Jillian Michaels' Detox Water

Plain and simple...just the way we like it!

Jillian Michaels' detox water consists of distilled water, cranberry juice, organic dandelion root tea and lemon juice. Why these particular ingredients mixed together? It's a natural diuretic drink!

But WAIT! Isn't distilled water bad for you? The short answer is no...distilled water isn't bad for you. Many people have this misconception because distilled water is slightly acidic and doesn't contain any organic minerals because everything except for the pure H2O is removed during the distillation process. You want to use distilled water for a cleanse or detox because you want the pure water to help remove toxins from your system, not add more toxins back into your system!

Moreover, your kidneys regulate the minerals you consume through the foods you eat, so unless you have existing kidney issues (and contrary to the opinions in the comments section), this drink will not harm you! With that said, we use spring water or alkalized water for daily water consumption while not detoxing. We don't recommend distilled water for daily consumption because our diets are already very acidic by nature, so alkaline water is the best way to go to keep your pH balance in check.

This is a detox water that you drink along with your clean, healthy meals...it is not designed to be a full-fledged cleanse, rather it should be used to reduce bloating and water weight. It's perfect to drink when you're seven days away from a big event.

The following posts will help you prepare for that special event:

• 7 Easy Tips to Slim Down for Your Next Big Event
• Ways to Beat Belly Bloat

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Jillian Michaels' Detox Water

Ingredients:

• 60 oz of distilled water (if you're still afraid to use distilled water, spring water will be fine)
• 1 Tbsp cranberry juice (only PURE cranberry juice not the juice cocktail!)
• 1 organic dandelion root tea bag
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice (squeezed from fresh lemon or 100% real lemon juice)

Directions:

1. Brew the tea as listed on the box and let it cool to room temperature
2. Mix all ingredients together and add the tea (once cooled)
3. Drink the entire mixture each day for up to 7 days (you will make a new batch each day)

Notes:

• Many of you reached out about having a hard time finding the ingredients for this detox water. You can check your local grocery store but we order most of ours on Amazon. Below are a few links to the products:
  • Organic Dandelion Root Tea Bags
  • Pure Cranberry Juice
  • Pure Lemon Juice
• Again, this is water that you drink with your normal, healthy meals. You don't starve yourself while only drinking this water. ;-)
• I actually liked the taste of this water but it is bitter!
• You can consume this drink every 12 to 16 weeks.

Make sure you check out additional flavored water recipes below.

• Jillian Michaels' Detox Water
• Refreshing Apple Cider Vinegar Detox Water
• Strawberry Lemonade Detox Water
• Cucumber Lime Skinny Water
• Strawberry Cucumber Flavored Water

Clean Eat Education :: The Truth about Juice Cleanses

I'll be the first to tell you that I think that the benefits of juicing are vast! Offering an opportunity to consume SO many of the vital vitamins and nutrients your body needs to function optimally in one beverage is invaluable. However, we get questions from our readers asking if they should start their clean or continue their clean eating journey with a juice fast. For the purposes of conversation today, we will define a juice cleanse as "drinking ONLY juiced fruits and vegetables as your source caloric intake or energy." The quick answer to that is: "NO!" 

Let's think about this - the purpose of a cleanse, as most people see it is to rid your body of toxins and harmful chemicals that may be hindering your ability to function normally and properly. If you are already eating clean, or starting to eat clean, chances are, you have or are in the process of eliminating those harmful toxins/chemicals from your diet and body already!

Juice cleanses are high in vitamins and nutrients, but contain little to no fat and protein.  Juice cleanses do contain carbohydrates, with larger amounts of carbs coming from natural sugars in the fruits and vegetables.

Juice cleanses do not contain protein!

  A strict juice cleanse (like those we are writing this article about) do not include protein! Sure, you may ingest about 5g of protein through some of the juiced fruits and vegetables but that is hardly enough to sustain your body without

burning the muscle

you already have for energy and basic life function. 

Juice cleanses include a LARGE amount of fiber!

A strict juice diet is basically ALL fiber - that's what helps your body to rid itself of many of the harmful toxins and chemicals. Fiber is GREAT for you! However, when you ingest large amounts of fiber that your body is not used to processing, it may not be able to process that fiber AND the nutrients you are supplying it at the same time; therefore, you could be ingesting 1000 calories through a juice fast, but only absorbing and using around 600. This would lead you to make up the remaining calories your body needs to function by

burning your muscle

stores and converting them to energy.

Still want to do a juice cleanse?

This may be a great way to get you "kick-started" and on track. However, you will want to do a modified one! Include some healthy fats like a serving of avocados and raw nuts, as well as 30-40 grams of protein such as baked chicken breast with no seasonings. Whatever you do, make sure that you ingest at least 1200 calories as that is the typical number of calories your body needs each and everyday to carry on basic life functions without burning muscle.

Choose what works for you and your goals!

Good luck!

Tiffany