The lemonade diet - aka - the master cleanse?!
its a body cleanse where you can only drink lemonade with maple syrup and cyan pepper for a minimum of 10 days.
well there's a book on it called "lose weight, have more
energy, and be happier"
what i'm wanting to know is do i need to get the book or is that pretty all there is to it?
anything else you can tell me about it?
also:
i'm not trying to lose weight - i'm only 110 lbs - i want to do it to cleanse my body of all toxins before becoming a vegetarian
Answers: has anyone heard of or done the lemonade diet aka the master cleanse?
its a body cleanse where you can only drink lemonade with maple syrup and cyan pepper for a minimum of 10 days.
well there's a book on it called "lose weight, have more
energy, and be happier"
what i'm wanting to know is do i need to get the book or is that pretty all there is to it?
anything else you can tell me about it?
also:
i'm not trying to lose weight - i'm only 110 lbs - i want to do it to cleanse my body of all toxins before becoming a vegetarian
Hi Jamie!
I've done this cleanse multiple times (among other fast cleanses.) This is a very powerful elixir that helps cut hunger, the maple syrup helps provide nutrition during the fast and the lemon juice/cayenne have obvious benefits in regards to immune system, parasitic removal (though I've never experienced that thankfully, lol) and an overall sense of well being when taken daily during the fast.
Make sure you use grade b organic maple syrup, can be slightly expensive..around 10-18 dollars fora jug of it, but this makes a difference as the grade is the reason you are using maple syrup - for the extra vitamins and nutrients found in it. I'd go ahead and use organic lemons/cayenne also. The lemons can be sort of a pain so when I do this extended I like to juice multiple ones and have the fresh juice stored in the fridge for when I need it.
For an extra boost add 1 tbsp psyllium husk in the mornings and take a digestive tea of some sort at nite. Variants of this cleanse, perhaps even the original ask to have you do a saline/ sea salt flush by drinking like 1 qt salt water in the mornings..I cant stomach this, so I skip it.
Full 10 days isnt required, especially if you arent used to fasting..if you pull thru 3-4 you'll feel great. Clarified, mental sharpness, nasal system clear of mucus, and all sense of smell and taste are extremely heightened.
Like with any fast when you break this, start with some fresh fruits throughout the first days mixed with some fruit juices (not corn syrup reconstituted ones.)
If you have any further questions in regards to this or anything else you can PM or email me :)
Purpose
To dissolve and eliminate toxins and congestion that have formed in any part of the body.
To cleanse the kidneys and the digestive system.
To purify the glands and cells throughout the entire body.
To eliminate all unusable waste and hardened material in the joints and muscles.
To relieve pressure and irritation in the nerves, arteries, and blood vessels.
To build a healthy blood stream.
To keep youth and elasticity regardless of our years.
When to Use It
When sickness has developed - for all acute and chronic conditions
When the digestive system needs a rest and a cleansing.
When overweight has become a problem.
When better assimilation and building of body tissue is needed.
How Long and Often?
Follow the diet for a minimum of 10 days or more - up to 40 days and beyond may be safely followed for
extremely serious cases. The diet has all the nutrition needed during this time. Three to four times a year will
do wonders for keeping the body in a normal healthy condition. The diet may be undertaken more frequently
for serious conditions
How to Make Lemonade
2 Tbsp lemon or lime juice (approx. 1/2 lemon)
2 Tbsp genuine maple syrup (not maple flavored sugar syrup)
1/10 Tsp cayenne pepper (red pepper) or to taste
Water, medium hot (spring or purified water)
Combine the juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper in a 10 oz. glass and fill with medium hot water.
(Cold water may be used if preferred.) Use fresh lemons or limes only, never canned lemon or lime juice
nor frozen lemonade or frozen juice. Use organic lemons when possible.
An ideal formula involves freshly extracted juice from the sugar cane (readily available in India,
but not generally in the United States at the present time):
10 oz. fresh sugar cane juice (medium hot or cold) 2 tbsp. fresh lime or lemon juice
1/10 tsp cayenne (red pepper) or to taste
Another possible but lesser replacement could be pure sorghum. (Do not use for Diabetes). It does not produce equal or close to the benefits of maple syrup.
Blend a part of the lemon skin and pulp with the lemonade in a blender for further cleansing and laxative effect. (Note: commercially procured lemons may have had their skins dyed with yellow coloring and may have been subjected to poisonous insect sprays - be sure to peel off the outer skin if you cannot get uncolored, organically grown lemons.) The properties in the lemon skin also act as a hemostatic to prevent excess bleeding and to
prevent clotting internally should there be any such prevailing condition. (Don't worry - normal conditions will continue during the menstrual periods.)
Adding the cayenne pepper is necessary as it breaks up mucus and increases warmth by building the blood for
an additional lift. It also adds many of the B and C vitamins.
Mint tea may be used occasionally during this diet as a pleasant change and to assist further in the cleansing.
Its chlorophyll helps as a purifier, neutralizing many mouth and body odors that are released during the
cleansing period.
How Much Does One Drink?
Take from six to twelve glasses of the lemonade daily during the waking period. As you get hungry just have
another glass of lemonade. NO OTHER FOOD SHOULD BE TAKEN DURING THE FULL PERIOD OF
THE DIET. As this is a complete balance of minerals and vitamins, one does not suffer the pangs of hunger. Do not use vitamin pills.
All solid food is turned into a liquid state before it can be carried by the blood to the cells of the body.
The lemonade is already a food in liquid form.
For those who are overweight, less maple syrup may be taken. For those underweight, more maple syrup may be taken. For those who are underweight and worried about losing more weight, REMEMBER, the only things you
can possibly lose are mucus, waste, and disease. Healthy tissue will not be eliminated. Many people who need to gain weight actually do so near the end of the diet period.
Never vary the amount of lemon juice per glass. About six glasses of lemonade a day is enough for those wishing
to reduce. Extra water may be taken as desired.
Helping the Cleansing Along
As this is a cleansing diet, the more you can assist Nature to eliminate poisons, the better. If your system feels upset, it is because you are not having sufficient elimination. Avoid this possibility by following the directions completely. Above all, be sure you have two, three, or more movements a day. This may seem unnecessary not eating solid food, but it is Nature's way of eliminating the waste it has loosened from the various cells and organs in the body. They must leave the body some way. It would be just the same as sweeping the floor around and around and never removing the dirt from the house if the wastes were not passed out. The better the elimination, the more rapid will be the results '
A LAXATIVE HERB TEA is found to be the best helper for most persons. It is a good practice to take a good laxative herb tea right from the beginning - the last thing at night and first thing in the morning. There are several good laxative teas. They are best taken in a liquid form. Buy them in your health food store.
Another Cleansing Aid: Internal Salt Water Bathing
As it is necessary to bathe the outside of our bodies, so it is with the inside. Do not take enemas or colonics
at any time during the cleansing diet or afterwards. They are unnecessary and can be extremely harmful.
There is a much superior method of cleansing the colonic tract with- out the harmful effects of customary
colonics and enemas. This method will cleanse the entire digestive tract while the colonics and enemas will only
reach the colon or a small part of it. Colonics can be expensive while our salt-water method is not.
DIRECTIONS: Prepare a full quart of lukewarm water and add two level (rounded for the Canadian quart) teaspoons of uniodized sea salt. Do not use ordinary iodized salt as it will not work property.
Drink the entire quart of salt and water first thing in the morning. This must be taken on an empty stomach.
The salt and water will not separate but will stay intact and quickly and thoroughly wash the entire tract in about
one hour. Several eliminations will likely occur. The salt water has the same specific gravity as the blood,
hence the kidneys cannot pick up the water and the blood cannot pick up the salt.
This may be taken as often as needed for proper washing of the entire digestive system.
If the salt water does not work the first time, try adding a little more or a little less salt until the proper balance
is found; or possibly take extra water with or without salt. This often increases the activity.
Remember, it can do no harm at any time. The colon needs a good washing, but do it the natural way -
the salt water way. It is quite advisable to take the herb laxative tea at night to loosen, then the salt water
each morning to wash it out. If for some reason the salt water cannot be taken in the morning,
then the herb laxative tea must be taken night and morning.
How to Break the Lemonade Diet
Coming off the lemonade diet properly is highly important - please follow the directions very carefully.
After living in a semi-tropical and tropical climate for many years, I find that people have increasingly turned to
a raw fruit, nut, and vegetable diet. Following is the schedule for people who normally follow such a natural vegetarian diet:
FIRST and SECOND DAY AFTER DIET:
Several 8 oz. glasses of fresh orange juice as desired during the day. The orange juice prepares the digestive system to properly digest and assimilate regular food. Drink it slowly. If there has been any digestive difficulty prior to or during the change over, extra water may be taken with the orange juice.
THIRD DAY:
Orange juice in the morning. Raw fruit for lunch. Fruit or raw vegetable salad at night.
You are now ready to eat normally.
For those who have characteristically lived the unnatural way of meat, milk, refined and devitalized food,
it may be best to change over as follows, gradually adopting the raw fruit, nut, and vegetable diet:
FIRST DAY:
Several 8 oz. glasses of fresh orange juice as desired during the day. Drink it slowly.
SECOND DAY:
Drink several 8,oz. glasses of orange juice during the day - with extra water, if needed. Some time during the afternoon prepare a vegetable soup (no canned soup) as follows:
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Recipe for Vegetable Soup
Use several kinds of vegetables, perhaps one or two kinds of legumes, potatoes, celery, carrots,
green vegetable tops, onion, etc. Dehydrated vegetables or vegetable soup powders may be added for
extra flavor. Okra or okra powder, chili, curry, cayenne (red) pepper, tomatoes, green peppers, and zucchini
squash may be included to good advantage. Brown rice may be used, but no meat or meat stock.
Other spices may be added (delicately) for flavor. Use salt delicately as a limited amount of salt is necessary.
Learn to enjoy the natural flavor of the vegetables. The less cooking the better. Read the special article on
salt in the September 1977 issue of National Geographic magazine.
Have this soup for the evening meal using the broth mostly, although some of the vegetables may be eaten.
Rye wafers may be eaten sparingly with the soup, but no bread or crackers.
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THIRD DAY: Drink orange juice in the morning. At noon have some more soup; enough may be made the
night before and put in the refrigerator. For the evening meal eat whatever is d
There is no need to cleanse before becoming a vegetarian. I didn't, and I'm pretty sure that most vegetarians didn't either. Starting a vegetarian diet can be your cleanse.
I would not recommend any sort of fast for more than three days.
The Master Cleanse is an excellent systemic cleanser (it cleans out just about every part of your body - what you will notice most is the colon cleanse- and it gives the digestive system a nice rest)
It is not necessary to get the book, as long as you do understand the entire process. You can get the "recipe" and the "how to do the Master Cleanse" at:
http://www.angelfire.com/mb/manifestnow/...
This site tells how to begin, follow, and end the Master Cleanse.
What is most important is to begin with the intent of staying on for a minimum of 10 days to get the benefit. It really is quite easy to do, provided you have the intent and follow the recipe exactly (the people I have known who have failed have been those who have tinkered with the recipe)
I do the Master Cleanse 3-4 times a year. I have done it for as long as 25 days at a time.
Good luck.
your body has a liver and two kidneys that will flush the toxins out for you. those stupid flushes have no benefit, and in fact are damaging