November 29th 2011
Lemonade (Master Cleanse) Diet – Here’s how it works
Lemonade (Master Cleanse) Diet – Here’s how it works
The popularity of the Master Cleanse diet has grown greatly since Stanley Burroughs wrote his well-known book about this cleanse. It is also known as the Lemonade and Maple Syrup diet, the Lemonade Fast and the Master Cleanse.
The Master Cleanse is not really designed to be a diet as such, but one of the effects of it is that you may naturally lose some weight – eg stuff in your colon that has been there a long time and doesn’t need to be there! It’s true! You see, one of the benefits of this fast, is that you do shed excess substances that your body is using up energy to hold, eg excess chemicals, sugar and mucus. It will depend on the individual how much weight loss will occur.
But more than possible weight loss, it will cleanse out your colon and body and has been likened to pressing the reboot button on your PC.
One thing you should know about the Master Cleanse is that you will not eat any food! Now if this comes as a bit of a shock, don’t worry.
Yes, you will probably feel ravenous at times, but the longer you do the fast, the less you will feel hungry. And you will also feel amazing.
So just what does the cleanse entail? Well, you don’t eat any food, but rather you drink a home-made lemonade made up of fresh lemon juice (organic if possible), cayenne pepper (organic again if possible) and a good grade maple syrup. The maple syrup provides the calories and sugar.
On top of that you take a laxative tea each evening, and you also undertake a salt-water flush each morning. This – basically – involves being very near a toilet for about an hour each morning so that you can clear out the colon! So you do have to be close to a toilet each morning since when you need to go, you need to go!
Thus you have to be pragmatic as to the timing of doing such a cleanse.
No good if you are going on a special occasion where you will be presented with lots of food! And you will need access to a toilet each morning for about an hour or so.
You could say that it’s like DIY Colonic Irrigation. Don’t let it put you off though, all this toilet business. You’ll feel great as each day passes on the cleanse.
Each of us carries food remains in the colon that may have been there for many months and even years, sometimes many long years, so this is why this cleanse has achieved such popularity. It clears out the gunk from inside your body that would probably otherwise simply lead to other issues.
How does the flush work? Well, without being too graphic, you drink a huge load of warm, salt water, wait, and soon you’re on the toilet expelling the water along with what’s in your colon. You do this for about 40-50 minutes and each morning of the fast. If you’re wondering, yep, you’re peeing from your bottom!
The health benefits are huge and include improves energy levels, helping with chronic pain, insomnia, mood swings, unbalanced hormone levels, acne and blemishes, hair loss and more. It also restores your body’s natural ph balance.
If you’re considering undertaking this wonderful detox fast then you do need to read up about how it needs to be done, get the right type of supplies in, and mentally and emotionally prepare.
As always with these things, if you have any medical conditions such as diabetes please consult your doctor before undertaking this fast.
When it comes to finding out what you need to start the Master Cleanse, I HIGHLY recommend a wonderful resource called Master Cleanse Secrets 10 Day Diet. Check it out!
To your health and wellbeing!