not only are they high in antioxidants, but they are also sweet and flavorful. Other good fruits to juice are vitamin-packed apples, pineapples, melons, kiwi fruit, mango and papaya.
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Step 5
Juice from highly acidic fruits like citrus fruits and tomatoes can upset the body's natural acid-base (pH) balance.
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Step 6
Other great ingredients to add to your juice fast are herbs and spices. Ginger, fennel, parsley, turmeric, milk thistle, basil, peppermint, spearmint and garlic all have enormous health benefits and will add great flavor to your juices.
