Juicing in January: It's time to cleanse

Some New Yorkers are beginning 2014 with a trendy juice cleanse.

"The results can be exhilarating," says AQUAhydrate spokesperson Keren Gilbert, a registered dietitian.

A cleanse boasts beauty benefits, too.

"Juice cleanses can have positive effects on skin by increasing hydration," says Juva Skin & Laser Center's Dr. Anthony Rossi, M.D. "Cleanses also give a break from refined sugars that can sometimes cause breakouts."

Here are some of our favorite sip-worthy cleanses in the city:

The Easy Love Cleanse is a gentle introduction to raw organic food, as the digestion-beneficial regimen is a good starting point for beginners. Along with a variety of seven fresh organic juices as well as snacks and meals (like salads, yogurt, pudding and falafel), a daily email supplies instructions and a time schedule for consumption nutrition information. They offer a three day cleanse (recommended for first-timers) or a five day cleanse that begins with a booster shot in the morning followed by a fruit juice one hour later.

Benefits include improved digestion and complexion and more focus, clarity, energy and restful sleep. Ideal for anyone who wants to add more plant-based nutrition into their diet and eliminate processed foods. There are four to six juices per day plus meals (for three to five days). Organic kale salads, organic vegan soups and raw vegan snacks are incorporated in beginner and intermediate cleanses.

Two signature three or five day cleanses (The Daring Cleanse: five cold-pressed juices and one coconut milk, and The Fearless Cleanse: six juices with a green component), are designed to remove toxins and flood the body with essential vitamins, minerals and enzymes. The Fearless Cleanse has a "Detox Painkiller" afternoon juice with green apple, lemon, ginger and more.

An all-juice cleanse or a raw food and juice cleanse can be completed in one, three or five days. Boasting a better digestive tract and complexion, the organic vegetable and fruit juice cleanse involves six cold-pressed drinks per day or three juices and three raw dishes daily. Ingredients can include beets, pineapple, kale and carrots.

The 100% organic juice cleanse improves skin and reduces bloat while providing nutrients, in three levels of cleanses. E3Live (green algae), burdock root and chia seeds are used. The Signature Cleanse, recommended for novices, is six drinks per day (five juices and one nutmilk) and can be completed in one, three or five days. There are also week and month-long options.

With six juices each day that rid the body of impurities and normalize digestion, the one to six day Renovation cleanse includes combination fruit juices (like pineapple and mint or lemonades with agave nectar) as well as nutmilks and green juices.

For those looking to lose weight, gain energy and have clearer skin, this three to five day, 100% organic cleanse consists of four cold-pressed juices, one super food smoothie and one healing elixir. The Longevity Tonic has a master herb ingredient: shilajit, from the Himalayan mountains, which boasts 70 trace minerals and is used for strength building.