Category Archives: vegan

A delicious dessert smoothie

Last night I made myself a lovely treat. I decided to go on a short three day juice fast. I love these ‘mini-fasts’ because they help correct any bad habits that one may have slipped into. I have put a few pounds on since Christmas, oh and the fact I was on the road for…

Why PAM is a false friend!

Last night I watched Forks Over Knives Presents The Engine 2 Kitchen Rescue with Rip Esselstyn  I really admire Rip Esselstyn. He is an Austin firefighter who developed the Engine 2 diet to help his fellow firefighters lose weight and lower their cholesterol. Up until Rip it had not been very um manly to go…

How I ran 20 miles whilst fasting

The most frequently asked question on my running and juicing blog is ‘can I run whilst on a juice fast?’ There are two schools of thought. A) You should use the fasting time as a period to reflect and relax. Many experts suggest avoiding the tv, not to watch the news, do some yoga. B)…

Jay Kordich – the father of Juicing

Many of my US visitors will remember Jay Kordich, he used to go by the name ‘Juiceman’ and presented infomercials on juicing on the tv. Due to a legal battle with the juice machine producers he disappeared for awhile but he has had a revival the last few years. He set up his own publishing…

7 day Juice fast

So there we are, I am now in unchartered territory. I have only gone on a juice fast for 7 days and now its day 8! The weekend was more tricky on a  temptation front. All totally in the mind of course. Saturday night I usually go out and eat or cook up something special….

Fat Sick and Nearly Dead Juice recipes – review

Tonight I tried a new juice from the Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead juice recipe. I opted for the Apple-Carrot-Beet. I am trying on this juice fast to stick with the Joe Cross and Phil Staples regime of juicing more veggies than fruit. Something I have not done so well with in the past. Dont…

Juicing with pears

A dear friend of mine was singing the praises recently of the humble pear and how well they juice. My go to fruit base for my juices are usually apples so I decided to give it a go. Back in Europe there were just pears, in the USA, or certainly in the state of California…

Phil Staples Juice recipe

I have had a lot of questions about what Joe Cross and Phil Staples juice recipes are. They do not provide a comprehensive list with the Fat Sick and Nearly Dead DVD or in the Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead Book. However Joe Cross and Phil Staples say their main juice is the ‘Mean Green’….

Creamy Banana Smoothie with Greens

I signed up to the Incredible Smoothies program yesterday, I was really interested in their views on raw food and of course their green smoothie recipes. I decided I would try a week using their green smoothies recipes and see how I feel. I am also considering getting my diet to 70% raw but the…

Hail the Kale!

So that’s my short 3 day juicing plan over and guess what? I achieved my initial goal. I was over 190 lbs before I started and now I am at 186.5 lbs. So that 3.5 pounds lost with 3 days of juicing. So its my first day when I can eat solid food and guess…