Here’s What Happened When I Drank Celery Juice For A Month
What’s the Deal with Celery Juice?
Celery
juice is a hot topic in the health world right now, with health and
fitness influencers claiming it is a miracle juice that we all need to
be drinking first thing in the morning.
I’m not usually a fan of fad diets, but the thing I love about this
trend is that it’s not some scam product that people are trying to sell
you—it’s just celery! No one is trying to push a supplement that might
be unsafe for your body. So I thought to myself, why not try juicing
celery for 30 days to see what the fuss is about? What do I have to
lose, really? Regardless of its amazing health claims, celery juice
would be upping my vegetable intake each day, if nothing else.
What Makes Celery Juice So Special?
Celery juice is extremely detoxifying, as it flushes out old toxins and
poisons that have built up over time. It can help kill viruses, bad
bacteria, fungi and parasites in your body. This greatly helps to
maintain a healthy gut, improve digestion and reduce bloating. Celery
juice also increases your body’s ability to break down protein and fat.
Oftentimes, the protein and fat we eat go undigested in our stomach and just sits there to rot. This is what causes bloating and many other digestive issues, and celery works to break down that undigested food. So if you struggle with bloating, gas or constipation, celery juice just might be the cure for you. Also, juicing celery regularly may help boost energy levels, balance hormones, reduce inflammation and alleviate skin issues (like acne, psoriasis and eczema) and many other symptoms.
How Do You Gain These Amazing Benefits?
Experts say drinking 16 ounces of celery juice a day is a great starting
point. (Although if you have severe or chronic issues, you may find it
beneficial to drink up to 24 or 32 ounces a day.) So how much celery is
that, exactly? A lot! One bunch of celery yields about 16 ounces of
juice.
There are a few other considerations to keep in mind in order to gain the full benefits of celery juice. First, celery juice needs to be consumed 100% on its own, first thing in the morning. This means you need to drink it on an empty stomach—no food or coffee beforehand. A good rule of thumb is to wait at least 20 to 30 minutes before consuming anything else.
You will also want to avoid mixing anything into your celery juice. Anthony William, also known as the Medical Medium, claims mixing it with anything—like lemon juice, collagen or apple cider vinegar—will take away from its health benefits.
It’s also important to make the distinction between juicing celery and blending celery. Some people are blending their celery rather than juicing it—when you blend it, the fiber from the pulp also takes away from its health benefits.
If you don’t have a juicer and only have a blender, there is a way to blend your celery and remove the pulp afterward. You will need to a cheesecloth, which you can order from Amazon. Put your celery in the blender, blend it all up and cover the top of the blender with the cheesecloth and use it as a strainer as you pour out the juice. Then wrap the pulp in the cheesecloth and squeeze out any extra juice from the pulp.
While drinking celery juice first thing in the morning is extremely beneficial, it’s also beneficial to drink it immediately after you juice it. Juicing a bunch at a time and then storing it in the fridge for the entire week will also cause it to lose some of its health benefits. Once you juice your celery, aim to drink it immediately or at least within 24 hours.
Also, people are trying to make celery juice simpler by buying celery juice powder and mixing it into a glass of water. This, too, simply won’t give you the same benefits as freshly juiced celery will. It won’t cause any harm, but it won’t have the same effects.
Celery Juice and Bloating
Many people start drinking celery juice to help reduce bloating,
although some of these people are realizing that it’s making them more
bloated. As I mentioned above, celery juice works to break down all the
old, rotting, undigested food in your stomach.
What does that mean for those who are experiencing more bloating? Celery juice may cause extra bloating in someone who has a highly toxic digestive tract and has a lot of rotting, undigested food in their digestive tract. Over time, if they continue to drink celery juice, their digestive tract will become less toxic and their bloating will start to disappear. So if celery juice is causing you to bloat, this may be a sign you have a lot of built-up toxins and celery juice is exactly what you need.