According to Google more than 300,000 people each month look up information on the Master Cleanse. It’s a highly popular diet detox plan among celebrities and those wishing to shed pounds quickly and flush toxins from their body at the same time.
Cleansing Detox Diet
The Master Cleanse, also known as the Lemonade Diet, is simply a liquids-only cleansing detox diet. It’s not easy for everyone to follow since the length of this natural detox plan is 10 days, with 5 being the least amount of recommended time on it. Those who have followed it report many beneficial rewards from doing the cleanse.
Why It’s Popular
This body detox is easy to do since you don’t count calories or have to worry about preparing or purchasing special diet meals. Some other reasons why it's so popular are:
- There are no expensive diet pills to take, just a few ingredients you may already have at home or are very easy to get.
- It seems to work for everyone who does it and can stick to it.
- It could work where all other diets have failed, mostly because you’re drastically cutting calories.
- It’s said to be one of the best ways to naturally detoxify your body of toxins, heavy metals, candida, and more.
- It might clear up certain issues such as constipation, acne, poor digestion, gas, bloating, food allergies, sinus problems, and more.
Master Cleanse Ingredients
After reading the short list of Master Cleanse ingredients you’ll see why it’s easy to do and economical to make.
- Pure filtered water (you can purchase a good water filter for less than $20 and attach it to your sink’s tap or buy a pitcher water filter such as a Brita or Pur. This is probably cheaper than buying gallons of water from the store.)
- Unrefined sea salt (this can be found at your local health food store such as Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods Market.)
- Organic lemons (most grocery stores carry organic fruits and vegetables now)
- Cayenne pepper (any brand will do)
- Maple syrup (it should be grade B maple syrup with no sugar added)
- Herbal laxative tea (optional)
Detox Recipe
Drink 6 – 12 glasses each day, having a glass of the master cleanse lemonade mixture whenever you feel hungry.
Make it by the glass:
- 8 oz filtered water
- Juice of ½ a lemon
- 2 Tb maple syrup
- Pinch of cayenne
- Pinch of unrefined sea salt
Make it by the pitcher:
- 60 oz filtered water
- 12 Tb lemon juice
- 12 Tb maple syrup
- 2 tsp cayenne
- 2 tsp sea salt
Give Your Detox A Boost
Most people who follow the Master Cleanse detox choose to drink a cup of herbal laxative tea either before going to bed at night or first thing in the morning. This helps to get the bowels moving faster and flush out backed up toxins.
Read more about the Master Cleanse body detox:
Master Cleanse - Detoxify Your Body
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