The first month of fasting with orange juice was easy. I believe I cheated with a total of 4 meals for birthdays/special occasions. Averaging 1 quart plus of orange juice daily and self-experimineting with a theory I got from watching an African Native Villiage. The experiment shows a really cool way to have the bowel movement effortlessly and at the same time keep it a no crash experience. The weight loss is much slower, but who is in a hurry! I am sure the health benifits are very similar to a book perfect orange juice fast, if not better! It does use allot of herbs.