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I’ve decided to go on the Master Cleanse diet starting this Wednesday. For those of you who are unaware of what the Master Cleanse diet is, it is this “lemonade” diet where the only thing you consume for a period of at least a week is this lemonade-maple syrup-cayenne pepper concoction. Sounds disgusting doesn’t it? I’m going to be on it from this Wednesday until next Tuesday and then ease out of it for the next 2 days. I’m coordinating it to my schedule because I have a dinner with my boss Tuesday night and a Luncheon next Friday. That way I’ll get on it right away and get off of it just in time for my luncheon.

So what is the Master Cleanse system?

To start off, let’s take a look at the recipe:

• 2 tablespoons (1 fluid ounce) of fresh squeezed lemon or lime juice

• 2 tablespoons (1 fluid ounce) of grade B organic maple syrup

• 1/10 teaspoon of cayenne pepper

• 8 fluid ounces of purified water

According to Peter Glickman in his book Lose Weight, Have More Energy & Be Happy, the enzymes in the lemon break down the layers of old waste in the colon. The maple syrup supplies the sugar for energy as well as needed materials. The cayenne pepper breaks up the mucus and dilate the blood vessels accelerating the detoxification process. I can’t validate that all this is true but I’m banking that even if it isn’t the placebo effect will kick in and create a healthier, clearer thinking, and more energetic me.

The Master Cleanse system basically says that you drink this concoction 6-12 times a day for at least 10 days. You can go on this diet for longer than 10 days, but I have to believe that if you go on it for too prolonged of a time period you’ll start digesting your kidney. I’m only doing this for 7 days because I really wanted to get started, but I have limitations because of my schedule.

In addition to the concoction there are also some supplements that are recommended to promote bowel movements and further cleansing. An herbal laxative tea is recommended every night before you go to bed. Because you are not consuming any solid foods, you will not be experiencing any natural bowel movements. Since bowel movements are what releases the toxins from your body, they are necessary, and thus the herbal laxative tea. In addition, a quarter of water mixed with 2 level teaspoons is recommended each morning. This mixture must be taken in its entirety with the next half hour to hour spent on the toilet. The salt water helps dissolve the mucus as well as flushes the loose waste in the digestive tract.

After you finish up the Cleanse you must ease back into eating regular foods. The first day you get off it, the only things you should be consuming are orange juice and maybe some fruits. The second day you should eat fruits, vegetables, and perhaps soups. After 2 days you should be able to transition into eating regular foods again.

Although I’m going on the Master Cleanse program mostly out of curiosity and for the health benefits, many celebrities have gone of it to lose a significant amount of weight in a short amount of time. Beyonce Knowles went on it for 14 days and lost 22 pounds for her role in the movie Dreamgirls. Howard Stern’s co-host Robin Quivers lost 73 pounds and Jared Leto lost most of the weight he gained from his role as Mark David Chapman (62 pounds) from the diet. So be it for health, weight, or mere curiosity, the diet has been proven to work for people in the past, and I believe that I’ll benefit in the end from the cleanse.

Related Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Cleanse

http://mastercleansesecrets.com/book2.php?hop=jkfjkf

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