- Well, I start in 2 days by emina
17 y
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Blog: My Very First 30 day Juice Fast
I've never done a juice fast, but i have done short water fasts before. I have a couple of questions.
1) can i take supplements and protein powders as a part of my fast?
2) If im only 14, do i have to do any colon cleansing or would it still be helpfull?
Thanks and lets hope i can finish this.
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emina
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- Answer... by livingwater
17 y
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I responded to your question on my blog, but I also wanted to add this, out of pure concern ~ If you're undergoing a fast, you really need to have resources, knowledge and understanding on the subject, especially at your age. There's a lot involved with fasting and you could mess things up with your body pretty bad, if you do it wrong. You could make things worse than before your fast.
A day fast is pretty much o.k. for anyone, but any longer then that, you should have someone who knows all about fasting and your body condition around to help you out.
Kudos for you for thinking about your health, though. It's important to be focused on health from early age. :)
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- Re: Answer... by emina
17 y
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| Thanks for responding. I have researched juice fasting for 2 months prior to my actually chosing to partake in one. However, i cant seem to find any information about taking supplements while juice fasting at all! Some people say no, some people say yes....i just want to keep my hair healthy is all. No one wants to be bald in highschool (unless you're a guy who shaved your head)
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emina
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- Re: Answer... by 2dreem
17 y
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| Whole food supplements are excellent for juice fasting and they dont cause deficiencies. Some good ones to take are spirulina and bee pollen. Also, have you told your parents about this fast. This is very important because if something goes wrong, which can happen no matter how much research you've done, your parents need to know what to do. Its also important to have someone who will support you. Doing a 30 day juice fast is very dangerous for someone who is not very overweight. A 1 to 2 week fast at most would be whats safe for a person of your age and weight. Hair loss is a sign of severe malnourishment and fasting would absolutely not be advised. It is also a sign of an omega-3 deficiency. What would be for your condition is to go on an all raw diet. Eating nothing but raw fruits, veggies, nuts, and seeds will end food cravings and allow you do drop weight just as fast as if you were to juice fast. It can also reverse hair loss. I think fasting would just cause problems in your situation but if you decide to you are going to need the support of your parents. Good luck and please be safe.
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- Re: Answer... by emina
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| Are you posistive? About the same weight loss and the cravings and the hair loss? I do not want to jump into anything i'll regret later...especially if it concerns my health and hair...
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- Re: Answer... by 2dreem
17 y
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| When juice fasting you will usually lose 1 pound or more a day(it doesn't always happen as soon as you start, sometimes it takes a few days until you notice weightloss). So if you had say 20 pounds to lose you should only fast for 20 days. If you went longer than that it could be very dangerous because your body will start feeding off your muscle or even your internal organs. When someone is nutritionally malnourished, which is the case with hair loss, fasting will usually cause more harm than good because your not getting the complete range of nutrients that you need, especially fat. Hair loss can be a sign of a fat deficiency. Try doing some research on the cause of hairloss and natural ways to treat it. If your heart is set on fasting don't go any more days than the number of how many pounds you need to lose and make sure your taking in whole food supplements and plenty of healthy sources of good fats, such as flax and hempseed oil. I would recommend you take bee pollen and spirulina throughout the day and also 3 tbsp. of flax or hempseed oil a day. After you complete your fast it would be good if you would eat a raw diet or high raw diet. Do some research on a raw diet, it can cure all health problems and reverse hair loss as well as help you to lose all your excess weight very quickly. To reverse your hair loss you going to need to eat lots and lots of leafy green vegetables and drink their juices as well. This will provide you with the proper minerals. And you will also need to eat lots of good fats, such as the ones in pumpkin, flax, and hempseeds as well as avocados. Good Luck
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