Practice
Cleansing Juice Fast
A short fresh-juice fast traditionally used to give the digestive system a rest.
⤢📊 How it ranks (our editor score) — 48/100Tap to see the breakdown
👶 Safe for children?
This remedy carries age-related cautions. Please read them before giving it to a child, and check with your pediatrician or pharmacist first.
- Limit to 1-3 days; frail individuals, children, and those with chronic illness should use a shorter fast or avoid fasting without medical guidance.
🌱 What it is
A short-term fast on fresh fruit and vegetable juices and water, sometimes paired with gentle enemas, meant to lighten the load on digestion.
📜 Where it comes from
Fasting as a health practice has ancient roots across many cultures and religious traditions, including biblical fasting practices, but the specific fresh-juice fast emerged from the natural-health and sanitarium movements of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Health reformers of that era, including those influenced by Battle Creek health teaching, promoted short fasts on juice and water paired with rest and gentle cleansing as a way to lighten the digestive system's workload. The practice has continued in natural-health circles as a periodic cleansing ritual.
✨ Why it's good for you
- May offer a gentle reset for the digestive system
- Provides concentrated vitamins and hydration
- Simple to do for a short period at home
🙏 Begin with prayer
Prayer is the first remedy, not the last resort. Whether you are facing this yourself, caring for someone who is, or simply reading to understand — here is a simple prayer you are welcome to make your own, in your name or in theirs:
Great Physician, thank You for the fruits of the earth and the rest a simple juice fast can give a tired digestive system. Bless this short season of simplicity, and give me discipline to keep it brief and wise. For the deeper struggles of my skin and my health, especially lupus, I ask not for a cure I claim, but for Your comfort and peace, if it be not Your will to fully restore me now. In Jesus' name, Amen.
“O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.”— Psalm 34:8
🥄 How to use it
Fast on fresh juices and water for 1-3 days, keeping the fast shorter for frail or elderly individuals, then transition back to regular food gradually with light, whole-food meals.
How much: 1-3 days of juice only, then resume regular food gradually
Why it works: A short break from solid food is traditionally thought to rest the digestive system while fresh juices supply vitamins, minerals, and hydrationGiving your body enough water to work well. More →.
⚠️ Cautions
- Not a treatment for lupus or serious skin conditions like erysipelas — see a doctor for these.
- Avoid fasting during pregnancy, breastfeeding, or with diabetes without medical supervision.
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