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Our juicer detox recipes have been chosen for taste and also to give you the maximum health benefits while on a detox diet. The benefits of the recommended minimum five portions of fruit and vegetables a day have long been championed as essential to our bodies for health and vitality.

It’s a well known fact that eating raw fruit and vegetables are far better for you than eating cooked. However how many people enjoy eating raw vegetables? A raw carrot is tasty but let's be honest a raw sprout or cauliflower does not have much appeal. Juicing can be the answer, turning those unappealing vegetables into something delicious.

Fresh fruit and vegetables harbour many vitamins and minerals essential for energy, health and a fresh glowing skin. They are packed with anti-oxidants to accelerate healing, and are low in calories, so can be eaten or drunk in abundance.

Make the most of our juicer detox recipes. The best way is to use a juicer because unlike a liquidiser/blender it separates the fibrous pulp from the juice. Buy yourself a good juicer. Some can be expensive but worth the money as the cheaper ones tend to juice so quickly they heat the fruit therefore losing lots of vital vitamins, enzymes and minerals.

You should not be daunted by drinking liquid fruit and vegetable juice for one day, as it is refreshing and delicious to drink and by the end of the day you will be looking and feeling great. However you can detox up to 3 days but please make sure before you start that you have no underlying health condition. If in any doubt consult your doctor.

Pregnant women should not attempt to go on a detox.

If you are an athlete then please don’t detox when you have a heavy training schedule. Take a look at our power juicer recipes which are designed to give you energy before, during and after training.

Fresh juice and vegetables have a remarkable cleansing and regenerating effect on the entire system.

THE PLAN

• Wake up to a refreshing lemon squeezed into a glass of warm water.
• Drink 5 - 6 glasses of our juicer detox recipes throughout the day.
• Lemon and water can be drunk at any time during this day.
• If you feel you must munch on some food try eating an organic piece of fruit.

Choose a time to detox when you don’t need to rush around and you can enjoy making our juicer detox recipes. Perhaps at the weekend or when you have a few days off work. Please don’t choose a day when you are rushing about trying to beat deadlines as you might be tempted to indulge. If you feel the need to eat something, rather than drink, go for a piece of fruit or perhaps try munching a tasty carrot.

When making juicer detox recipes, choose fresh organic fruit and vegetable pieces which have no bruising on them. Make sure all fruit and vegetables are washed before using. Home-made juice is delicious and will have a completely different appearance than when poured from a carton out of the fridge. Home-made juice is thicker and sometimes comes with a froth on top. It is best drunk straight away although it can be stored in the fridge for up to 48 hours. Add some lemon juice to stop discoloration.

For good reason, carrot juice forms the base of many juices – sometimes known as the queen of vegetables - with a distinct taste, it is highly nutritious with healing and anti-oxidant properties. Carrots cleanse the liver, increase energy and aid eye and skin conditions.

Take it easy with the carrot juice unless you want a fake suntan, as too much can make you orange - yes really!

Morning Cleanse

• 1 carrot
• 1 beetroot
• 1 apple
• ½ lime
• 2cm fresh ginger

Peel the lime. Top and tail the carrot. Peel the ginger. Juice together all ingredients. Pour into a glass and enjoy.

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Cucumber Cleanse

Cucumber makes a juice really smooth and thick. They are a great cleanser with their diuretic and laxative properties with the added bonus of improving skin, nails and hair.

• ½ cucumber
• 1 apple
• 4 mint leaves

Take the core out of the apple, then place all ingredients into juicer, before pouring into a glass to be enjoyed.

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Energy Drink

This juice provides iron and calcium, giving you loads of energy. A good pick me up when you are flagging during the day.

• 215g strawberries
• 1 orange
• 150 redcurrants
• 1tsp honey

Juice the above fruit together. Add enough water (about 250ml) and honey for taste.

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Apple and Carrot Juice

• 4 carrots
• 2 strong tasting apples, such as granny smiths

Juice the above ingredients together. Add water to taste if required.

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Veggie Cooler

This recipe is brimming over with vitamins A, C, E and folic acid.

• 3 carrots
• 2 apples
• 2 sticks of celery
• Handful of parsley

Juice the above ingredients and enjoy in a glass with ice.

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Sweet Sensation

Pineapple has an enzyme in it which helps reduce inflammation and aids digestion.

• 1 sweet orange
• 1 lemon
• ½ pineapple

Juice all the above ingredients together and enjoy.

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