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Day 21 is a period of time, which brings with it some very interesting changes and insights.

Amongst a whole range of things the most noticeable change is the fact that the sense of smell and taste has changed. This in turn leads people to start disliking processed foods. They start to become foods which are put into the horrible category. When a person is ...

Day 14 of a juice fast is the transition point between the detox period and the repair period.

For someone who has fasted for a period of two weeks the experience now starts to change in more ways than one. Firstly the initial two-week period is known as the detox period. During this period the digestive system is closed down and is resting. The energy ...

Day 10 is exciting because nobody expects to hit double digits and yet here we are!

The question now is where to from here? Ultimately if you sit back and thing about the fact that 10 is under your belt the idea of making it a two week period is interesting and exciting idea but one that at this point in time should be easily visualised. That is not ...

Day 7 is in the context of extended juice fast is a pivotal day. It is decision making day. An appropriate decision will set you up for an exciting extended juice fast!

Many people who have been consuming factory made foods when they go cold turkey on these foods struggle a lot as these foods are addictive. There are many components of these factory assembled foods that create addictions, ...

Day six in the context of juice fasting is a very special day. For the majority of people once they get through day 6 they no longer have any more sugar cravings.  This is when things get easier unless you have a big social event. Social events where there are family and friends can be very difficulty and I have seen many people struggle more with peer pressure than even the sugar cravings. If you ...

Day five for someone who has clean eaten, in other words not indulged in factory assembled foods is often a day where energy comes in such abundance that something has to be done to burn it off. For someone that is juicing full time but they have been consuming the typical western diet full of factory assembled foods the energy usually comes somewhere in the later periods of week two or in week three. 

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I often hear from people that it is impossible to continue with their juice fast because they are going out to much or travelling.  I have been doing this for years and I have to say that today there are so many places that will make a juice that there is no more excuse.

Obviously there may be town or remote places where juices might be a problem however ...

It has been quite a while since I have done a extended juice fast. I thought I would give it another try. I will be sharing my thoughts with you.  

The first two days were really a non event but now its day 3 so I thought I would share my experiences with you via video. I hope that I can encourage you to do the ...

If you have access to free to air satellite TV you will be able to watch the 3ABN interview with Peter Pratt the founder of the Diabetic Health Clinic. The interview will give you many more insights into what the Diabetic Health Clinic is doing to promote a healthy lifestyle in our communities.

Here is a schedule ...

It is official. 12% of deaths are caused by diabetes.

We knew that diabetes is a killer but a new study reveals just how many people it takes! It is not a pretty picture. 

• New analysis of medical data shows 12% of deaths are caused by diabetes
• That ...