PREGNANCY, BREASTFEEDING & JUICE CURE
In this article you will find out whether a juice cleanse makes sense during pregnancy or breastfeeding and when is the right time for a juice cleanse.
We explain:
- Is a juice cure useful during pregnancy?
- Can you juice fast while breastfeeding?
- When is the right time for a juice cure?
Is a juice cure useful during pregnancy?
It is generally not recommended to go on juice diets during pregnancy. During this time, the body requires additional nutrients to meet both the expectant mother's needs and the baby's development.
Juice diets can lead to significantly reduced calorie and nutrient levels, which is not ideal as pregnant women need an adequate intake of calories, protein, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients to maintain a healthy pregnancy. In addition, juice diets could lead to blood sugar fluctuations, which can be particularly problematic for pregnant women.
However, fruit and vegetable juices can be useful during pregnancy if they are consumed as a supplement to ensure an adequate intake of nutrients and vitamins.
Can you juice fast while breastfeeding?
Similar to pregnancy, juice fasts or extreme diets are not recommended during breastfeeding. During this time, your body still needs an adequate amount of nutrients and calories to ensure both your own health and the health of your breastfed baby.
Breastfeeding requires additional energy and nutrients to maintain milk production. Radical diets or juice fasts could lead to inadequate nutrient intake, which could affect milk production. In addition, such diets could lead to blood sugar fluctuations and lack of energy, which could have a negative impact on your mood and energy.
If you want to maintain a healthy diet while breastfeeding, it is advisable to eat a balanced selection of foods, including fruit, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins and healthy fats. Fruit and vegetable juices can also help to maintain an adequate intake of nutrients.
When is the right time for a juice cure?
The best time for a juice cleanse for women who want to become pregnant is some time before pregnancy. A juice cleanse should be carried out at least six months to a year before trying to conceive. At this point, it is helpful to purify and detoxify the body comprehensively. This ensures that the baby can grow up in a healthy and strengthened body.
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
A juice diet is definitely not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. However, drinking individual juices in addition to a balanced diet is a great way to ensure a comprehensive supply of nutrients during this time. In fact, a juice cure should be carried out before a possible pregnancy in order to prepare the body for a baby and to completely purify it. This way, the baby can grow in a healthy, purified and strong body.
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!