A juice diet plan is a type of detox diet. It involves the short-term intake of raw vegetable and fruit juice and water only. Proponents of juice fasting use juice diet plan because it's thought to be a good source of vitamins and antioxidants. The juice diet recipes are an extreme form of detoxification because no solid food is consumed by our body.
          
This juice diet plan may last from a few days to several weeks. The juice consumed during a juice fast is not the type commercially available, but rather that produced from freshly juiced fruits and vegetables. There are many reasons why people may undergo this juice diet plan; some may have spiritual or religious reasons, attempts to lose weight, or attempts to stop habitual behavior such as smoking, drinking soda, overeating, caffeine addiction, etc. They may believe that this juice diet plan will cure chronic pain, cancer, depression, arthritis, severe infections that resisted antibiotics, autoimmune diseases, and many other incurable diseases. Others choose juice diet plan because they believe they can focus on healing specific organs and systems.

Dietary Sources for the Juice Diet Plan:

One may combine the following ingredients and have many healthy juices:
Greens:

1. Spinach
2. Lettuce
3. Beet greens
4. Dandelion leaf
5. Parsley
6. Water cress
7. Sprouts

Cruciferous vegetables :

1. Kale
2. Cauliflower
3. Broccoli
4. Cabbage
5. Brussels sprouts

Fruits:

1. Dark grapes
2. Apple
3. Orange
4. Lemon
5. Açai berry
6. Tomato
7. Cucumber
8. Red bell pepper

Herbs:

1. Yucca root
2. Fennel
3. Spearmint
4. Peppermint
5. Basil
6. Chili pepper
7. Fresh turmeric root
8. Garlic
9. Ginger
10. Milk thistle

A juice diet recipe or health plan may include mixing these different vegetables and fruits together and having them in a liquid form. This clears all the impurities from our body and makes our body free from junk food stored inside.

An example of a juice diet recipe:

1. handful spinach
2. 3 stalks of kale
3. 2 golden delicious apples
4. small handful parsley
5. 1 lemon
6. 1 cucumber

Possible Side Effects of a Juice Diet

Having liquids which are not high in all nutrients may cause temporary side effects like headaches, tiredness, hypoglycemia, constipation, acne, increased body odor, and bad breath. Other side effects may include fainting, dizziness, low blood pressure, heart arrhythmias, weight loss, hunger, vomiting, diarrhea, and kidney problems. If these side effects occur, there is a worsening of symptoms, or new symptoms appear, the juice diet plan should be discontinued and you should visit your doctor or nutritionist as soon as possible.
Another possible side effect of a juice diet plan is diarrhea, which can lead to dehydration and electrolyte loss. If continued for a longer time, the juice diet plan can lead to nutrient deficiencies, particularly protein and calcium deficiency.

Grape fruit and pomegranate are avoided during this juice diet plan since they have adverse effects on our health.