| Master Cleansing, also known as the lemonade | | | | healthy foods before going back to a regular diet, |
| diet, has been around for years. It was created | | | | your body will have time to adapt. |
| by Stanley Burroughs in 1941 to be used as a | | | | Weight loss is supposedly very fast on the |
| detoxifying program. It has two purposes: To | | | | Master Cleansing although it was originally designed |
| remove harmful toxins from the body and to help | | | | to detoxify your body, not to help you drop |
| you lose weight. | | | | pounds. Even those who have used it successfully |
| When used as a way to detoxify your body, the | | | | will tell you it isn't the easiest or healthiest way to |
| Master Cleansing diet is supposed to not only | | | | lose weight. If you are in a pinch and need to |
| remove the toxins from your body, but also to | | | | drop pounds fast, you'll get the results you need. |
| reduce your cravings for foods that are bad for | | | | But under normal circumstances, it is always |
| you. Not only does it claim that you will reduce | | | | better for your health to lose weight with a |
| your cravings for sugar, but coffee and colas with | | | | sensible diet and exercise. |
| caffeine will also lose their appeal. | | | | Many people who have decided to go on a |
| It is not recommended to use this diet for more | | | | healthier diet, or just to change their way of |
| than three to ten days, as after that it would be | | | | eating, have found it helpful to do the Master |
| unhealthy. However, proponents of the cleanse | | | | Cleansing before they start a new eating plan. |
| say that ten days is a minimum amount of time | | | | Since the cleansing is supposed to rid you of |
| to stay on the diet and many stay on it for over | | | | cravings for junk food, it is easier to adjust to |
| a month at a time. Although the master cleansing | | | | eating only healthy foods after you have gone |
| is not considered a "fast", it does involve | | | | through the detoxifying process. |
| consuming mostly lemon juice for the duration of | | | | There is no evidence to prove that the claims |
| the diet. It also includes maple syrup, Cayenne | | | | made by the diet's creator are true, only the |
| pepper and water. You do not consume any solid | | | | testimonials by those who have used it. Some |
| food for the duration of the diet. | | | | credit the plan with giving them extra energy, |
| Since constipation can occur when you are on a | | | | improved vision, disappearance of skin conditions, |
| liquid diet, Senna tea is used to help avoid it. | | | | even improvement of chronic diseases. Critics, |
| Senna tea works as a natural laxative. Once you | | | | however, believe it can also cause deficiencies due |
| have completed the cleansing, you can not just | | | | to a lack of protein, vitamins, and minerals that |
| go to McDonald's and hit the drive-through. You | | | | are obtained through the detoxification process. |
| must give your body time to restore gut flora for | | | | If you decide to try the Master Cleansing plan, |
| digestion. If you drink full-strength juices for a | | | | perhaps it is best to remember the Golden Rule |
| couple of days and gradually add in soups and | | | | of dieting: All things in moderation. |