Juicing Fast For Fibromyalgia
Today I watched a very inspiring and eye opening Documentary on Juicing by Joe Cross. It’s called Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. Joe is from Australia, was 100 pounds overweight and was on high dose Prednisone due to the autoimmune disease chronic urticaria.
Joe’s Chronic Illness caused him constant pain, rashes and a hard time sleeping. He was tired of how he felt and sick of having to take medications everyday just to survive. Does that sound familiar to any of you all? He decided to go on a juicing fast for 60 days for his health and to loose some weight. For 60 days, he drank fruit and vegetable juices, and nothing else.
I don’t want to give away the whole documentary but I can’t resist sharing some of the results. He lost 100 pounds, lowered his blood pressure, became pain free and medicine free! I can’t guarantee you that you will be pain free or medicine free, but it sure did inspire me and my wife to give it a try. I bought a juicer online right after the watching the film and I am super excited to start my on juice fast reboot!
I know Fibromyalgia can be such a painful condition and many are desperate to find alternative ways to treat it. There are several studies that show juicing and a good diet can help reduce the pain significantly.
Right below this paragraph I will put the trailer to the film for you to see. I highly recommend you give it a look! You can watch it for free on hulu or if you have a netflix subscription you can watch it there, which is where I watched it.
Then below the video that I am going to share a some more about juicing, a juicing recipe and some real stories I found searching online from fibromyalgia sufferers that started doing the juicing fast and incorporating juicing into their lives.
What is a Juicing Fast?
A juicing fast or reboot as Joe calls it is simply drinking and eating only fruits and vegetables, herbal teas and water for a period of time. A Juicing Fast helps to clean out your system, regain or sustain your vitality, lose some pounds and recharge your body for optimal wellness.
Is it safe for me?
First off I am not a Doctor and always recommend consulting your physician before starting any new diet or exercise program. Generally a juice fast is safe for most, but if you are pregant, nursing, under 18 or have severe medical conditions it is probably wise to make sure you have a Doctor monitor you while you do your fast. Joe did 60 days which is pretty intense, I am planning on starting with a 7 or 10 day fast to see how I do. Keep in mind that even if you do not do a juice fast getting all those great nutrients is going to be so beneficial to you even if you just juice 1 or 2 of your meals and have regular clean meals after that.
NOTE: JUICE FASTING FOR PERIODS OF TIME MAY NEED TO BE DONE UNDER SUPERVISION AND IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR EVERYONE.
What Juicer should I buy?
Again, I am still newer to this and just got so inspired to start after watching this film. So for me I just went on amazon and but the same one he was using. Breville BJE510XL Juice Fountain Multi-Speed 900-Watt Juicer
Later I found a ton of resources online and on Joes’ sites as well giving you tips and guides on what to get. I think I got the best one and the best deal but do your own research and find out what you think will be best for you!
What Others Are Saying about Juicing
katiejay Says:
Natshell62 Says:
I’ve had fibromyalgia for about 20 years. I also had chronic pain from a number of other conditions. Hadn’t slept well in decades. Not exaggerating at all when I say the pain was gone and I was sleeping like a baby after a couple of weeks on juice fasting. Still am except when I do silly things like fall on my bad knee or strain my bad shoulder by getting too enthusiastic at the aerobics. Hard to believe I could, quite literally, barely walk a few months ago:) Stick it out girls. Resist that coffee. Chug that juice. It couldn’t be MORE worth it!
Back in college I was in terrible pain from Fibro. I was not juice fasting, but I did juice regularly for several years. The juicing over time took away the pain. I also drank 2 2oz. wheat grass shots a day in addition to juicing. It took it away. It was not a quick fix, be patient.
I did a 30 day juice fast not because I thought it would cure my fibro, but because I grew up eating processed junk and I have never been in a state of great health. As in shape and normal weight etc… So I thought what the heck,nothing else has worked and it cannot hurt. I read that could have something to do with me getting fibro so fixing it has to help… It has not completely cured me, it has made my symptoms less severe and I do def have more energy… I have a long ways to go (I have lost 40lbs in a few months) so I do have hope to be “cured” or have symptoms be so subtle I do not notice them lol but its going to be a long road to get there.
Fibromyalgia Recipe – Mango Salsa Juice
Ingredients
- 1 mango
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1/4 yellow pepper (Australian capsicum)
- 1/2 Jalapeno pepper
- 2 green onions or scallions (Australian shallots)
- 1/4 cup cilantro (Australian coriander)
- 1/2 lime
Directions
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Wash produce well
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Remove mango skins (you can choose to leave these on- if so buy organic and scrub well). Cut mango flesh away from the flat, wooden pit, called the endocarp, to fit into juicer chute.
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To make the juice less spicy remove ribs and seeds from Jalapeno pepper
The jalapeno peppers have potent phytonutrients including capsaicin. Capsaicin offers anti inflammatory and pain relieving actions that can alleviate swelling and pain from conditions like arthritis, fibromyalgia or exercise induced muscle aches. Capsaicin is even being studied as a potential agent to combat chemotherapy side effects.
Recipe by: Stacy Kennedy, MPH, RD, CSO, LDN; Reboot Nutritionist Stacy is the nutritionist for Reboot Your Life. She is a Senior Clinical Nutritionist at Dana Farber Cancer Institute (www.dana-farber.org/nutrition) /Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston
Some Juicing Tips for Fibro Sufferers
Try to use mostly organic vegetables/greens when juicing. Fruit is not always the best option for everyone, especially those with hypoglycemia or any blood sugar issues. An exception to the rule is green apple which mixes well with vegetables and is low glycemic.
You don’t have to do the fast to juice, you don’t even have to juice everyday. Just trying to incorporate juicing into your weekly routine I believe will make a large impact to your health!
Get juicing today; I hope it completely transforms you life! Please share your stories and thoughts in the comments below 
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I am a Father of 2 wonderful boys and husband to my beautiful wife. My wife was Assessed with fibromyalgia and has been in a lot of pain. I started this blog as place to share my research on fibro diets and treatments. We have decided not to claim this condition and try to beat it naturally. The site is for me and my family just as much as it is for you. I hope these articles help in some small way!
I also found that improving my diet greatly helped my fibromyalgia symptoms. I think that your book will be a very good option for many. I have found that including a healthy chocolate protein shake has really made a difference for me, it is 21 grams of protein per serving and over 56,000 ORACfn antioxidants. I can’t live without it at this point.
Hi Lynette. I just wanted to ask how the protein shake has made a difference? Pain levels, energy, etc.? I’ve added juicing into my diet for the past three days, but no difference yet. I did a candida diet for over three months and saw very little difference from that. A friend said one theory was the body’s inability to process protein, which could explain the difference in the protein shake, but having tried the three things my naturopath said to do with no significant difference, I’m leaning towards my fibromyalgia being caused by brain abnormalities due to childhood abuse. A Maryland study showed that even kids who were from divorced parents or had a parent incarcerated, sometimes showed the same results as those who were physically and sexually abused. There is no known cure in a case like mine, though there have been some positive studies of brain reprogramming using neuro and bio-feedback.
Ryan, I hope you and your wife find your cure. I know how horrible and painful it is to live with this condition. I’m in the process of seeking disability now, because it has become so painful to work. I don’t know how we will afford it, but I’m trusting in God. If only the world was like it used to be, at least environmentally. We’d be far healthier, we’d be eating only what God created us to eat, and there would be no disease.
I hope you have found a solution for your pain. The xocai protein shake continues to lessen my pain and help me get out of bed in the morning.