Praise For RAINBOW JUICE CLEANSE - Above The Treeline

Patricia Bragg and Paul C. Bragg (authorsfind hundreds of books on juicing. Thereout there, because we, as a society, are allNature provides, and avoid the commonof Bragg Healthy Lifestyle), Jay Kordichare juice shops on every corner, it seems,addicted to sugar.pitfalls and ticking sugar bombs that we(author of The Juiceman’s Power of Juicing),and a juicing infomercial airing every hourAnn Wigmore (author of The Wheatgrasson television. But the frustrating part, fromsessions with clients, when it comes to juic-Book), Kris Carr (author of the Crazy Sexya true healing perspective, is that many ofing, I always say, “EatCancer book series), and the directors ofthem are missing a crucial component.your fruit; juice yourthe Hippocrates Health Institute, Drs. BrianThe Rainbow Juice Cleanse boldlyveggies.” In this bookand Anna Maria Clement (who have maderevamps the entire thought process behindraw green juices a staple of the nutritionalthe popular juicing trend because it isprotocol for their guests) have all put theirwritten from the perspective of how juic-Juice Cleanse is aown “squeeze” on the healing powersing fruit and a few popular high-glycemicrevolutionary programof juicing. Politicalleaders, clergy, athletes, supermodels,and, more recently,cancer survivors andJuicing fruit and a few popularhigh-glycemic vegetables affect theintricate physiology of the body.talk show hosts likeyou will learn why.The Rainbowoften ignore, to the detriment of our health.It guides you on how to “drink the rainbow”with a plan thatThe Rainbow Juice Cleanse is arevolutionary program thatemploys the nutritious, slimming,and healing properties of juicingdelicious vegetables, not fruit,to kick-start weight lossand improve health.entails consumingphytonutrient-rich,colorful juices anddrinking a differentcolor each day ofthe cleanse. It thenvegetables affect thethat employs theshows you how tointricate physiologynutritious, slimming,of the body. Weightand healing propertiesloss, detoxification,of juicing delicious vegetables, not fruit, tothe rainbow after just seven days. It’s a jumpand even reversingkick-start weight loss and improve health.start on losing weight, detoxifying yourthe progress of dis-reach your pot ofgold at the end ofIn just seven days, you will begin to detox-body, countering the effects of aging, gain-Dr. Mehmet Oz have all made a significantease cannot take place without this basicify your body and lose up to seven pounds!ing abundant energy, reversing the progressimpact by helping others learn about theunderstanding, but sadly most popular juic-Each day of the program focuses on a dif-of disease, and balancing your body and itspower of juicing.ing books neglect to address it.ferent color of the rainbow, utilizing savorypH overall.As I progressed through my own career12In my health seminars and my privateIf you want to lose weight and detox-veggies and detoxifying herbs and spicesas a health and healing expert and passion-ify your body, if you have diabetes or anyyou may never have thought of juicing, ascleanse before, two options are offeredately learned and witnessed firsthandtype of blood-sugar issue, or even if youwell as Rainbow boosts you can add to yourbefore you transition into the juice-only,how juices and “real” food can radicallyhave a disease like cancer—you should notjuice (pages 62-65), ensuring the best pos-seven-day Rainbow Juice Cleanse.transform one’s health, weight, family, andbe juicing fruit. Juiced fruit is basically asible nutritional profile and guaranteeingentire life, I decided to make a consciousglass of sugar, and yet fruit is usually thepositive results.choice to look at everything I eat and drinkmajor component—and sometimes thefrom a healing mind-set. And that’s howonly component—in almost all the recipesthe right juicer, properly shop the rainbowsome major encouragement to give somethe idea for this book began. Today, you canin the popular juicing books and juice barsof nutritious, alkaline produce that MotherRainbow food recipes a try), and you alsoTHE RAINBOW JUICE CLEANSEThis book will teach you how to chooseFor those who have never tried a juiceThe first option is a two-week programcalled the Rainbow Warm-Up, during whichyou continue with your regular diet (withWHAT’S UP WITH JUICING?13

start incorporating one Rainbow Cleanseyou may be feeling braver and start withjuice per day into your diet.the rev-up and then proceed to the Rain-The second option is the one-weekRainbow Rev-Up, during which you con-to skip both beginner phases altogethersume one juice per day (or more if youand jump right into the juice-only Rainbowlike), and consume only the RainbowCleanse. Any one of these options is fine—foods and the Rainbow food recipes. Withdo what works for you!this approach, you do away with all yourBut when you move on to the juice-unhealthy food habits and no longer fol-only, seven-day Rainbow Juice Cleanse,low the Standard American Diet (SAD)—athe Rainbow rewards really kick into highhighly appropriate acronym, don’t yougear. For four days before and four daysthink? For one day a week during theafter the cleanse, you will eat very easilyRainbow Rev-Up phase, you will consumedigestible foods from the Rainbow foodsonly juice the entire day—as much as youlist as you ease into and then ease out ofwant—a little taste, if you will, of what tothe juice cleanse.expect during the full seven-day RainbowJuice Cleanse.You may choose to start with thewarm-up and then ease into the rev-up, or14bow Juice Cleanse. Or, you may just wantTHE RAINBOW JUICE CLEANSEOK, are you ready? You’re about toturn into a rainbow juicing trailblazer inyour own home and community. Let’s go;let’s learn; let’s juice!CHAPTER TITLE15

CHAPTERWHY THE RAINBOW?ALTHOUGH SIR ISAAC NEWTON WAS THE FIRST to understand therainbow from a scientific perspective, for centuries, in many cultures,there have been countless myths and legends surrounding their power. Therainbow has historically been a symbol of hope, faith, and the promise of abrighter future ahead.I even have memories of childhood eldersindigo, and violet—indeed can lead to thesaying, “Eat the colors of the rainbow, andpromise of a brighter future for both ouryou will allow the sunlight to shine throughweight and our overall health.you,” or “Eat the colors of the rainbowand watch your life explode with beautyand color.”As an adult and a physician who hasextensively studied food, nutrition, disease,16THE RAINBOW JUICE CLEANSEWhy Color?One word: phytonutrients.Nature’s naturally colored plantand the human body, I can say that both thefoods—with their vibrant red, orange,symbolism and the childhood sayings ringyellow, green, and other bright colors—true. Eating the foods of the colors of thecontain phytonutrients (also known asrainbow—red, orange, yellow, green, blue,phytochemicals). These are classes of17

active plant chemicals that offer above andCount Colors, Not Caloriesbeyond the basic vitamins and minerals,Nature’s foods of the same color do notfats, proteins, and carbs, and superchargenecessarily contain the exact same vita-our health. There are tens of thousandsmins, minerals, or phytonutrients, but manyof phytonutrients in nature’s foods, anddo share predominant phytonutrients.each is known to have a different and veryOftentimes, the phytonutrient gives thepotent biological effect. Phytonutrients areproduce its vibrant color. So clustering col-said to protect the body from a wide arrayors together, as the Rainbow Juice Cleanseof illnesses and modern diseases, such asdoes, not only loads the body with essentialcancer, diabetes, heart disease, high bloodvitamins and minerals, but also superchargespressure, stroke, and other serious healthit with the dominant phytonutrients (andchallenges. In addition, some enhancethere are lots of them) of that color. Keepimmunity; some are anti-inflammatory;in mind that it’s not about eating just twosome work as potent antioxidants and evenor three superfoods; it’s about consumingrepair DNA; and some are fat-burning anda diet comprising a wide array of colorfulanti-aging powerhouses.plant foods on a daily basis because theyYou may already be familiar with phy-are all super for health, vitality, cleansing,tonutrients and not realize it. One of theand weight loss. Most of us don’t consumebest-known families of phytonutrients areenough fruits and veggies on a daily basis,the carotenoids, of which there are over sixwhich means most of us don’t consumehundred. Beta-carotene, found in carrotsenough phytonutrients. In fact, 76 percentand recognized for being good for the eyes,of us are not getting enough of them inis the most familiar. But nature abounds inour diet; that’s eight out of ten Americansphytonutrients, many of which have yet toshortchanging themselves of these vitalbe discovered. Scientists are continuing tonutrients. Clustering colors creates a fununmask more and more benefits of theseway to remind us that colors equal health. Byamazing health boosters and their transfor-consuming a different color each day, youmative effects on the body.will be sure to get all the colors of the rainbow in just seven days.18THE RAINBOW JUICE CLEANSETHE COLOR GROUPSBelow are the colors we use for the Rainbow Juice Cleanse with some of their most important phytonutrients, benefits, and the foods where they’re found listed for each one, as wellas the percentage of American adults not consuming adequate amounts of these life- andhealth-giving ENTS:PHYTONUTRIENTS: LycopeneCarotenoidsEllagic acidQuercetinHesperidinAnthocyanins BENEFITS: BENEFITS: Supports urinarytract, prostate, andDNA healthProtects against heartdisease and cancerFOUND IN: TomatoesRaspberriesRed cabbageCranberriesRed inSupports eye health,healthy immunefunction, and overallhealth, growth, anddevelopmentFOUND IN: CarrotsOrange peppersSweet potatoesPumpkinTurmericGinger LuteinZeaxanthinBENEFITS: Supports retinal andoverall eye healthFOUND IN: Spaghetti squashYellow peppersLemonsPineapple80% fall short80% fall short74% fall shortWHY THE RAINBOW?19

GREENPHYTONUTRIENTS: SulforaphaneChlorophyllIndolesLuteinEGCG BENEFITS: Supports arteryfunction, liver function,eye health, andcell health PHYTONUTRIENTS:PHYTONUTRIENTS: ResveratrolFlavonoidsAnthocyaninsBENEFITS: Supports brain,bone, heart, andartery healthProtects

health with phytochemicals, and goes easy on the fruit because of the glycemic response.” —Joel Fuhrman, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Live “ The Rainbow Juice Cleanse is one of the best books of its kind and will change the way you juice.