Can I do the master cleanse (lemonade diet) for two weeks only?
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 at
7:02 pm
Can I do the master cleanse lemonade diet for 14 days, instead of the standard 40. I don’t think I need to diet for that amount of time, once I’ve lost about 15 pounds, I’m well in the healthy zone. So can I just do the cleanse for two weeks and call it quits? Or will that effect my body badly?
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The best way to cleanse and detox is to get hold of a liver. Oh, you have one? Great.
Now just stand there and let it detoxify your body. Partner it with some kidneys and you’ve got the most efficient body cleanse and detox system known to man.
And you don’t even have to wait for it to come in the mail, or give a credit card number!
There is no build up of bad plaque, toxins, or sludge in a normal, reasonably healthy system.
If this was the case we would have people dying left and right from malnutrition since their small intestines couldn’t absorb nutrients. The majority of the water from food and what we drink is reabsorbed through the colon, if our colons were clogged we would all be walking around looking like sponges right?
Detoxing is ridding the system – liver, kidneys, and intestines of toxins both internal and environmental. Our liver and kidneys aren’t clogged with toxins. Otherwise we would be dead. The liver does in fact get layered with fat if we become overweight.
We "cleanse and detox" naturally 24 hours a day through respiration, sweat, liver, kidneys, urine, and feces.
We can help by eating a healthy diet with minimal added sugar and salt.
Lots of fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grain foods, lean meat cuts, fresh fish, beans, peas, brown rice, raw nuts, and barley keep a system as healthy and as clean as it can be.
Minimal alcohol, caffeine, soda.
Read food labels. If you can’t pronounce it, don’t put it in your body.
A healthy high fiber diet works every time. Increases the speed and efficiency of the digestive system and helps the body rid itself of both internal and environmental toxins.
Cleanses actually flush out the beneficial bacteria and enzymes in the digestive system.
Search "gut flora" to learn about the beneficial bacteria we need in our colon.
We have more beneficial bacteria in our digestive systems than all the cells in our bodies!
Did you know the digestive system is one of the largest contributors to our immune system?
Spend your money in the produce department to speed your detox.
Good luck and good health.
I lost 30 lbs in 5 months with healthy diet and exercise. Two years ago.
one crash dieting or fasting or so called juice cleanse is dangerous for several reasons. if you want to take weight off and not gain it back plus some then you should do more than just a cleanse.
bottom line about this diet. it is dangerous. read this and more. link provided. You should just never stop food altogether. that in itself is dangerous. Please read the entire article. Please think seriously about this before you do anything.
Of course, weight loss is inevitable when you stop eating and drink very few calories. But this kind of diet can also be dangerous to your health. Nutritionists point out that the Master Cleanse diet plan is deficient in all the essential nutrients: calories, vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, and fat.
Exercise is not part of the diet prescription, probably because physical activity would be difficult on a starvation diet.
A single serving of the Master Cleanse drink consists of:
2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice.
2 tablespoons grade-B organic maple syrup.
1/10 teaspoon cayenne pepper.
10 ounces filtered water.
After following this fast for 4-14 days, dieters are urged to slowly ease back into solid food, starting with foods like vegetable soup, followed by fruits and vegetables.
You will lose weight on the Lemonade Diet because the fast creates a serious calorie deficit. But chances are, what you’ll lose is water weight and muscle — not the fat you want to get rid of.
The original master cleanse is actually just 10 days. You can do it longer and get great results (weight loss of 1-2 pounds a day), BUT you need to make sure you are doing it correctly (proper ingredients and method). The original is not an unsafe crash diet like some people think it is, but there is a lot of misinformation out there. Do yourself a favor and read the The Master Cleanser by Stanley Burroughs (very cheap and easy read).