Juicing reboot planned

I posted a question a while ago about juicing. Although it was primarily directed towards detoxing, I plan to do a juicing reboot, as it is called, in a documentary Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead by Joe Cross. I am not going to go the way he goes i.e 60 days of veggie juicing, instead, I am going to test the 'water' and see what troubles me and what doesn't. I am pretty sure, although my GI is a nice, sweet lady, she is not going to let me do this if I ask her. So I am all by myself.

Last week, I started juicing mainly Gala apple, pineapple, cucumber, celery, red cabbage, carrots, ginger and lime. One week, almost 20oz juice daily morning before breakfast. All went well, except little constipation, Colace sorted out the problem. From today, Broccoli will be added to above cocktail. So for next 4 months, I plan to test all veggies (including Kale) and their effect on my system. Whatever upsets my tummy gets striked off. Then after that testing period, I plan to do a 60-days fast on juice.

I am starting this thread to get an info, if anyone has done such thing and what the results are. And I could post updates. If anyone wants updates, you can PM me and I will respond or update the thread.

P.S. - The guys in the documentary also have autoimmune disease, Urticaria or sth similar and were on Pred and other drugs, 60 days fast and one was down to 3mg of Pred (from 15mg), other guy was toooo big so it took him 6 months to so. If you get a chance, do watch it.

11/05/2012 Update

I think this is an excellent idea. I just hope you have the weight to lose, because you will lose a lot, as seen in the documentary! Good luck! Fix that immune system!!!!

Mammatus said...
I just saw that documentary on Hulu last night and my wife and I plan on getting a juicer and, at the very least, shedding a few pounds if not getting some super cure for what ails us. It was a good film...interesting.

If you do go this route, think well before buying a juicer. Centrifugal juicer won't do the job. I have Omega J8004 juicer and totally impressed by the performance. PM me if you want more info.
My goal is not to lose pounds, although I will (and have some Pred weight to lose). My goal is to get immunity mess up under control. I want to be off Imuran, at least.

ya, i'm with you zuke - i have done a three day juice fast and it was great, but i don't think i would do any more than that unless i was planning on some major poundage reduction - i like the juice and i know it's good for me, but the way i'm eating now, i don't have a need for any real "fixing" - it's just part of my normal healthy regimen(t) -

so does the omega do everything ? what is it best at ? i don't do fruit, just veggies -

Cheers Deltaforce! On this new journey of yours.

Whatever your doctor says about juicing I would take with a grain of salt. It's your money and time, so it doesn't involve her and that may be her only concern if something outside of the medical spectrum is assisting in your treatment.

I juiced red cabbage w/ carrot for 2 months straight and the results were great! At the same time of doing SCD, I was able to wean off prednisone.

I would be very VERY cautious about overdoing the fruits. Especially tropical fruits like pineapple and oranges that can wreak havoc on the digestive system thats already raw inside. Think of yourself as a kid having one too many suckers and halloween candy, and what usually happens to your tongue. Yow!

But here are some great combinations I know you'll like:

Purple Dinosaur: Carrot, Apple, Ginger (Delicious!) add beet and lemon if you want
Green Matt: Whole cucumber, kale, celery, parsley
Apple Mimi: Whole Green apple, carrot, kale, celery, parsley

Adding a stalk of carrot with 1/4 Red Cabbage head is great, probably #1 for those with colitis.

Thanks for all replies so far and all the ideas.

Update 11/05/2012 - I have made a spreadsheet to record all the data. Its here. I will be updating it regularly. Does anyone have comments on improving it further? I would have loved to make a blood panel but my insurance won't cover so many blood tests.

I have included inflammation factor from nutritiondata.com I know this stuff is controversial but I just wanted a data point connected to inflammation. I am taking these data points with a pinch of salt (May drop in future).

Can someone check the link in OP regarding update and tell me if it works, Thanks.