What Is A Juice Cleanse?
Why Should I Do A Cleanse?
Why Choose The Real Juice Over Other Cleanses?
What Does Unpasteurized Mean?
Why Not Just Make Juice At Home?
Isn’t It Too Expensive?
Which Duration Should I Choose For My Cleanse?
Which Level Should I Choose?
What Can I Expect While On The Cleanse?
How Often Should I Cleanse?
Are The Juices Organic?
Can I Do A Juice Cleanse While Pregnant Or Nursing?
Will I Gain The Weight Back?
What About Fiber?
What About Protein?
Can I Work Out While On The Cleanse?
Allergy Information
Cleanses And Medications
Cleanses And Vitamins
Juice Storage
Eco-Coolers, Bottles And Ice Packs
Delivery
Cleanse Preparation Guidelines
A juice cleanse, also known as a juice fast or juice feast, is when you eliminate solid food from your diet and just drink raw unpasteurized fruit and vegetable juices for a set period of time. A typical cleanse lasts for three days, though the duration is up to you. Longer cleanses should be discussed with your health care professional.
While on a juice cleanse you are encouraged to drink water and caffeine-free teas though no other foods or liquids are allowed.
Our juice cleanses provide you with 6 bottles per day:
5 bottles of raw, unpasteurized fruit and vegetable juices
1 bottle of cashew milk.
Each bottle measures 16.9 fluid ounces.
Why Should I Do A Cleanse?
The way you’ve been feeling and the consequences of your diet on your physical appearance are what has you here, reading this, but why cleanse?
Your body has built up excess waste and toxins. The only effective way to clean and detoxify your body is by fasting, which has been around for thousands of years.
The toxins built up inside your body come from the foods and beverages you consume, as well pollutants in the water and air. Combine those with a multitude of things found in over the counter and prescription medicines, and you’ve got yourself a pretty stellar toxin cocktail you’re putting down daily.
Your colon, liver, kidney, lungs and skin work to flush them out of your system but the simple fact is some toxins are stored in your fat cells and some enter the bloodstream which distributes them throughout your entire system.
Enter the juice cleanse…
The juice cleanse will take the average person’s deficient fruit/veggie intake up to 100%. Not only is a diet high in fruit and veggies associated with decreased risk for chronic diseases, it’s also low energy density. That means, it has few calories relative to volume, making them incredibly beneficial for weight management and weight loss.
The fruit and vegetable juices will cleanse your body, flush out your system, detox and purify you from inside so you get back to feeling great. Your body will finally get a break from processing and digesting foods and instead focus on healing itself.
Why Choose The Real Juice’s Cleanse Over Other Cleanses?
-We offer simple, clear, flat rate pricing that is very competitive. Cleansing? Choose any level, any duration for just $75 a day. No added delivery fees, cooler bag fees, no bottle deposits, or any other pesky charges. $75 a day, period.
-We guide you through your experience. We include a free digital booklet with all 3 and 5 day cleanse packages so you don’t have to go it alone! We include breakdowns of the juices and their benefits, answers to common questions, a day-by-day guide, activities to enrich your journey, and a homeopathic remedy section to assist with common detox symptoms. It also lends some encouragement to keep you motivated. We want you to succeed and have a great experience!
-We only use the freshest produce and cold press the juices with the Norwalk juicer, which has proven in lab tests to yield 3-5 times more vitamins, minerals and live enzymes than any other extraction method. Our juices are also unpasteurized, so we don’t lose any nutrients in the production of our juices. There simply is no better juice available, anywhere.
What Does Unpasteurized Mean?
Pasteurizing juice means you bring the juice to a boil before bottling it. The reason juice makers pasteurize juice is to prolong its shelf life, saving themselves money. The process of boiling the juice kills off bacteria and other organisms allowing them to have the juices sit on the shelves longer, or even unrefrigerated. The major problem with pasteurized juice is while the heat kills the ability of bad stuff to grow, it also kills live enzymes and vitamins found in the juice, so what you’re left with has much less nutritional value.
When doing a juice cleanse, you need all the vitamins and live enzymes in tact so drinking pasteurized juice is not a viable option. Our juices are unpasteurized so that they retain their nutritional value. Of course, because they are completely raw and fresh, they only have a shelf life of three days once you’ve received them.
We don’t believe in robbing the juice of nutrients in the name of shelf life. We’d rather bring you fresh juice packed with good stuff.
Why Not Just Make Juice At Home?
The truth here is, raw fruit/vegetable juices made at home are definitely great for you and a million times better than you not doing it at all. There are significant benefits to having your juices prepared by The Real Juice:
-Our program, recipes and the design of the progression of juices, have been thoroughly researched, and tested. Our cleanses were developed with feedback from nutritionists and a holistic wellness expert to ensure you keep your body alkaline (meaning pH balanced), and that the food combinations compliment each other. We specifically designed it so your body gets what it needs, and in turn negative side effects are reduced as much as possible.
-Our digital booklet. We also have seen the positive effects that our booklet provides clients and how it helps guide them through the cleansing process so they have answers to common questions and guidance on what to expect each day. It also reinforces why they’re doing the cleanse and provides activities to enhance the cleansing experience.
-Our juicer (the Norwalk juicer) extracts 3-5 times more vitamins, minerals and live enzymes than any other juicing method. Retaining those nutrients is critical when fasting on an all juice diet and we retain up to FIVE times more nutrients than your typical home juicer.
-Our service. You get a package delivered to you anywhere you like, which contains all the juices you’ll need for the day, a soft cooler for portability and ice packs to keep things cool.
-Our ability to retain the highest quality juices. Another challenge is portability and shelf life. Raw juices should be stored in airtight bottles immediately and consistently refrigerated but most people don’t have sterile bottles, ice packs and convenient coolers on hand to properly store the juices and take them with them. Also only our juicer extracts juice that will keep its nutrients for 4 days. Most home juicers require you to consume the juices within hours of making them or the nutrients begin to die off quickly which leaves your body deficient of essential vitamins and live enzymes.
Isn’t It Too Expensive?
It makes all the sense in the world that given today’s financial climate, cost is a huge concern for you. The dilemma is, what’s feeling great worth?
Here is what you’re paying for: Our raw, fresh juice contains about 20 lbs of farm fresh fruits and veggies PER day! That’s a whole lot of produce. Each fruit and vegetable is thoroughly cleaned, then peeled and/or cut as needed and immediately cold pressed. We then bottle it and place it in a portable soft cooler with ice packs and deliver it to your door same day. We also include a wonderful digital booklet packed with information, tips and activities to enhance your experience. Not to mention it’s a higher quality juice than any other juices you’d find in stores or make at home since we use the Norwalk juicer with hydraulic press exclusively.
Remember, while on the cleanse you are eliminating all other food, cigarettes, coffee, alcohol, etc. so you’ll be saving those costs and instead applying that budget towards the juice cleanse. We hope valuing your health and the desire to make some positive changes helps bridge the gap for you.
We’re also very competitively priced at just $75 flat rate per day. No hidden fees, deposits or other charges.
Which Duration Should I Choose For My Cleanse?
We understand that some people are hesitant to commit to a full 5 days of juicing so we offer shorter cleanses to meet their needs, but the greatest rewards are reaped from at least 3-5 days of juice cleansing.
The “1 Day Sneak Peak” is intended for you to preview the cleanse and taste each of the juices. It will also provide a quick system flush.
The ”2 Day Recharge” is intended for you to do a full system flush and a quick detox.
The “3 Day Complete Reset” is intended for you to do a full system flush and fully detox your body. It also includes a FREE booklet with a day-by-day guide, activities, homeopathic remedies and answers to common questions to maximize your cleansing experience.
The “5 Day Reset and Rebuild” is intended for you to fully detox and flush your body and begin to rebuild you from the inside out. It also includes a FREE booklet with a day-by-day guide, activities, homeopathic remedies and answers to common questions to maximize your cleansing experience.
Which Level Should I Choose?
Level I is recommended for first timers or experienced juicers who are still growing accustomed to the taste of the greener juices and want a little more fruit in their program. It includes two dark leafy green juices per day made with super-foods.
Level II is recommended for experienced juicers who are accustomed to the taste of greener juices and want less fruit in their program. It includes three dark leafy green juices per day made with super-foods.
What Can I Expect While On The Cleanse?
A cleanse will get rid of the toxins stored in your body and boost your energy levels. It may make your hair shinier, your skin may get back its glow, and people around you will likely comment on how you seem happier. You’ll have lost weight and you’ll come to the most important realization of all: You worked too hard to stay on the cleanse to now throw it all away. That means you’ll likely be eating smaller portions, cravings more fruits and vegetables, and improving your diet moving forward.
That’s why we truly believe in this program. We’ve seen it transform busy people that load up on convenience food and rarely keep active, into people that have more balanced diets and prioritize wellness into their still busy schedules.
Their bodies feel better inside, and they start to look better on the outside. These two together are insanely effective motivators and that’s why our cleanses work. Once you get a taste of how great you feel, you simply don’t even consider the option of falling into old bad eating habits that had you feeling sluggish, groggy, and fatigued. It’s the perfect way to kick off a new diet and achieve your wellness goals.
How Often Should I Cleanse?
We recommend that healthy adults partake in a juice cleanse at least four times a year, specifically once per season, though it’s safe to do as often as once a month.
This periodic check-in is the perfect way to assess if you’ve fallen back into bad habits and gives you an opportunity to detoxify, reset your system and get your weight down and energy up. Let the effects of the cleanse re-train your taste buds and mind into craving raw produce and smaller portions.
It’s easier to maintain your weight goal when your energy is up, you’re super motivated and your health consciousness is awakened. Think about it like a car engine: The better you care for your engine by maintaining gears and fluids, the stronger and longer your engine will run. Your body requires regular maintenance and nourishment to cleanse itself and re-focus so you feel better and look better long term.
Are The Juices Organic?
We work with farms that are pesticide and herbicide free as much as possible but they have not gone through the costly certification process, so we are not able to certify our juices as organic. However, all of our juices are made with 100% fruits and vegetables that are fresh, completely raw, and sourced locally in CA from sustainable farms. The juice is completely unpasteurized and has no other ingredients. The philosophy here is we want to use the best ingredients, in the most eco-friendly way and make it available to as many people as we can.
Can I Do A Juice Cleanse While Pregnant Or Nursing?
Our cleanses are not recommended for pregnant or nursing mothers. However, they can drink our juices along with maintaining a normal healthy diet. The juices are nutrient packed and are very beneficial so long as they are not used to replace meals
Will I Gain The Weight Back?
The answer to that is up to YOU. A juice cleanse is only the beginning. In order to maintain the weight loss you need to listen to your body! Jumping into bad eating habits immediately following a successful juice cleanse will only reverse the progress and leave you feeling low, unsatisfied and heavy again.
The cleanse does some real work on your body and mind. You will not only enjoy fruits and vegetables more than you did before the cleanse, but you’ll even begin to crave them! You’ll also notice yourself eating smaller portions post cleanse which is essential for weight loss and weight management.
Once you feel what its like to be a well oiled machine, you simply won’t go back to the life you had before and that’s how you can maintain weight loss.
What About Fiber?
We don’t want it! When it comes to cleansing, the goal is eliminate fiber from your diet. This is a good thing! When eating solid food, fiber is your best friend. It’s what keeps your digestive system moving and keeps your body in good working order. Juice cleansing, however, is a whole different story. On our juice cleanse, our juicer removes the fiber from fruits and vegetables and extracts only the nutrient rich juice. This allows the nutrients and live enzymes to bypass digestion and go directly into your blood stream.
When we eat solid food, it gets broken down into liquids by your digestive system, nutrients are separated from food fibers, and eventually the nutrients are picked up by the blood stream and delivered to the liver. Raw juices largely reduce, if not eliminate fiber, so it relieves the digestive system of much of the energy required to fulfill that process and skips straight to delivering the nutrients throughout your body. Your body uses this break from digestion to instead focus on items it thinks need healing- mainly removing toxins- which is the goal here.
What About Protein?
The most constructive protein is available in fresh, raw vegetable juices. Second is protein from animals and food supplements. That means the protein you get from the juices is from the richest source available to us.
Can I Work Out While On The Cleanse?
Yes, but we recommend moderate exercise. Rather than an hour and a half high intensity work out, you may feel better taking on a 45-minute power walk or hike. Your body has a way of communicating and letting you know what it can handle, so by all means exercise but pay attention and listen when it’s telling you to take it down a notch.
Allergy Information
All of our juices are Raw, Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Lactose-Free. Our cashew milk does contain raw cashews.
Please email us with allergy concerns and juice swap out information.
**An important note about allergies. Our kitchen facility does process products that may contain tree nuts, milk and soy. We do thoroughly sanitize the kitchen before use and take allergy concerns incredibly seriously, but it’s still a good idea to talk to your doctor about your specific history and follow his or her recommendation on the appropriate precautions.
Cleanses And Medications
If you are currently taking any medications it’s best to consult your doctor prior to starting the cleanse and following his or her recommendations.
Cleanses And Vitamins
We do not recommend you continue taking vitamins while on the cleanse. The simple reason is, you’re ingesting about 20lbs of fruits and vegetables per day, so your body is already getting all of the nutrients it needs. Also, some vitamins can be really hard on the stomach when you’re not taking them with solid foods so it’s not recommended, nor necessary.
Juice Storage
We deliver the juice in soft coolers with ice packs. Upon receipt, it is incredibly important for you to refrigerate the juices as quickly as possible. The ice packs will do a great job of keeping them cold during transport from our kitchen facility to you, but since there are no preservatives, and the juice is unpasteurized and raw, you need to keep it cold at all times, so refrigerate it immediately.
It’s also a good idea to place the re-usable ice packs in the freezer upon receipt. That way if you need to take your juices on the go, you can toss the juices and the ice packs into the eco-cooler we provide and head out the door!
Eco-Coolers, Bottles And Ice Packs
Everything is yours to keep. No pesky returns or deposits here.
We exclusively use BPA free, phthalate free, PETE 1 plastic bottles, which when recycled, will be re-used to make many products including: fabric for t-shirts, shoes, luggage, and upholstery, just to name a few.
We ask that you please do recycle your bottles, and you can also reuse the eco-coolers and ice packs for your own beverage or food transport.
Delivery
We offer free local delivery on all orders or Fed Ex overnight for out of area orders (at cost). Please call or email for an exact quote.
When you place your order, you will receive one email receipt, and a separate (second) email with delivery information, preparation guidelines and additional information. Please check your spam folder if you do not receive this email.
Please note juices are delivered approx. between 8pm-midnight the night before your start date.
Since deliveries are dropped off at night, you will need to provide us with any needed gate code information to access your front door. Packages will be left on your doorstep, no signature required, for you to retrieve that same night or first thing in the morning. In the event we cannot access your doorstep to complete delivery, your order will be returned to our warehouse and we can arrange for a messenger to re-attempt delivery (at your cost) later that morning. Office deliveries require 24-hour access, we will not leave packages outside of office buildings.
Your juice will be packaged with ice packs that will keep it nice and cold for a few hours, but be sure to grab the package and stick the juice in the fridge as soon as possible as they are perishable and must be kept cold.
Cleanse Preparation Guidelines:
Ok, you’ve committed to doing a juice cleanse! You’re excited to get going and heck, you wish you could just jump in today, but preparing properly is incredibly important. We’ve provided a guide detailing which foods to eliminate and when, and which foods to work into your daily diet. In order to yield the best results, stick to this list of dos and don’t as closely as possible.
One week before-
Make a conscious effort to start to cut down on:
Alcohol, caffeine, cigarettes, over the counter medicines, sugar, salt, artificial sweeteners, meat, dairy, processed foods, wheat, eggs and nuts.
Make a conscious effort start to increase:
Water, caffeine-free teas, raw fruit and vegetable juices, fruits, vegetables, grains, beans and legumes (ex. string beans, soy beans, snap peas, etc.), salads, brown rice, veggie broths and soups, and fruit smoothies.
3 days before-
Completely eliminate the following:
Alcohol, red meat, poultry, dairy, and eggs.
Increase items listed in the ‘1 day before’ section below.
2 days before-
At this point you should also phase out the following:
Cigarettes, caffeine, sugar, salt, artificial sweeteners, bread, pasta, over the counter medicines, bottled sauces or condiments that contain additives and colorings (ex. ketchup, hot sauces, bottled dressings), and fish.
Increase items listed in the ‘1 day before’ section below.
1 day before-
Diet should consist of only water, caffeine-free teas, raw fruit and vegetable juices, fruits, raw or lightly steamed vegetables, salads, veggie broths and soups (read labels thoroughly and avoid brands that pack their soups with additives), olive oil, herbs and spices. Recommended salad dressings would be fresh lemon juice, or olive oil and vinegar.
Pre- Cleanse Sample Menu:
Breakfast:
Banana smoothie.
Lunch:
Salad with a light vinaigrette dressing. Add avocado for protein.
Snack:
Fruit/vegetable juice.
Dinner:
Veggie broth soup, and a salad with lemon juice dressing. Frozen banana for dessert
Directions on how to break the cleanse are provided with your order.
