Detox after Holidays

After holiday seasons, with lots of foods and drink---usually heavy----a lot of people decide to eat healthy in the new year.

and to make a fresh start, we tend to go for a quick solution(we always like quick solution!), "reset".

one of the most popular "reset" is "juice detox".

i'm not here to criticize the method.
it may work for some people.
but from macrobiotic point of view, raw vegetables/fruits drink is too yin (cooling, expanding, loosening and weakening).
it makes sense if your daily diet includes lots of yang foods(warming, contracting) like animal proteins, or your activity level is extremely high (also yang).
in fact, raw food(vegetables,fruits, juice) can promote rapid discharge of excess fat.

*if you ate too much turkey or ham, cheese, and drank lots of egg nog during holidays, it may be a good idea to do it for a balance : )

here are some things that we should take into consideration in terms of juice detox.

1 juice detox is more suitable for people with more yang dietary habit.
hence, for vegetarians/vegans, it may be too yin, and can even weaken them.

2 even if juice detox makes sense to you, it's not recommended for a long term.
after a while, the energy levels can go down.

3 especially in winter, yin season, juice detox overly cools your body, especially overburdens kidneys(the organ most affected by winter) and could lead to other yin conditions such as running nose, diarrhea, sneezing, colds, or even leukemia.

* the other day, i was watching a TV show, where a health expert was promoting juice detox, and i notice he had a very dark spot under his eyes, which indicate weakening kidneys.

so, if you really think you need to do this, i recommend you try it for a short period of time.(ideally in spring or summer)