Do Juice Cleanses Actually Work?
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- Опубліковано 28 гру 2015
- Juice cleanses are all the rage. But do they actually provide any health benefits? Cristen explains.
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Juice cleanses supposedly rid our bodies of toxins and restore our digestive systems. Depending on the specific and sometimes copyrighted cleanse, you spend a couple days to a couple weeks consuming nothing but liquefied fruits, vegetables, and maybe some nut milk.
Since lots of people are pretty bad about eating enough fruits and vegetables to begin with, this may mean that during a juice cleanse, you’d be getting more vitamins and minerals than usual.
These are substances that your body needs to turn food into energy and to grow and maintain cells. Some even have antioxidant properties, which means that they can help prevent cellular damage under particular circumstances.
The benefits of these vitamins and minerals are real, but keep in mind that your body can only process a certain amount of them at once.
After that, you’ll just excrete the rest.
Research does show that eating fruits and vegetables rich in these substances can decrease your risk of some diseases in the long run.
The key phrase: “in the long run.” The best way to reap these benefits is to consistently eat five or more servings every day. One juice binge isn’t going to do much.
Consuming nothing but juice for a few days also means that you’d get a lot less fiber, fat, and protein -- and way fewer calories -- than normal.
Fats and proteins are just as essential for healthy cellular function as vitamins and minerals. And fiber in the diet is actually part of your colon’s normal cleansing system. It absorbs water (and water-soluble waste) in your intestines and moves everything on out.
Plus, fiber can slow down your body’s uptake of sugar, keeping your blood sugar levels more stable.
Without it -- and considering the high levels of fruit sugars and the limited calories involved in a juice diet -- you’ll feel extra hungry, and may experience dizzying blood sugar spikes and crashes.
A day or two of this shouldn’t do any harm to the average person, but restricting calories and nutrients for much longer than that can trigger starvation mode: Your body doesn’t know when it’s going to get more food, so it slows your metabolism down. When this happens too often, the change can be permanent.
So is it worth it? Psychologically, maybe. You’ll probably lose a little weight due to the decrease in calories, which might be what you’re looking for. And people around the world have been using short fasts to practice mindfulness for hundreds (if not thousands) of years.
But physiologically, juice cleanses don’t help clear toxins out of your body. The thing is that your liver and kidneys are natural detoxifiers.
They filter bad stuff out of your body all the time, but they need the full compliment of nutrients provided by a healthy diet in order to do so.
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I lost 30 pounds on a "mostly" juice fast over six weeks a couple years ago. Best thing I ever did for myself.
However it worked, it worked!! And it tasted good along the way.
+Kirk Miller I forgot to mention, I also had a 25 point drop in bad cholesterol and a 98 point drop in triglycerides.
+Sultan Alush hence the "mostly" part of my original statement. There were many times over the course of the six weeks that it was impractical to not eat normally...parties, going out of town, etc.
Kirk Miller what exactly did you eat for 6 weeks? Details please.
@@christinemarcotte2094, freshly extracted juice for all three meals. I often had a couple pieces of sourdough toast with peanut butter in the evening. I also went out to eat a few times when I had to go out of town and juicing wasn't an option. The thing that helped me the most was weighing myself twice a day and keeping a spreadsheet. After I stopped juicing, I continued to weigh myself every morning and make food decisions for the day based on that. I lost 10 more pounds by doing that. I recommend watching the movie Fat Sick and Nearly Dead. That got me started on the juicing.
Pooping is the best detox.
+M Bates I've never heard them described as nice.
I have spent months investigating smoothie detox naturally and discovered an awesome website at Elsu Smoothie System (google it if you are interested)
If your clogged from B's the you won't be chitin enough to detox.
If you want to feel better (particularly after a hangover) eat a huge bowl of chili and wash it down with a coke. Nothing can survive what that does to you.
"The liver and kidneys are natural detoxifiers". Yes. But what happens when the liver/kidneys become damaged through stress, drinking, poor diet, and/or aging? I don't buy into most of the cleansing crap out there, but some people are more prone to congestion than others. Your car/house/vacuum all have filters, but guess what. You have to maintain or (gasp) ...clean... them.
+Eric Morrison Even so, I don't think these juice diets actually "clean out" anything.
Probably not. But I wouldn't discount any form of internal cleansing. If you give your body a break from processing food and introduce a fast way out, you're likely to start ... ahem... dumping... accumulated metabolites.
+Eric Morrison You can't clean out damage to your liver and kidneys -- it's not like grime building up in an air filter. It's more like breaking circuits in an electrical system. You can stop doing things that cause damage, and you can start following a diet & exercise plan that will give you body better nutrients and blood flow. That can help your body rebuild around the damage and restore some of the function. The only medical reason to go on a liquid diet is if you're preparing for or recovering from a procedure (surgery, colonoscopy, etc.) that requires your digestive tract to be clear or makes it difficult for your body to digest food.
That said, if juice cleanses make you feel good, go for it. Just limit the cleanse to a day or two so that you don't do any damage.
BrainStuff - HowStuffWorks Maybe we're playing a game of semantics, but you can certainly mitigate and even *repair* damage to your liver with food/plants. There are hundreds of peer reviewed, published studies on curcumin showing that this compound in turmeric root does just that. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24674233
There are several other hepato-protective plants (artichoke, milk thistle, phylanthus) in the literature as well. And many of these "cleanses" recommend using combinations of those to induce the healing process.
I totally understand that there are wacko people out there who make wild, unsubstantiated, pseudoscientific claims. I'm with you. The problem is when you use these claims as a sweeping dismissal of other possible inexpensive, safe, and effective remedies that may actually help people.
+Eric Morrison We're partially in a game of semantics, but it's important to make a distinction between the idea "juice cleanses might help people" and "supplements in juice cleanses might help people".
There's definitely stuff in plants that's good for you. Undeniably! However, receiving that stuff in the form of a temporary liquid diet is not ideal, because the body needs things that liquid diets tend to lack (e.g. proteins, fiber, calories) in order to function properly. Proteins and calories are particularly important in building/repairing tissue -- which means that if you consume a bunch of helpful nutrients/compounds during a juice cleanse, your body may not be able to put them to use.
Also, some helpful nutrients/compounds have mainly been studied in supplement-level doses, beyond what you could consume through dietary choices. Curcumin is actually a good example of that. Consuming such things in your diet certainly can't hurt, but claims that it can help are currently unsubstantiated. Here's a good review of the human clinical trial literature on curcumin: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535097/
I went to a naturopathy camp and fasted for around 7 days with just lemon and honey. Results were AMAZING !!!!
I felt so light and energetic after that for weeks. Now a days I am feeling lethargic so planning to go there again.
And not just detoxification, hundreds of people get benefitted over there for different diseases just by observing liquid fast for many days.
May I ask, where did you go to fast? I'm super intrested in doing so myself.Thanks!
My experience so far on day 7 of a juice fast is: Lost 12 pounds. Blood pressure has returned to a more normal 119/78. Down from 147/95. And I check it several times a day. I have been on BP meds for over 10 years so that's a good sign. I have not been hungry and I don't lack energy. I still go to the gym 3 days a week. My guess is I am getting enough calories and nutrients. I will return to eating soon but will not go back to the same diet that raised my BP.
Hey. I'm on day 3. Is it ok to add some protein?
Nothing yells bro science more than detox diets.
+PapaKay nothing yels like bro science, I am going to juice cleanses to get read for my trip to biami
I'm a desert rat, and I've found a big glass of water usually works for me. Dehydration can sneak into all sorts of "feeling cruddy" symptoms without actually feeling thirsty. Not bottled special woo-peddling water either, just a liter of tap water in a cup, run it through a filter if you're feeling posh.
Oddly enough I've also found that when I get thirsty I *think* I'm hungry instead, so reaching for the water first also means I eat less.
Wth😂
love the video! one question came to mind that i would love to see a video on. Do dietary supplements actually work and if they do, how? how does it affect the body short term/long term/psychological effects (maybe?)
+Will Ceballos The short answer is that it depends on the supplement in question, but that generally it's best to get your nutrients from food. We've got a video about the vitamin end of the supplement spectrum here -- ua-cam.com/video/VtggnSstlHg/v-deo.html -- but it's a topic that I think we could amend with another quick blurb. Thanks so much for asking!
LOVE the o=phrase cleanse your body of toxins. Witch toxins specifically I have asked people on a cleanse. I NEVER can get any one to name exactly what chemicals or substance is being removed.
I admittedly do not consume enough vegetables & fruits. I’m probably good diet wise with vegetables but certainly not fruits. I like the idea of boosting the natural vitamins found in these, but ultimately, I’m learning that a maintainable diet is best practice. I like to think I make healthy choices in my regular diet already.
*I’ve done one day juice cleanses, and while I didn’t feel like I “touched the sky” or anything, I did feel good afterwards, relatively speaking. I cannot discern whether some of these ‘results’ were a placebo affect or not, but I did feel good, at least.
So what about products like Soylent that claim to have all the nutrients needed for your body? Similar to a "juice cleanse" I would think that one's stomach (and to some degree, mouth) would have a difficult time adjusting to food that doesn't need to be broken down the way that solid foods would.
I went on a raw diet for 3months which was two juices a day and lots of salad for fibre. worst decision ever, my grades dropped, my energy dropped. definitely lacked carbs
I just click around to find more Cristen. She is hilarious!
very informative!!
I had pizza roll juice. k. M I clean?
+Aryan Kulshreshtha The cleanest.
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mmmm... desecration.....
I will admit I have done the whole nothing but juice for a few days' thing, but it has always been due to a combination of heavy schedule and not wanting to go shopping. The effects on blood sugar start showing up in my work pretty quickly and thus I would not call it a good thing.
This was beautifully presented. She’s funny too! Well done 🙃🙌🏽
Nut Milk 😂
right?
just so we are clear, are people willing to buy semen for cleanses?
totally asking for a friend
very well done!
I love you Cristen!
I could never go on a juice cleanse, I enjoy chewing too much... Also most placebo effects don't work on me, except for maybe when I got on the 5:2 diet bandwagon, that was really cool and supposedly has a lot of health benefits besides weightloss. Maybe it's interesting enough for you guys to talk about?
I've been juicing for 11 days and dropped from 168 to 156 lbs.
I don't align with most of the information in this video.
I hate "Cleans" its a very anti science word that actually makes me angry
Us too!
Thanks guys...enjoyed it :)
Trolls in our comment sections" ....I died 😂😂👍
Never seen the documentary "Fat Sick & Nearly Dead"? You can also take a trip to the "Gerson Clinic" in Mexico, and speak with any one of the patients. They also have publicly available records of individuals who have made great progress there.
+Tyler Adler That documentary is all anecdotal evidence. Very little real science behind it.
+Obiwancolenobi Most documentaries are like that.
+Obiwancolenobi Isn't that the case with many things? For instance, consider the theory of Evolution: The “scientific method” is as follows: Observe what happens; based on those observations, form a theory as to what may be true; test the theory by further observations and by experiments; and watch to see if the predictions based on the theory are fulfilled. Is this the method followed by those who believe in and teach evolution? So tell me, how much do you believe that's actually scientific?
+MissRiss Nope, just using an example. It's very easy for the "pot to call the kettle black" so to speak.
MissRiss He just seems to like to dismiss evidence.
Probably thinks human-influenced climate change isn't real, either. : )
Biggest recommendation: go vegan. I went from a size 16 to a size 6 in about 2 months. And you feel happy and peaceful.
Well, since i live in an area that has papaya that gets sold fresh, i eat that whenever i do not feel good, of coarse after eating food.
+Musical Wayz The point is that you EAT it, not JUICE it.
Is Cameron Esposito your sister?? You guys look so similar!
They def can work. My mom had bad cervical cancer for 5 years. Everything everything would get so backed up n her kidneys would start to back up into her body and they would put her on hospice she would come home and we would do a juice cleaner with mostly anti inflamatories. She would always get better. Until the last time, but at that point the cancer was just everywhere.
I know this is an older comment, but I hope you & your family are doing alright. I'm so sorry for your loss.
I went on a juice diet for 7 days, hardest thing I ever did. Making that much fresh juice all the time was exhausting. Plus you need a good juicer. I had headaches and dizzy spells. Would not recommend
Symptoms of your body cleansing itself
I bring out my juicer when I have the munchies in the afternoon. Instead of eating my kids snacks I’ll juice up some dark greens and boom I’m full until dinner time. However I don’t make juice everyday most of the time working out and staying fully hydrated keeps me from snacking.
Liver needs a rest! A fatty liver is not good and results in insulin resistance. Fasting gives your body time to get rid of all the runbish in your body, consume it’s own bodyfat and recharge the metabolism
I take carrot juice everyday. Is it helpful for me ?
+Sanyam jain Define "take". If you mean "drink it in addition to my other food", then of course it helps you, because it has lots of vitamin A. But it's not a miracle.
I ve tried a few of them.
Never felt so weak and sick in my entire life.
My recipe to staying healthy , strong and beautiful is :
1. As the girl said, try to eat some fruit and veg every day
2. Dont try to cut off rubbish food COMPLETELY. Try to moderate it
3. Make a few of easy simple replacements. Diet Coke instead of Coke (and not every day)
Brown bread instead of white.
Skimmed milk instead of whole.
Nuts as a snack at work instead of chocolate or haribo
If you drink coffee with sugar every day, cut off the sugar. If you cannot drink coffee without sugar - like me - then just quit coffee. Yes, you heard me, quit coffee. You dont need it, and if you do everything on my list, you ll have WAY more energy than what you have with your current lifestyle and coffee
4. Exercise. Sorry, no way around this one. There are thousands of types of exercise, from going to the gym, dancing, martial arts, to cycling to just squatting and jogging and doing pushups.
Find one out of the thousands that you like and do it.
There s no time is bullshit.
Exercising is a NECESSITY for your health. Place it higher in your priorities than facebook, parties of people you dont even like, TV , videogames and calling your friend Betty for the third time today to discuss something you ve already discussed.
5. Keep your house nice, comfortable and warm, but try to put yourself through as much hardship as possible outside it.
Do not take your car to go a mile further down just because its slightly drizzling. Walk.
If you re at a cafeteria, dont go sit inside as soon as the temperature drops below 30 degrees.
Even old people can handle as low as 10 degrees easily, if they re used to it. Man up (or woman up).
Hardships make you hard, soft treatment makes you soft.
At the end of the day, you ll go back to your sweet warm home, and your immune system will start working on making you harder for the next time.
Peace.
***** Provide sources please. 32 glasses of water to compensate for what and in what way?
Unrealistic goals make people quit.
Besides, food is part of the human culture, it is an event, it is an art form, and it is one of life's pleasures.
Going to the extreme of drinking only fruit and veg juice is as wrong as the other extreme.
Have you heard of the Mediterranean diet?
The REAL Mediterranean diet?
People in the Mediterranean eat well cooked food - pork or beef for the most part - a bit of veg (as a side), tons of olive oil, spices, bread etc etc
Some of these things are theoretically wrong and bad for you.
Yet, Mediterranean diet, when applied properly and avoiding extremes, and when combined with exercise
as is well documented and as I have witnessed with my eyes in my family,
it can lead people to ages close to 100, with high levels of health and activity till the very end.
Every single person in my family who is not a smoker or a drinker, has lived way after their 90s.
What do you hope to achieve by practically killing your sense of taste?
Reach 150 years old and be a gymnast?
With diet, as with cleanliness, there is no limit to how careful you can be.
But in real life, after a certain point, you are wasting the energy you tried to save, and you are affecting your psychology negatively.
You can take your shoes off when you come in the house (so far reasonable) then ALWAYS wash your hands after because they touched your shoes
then wipe the tap because you touched it with your shoe microbe infected hands, then wipe the bin where you threw the wipes, then carefully dry the whole bench so that there is no drop of water where bacteria might form, etc etc.
You can see how this is just as bad as being dirty.
***** I m not a granpa, I m 30 :)
Your reply is all about what I said.
You recognise people today live in an extreme, and your response is the opposite extreme.
If you cook at home most of the time, try to avoid frying, and eat veg and fruit daily, you ll be alright sister.
No need to go vegetarian or vegan, or never eat Burger King again in your life.
And if you drink one or two cans of diet coke a week, nothing dramatic will happen.
Todays REAL med diet is almost exactly what it used to be, the only difference is people dont exercise.
No diet will make you healthy if you dont exercise.
***** Darling, the only thing I said about smoking and drinking, is that you shouldnt do it.
And as long as you dont do it, if you have a reasonable diet and exercise reasonably, you should be amazingly healthy.
Ofcourse I do not smoke or drink.
I only drink when I go out, and even then no more than one glass.
I am sorry to hear you re ill, I hope things are not too bad.
Do a video on "If you could hear wifi what would it sound like?"
time for Cristen to hold a revival meeting!
+Hannah Shoshana Right?? We'd all be there.
I did an apple juice cleans for a day and I pooped all day long. All liquid poop.
why cant we move our toes
man this girl is gorgeous.
Why does she look like Matt cassel
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this video could have been 3 seconds long:
"Are you an idiot? Of course they don't!"
Fin.
+Scott Korin Too many Humanities graduates believe any old Green, compassionate shit.
That was two sentences. Just saying.
Keep in mind this is mainly being directed to healthy people if you're overweight and very unhealthy stick to your cleanse for a while
Day 1 of juice cleanse: I feel healthy already!
Day 64 of juice cleanse; why doe my body hate me!
Is she a professional nutritionist? That's the thing about you tube... Anybody can make a video
oh wait... you're telling me that one of those fad diets doesn't work... hmm
Like pizza rolls or vegetable smoothies, Wierd is good, but only in moderation.
The short answer: no.
Starvation mode is all bro science. No such thing like detox diets.
Next video idea ( how does a gun work)
Get to point god
This may be the mushroom in me. But. Marry me.
LOL I'M EATING PIZZA ROLLS
Ok Karen
damn those trolls in the comment section!
i'm a 23 year old at ESRD and tried juice with meals and it NEVER worked for me. I've done it for 45 days and all i got were constant diarrhea and pain in/near the anal area. i had to go on antidiarrheal for couple days just go relieve symptoms.
However, it DID make me feel psychologically better (placebo effect maybe?) but i reckon that was not worth destroying my body more with ESRD.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND JUICING!
+allyonightmare sounds like your body has a fructose inefficiency...its when your body isn't able to take in all the fructose you get from you fruity-veggies and its getting passed on to bacteria in the intestines who shouldn't get the fructose...result: gas and diarrhoea
Until u realize we have not yet used 1% of earth's oxygen after 800,000 years
unrolled pizza
Haha, "trolls in our comments section!" xD
If only a UA-camr got right to the info we came here for we didn’t click on this video for your poor humor
choosing to starve yourself is dumb....just work out. it really doesn't take much
+DrunkenMadman Actually its better to eat less than to work out for weight loss.
Weight loss happens in the kitchen, not the gym
no, losing weight must happen both in the kitchen and the gym.
so u think skinny people work out? the ppl in africa are skinny because they exercise? its 95% because of their diet. same as anyone who wants to lose weight.
Weight has nothing to do with this so try again
Dont know how she did it, but Cristen made the Mr. Rogers look sexy...
+Bb Cee They're called breasts.
Second
4rd
It's called 4th
+Amalie Gao that was the joke
+Trains 5st
Bahahahahaha!
Sorry, the "trolls in the comment section" part made me laugh out loud for real.
first :D
No one cares
+Ender Haris Ok :( I'll see myself out...
+only half bad 333 GTFO the internet
+Justspent1k I would prefer him to stay. You should leave for being rude sir or ma'am, or it.
she is kind hot in a not hot way