SAFTFASTING VS. ALKALINE FASTING: DIFFERENCES & OBJECTIVES
In this article, you will find out how juice fasting differs from alkaline fasting, what the aims of each are and which type of fasting is right for you.
We explain:
- How does a juice cure differ from alkaline fasting?
- What goals are being pursued in each case?
- Which type of fasting is right for me?
How does a juice cure differ from alkaline fasting?
Both a juice diet and alkaline fasting are nutritional approaches that aim to cleanse and revitalize the body. However, they differ in their basic principles and objectives.
A juice diet involves consuming pressed juices made from fruit and vegetables over a certain period of time, often a few days to a week. During this time, you only consume these juices and avoid solid food. The idea behind a juice diet is to give the digestive system a break while the body continues to be supplied with important nutrients from the juices.
Alkaline fasting is a diet that focuses on alkaline foods. Alkaline foods are those that contain a high proportion of alkaline minerals such as potassium, magnesium and calcium. The aim of alkaline fasting is to balance the acid-alkaline balance in the body, as excessive acidity is sometimes associated with various health problems. During an alkaline fasting phase, you consume more fruit, vegetables, herbs, nuts and seeds. Acid-forming foods such as meat, dairy products, refined sugar and caffeine are reduced or avoided.
What goals are being pursued in each case?
The purpose of a juice fast is to detoxify the body, relieve the digestive tract and possibly promote short-term weight loss. As calorie intake is greatly reduced during a juice fast, temporary weight loss can occur. A juice fast can also serve as a reset for the sense of taste to reduce the consumption of unhealthy foods. In addition, juice fasting aims to give the body a break from its usual food intake to renew cells and promote overall health.
The main goal of alkaline fasting is to balance the acid-alkaline balance in the body. This can potentially help to reduce the risk of health problems that may be associated with excess acidity. Eating an alkaline diet can have anti-inflammatory properties and help to reduce chronic inflammation in the body. An alkaline diet can also help to rethink unhealthy eating habits and make more conscious food choices.
Which type of fasting is right for me?
Whether juice fasting or alkaline fasting is best for you must be assessed individually. This depends, among other things, on your personal life situation and the goals you want to achieve. Basically, a juice diet is particularly suitable for the short term and can be easily integrated into everyday life. During alkaline fasting, acidic foods are avoided. This requires a comprehensive examination of the acidic or alkaline nature of foods and is therefore somewhat more time-consuming.
In principle, it is also possible to combine alkaline fasting with a juice diet - because many types of fruit and vegetables are alkaline foods that can be consumed in the form of juices. These are also included in our DALUMA juice cures!
Our recommendation for you:
With DALUMA's juice cleanses, you can give your body a holistic reset. Our juices have been developed by experts with a holistic view of the body to create an optimal composition of macronutrients such as carbohydrates and proteins. The particularly high density of micronutrients in the form of vitamins, minerals, trace elements and antioxidants also promotes their function as bio-catalysts for metabolic and cell formation processes in the body and enhances the holistic regenerative effect. The special cold-pressing process ensures that all ingredients are preserved in the best possible way. This ensures that you receive all the important vitamins and minerals during the juice cleanse.
Our juices also contain no harmful or toxic substances that could impair the desired effects of the juice cleanse. This is because pesticides and fungicides used in conventional agriculture can have negative effects on all cellular and metabolic processes. This is why organic quality is a must for us, for the holistic protection of the environment and the body. This is why we deliberately do not use any petroleum-based plastic products, but only biodegradable polymers based on renewable raw materials (PLA), which have a significantly reduced ecological footprint: Good for your body, good for the environment!
Conclusion
Juice fasting and alkaline fasting are nutritional approaches that cleanse and revitalize the body. The approach and the goals associated with fasting differ. While a juice fast serves to detoxify the body, relieve the digestive tract and possibly promote short-term weight loss, the focus of alkaline fasting is on balancing the acid-base balance in the body. Which form of fasting is preferred depends on the individual's life situation and the objectives intended with the fast.
Our DALUMA juice cures consist of alkaline foods, have been developed with a holistic view of the body and are characterized by an optimal composition of macronutrients, the particularly high density of micronutrients, organic quality of the ingredients used and their pressing in the cold pressing process, whereby all valuable nutrients, minerals and antioxidants are preserved in the best possible way. In addition, all juices are in bottles based on polymers (PLA) made from renewable raw materials - for your better juice cure!