Self-care, me-time and wellness are buzzwords that have gained a lot of importance in recent years in particular. This shift gives the impression that we look after ourselves more, plan time for ourselves and give our body and mind more attention. As part of this change of mindset, the juice cleanse became a popular practice for it. But while you can work dry brushing into your morning routine every single morning, there are several things to consider when it comes to how often you do your juice cleanse. We'll look at those today!
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Length as a criterion for how often to do a juice cleanse
How long each of your juice cleanses lasts gives an important clue to the question of how often a year you should fast. The basic rule: the longer your juice cleanse lasts, the more intense the cleanse is for your body and mind, and the longer the time between cleanses should be.
If you're wondering how long your juice cleanse should last, we recommend our post: “Juice cleanse - how long?”.
You can also deliberately fit in one or two fasting days every week, as is done in our 5:2 intermittent fasting programme. The advantage here is that every week you're flexible all over again about which days fasting fits perfectly into your schedule. If there's a celebration coming up, you simply pick a different day of the week.
The 3 day juice cleanse and the 5 day juice cleanse we like to recommend quarterly, and the 7 day juice cleanse every six months. They're perfect for giving yourself a longer break from your eating habits. At 5 and 7 days, your body can switch fully to the fasting metabolism, so you can benefit fully from the effects of fasting. Experts therefore recommend the following fasting routines:
How often to do the 3 day juice cleanse
Once a month, a 3 day juice cleanse can become part of your regular routine. With the right preparation and follow-up, you'll eat especially consciously for about a week every month and can enjoy your usual meals for the remaining three weeks with an especially high level of mindfulness.
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How often to do the 5 day juice cleanse
Our five day juice cleanse can help you straighten out your mindset once every six months and make room for a bit of me-time! Escape the stressful everyday grind for a week, cut back on appointments and treat yourself to some self-care for soul, body and mind. With preparation and follow-up, you'll be busy with this for about 2 weeks.
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How often to do the 7 day juice cleanse
If you want to treat yourself to a complete reset, you might reach for the 7 day juice cleanse. Fasting pros in particular have come to enjoy going without solid food for a whole week and giving the body a rest. We recommend fasting for a whole week once or twice a year.
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Intensity as a criterion for how often to do a juice cleanse
Besides the length of the juice cleanse, its intensity also affects how often you should do it over the course of the year. Did you know that we at frank. offer our juice cleanses in the intensities Starter, Medium and Pro?
The intensities reflect the calorie content. The more intense, the fewer calories you take in per day. Because vegetables contain a high share of water and few calories, you'll find more vegetables in the Medium and Pro intensities.
With our Starter juice cleanse you take in 1000 calories a day, which is a relatively high number of calories for fasting cleanses. You can do this one more often under some circumstances. With intense juice cleanses, it's generally advisable to take longer breaks between cleanses, to give the body enough time with nutrient-rich meals.
Want to take a closer look at the juices that could be part of your juice cleanse? Then check out all the flavours here!
Personal factors for how often to do a juice cleanse
Whether you're a fasting beginner or a pro, some things stay the same. One of them is the best possible preparation for your juice cleanse. If juice cleanse preparation is what interests you, we have the right article for you here. Which meal you break your fast with and how you behave in the days after fasting also matters. You should also think about whether a fasting cleanse fits your calendar. Here are a few tips to help you build your fasting successfully into your plans for the year.
How to find the right time for your juice cleanse
You can fast any time, right? Wrong! If you plan to do a juice cleanse, keep your calendar in mind. If there's a special event shortly before or right after your juice cleanse, it's probably not the right time for a fasting cleanse. By the way, we count every occasion that tempts you with a delicious buffet or good drinks. Make sure you can take your lighter days and aren't invited to a feast the day after the fasting period.
Plan the preparation and follow-up of your juice cleanse
As with everything in life, with a juice cleanse too: preparation is half the battle! The days before your juice cleanse, also called lighter days, are decisive for the success of your plan, and you should factor them into the time you want to spend on your cleanse. Light meals and skipping indulgences like caffeine from coffee and all alcoholic drinks right before your fasting cleanse can keep your juice cleanse symptoms in check or even stop them from appearing at all. You can also learn how to prepare perfectly for your juice cleanse in our fasting guide.
You should also plan the days after fasting into your project. You'll quickly notice that your stomach can't take the same volume as before your juice cleanse. Now it's about slowly getting your stomach used to solid food again and planning smaller portions. It's best to start with a small bowl of porridge or yoghurt with fresh fruit. Increase your food intake slowly and remind yourself of the goals you set for your diet after your juice cleanse. A creamy vegetable soup with a spoonful of natural protein powder can also help you get used to eating again. Everything else you should keep in mind for your follow-up, you'll find in this article here.
Our recommendation if you want to fast often
If you want to make fasting a fixed part of your weekly routine, we recommend the 12-week 5:2 intermittent fasting programme. Here you don't drink juices, but enjoy 3 tasty organic meals a day that you prepare in a few minutes with boiling water. The long-term programme gives you the chance to switch to sustainable eating habits and makes losing weight easier if you want to shed some pounds. If not, 5:2 will make it all the easier to maintain your weight. The 5:2 programme gives you a weekly balance of fasting periods and tasty, mindful eating the way you like it.
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Our recommendation if you want to fast less often
You're convinced by the effects of fasting and want to build it into your year, but you're not a fan of weekly fasting?
Then our multi-day cleanses of 5 to 7 days are perfect for you. We recommend a more intense variant here, so Medium or Pro. In our experience, it makes sense to pick a date for your next cleanse right away when you do one, and put it in your calendar. If you have further wishes, you're also welcome to put together your own individual cleanse using the Mix & Match function.
Our conclusion: how often you should do a juice cleanse
For us, eating and fasting are like yin and yang: balance only comes from both together. That's why fasting is an essential part of our everyday life. In general, it makes sense to build a fixed fasting routine into your day-to-day. Fasting gives you the chance of a pause for your body and mind. The exact method depends entirely on your preferences! Thanks to regular fasting, put your focus on your healthy lifestyle.
As you've now read, there are different ways to build regular fasting into your life, and things you can think about when planning a cleanse. As so often, the final answer to the question of how often you should fast is: “It depends!” We know that's not the clear-cut answer you probably hoped for! But when it comes to how often you should juice fast, besides the length of your juice cleanse, your calendar and your health also play an important role.
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