Preparing For A Juice Fast:
How Do You Know
If A Juice Fast
Is For You?

Here's a little chart to show you the stage you are at with your health. Most diseases start from a simple inflammation or a discharge that you would ignore (see Stage 1 in chart below).

Then you start feeling fatigue, constipated, have a headache, or lower backache or even simple skin blemishes. These are all signs of the beginning of poor health (see Stage 2 in chart below). If at this stage, you start to realize and take action and start eating and living healthy, there might yet be hope that your problem may be reversed.

Your annual medical check may give you a clean bill of health. The common misconception is that if you were not sick enough to see a doctor then you were "healthy". When the doctor declares that you have high-blood pressure or cholesterol, or you have asthma or worse, serious joint pains or even tumors, you would already be at Stage 3 where you chronically encounter very poor and weak health.

Development of Chronic and Degenerative Diseases
Acute Stage of Elimination	Sub-Acute (Poor Health)	Chronic	Extreme Chemical Deficiency Degeneration
Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
* Inflammation * Discharge * Fever * Colds	* Fatigue * Blocked Nose * Overweight * Headaches * Lower Back Pain * Skin Blemishes * Piles * Constipation * Digestive Disorders * Hormonal Imbalance	* Migraine * Arthritis * High Blood Pressure * High Cholesterol * Skin Problems * Serious Back Pain * Ulcers * Asthma * Weak Sexual Impulses * Sinusitis * Tumors/Cysts/ Fibroids * Endometriosis * Infertility	* Heart Disease * Stroke * Diabetes * Kidney Disease * Liver Problems * Gall Bladder Disease * Serious Arthritis and Gout * Serious Skin Problems * Impotence * Lymphatic & Cellula Dysfunction * Cancer
Note: Information extracted from "You Can Regain Youth & Health Through Detoxification and Rejuvenation" by Dr Lynn Tan.

To further help you decide whether a juice fast is appropriate, take a look at the list below. When you constantly experience at least seven of the symptoms below, you may benefit from a good spring-cleaning of the body. Also see who should not juice fast.

Not everyone feels better as a result of juice-fasting, nor do they always feel better right away. But with continued and frequent juice-fasting, and a healthier diet and lifestyle, it will eventually make a difference to your overall energy levels.

Symptoms:

Often suffer from headaches or migraine
Feel tired, sluggish or lethargic
Have difficulty concentrating or staying focused
Have earache, ringing in the ears, eyes twitching
Catch colds easily
Have bad breath
Have excessive mucus, tend to get stuffy nose and sinus
Have unpleasant body odors
Often have bloating, gas or indigestion after eating
Have excessive flatulence
Usually have dark circles under your eyes
Sluggish metabolism - difficult to lose weight, or if underweight, difficult to gain weight
Have some form of allergies
Have eczema, acne or psoriasis
Have constipation problem
A smoker, an ex-smoker, or spend time regularly around other smokers
A meat-eater
A coffee-drinker
Drink very little water
Eat very little fruits and vegetables
Tend to get bloated or puffy