The Master Cleanse Diet
and Master Cleanse Secrets
Review
 The Master Cleanse Diet has had a lot of publicity ever since
Beyonce announced on Oprah that she lost 20 pounds using it to get ready for a movie role. Because of
all this publicity, you've probably heard about the Master Cleanse Diet, and how it can cleanse and rejuvenate
your body in 10 days. Of less.
The claims sound pretty outlandish and I’ve written this master cleanse diet review to let you
know what I discovered when I looked into them. I also review a book called Master Cleanse Secrets that
expands on the original master cleanse and would help anyone trying the master cleanse avoid some of its
pitfalls.
First, the Master Cleanse Diet is nothing new. It was first proposed by Stanley Burroughs, who was an early
propionate of natural health methods, in a little book he published in 1976 called The Master Cleanser.
The Master Cleanse diet is also sometimes referred to as the Lemonade Diet.
In actuality, it’s more of a fast than a diet. The main feature of the diet is
drinking at least eight glasses a day of dilute lemonade sweetened with a little grade B maple syrup with a pinch
of Cayenne pepper added.
The results people are getting with the Master Cleanse seem amazing, but there's something about
the Master Cleanse nobody talks about much.
It has nothing to do with the results you'll get because you CAN see some really amazing things
happen to your body in those 10 days you spend on the Master Cleanse.
Here’s what it is that most people who sing the praises of this diet don’t tell you about it.
It’s not easy.
With all the incredible benefits you get by doing the Master Cleanse people are overlooking that
it's kind of hard to stay on it for 3 days much less 10 days.
Even with the excitement of waking up and seeing your belt one notch tighter then the night
before, or feeling light and energized all day, staying motivated is hard. Especially when you’re around
other people who are eating normally.
You will see results on this diet and it can be a good cleansing tool, but most of us will find
it tough to stay with.
My personal preference is to do periodic juice fasts with maybe a day of the lemonade to get
started and then a variety of vegetable juices I juice myself for another few days.
I don’t recommend using the master cleanse for the full 10 days (or the even longer periods that
some people advocate) because it is very calorie and nutrient deficient. Some of the weight you’ll lose after
the first couple of days will be muscle.
Don’t even think about this diet at all if you’re pregnant or nursing.
However, it can be a good 'jump start' for a day or two. and with some modifications
you might benefit from going longer.
If you want to give it a try, here’s the recipe for the lemonade:
Drink at least eight glasses of that a day, more if you like.
Most proponents of the diet also suggest non-caffeinated herbal tea while you’re on the
diet. I tend to drink regular green tea.
As I say try it for a couple of days and see how you respond. You may be one of those who
wants to use it longer
If you want to go the original source about this diet, Burroughs’s book is still available.
If you want to give it a serious effort there is another book that makes the master cleanse a
little easier. It gives some tips and advice people that have used the master cleanse successfully suggest
that made it easier for them.
It also improves on the original somewhat.
There's a good section on foods that you can take in addition to the lemonade without
interfering with the cleanse. It called:
It also has some suggestions on how to add protein to it, which overcomes one of my
objections. So while I don't strongly suggest the Master Cleanse as originally described for a prolonged
period, with the changes and recommended in master cleanse secrets, it becomes a much better program.
If you want to try the longer term diet like celebrities do, definitely invest in Master Cleanse
Secrets first. Click on either the link or the picture to find out more.
An interesting side note is that the master cleanse diet is inexpensive. Even if you buy
organic lemons (which I recommend) it won't cost much. The money you save on food easily pays for the books a
couple of times over :-)
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