I've never done a juice fast, but my brother has done many. he encourages me to try, but it's not for me right now. he supports them for the health benefits.

the one I found most interesting was the Master Cleanse also known as the Lemonade Fast. it's 10 days, I think,,,, the point is to clean out intestinal sludge. (my brother said it did and it was gross. eek!)

the recipe uses fresh squeezed lemon juice, cayenne pepper and grade B maple syrup.

grade B is less processed than grade A maple syrup. you are not to use the more processed type...... I've tasted the drink when he was doing it and it tasted energizing. I'm not sure if drinking so much lemon juice would be good for your teeth though.

also it's important to go off a fast slowly. ease into eating other foods again over several days.

if you have any specific questions about juice fasts, I can ask when I see him on sunday.

to add: my brother has never been overweight. he does lose weight with juice fasting, but he is already a slim build. he does the juice fasting for the "cleanse" part of it.

if anyone has juicing questions, I see him almost every week so I can ask.