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RE: Juice fasting - I will be living on juice only for the next 5 days!
I hope you will also be taking a multivitamin. Just to ensure you are getting a complete set of vitamins and metals.
I hope you will also be taking a multivitamin. Just to ensure you are getting a complete set of vitamins and metals.
Hi @justtryme90, you don't need to take any multivits with a juice fast. You get all the vitamins, minerals, proteins and soluble fibres needed. In fact there have been many studies that show multi vitamin tablets are not actually absorbed at all and just pass though the system.
Multivitamins cause an increase in blood concentrations of the vitamins and metals contained theirin. Their absorption has been shown to be lesser than that of the same amount of the compounds contained in actual food. That said, you have to be cognisent in your choices of specific fruits and vegetables to ensure you are obtaining the complete set of essential vitamins and metals. Multivitamin supplementation does not improve the health of those with a complete diet, it does however have positive effects when a diet is lacking in one thing or another. Why do you think people with osteopenia or osteoporosis are encouraged to supplement with vitamin D by their physicians? It's because vitamin supplements do in fact have an effect, it's just not the same as it would be with a food based source.
For some cases this is true yes but standard multivits are very expensive and nothing you cannot find yourself if you are missing certain ones. I agree if you are deficient or have certain physical or hereditary problems they can help a bit but it is very small compared to how the body takes it on from foods.
It is a good point though to make sure you get the right amount and making the plan balanced. I will be doing this and that is why i have included certain foods. Avocados and romain lettuce for example. Romaine is a complete protein, and avocado well.. its simply a complete food full stop. They are amazing.
I am glad you have a good plan :), I was just trying to be nice and make a suggestion in case there were any deficiencies in it. Best of luck and enjoy your fast.
I was trying to be nice too haha :D
Text can read many ways sometimes... but thank you for the input.
Hopefully everyone will enjoy the journey with me :)