The Master Cleanse Diet (Lemon Detox Diet)

What Is the Master Cleanse Diet?

The Master Cleanse diet is a liquid diet used to detoxify the body and promote weight loss. Stanley Burroughs created it in 1941. He proclaimed that the liquid cleanse was a healthy and natural way to flush the body of deadly toxins, pesticides, and other impurities. It was originally intended to treat ulcers and act as a detox. The cleanse became popular again after Peter Glickman’s book “Lose Weight, Have More Energy, and Be Happier in 10 Days”was published in 2004.

The Master Cleanse diet must be followed strictly over a 3- to 10-day period. It’s broken up into three phases: Ease In, the Lemonade Diet, and Ease Out. The Ease-In section isn’t technically required, but it’s recommended as a way to prepare your body for the rest of the diet. This first phase is divided into three days:

• Day 1: living foods, such as vegetables and whole grains
• Day 2: soup broths and fruit and vegetable juices
• Day 3: orange juice

The Lemonade Diet phase is the main component of the Master Cleanse. During this phase, you consume only a special “lemonade,” which is meant to be drunk six to 12 times per day, or whenever you’re hungry.

The Master Cleanse lemonade is made up of:

To start the lemonaide master cleanse diet drink 14 oz of salt water... use one teaspoon of salt with hot water and drink every morning before drinking  Lemonade Master Cleanse.

• 2 tbsp. of organic lemon juice that must be freshly squeezed
• 2 tbsp. of organic grade B maple syrup or puregrade honey
• 1/10 tsp. of ground cayenne pepper
• 10 oz. of filtered water

During the Lemonade Diet phase, you must also take either a nightly herbal laxative, which you can buy at a drug store, or a morning saltwater flush made up of water and sea salt. These are meant to induce daily bowel movements. Tip: make sure their is a toilet nearby.

The Ease-Out phase is essentially the Ease-In stage in reverse:

• Day 1: orange juice
• Day 2: soup broths and fruit and vegetable juices
• Day 3: living foods

Once the Master Cleanse has been completed, it’s important to wait at least 60 days before going on another cleanse.

The diet is also sometimes referred to as the Lemon Detox Diet.

The Promise

The Master Cleanse Diet claims to help the body become healthier and more energized. Throughout the cleanse, toxins will naturally be removed from the body and weight will subsequently be lost.

Pros and Cons

Due to the low caloric intake, people will lose weight on the Master Cleanse Diet. However, the diet only includes 600 to 1,200 calories per day, which is well below the recommended 2,000 calories for an average adult. In addition to being extremely low in calories, the cleanse is deficient in vital nutrients.

• protein
• carbohydrates
• essential fats
• fiber
• vitamins
• minerals

Caution:  The lemonaide cleanse diet may cause

• headaches
• dizziness
• diarrhea
• nausea

The Master Cleanse Diet is a 3- to 40-day liquid fast. No solid food is eaten, and only a spicy lemonade drink, tea, water and salt are consumed. Since this is a radical diet change for most people, it is a good idea to gradually ease in and out of it.

If you’re looking for a mental, as well as physical, reset, the Master Cleanse may also be helpful. Going without food for multiple days can be a time to reflect on your health goals, as well as what you’d like your diet to look like in the future. Some people report extra mental clarity from fasting.

Of course, as with any fast, hunger is inevitable on the Master Cleanse. Depending on your level of willpower, you may find it extremely difficult to make it through 10 days of a liquid-only diet. Meanwhile, a lengthy fast requires you to override your body’s own hunger cues. For most people, it’s technically safe to go a few days with very few calories (assuming the situation is medically supervised and advised).  

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THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW: Lemons and limes have special chemicals that may keep brain cells safe from toxic substances in your body. And because they also protect against general cell breakdown and inflammation, they may help reduce some of the risk of brain diseases like Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's.

THINGS YOU MAY WANT TO SAVE: Lemon peels... they will keep animals away from your living quarters.  Prepare a liquid of lemon peels and place in spray bottle using around doors, lower windows and parameters of your living space. Tip cats hate the smell of citrus.

ZENTRAVELER SAYS: Want to lose some quick fat?  By going on the lemonaide cleanse diet you will lose approx two pounds per day.  Now thats something to crow about? If you are using morning saltwater drink (reccomended) keep close to a toilet. Zentraveler has used the lemonaide diet and it really works.  If you are new to the lemonaide diet start with three days... you can add on more days on your next lemonaide diet.  GOOD LUCK ON YOUR HEALTH JOURNEY.

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