As I’m writing this I’m on Day 8 of this Master Cleanse. I actually feel quite spiffy, even though all I’ve been consuming for the last 8 days is the lemonade drink, salt water and herbal tea.
How can this be?
Well here’s how this Master Cleanse works.
Since the act of digesting food uses much of our energy on an ongoing basis, it makes sense that the elimination of solid food for short periods of time will make the energy normally used for digestion available for the process of detoxification.
That’s why the Master Cleanse has us stop eating food… so that the lemonade drink can get to work.
Because the lemonade drink is easily assimilated into our bodies, it places little or no demand on the digestive system.
Fresh squeezed lemon juice is a powerful cleanser for the body, and is also high in vitamins. Additionally, it is the only fruit or vegetable to contain cationic and anionic minerals.
Lemon also helps loosen and break up mucus in the body. Mucus is one of the body’s defenses to protect itself against irritations. When too much mucus settles in any one area, dis-ease is the natural outcome.
Here’s another interesting little tidbit… Color Therapy says that lemon, when consumed fresh squeezed, releases the color that stimulates the body to cleanse itself.
Cayenne pepper, the ingredient of the Master Cleanse diet that gives it a kick, breaks up this mucous and acts as a cleanser for the digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems.
Cayenne is used by herbalists to treat a wide range of problems and to enhance the effectiveness of many other herbs.
The maple syrup gives energy from an unprocessed sugar which still contains many of its original nutrients.
And then there’s the fun internal salt bath or the herbal laxative tea. Even though it’s a pain in the butt… it is used to stimulate peristalsis of the colon, since the only other way to do it is to eat a diet high in fiber. Since the Master Cleanse does not have fiber, it’s essential to use a laxative to remove the waste as it is being shed from the colon wall, otherwise it will stay in the body, leading to tiredness and any number of problems.
Adding light massage to the cleanse can also help flush out toxins.
Know any more about this Master Cleanse? I’d love to hear your comments below…
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How does the master cleanse work?
how does it work
and whats the deal with the sea salt thing?
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Oh and I emailed the author of Master Cleanse and as long as you dont swallow gum, you can chew some, it wont hurt ya.
Oh and I emailed the author of Master Cleanse and as long as you dont swallow gum, you can chew some, it wont hurt ya.
Well I have to say this is definitely one of the better articles about the lemon detox.
Many people talk about the benefits (Usually as part od a sales pitch…) but few go into the details about what it does.
Congratulations on seeing it through! It's really tough.
Another thing I notice is that many people are concerned about weight loss before detox. That's a pity because a good detox diet can help the metabolism, clean the 'engine' and certainly make future weight loss goals much easier to achieve.
Any way good post.
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The basic principle behind the Master Cleanse is a detoxification fast, drinking only a mixture of water, lemon juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper in specific proportions.
How old should you be to go on the master cleanse?
i'm 15 years old and i've been hearing a lot of stuff about the master cleanse. I want to try it but i'm not sure if it's healthy for a 15 year old to go on the master cleanse.
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Really Great guidelines…
Completely agree with your thoughts. I'm thinking same alike.
I think its the great alternate of food. If someone unable to take meal he/she can fulfill their nutrition
requirement with it. Great invention buddy.
I like the lemon aid and am using organic lemons and squeeze with each glass. I have 5 days off work so I thought this would be a good time to start my ten day MCC.
You must be very committed to it because you can only drink the lemon diet drink. You may not eat any solid food while on the diet.
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