actually diabetics are encouraged to substitute molasses for the maple b syrup. there were testimonies of people getting rid of or controlling their diabetes doing this cleanse. ultimately, you shouldn't write any articles about the cleanse unless you've tried it, and have proven evidence of it's ill-effects. it doesn't seem like this author tried it. i've tried it a couple of times and as far as gaining weight back...well, duh of course you do because you're going from not eating to eating. but as far as cleansing the body and actually giving your hard-working kidneys a break for some period of time: i believe it's worth it! i've actually seen my skin and nails clear up. it's hard as heck, but it won't kill you
I am currently doing this diet hence my research. Just ended my 3rd day and feeling strong. I have done several fasts, before the end of the day my body will be yearning for food. With this I have not experienced such strong hunger pangs. From how my body feels, I would not say there is anything wrong with this diet.
However a friend of mine completed hers and had hyperurecemia from the sudden drop of weight, (22 Ibs), other than that she is doing fine and swears by it. Anyway, thanks for your contribution.
yes hmmm is right - you should be thinking, or rather re-thinking what you believe about today's conventional medicine and it's doctors. just take a look at the facts on malpractice and how many patients die each year that went in for routine surgeries and/or treatment.(many of them were proved to be completely misdiagnosed.)
we're a community relying more and more on pharmeceutical drugs with the doctors pushing the scripts. the result is more and more sick and dying. fear, and the warm, fuzzy drug commercial sways us from a more natural healthy way to cure ourselves.
A few comments
1)"I've actually seen my skin and nails clear up"-so this has been proven both with before and after photos, as well as monitored by an observation of your bodies normal variance with your nails, and thus a placebo affect can be ruled out?
2)You are seriously giving diabetics advice here?
3)"you shouldn't write any articles about the cleanse unless you've tried it"-so I guess I shouldn't write any articles suggesting that jumping out of an airplane with no parachute is a bad idea, since I haven't tried it yet? I am all for exploring alternatives, and do it on a daily basis. But this is becoming group-think here. Don't mean to single you out, but too many people can't tell the truth from the noise.
4)it won't kill you-just so you know, asbestos was once cited as a "miraculous, do anything chemical substance". We now know that it kills you.
5)I'll admit, I have not tried this. However, I also am an ACE certified personal trainer. While I am not a nutritionalist, and don't claim to be, it is common knowledge that fasting forces the body to canibalize on its muscles, thus permanently reducing your metobalism.
6th and final point)Perhaps people should just, for 10 days, avoid eating anything by Hostess, Frito-Lay, Little Debbie, McDonalds, etc, and see if they feel better. I'd wager that taking generally accepted unhealhty foods out of your diet for 10 days will comparably 'cleanse' your body. Same thing as if you drink your recommended 8 glasses of water a day instead of high-calorie, carbonated beverages.
Criticize me if you want, as I did not spell check my rant, but to anyone thinking of doing this, I would recommend first attempting to eliminate "junk food" from your diet for 10 days, and see if that makes your body feel better first.
A quick going away present:
"If you want to lose fat, a useful guideline for lowering your calorie intake is to reduce your calories by at least 500, but not more than 1000 below your maintenance level. For people with only a small amount of weight to lose, 1000 calories will be too much of a deficit. As a guide to minimum calorie intake, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends that calorie levels never drop below 1200 calories per day for women or 1800 calories per day for men"
I don't think that you are looking at it from the perspective of many who have tried the cleanser.
Many who are not 'for' the cleanser feel as though any and all who do it are only interested in the weight loss aspect. This is simply not true. Some people are looking for more homeopathic approach to health issues/concerns. The ability of the body to detox itself is true, but severly compromised because of the way we eat. The master cleanser is a good kick off to an internal cleanse that may or may not contribute to weight loss. Yes, it would be most wise to adapt a new eating regime to maintain the weight loss and/or healthful benefits.
More specifically, I use to get migraine heachaches all the time. I was extremely toxic as I didn't use the restroom but once a week. (Since most don't speak about bowel movements an open forum, going once a week was regular - i regularly went once a week. Little did I know) After 15 days on the Master Cleanser detox fast, I did lose 30 lbs. More importantly, my intestines were cleansed out; I started using the restroom after each meal the way the body should properly function. The cleanse was not so much to lose weight, but provide a natural way of cleansing out the tract that was full of crap! The latent function was noticing that I simply didn't get migraines anymore, sleep soundly through the night like a baby and seemed to have way better mental clarity that is imply by fasting in spiritual writings. I also noticed about 2-3 months after completing the cleanse that I no longer had mentrual cramps. I found this strange and couldn't explain it. I later read, Never Be Sick Again and read an explanation for this. Menses contains a month's worth of toxins that are hitting the bloodstream and overwhelming it. The lack of so much toxic waste in my system resulted in my mentrual cycle coming and going with no cramps at all...strange when most women actually gauge when Aunt Flow is coming by the cramp they receive.
Just one experience and personal opinion about the cleanse.
I COMPLETELY AGREE. You would think one would do their research before writing an article. It's a good thing so many of us out there don't take everything we read as fact, we do research and find out if what we're being spoonfed are actual truths or just somebody's opinion. Change your column name to IN MY UNEDUCATED, UNRESEARCHED OPINION.
I will criticize you because your post is just plain stupid. It's not about losing weight or giving "advice" to diabetics. Get off your high naysayer horse and accept the fact that it works. I just love the peanut gallery and all your useful words. Just get off it already. Your stupid comments arent going to deter someone who is seeking to clean their body of the toxins we have built up over years of "medications, poisonous products, GMO food, food dyes, steroid shot cows milk and meat" etc etc etc. face it, we as humans now are the victims of a lot of greed by our fellow humans. Therefore our body's suffer through the innocent use of products on our skin, in our food, the air we breath and water we drink and we need to clean it up sometimes, this cleanse does just that. I did it and am doing it again and the reason why is, it's good for me, end of story. If you dont believe in it, fine but dont spout your naysayer !@#$%^ to anyone who wants to do it because you dont believe. Have you ever heard of manifestation or actually experienced it, thought so. Get off your high horse and get back in the cave. You wont win any new followers or SAVE anyone through your comments or by pushing JESUS on them so quit trying. Your wasting space and 15 minutes of alot of peoples time reading your just plain weak statements.
This is some good information! It's really nice to know that by suffering through this - what must be a painful ordeal because we humans are used to satisfying our hunger and our wants instantly - that you literally have changed several issues in your life. In response to the "weekly BMs", I understand where you're coming from, and I've always wondered if there was some magical way to fix this....... I am not near regular enough and I know the importance of ridding waste and toxins. But it's like, my body just would not do it. I've tried every type of home remedy: Citrucil (which works good at times, usually if you feel you are really ready to go, but constipation prevents or slows it down), Colon Cleanse Herbal Remedy cleanser capsules (which takes 2-3 days to work, not good in my book), Castor Oil (2 tablespoons did not work - it was as if I'd taken nothing!). I've NOT tried the expensive "Total Cleanse Type Packages I see in the Nutrition Stores" cause of price actually, but I've wanted to try them just for a miracle. I have not tried "Mineral Oil" which states that it loosens bowels because of it's slipperyness, so it's a lube job - maybe I oughtta try it!!! Has anyone gotten a lube job from Mineral Oil that they can tell me about??? So I'm considering trying this after reading your comment here. If it works this well (at least it did for you) then maybe it's worth trying! But I usually get weak and faintyish if I even skip one day without eating - something I never had a problem with before until I turned in my mid 40's. I am now 40/50, female, no menses, and overweight; no diabetes that I'm aware (not been to see a doc in a while unfortunately - no INS). I usually just try to fix any issues I may have with home remedies I see online or in my "Natural Home Remedy" book. But just the same, thx for the good positive info!!
So glad you mentioned the substitution; my husband is a diabetic and I wasn't sure if he could do this....any idea if one is allowed to take prescription medication while on the cleanse or even a multivitamin? I have to take a thyroid pill daily and calcium and a multivitamin because of a deficiency but I really want to do the cleanse because of a lot of built up toxins in my system...I've gone through thyroid cancer and just recently breast cancer and it's time to clean house!
I am now on the Master Cleanse and I will be starting my 4th day. I am 38 overweight female and have eaten all the problem foods out there. I even had my gallbladder taken out last year because of all the painful episodes after eating. I am not hungry all the time like I thought I would be. On occasion I will get a whiff of something and I think 'hmmm'. However, I also think about the mess my body is in right now and the positve process my body is going thru and the cravings disappear. I am trying to change my lifestyle...not just lose weight. I have read other blogs and learned that you gain 1/2 the fat you lost anyway. My motivation is better bowel movements. Before I removed my gallbladder I was going about 2 times a week to make #2, after surgery, 1-4 times a day.
On the master cleanse I go #2 once in the morning and once in the evening. Its not like you sit on the bowl all day. Its very gentle and the lemonade tastes pretty good too. The cost of the Grade B maple syrup supprised me. If you are planning on the ten days dont take the small jug. Get the larger size the small jug only lasts 3 days.
Ideally, you would not take any vitamins or medications during your cleanse. This is less due to the "toxins" of the medications themselves, but more due to the binders that are used to keep your Synthroid and supplements in a form that is easy to swallow.
If you can knock out the multivitamin for 10 days, that will be helpful - but it depends on how severe your vitamin deficiency is. The calcium supplement could be more complicated. You need to find out exactly why you are on the calcium. You shouldn't be taking it with your Synthroid anyway, because it lowers absorption of Synthroid (split up the doses, if you're not already). If you're just on the calcium to prevent osteoporosis, then you can stop it for 10 days. If you're on it for reasons related to your thyroid cancer, you may need to stay on it.
Under no circumstances, however, is it advisable to go off of your prescription medications. You may find after several periods of detox that you no longer need some of your medications, or that the dosages can be reduced, but do not experiment with this during your first cleanse. And after your 3rd or 4th cleanse (you need to have 60 to 90 days between each cleanse in the first year), you should see your physician to see if any of your medications can be reduced.
Since you are a cancer survivor and your husband is a diabetic, I suggest that you do considerable research on the Master Cleanse before you start it. I recommend reading "Secrets of the Master Cleanse," or Stanley Burroughs' book "The Master Cleanser." Stanley Burroughs developed the Master Cleanse in 1941. His book is available for free online in PDF form in a number of locations. Just Google it.
My credentials are that I am an endocrine specialist. Because I am not your doctor, I can not diagnose or treat you. My recommendation is that you do some research and stay in close contact with your own physician with regard to any complications or concerns you have. Good luck.
"uneducated person"? You may disagree with her opinion of this "cleanse", but she is an MD, and specializes in gastrointestinal issues, as well as childhood obesity. Do you have any idea how much studying, learning and education it takes to become an MD?
Your statement displays your ignorance on many levels. You don't have to agree with her opinion, but you calling someone who is clearly has more education in the medical field than you do is simply foolish. And her study of medicine entitles her to an opinion - one that has much more validity than the ranting of someone who used the cleanse to "change their life".
I'm siding with the guy who said staying away from the doritos and hostess products, and quitting all high sugar soda and beverages for ten days (and replacing them with healthy fruits, vegetables and whole grains) would have an equal or greater effect - with the added benefit of not having to force yourself to drink a quart of salt water each day just to poop.
Activia is your friend. If you do not have a regular (daily or so) bowel movement, try the yogurt, Activia. It really does work.
And "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," is another true, natural remedy.
Most of all, people who do not move their bowels every day tend to be people who do not drink enough water. Depending on how dry the air is in your home area, you want to drink 8-12 glasses of water every day. If you live in the dry west, 8 glasses of water daily is a must to avoid a headache from hypohydration.
It never fails to amaze me how people will spout off on a subject they know nothing about. And that includes you, Mr Ace Personal Trainer, and you too, Dr Tsai.
Here's a novel idea: never mind actually doing the cleanse...but how about at least reading Stanley Burrough's booklet "The Master Cleanser" before putting your two cents in. And that would save everyone from having slog and suffer through your rants filled with misinformation because you don't even have a clue as to what the author truly said or wrote. Do your homework! I'm not even going to exhaust myself trying to correct all your embarrassing mistakes.
Any and everyone who is interested in the Master Cleanse should read the original booklet "The Master Cleanser." There are also several additional publications out there now on this cleanse as well. Be intelligent and be informed.
I've been in health and wellness profession for 12 years now and I've done the Master Cleanse 10 times now... and each time with excellent results. It's not easy (though it gets easier) but always worthwhile.
This cracks me up. How many malpractice cases do you hear of that are really about the doctor's malpractice? If it wasn't for the western medicine homeopathic folks blister on and on against, you'd all be dead. Antibiotics alone probably kept you alive this long. Not too mention all the vaccinations you had as a child.
It's amazing that people who practice homeopathic medicine don't just practice it as a form, but use it to bad mouth and malign all the other miraculous things western medicine does on a daily basis. Tell the child who had the liver transplant to go homeopathic --- or the artificial heart recipients who ended up living much longer than they would have.
No one minds you wanting to find ways to help your body. But when you rail against doctors who work their behinds off to understand the body in ways few of us do, and then criticize them as being ignorant... you become simply laughable.
Yeah, laugh it up there JP. I gotta tell ya, yours is a seemingly typical retort from a typical small minded, doctor of the western world. Have you really worked your butt off? Did you really go into this profession with an interest in helping your fellow man, and not the money or title? Well. good for you, I'll give you the benefit of doubt and believe a few might be in decent hands, but guess what, if you haven't looked to your left or right lately... and closely, you should take a look - and try not to laugh.
With my most of my family well entrenched in the medical field I can tell you it's disturbing and disgusting how many health care professionals are here for the bloody paychecks, or the recognition. Whatever it may be, your dead wrong about the malpractice, (and you probably know it) more times than I can tell you it's about a doctor or nurse with their head up their ass, not paying attention to what's going on, with their mind on their golf game, or just that that they're not listening and observing before they push on with the meds, push on with the surgery. So many lives go down the tubes and only a fraction of the mistakes are actually caught and sent into the legal system. Other times, not a word is spoken of it afterwards but, by sheer luck, that slip-up or short cut is caught by someone else and a tragedy is averted, and what's happened stays behind the scenes... but somebody there remembers and takes a mental note, and the notes could fill your vacation home, doc.
I'll have to agree with one thing on malpractice though. Many cases that do see the light of the courtroom are fed from a fury of lawyers that find a crack just large enough to drag a bag of dirty tricks through, and usually stems from a patient that probably went into examination room already wanting a financial break in their treatment. There again, some professionals who are seemingly in it for the wrong reasons... funny, those are the lawyers who seem to share the same country club. Well, that's a different story altogether.
Go ahead with your argument about western medicine, all you're really talking about is medical science advances - not doctors practicing medicine. Antibiotics for one; albeit a milestone in treating the infectious, is sickeningly over-prescribed, thus making a sicker, more prone to infection society. Do you really stand by watching the outpour of ridiculous meds make the market and say this is what our people need? A country full of RX gobblers to sustain happpy healthy bodies, right? That's what you got into all of this for? C'mon, that's not funny.
Organ transplantation exceeds the advice of any naturopath or homeopath. Does this really surprise you? It's like a quantum physicist trying to disregard someone who is advising people in shooting arrows. Newtonian physics works, but why mess it up with quantum physics when it is unnecesarry? Bodies work best when left to their own devices. When you insert new organs (etc.) into the mix, then the rules change. Please be reasonable.
She is most certainly not "uneducated" but we must consider the fact that she is educated in the Western style of commercialized medicine, and her speciality lies in pediatrics.
Being a Medical Doctor doesn't mean that you are uneducated by any stretch of the imagination, but it does mean that you are educated within a type of world that accepts the U.S. FDA (an organization that approved Phen-Fen and Vioxx, for example) regulations. It also means that you are hostile to alternative methods of treatment that lie outside of "evidence-based" medicine.
It sounds nice that our doctors might practice "evidence-based" medicine, but courts don't necessarily support it. Consider the case of Daniel Merenstein and the PSA test for an example (Google it). Evidence-based medicine, as nice and even obvious as it seems, is not necessarily conducive to best patient (or provider) outcomes. This is largely because evidence-based medicine is dependent upon funding-based studies. If no studies have been performed, or if studies have been performed toward some biased end, then how great is the "evidence" upon which we base our "outcomes"?
Let us not disregard the fact that the author (who is, again, not "uneducated" - please do not make the mistake of calling her that) is a pediatric gastrointestinal specialist. There are a lot of great things that a pediatric specialist can tell us. And there are a lot of great things that a gastrointestinal specialist can tell us. And the Venn Diagram that unites these two specialties does not include all of the set of "general public enterologist."
What I mean by this is that Ms/Dr. Tsai can tell us a lot of things about children's medical issues and she can tell us a lot of things about gastrointestinal issues as they relate to children, but for her to try to extrapolate her experience to adults who are using a diet for 10 days to benefit systems broader than the gastrointestinal system of children means she is far exceeding her expertise. So, in a short phrase, I would have to say, "consider the source." She is educated. She is intelligent. But she is educated and has intelligence within a sphere of knowledge that does not encompass much of what the Master Cleanse intends to aid. Again, let me reiterate - CONSIDER THE SOURCE.
If you are serious about the Master Cleanse, I would encourage you to read this article, log it among your sources of information and then move on. There are other sources that are far more knowledgeable, and with better expertise than this one.
Credentials: I am an adult endocrinologist, endocrine specialist, medical doctor (M.D.) with a total of 22 years of experience at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and at Jewish Hospital and McGill University in Montreal, Canada. If you would like to know more, simply reply, and I will respond.
You seem to be overlooking the fact that no one is pushing Western medicine over homeopathic treatments, you are projecting due to your own bias. No one here is pushing pills or calling for surgeries or asking us to worship or feed our money into corporate medicine. Rather, they are attempting to engage in a useful discussion on the pros and cons of the Master Cleanse. Like it or not, medical professionals possess an innate and nuanced understanding of how the human body works and what happens when food/vitamin/mineral intake is drastically altered over an extremely short period of time. Knowledge gained through years of studying anatomy and empirical science. Again, no one is pushing pills or clamoring about how totally awesome Western medicine is, they're merely stating that it might be wise to address and alter eating habits before undertaking seemingly drastic measures such as the Master Cleanse. So before resorting to sarcastic rants and personal attacks from the get-go, why not try engaging in the discussion in a calm and meaningful manner? If all the homeopaths are so open-minded, why not open your mind to the possibility that you may be wrong. Or right. Or both. Could it really hurt to consult a nutritionist or attempt to maintain a high-fiber diet before commencing the Master Cleanse? Maybe it would render the Cleanse more effective. This world we live is not black and white, red and blue, us and them. I'm not doubting homeopathic remedies anymore than I am doubting Western medicine, I'm doubting that one renders the other useless.
Don't know why there are sides. I have done the Cleanse a few times and have found it to be a profound, enlightening experience.
I would never try to influence someone else with my opinion on this matter, since, obviously, everyone's body is different and every person functions on their own level.
Every experience is relevant to the thinker or the performer of the action, and if someone has never experienced, is their opinion valid? So why do people continually try to discredit each other's ideas?
Life is about experience and the evolution of our minds. Do everything. Be everything. Find fulfillment. It's our purpose.
Try it if you think you can handle it.
I'm sorry but you are so wrong. It really bothers me that people take their experiences as the "truth" I am a person who has tried activia....works a little. I work out 5 times a week, and I drink tons of water everyday. What works for you is great, however it not the end all be all. Don't make assumptions about "why" a person has a certain issue. Your info is invalid.
Maple is a processed sugar. However, the diet calls for grade "B" maple syrup which besides from being consumed straight from the tree is the most unrefined and still maintains most of the earthy vitamins and minerals that you would expect from vegitation. I beleive that was the intended use was for the minerals not so much for the sweetness or sugar.
Maple Syrup, true maple syrup (as opposed to "maple-flavored syrup"), is absolutely not processed, regardless of the grade/class. The grading doesn't have anything to do with processing. It has to do with what time in the season the syrup was tapped. Grade B syrup (what is called Class 2 syrup in Canada) is a later season syrup, usually tapped late March or early April. Grade B syrup is preferable to Grade A syrup (which is an early season syrup), because it is significantly higher in vitamin and mineral content. This means it is more nutritious for people who are consuming little else for 10 days. Maple syrup also contains amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins. The human body is able to manufacture protein from maple syrup during the 10 day fast.
Maple syrup is tapped from trees and then the water is boiled off until all that is left is a sweet syrup. No sugar is added (maple syrup comes from trees called sugar maples, for their high natural sugar content). No chemicals are added. It is then bottled up and shipped to market. That is the extent of the "processing."
Jess should have used the word "digested" instead of "processed" to be more precise. Honey is not a suitable substitute for maple syrup in the Master Cleanse, because it has been digested and regurgitated by bees. The bees utilize the amino acids, vitamins and minerals for themselves, leaving virtually nothing left for us. This means that if you were to try the Master Cleanse with honey instead of maple syrup, your body would begin to raid its own muscles and organs to find adequate nutrition to maintain its metabolic needs. This is the dreaded "muscle cannibalization" to which the original poster refers.
Black strap molasses is the only suitable substitute for maple syrup, and even then, it should only be used in the case that a diabetic or hypoglycemic wishes to do the Master Cleanse. Black molasses is preferable in these cases, because it is a simpler sugar that is quickly digested and released into the bloodstream, maintaining blood sugar level, but has the added benefit of not causing a spike of insulin release from the pancreas. Maple syrup is preferable, because you get broader vitamin and mineral coverage, but blood sugar maintenance trumps perfect vitamin/mineral coverage in the case of people with poorly regulated blood sugars.
The good news is that *many* diabetics and hypoglycemics who strictly follow the Master Cleanse for 10 to 21 days report better blood sugar regulation during and after the cleanse.
Credentials: I am an endocrine specialist.
Mrs. Butterworth's is processed corn syrup i.e sugar
The idea is to use pure maple syrup. In the U.S. you guys have different standards on maple syrup that I don't understand (organic???). Here in Canada the syrup is drained from the tree, boiled until thickened and packaged. You can't get any more organic than that.
It's unfortunate that you guys have to go running around hell's half acre just to find something that's real.
Fruit is sugar, too. It's the natural sugar and not refined sugar that is important in our diets. Refined is bad. All of the nutrients are stripped away and left with nothing. Same applies for white flour, white rice and pasta.
Do your own cooking and find out why you're fat and unhealthy!
I recently went on Master Cleanse for 8 days. Not only did I have an amazing amount of energy and concentration, but I felt "clean." I slept very well which is not typical for me when I eat the standard american diet. I did lose weight and gained very little back after. I am now preparing to return to Master Cleanse for a full 10 days. I love it.
Oh, and the article originally written is interesting. It seems like the author did not even read up on the actual plan. Hopefully the author didn't discourage an interest in Master Cleanse. It's not bulemia. It's healing. Hope it catches on.
I'm just so glad I decided to read the feedback otherwise I may have been persueded out of doing this cleanse. I think that this original author may have been trying to say not to use this as a weight lose cure all...in my opinion it seems most people are doing this for health benefits rather than weight lose...that's just a perk!
Kim in Toronto Canada
I am a 54 years of age, female and I am starting the cleanse on Monday! And am really looking forward to doing something positive for my body. As I have heard nothing but POSITIVE things from people I have talked to in my life WHOM HAVE ACTUALLY DONE THIS PROCESS over this last 15 years.
Wondered if anyone out here has ADD and has tried this process? Dr. advise drugs are the answer but being a recovering alcoholic for 16 years, ADD and learning disabilities I want to cleanse out my body and start fresh with taking responsibility for a good eating lifestyle.
Will update the progress here for anyone else interested in hearing another woman's experience. In life we share our experiences to help another.
Spirituality is a foundation of strength and am looking forward to more clarity and enlightment.
Thanks to all for sharing your cleansing experience.
Regards
Kim
November 29, 2011
My husband and I are about to start the Cleanse. We've researched alot and I haven't found too many negative articles.The person that wrote this article definately do any research on her topic before she began to write. I thought you learned about research in Eng101!
Anyway, These comments we very helpful and have made me even more sure about doing the cleanse.
This is a great way to jumpstart a diet and ride your body of all those sugar cravings.
You wrote a compelling article on the dangers of the master cleanse diet, but one thing that you obviously didn't research was the mineral content of Grade B maple syrup. It is what is called for and does in fact contain your daily value of essential vitamins and minerals when combined with the lemon juice. Our bodies are made to detox themselves, but we are not intended to digest all the preservatives and refined foods that are common in most diets today.
am really interested in doing this but i dont understand how much a quart of water is. may sound silly!! could someone tell me please?
The original diet in Burroughs' book indicates to do 32 ounces spring water with 2 teaspoons of uniodized sea salt in the water stirred, first thing in the morning when starting the master cleanse, and every morning thereafter. You can get the uniodized sea salt at any health food store.
Let me tell you...............it definitely works! It is a total flussssssssssssssssher!
I've done the cleanse several times, and incorporated the salt flush is key.
It tastes horrible, but once you get it down...........it's down...........and it's ok because it works!
I even do the salt water flush on an empty stomach in the morning if my bowels are a bit off. I tell you............it still works when eating regularly. Way better than a laxative.
I'm all for holistic medicine. It's actually helped me in a lot of areas. So when I heard about the Master Cleanse I decided that it would be worth a try. Well, I tried it. Twice. I hate to be the only desenting voice here, but honestly folks, never assume that what works for you works for everyone else. Also never assume that what you read about holistic treatments is 100% true - in this case it isn't.
First off the author of this diet claims you can get your protein from the air. Yup, that's what he said. We all know that's bunk. Second, not everyone will benefit from a fast, regardless of how long that fast lasts.
Sure, Patrika Tsai seems somewhat misinformed on some points regarding the Master Cleanse, but she's right on that it's dangerous; at least for some. If you have endorine problems you should never fast for more than 3 days (this is backed up by studies in both Western medicine and holistic medicine). This 'diet', like all other starvation diets, will cause your body to cannibalize muscle tissue. You aren't losing fat as much as you're losing muscle mass. This isn't a good thing. But if you're willing to do that to yourself then this cleanse will work for you. My personal experience was once of complete and utter uncomfort, misery and complications. I was sick, lost all my engery, had the shakes and was so miserable and cranky that I was only able to get through 6 days the first time, 7 the next.
Bottom line: the Master Cleanse isn't all it's cracked up to be. Not everyone has a great experience with it.
There is nothing about "air" in the original book which was written in the 50's, not in the 70's. Also the grade B thing is something that was not in the original diet. Do not let the lack of finding Grade B maple syrup keep you from trying this diet. Dark, organic maple syrup was the original prescrip.
I have done this diet twice and am now starting a third time. It is true that initially you think you are starving--but once you realize that it is all in your mind and your body is not hungry, you are fine. The second diet was much easier than the first because I knew I would have tons of energy. I was literally working 15 hour days once when I did this diet and never lacked for energy.
The salt water flush is important because if nothing goes in nothing comes out. You do not want your intestines inactive unless clean. The one thing we can do now that was simply not available in the 50-60's is take a good probiotic when coming off this diet. A successful diet should have eliminated most of the flora in the intestines so
eating live yogurt and taking a good probiotic makes a lot of sense. Avoid cheap products as I have had some repercussions from them.
One last comment--I am hypothyroid and most diet manuevers my metaboloism just shuts down and my body temperature comtinues to drop. This diet worked for me and that alone makes it wonderful as far as I am concerned!
The Master Cleanse saved my life. I did it for the first time several years ago. I have suffered from fibromyalgia, migraines, and at the time had my thyroid tested as they suspected cancer, but confirmed that it was basically dead. I was put on thyroid medication as well as other medications for pain, etc. I didn't like the idea of being on medications for the rest of my life so came to a point where I decided to do this cleanse. The first 2-3 days were difficult and I had a bad headache the 3rd day. (Just part of detoxifying) Anyhow, long story short I over came my migraines, began sleeping with out sleep aid, had more energy and less pain, and to my doctors surprise, revived my "dead thyroid", and lost about 15 lbs. that I needed to get rid of. This was several years ago. I am beginning to decline a bit in my health, so I know it's time to cleanse again.
Actually, it was published in 1941.
And probiotics have been around for centuries - probiotic actually just means "for life". Since the beginning of the 20th century, Doctors have known (and used) the ability to modify the gut "flora" using probiotics, finding a myriad of ways to treat things issues like diarrhea as well as certain strains of e-coli and salmonella.
Again, it's all about the research.
You are just a hater and you should be ashamed of yourself. The acids in your stomach are determined by your eating habits stupid! The are not always stronger than the lemon juice. That is why you stay on it for more than 2 days...like uhm...10 days.
You're just mad because you didn't think of it first.
Actually, you are completely wrong. The stomach naturally secretes acid, aka gastric juices, which is primarily Hydrocholoric acid. That is a pH of one, which is ALWAYS stronger than lemon juice. Any and everytime the salivary glands are activated in your mouth (any time food/liquid/the thought of food even) your stomach begins to get ready for breaking it down. And it does that by secreting gastric acid. That is a biological function that has not and will not ever change. So why don't you get your facts straight?
Seriously people, this woman is a stomach doctor who knows a lot more than all of you, who probably just read the book about the diet and adopted all of the author's philosophies.
I read the book too. He DOES claim that you get protein from the air, which is just completely false. Your muscles are MADE from proteins, as are pretty large components of your cells, and your hair... Your body needs proteins, and this diet does not allow for them. If people could live without proteins, then diseases like Kwashikor and other protein deficiencies would not exist.
I'm not saying that he isn't right in believing that the body functions better on a fruit, vegetable, seed, and nut diet, but I am saying that you need proteins/amino acids, and no fruit, vegetable, seed, or nut has all seven of the essential amino acids. Meat does. If you eat a lot of fruits and vegetables and the RIGHT combinations, you can get all of the amino acids, but most people do not do this. As a result, your body goes for the next source of protein: muscle. It's not opinion, it's fact.
Fasting is not bad for the human body. It has its benefits, so I'm sure that this diet is not inherently a bad thing, but acknowledge that it is starving your body of protein and that dieters/cleansers must be sure to get enough proteins from their subsequent diet.
the next time you eat meat think about where it came from and how harmful the hormones in it are to your body. Western doctors dont know %%ish. Unless you've tried it, don't comment about it. Yes you lose muscle from lack of protein but there are other beneficial reasons for abstaining from food for a specified duration after that resume normal eating habits if that is your wish but fasting is for both spiritual and physical benefits its been done long before western medicine was ever created. Do some research other than what you learned in Med school.
I just read a book called Master Cleanse Secrets which gives tips about how to succeed on the Master Cleanse and suffer from fewer hunger pains, and like side effects. In one part the author talked about the lack of protein which the diet by itself does lack and which your body DOES need. The author suggested taking Wheat Grass which will give you a small amount of protein and not interfere with the cleansing process. I am about to start the cleanse myself and have been very grateful for all the comments on here. I personally am going to try the Wheat Grass while I am cleansing.
I've done the lemonade diet dozens of times--eight times beyond four weeks at a time. Forty-three days was the longest.
No downside to report about the diet. The first few days are the hardest; then it seems the longer you go, the easier it gets. Varying points along the way of fatigue and increased energy (!); of mental torpor and clarity--but mostly clarity.
The quart of saltwater in the a.m. was not difficult, although I'd normally do it every 2-3 days; not daily. Caution: be near a toilet for 90 minutes. You'll see why.
Caveat emptor. The lemonade diet works for me but my genetic make-up is my own. Others may react differently. I just thank Stanley Burroughs for his little book and his 'Master Cleanser' diet.
I agree with most comments.
I've done the cleanse, and I really believe it's beneficial if done right. I've seen some friends do the fast without intricately following directions, such as using FRESH lemons, not bottled or frozen lemon juice ,and using ORGANIC grade B syrup -and they were the only ones who had negative experiences. Also, it's very mportant to drink the tea every night and do the salt wash (32 ounces of water with 2 tea spoons of uniodized salt) every morning , first thing in the morning before drinking anything else.
Before doing the cleanse, it's important to read the original book and follow AS IS and break the fast carefully.
I am not overweight, so I only lost a few pounds. My skin and eyes cleared up, my joint pain went away, and my digestion improved.
I am a big believer of the master cleanse from experience, and I wish the author did a bit more research on the cleanse before writing this article.
Blood letting in medieval times had nothing to do with the uses you are describing now. Yes, we still use leeches for blood letting, but in medieval times the "physicians" prescribed leeches and bloodletting to cure everything from scurvy to small pox to toothaches. I believe that was the point that the original poster was making.
And by the way, they use maggots for necrotic flesh, not leeches.
What a rediculously careless and misinformed article you've written.
It's a disservice to readers and any who may come across your "opinions."
I'm trying to start the master cleanse not to loose weight but to detox as I feel that my small intestines are clogged with mucus, I did a million tests and everything came back perfect, I just can't live with this anymore, so I'm trying everything, and I decided to see if this can help me, so let me explain how I did it, I squeezed a lemon, organic cayenne pepper, organic grade B maple syrup, I drank more than 3 liters of water, I'm not clear on the sea salt when am I suppose to have it, and what is the quantity, also I did it for the first day and let me tell you guys I couldn't make it to the night I felt like I wanted to eat the walls...please if somebody can give me some advise.
Thanks
Carla
Hi! I just started the cleanse, and I have a question. First of all, do you always have to do the entire 4 cups of saltwater flush in the morning? Second, can you have a little regular water as you drink it, to make it a little easier and give your mouth a break from the saltwater? I'm talking, like two sips of regular water halfway through drinking it, and two sips at the end. Does that really matter? It is ok?
I went today to the organic food store and bought everything I need to do the cleanse. After reading the book I had this overwhelming feeling of discust of all the bad foods I have been putting in my body. I need to lose about 20 lbs but after reading this book I want to do it more for health reasons now and I'm sure the weight loss will follow. I'm glad I read all the comments after this article because before I read the comments I got discouraged like it was a gimmic. Anyways, I'm looking forward to my first day!
Give the expert Patrika Tsai a break. After all she is a pediatric gastroenterologist who specializes in nutrition. She received a Bachelors degree in biology and a Masters degree in Public Health from Harvard University. She earned a medical degree from the University of Tennessee. I think she has a bit more knowledge about nutrition and how the human body normally reacts to certain diets than most if not all posters on this board. Read all of what she has to say. If she has some reservations about this diet why not do what she recommends and ask your doctor before starting it or read what other doctors who are not trying to sell something have to say on the subject. This is your body. The only one you will ever have. Do the research. Don't do anything foolish that might harm your body.
It seems that qualifications sometimes sjust erve to hide blatant ignorance. I agree with almost all the posters here: Patrika - try it yourself first before you use all your academic "knowledge" and theories to debunk something that has done so many people so much good! The Master Cleanse has had probably the single biggest positive effect on my health bar none. It is fantastic, natural and it works amazingly. I am incredibly grateful for having being introduced to it. Cheers Stanley Burroughs! But Patrick is correct - take note of all the ads for pills and other drugs on the site, these are the real "credentials". Your health is far too important to be left to drug companies, doctors and other degreed 'experts'. Take charge of it yourself.
GOD I am so sick of this attitude ; why do so many people worship doctors just because they went to med school? Doctors used to tell women to disinfect their nether regions with LYSOL. No one put a stop to this until a couple DECADES had passed, because women finally began to figure out that it was the LYSOL douche which was causing their uterus & vaginal walls to sustain chemical burns & literally fall apart & come out in pieces. BUT,,, it was DOCTORS who told them to do it!! they must have been right anyway, huh? Cause they had 'training'.
It is OBVIOUS that most of the posters here know a lot more on this subject then the author. Their credentials? They know how to 1.READ 2.CONDUCT RESEARCH 3. use their BRAINS to make conclusions based on FACTS.
DUH.
Yup, just another 'expert' sponsored by, or with interests in, some or other pharmaceutical company that simply wants to peddle their prescription drugs onto an innocent and non-suspecting public. The benefits of the master cleanse are practically limitless.
It really is sad that a lot of people will read this and take her 'expert' advise.
I wonder how much she gets paid for putting people off this all-natural alternative to modern medicine.
Take a good look at who the major advertisers on this website are and you'll see why natural healing alternatives are deemed taboo, and comments from the people who have experienced the benefits of the master cleanser first-hand are pushed out of easy reading view.
Most blog/article type sites usually have the comments appear directly below the article, I just hope that people will actually find the "view comments" link.
Out of sight, out of mind huh!
The Author of the article and the founder of this website & all of the pharmacutical companies should find a nice little island paradise somewhere go there and practice their hocus-pocus peddling ways there. And leave the rest of us alone! Permanently!
You should be ashamed of yourselves!
Did you even read Patrika's article? Not once does she peddle any pills or drugs from the evil pharmaceutical companies. She doesn't even mention one. She is all for natural health alternatives. She just doesn't see any evidence that this helps and in fact sees possibilities of doing real harm to your body over time. Go ahead and detox if you want. I'll let my body do it safe and naturally like the human body has been doing for thousands of years.
The evidence is in the unending positive replies that always follow articles like this by people who have had success, in all forms, from this process. I did a good bit of research before I started this cleanse (I am on day 8 and feel great), and the overwhelming response to the benefits that have come from it far outweigh any negative comments, which mostly come from people who have not tried the cleanse. How can they judge it positive or negative?
Also consider where the doctors who are putting down the cleanse got their training. Whether they are pushing pills at the moment or not they have been schooled in this mentality and puts a huge slant on their opinion.
After moving to a new state 18 years ago, I developed really bad allergies. I had never had allergies before in my life and I had spent 24 years living in the house with my mother who was a smoker before I moved out and got married. My allergies were so bad that I always sounded like I had a cold, my nose ran constantly, & I always had to make sure that I carried tissue with me to be ready when my nose would inevitably start to run. People on the phone would ask me if I had a cold because I sounded so congested due to the allergies. I had seen an allergist and was placed on medication, but there was no change in my condition. After suffering for 5 years with this, I tried the Master Cleanse, not for my allergies, but because I wanted to lose weight. I was only able to last on it for 5 days and lost about 8 lbs but the big reward came in the area of my allergies. They were completely gone and its now 14 years later and still no sign of them.
Also, my best friend and her husband had been trying to conceive for 3 years and were a month away from going to see a fertility specialist (they had already made the appointment) when my friend tried the cleanse. She lasted for 14 days on it and the next month, before she could make it to her initial appointment with the fertility specialist, she found out she was pregnant and went on to have a healthy baby girl.
I've just started the cleanse again in hopes of kickstarting my desire for eating right and living a more healthier life. I'm a firm believer that it works, its already worked for me before.
I really doubt this woman graduated Harvard. I am not a Harvad graduate but I have a PhD in Biological Sciences from Univ. of Chicago.
I was conducting some research on the matter until I ran into this childish article.
I will best do this by using quotes:
1)"The truth is, the stomach acid that your body produces is 10 times stronger" - That is only partial correct, it really depends on your body, your stomach acid can be 10-20 times stronger then lemon acid at max, but also it can be really close to lemon acid strengh. Please do not generalize information.
2)"meaning that lemon or lime juice will do very little besides give you vitamin" - I will give you a quiz. Please state the best method used in cases of infection of the respiratory tract. Go and read your books lady, lemon juice does more then "gives you vitamin".
3)"Maple syrup is the same as using sugar". I cannot emphasise how childish this is. Besides being a GREAT antioxidant source from Magnesium and Zinc it is also great for the immune system and also in men health.
4)"cayenne pepper adds some flavoring". It seems like regular people here know more then PhDs. Can you accept that? Cayenne is commonly used for: improving blood flow, treat poor digestion. John Heinerman wrote a book about the health benfits of cayenne pepper I suggest you read it because you are being silly.
I am not going to move on because it seems like almost every sentance this woman wrote is more or less outrageous in regards to know facts and scientific researches. Now, I want to be clear this is not an attempt to make you do this routine, I am just really upset about how silly this , supposively PhD is. Please disregard her article there, it looks like it was done by a High School student.
All the best.
Kevin, PhD Biological Science
Listen, Kevin - I'm sure your comment was well-intentioned, however, one of my biggest pet peeves is the mispronunciation and misspelling of the word SUPPOSEDLY. Please!! You could be the most intelligent person on earth but, if you spell and say SUPPOSIVELY, NO ONE WILL TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY!! Again, I think your comment was otherwise informative. All the best to you!
mmmm , my hubby is a extremely smart man , gifted electrical engenner every body that talks to him knows he is a smart,but he cant write to save his life....lol
I am in the medical industry cant write ....so yes he might have a phD but cant write that is the truth in america ,doesnt mean we are not great in what we do :)
The Master Cleanse by Stanley Burroughs doesn't make for sustainable weight loss, it's dangerous to your health, since it flushes out all the friendly cultures in your intestinal tract, which are a key part of your immune system's defenses. Even Beyonce (who lost 22 lbs for Dreamgirls on this plan) said she wouldn't recommend it.
Honestly, this girl cannot be a MD.
Let me give you some quotes from some real MD's with real-life experience, not just ones reading from books.
Gabriel Cousins, M.D., (psychiatrist) says "I often observe in the fasting participants that by four days of fasting, concentration seems to improve, creative thinking expands, depression lifts, insomnia stops, anxieties fade, the mind becomes more tranquil and a natural joy begins to appear. It is my hypothesis that when the physical toxins are cleared from the brain cells, mind-brain function automatically and significantly improves and spiritual capacities expands." Sleeping while on a fast is very rejuvenating.
James Balch M.D. and Phyllis Balch CNC says "Fasting is an effective and safe method of detoxifying the body...A technique that wise men have used for centuries to heal the sick. Fast regularly and help the body heal itself and stay well. Give all of your organs a rest. Fasting can help reverse the aging process, and if we use it correctly we will live longer, happier lives.
Each time you complete a fast, you will feel better. Your body will have a chance to heal and rebuild its immune system by regularly fasting [a major benefit]. You can fight off illness and the degenerative diseases so common in this chemically polluted environment we live in. When you feel a cold or illness coming on or are just depressed-- fast!" That is why you lose your appetite-- your body is telling you to stop eating.
Alex Carrel, M.D. (famous scientist) says "The elimination of waste products by fasting increases longevity." Patricia Bragg says "Fasting is not starving. It's nature's cure that God has given us.... I fast every Monday and the first 3 days of each month; it's a precious time of body-mind-soul cleansing and renewal."
Elson M Haas M.D. says on his website "Fasting is the single greatest healing therapy.... When I first discovered fasting, 15 years ago, I felt as if it had saved my life and transformed my illness into health.... I believe fasting is the 'missing link' in the western diet."
Ron Kennedy, M.D. says "Fasting creates a condition of low concentration of toxic wastes in the circulatory system. This is sensed by the plasma membrane of each cell and each cell will then let go of its load of toxic wastes. When this happens suddenly, as it does with fasting, the result can be a sudden case of mild systemic toxemia as the system cleanses itself. Those who fast must be prepared for a phase of headache, irritability, insomnia and fatigue. This is a natural part of the healing process and should be welcomed." Also he says "The purpose of the religious fast is the purification of the soul and the preparation to receive atonement of sins."
Dr. Charles Goodrich of the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, who has fasted many times said "People don't realize that the chief obstacle to fasting is overcoming the cultural, social and psychological fears of going without food. These fears are ingrained. . . .However, fasting is not starving, not even in a medical sense or the natural sense." Evarts Loomis MD says "For some it can be a time of self-discovery, a time to stop playing a role and to begin living the real person. Thus, it can be a time for releasing the ego and discovering the Transpersonal Self." "Surely one of the most overlooked and yet most valuable modes of healing that will be rediscovered in the future of the new medicine is the fast.
Etc Etc Etc
Sorry if the answer seems obvious, but I was wondering if it is possible (or perhaps a bad idea) to try the cleanse without drinking the laxative tea and/or the salt water? I would like to try it mainly for the purpose of losing weight. Thanks!
You should stay with the Salt Water Flush at least. I never had the need of laxative tea and it never really worked for me. This diet is a cleansing diet, weight loss is a bonus as most say. I only lost 8lbs with it, but I got rid of all my acnee in 10 days. So this "DOCTOR" is stupid and her article is as stupid as she is. This is the kind of doctor that would reccomend you to take Tetracycline (really strong conventional medication for acnee and also used for STD's like Syphilis that has very disturbing side effects like vomiting, nausea, etc).
I am glad so many people (and self-proclaimed doctors as well) go on to rant and rave about a medical doctor is "full of it" because she talks down the master cleanse. I would like everyone to please go back and re-read your post. Spelling errors such as "rediculous", or even from the doctor that was posting "sentance" just had me laughing out loud. I'm around with some people in my office right now doing the master cleanse. They are tired, not happy, and can only thing of eating their normal food. You know why? They were eating good food. Eat organic, eat raw, eat fresh, eat healthy. Don't do this to yourself, it's so silly. If anything, do the fruit and fish detox. Seriously, why rip on this degree-holding doctor when all you come across as is a misinformed hippie. I know everyone is entitled to their opinions, but reading insult after insult makes it no longer an opinion but a blatant disregard towards a person.
David,
The reason many people are upset may not be because she downs the diet, but because her blog has inaccuracies in relation to the ingredients; and it is on these inaccuracies that she made her hypothesis that the cleanse is bad for you.
She was wrong about cayenne pepper and the grade of maple syrup, those things alone giving her the wrong idea about the cleanse because she missed the nutritional intake of the participant. Your not noticing this tells me that you aren't as concerned with the truth as you are finding someone to validate your own beliefs.
I hope I wrote well enough for you. Otherwise, it might once again be possible for you to purposely miss the forest for the trees and concentrate on one or two incorrectly-spelled words instead of the message conveyed.
In conclusion, I think the author would have benefitted with a more open mind and that you're a doodyhead. A complete grumpy nincompoop.
P.S. I am a bunny-hugging hippy.
I totally agree David.
The author of the article stated the effects of starvation and the damage that it does to your body but people insist that "It works, I did it!" How did it 'work'? That seems like a very vague claim. The 'cleanse' changed your metabolism and deprived your body of vitamins and minerals but it worked so shutup you crazy person for writing such things? Does anyone else see how faltered this argument is?
The average person does not get the daily recommended levels of vitamins and minerals and overdoses in low quality food. Why deprive yourself further? Why don't people want to be healthy the old-fashioned way...exercise (30 mins a day and eat healthy (avoid processed foods, sugars, saturated fats and trans fats)? A quick fix would be nice but its not reality.
Simple stated, fasting and cleases are abusive to your body. It is unfortunate that people want to defend these diets so vehemently but can't understand how damaging this 'detox' is to your body and mind.
ya because you totally spell-checked your post haha lol..not all people have excelled in spelling all their lives..i'm just saying and for everybody else-I'm starting this diet tomorrow. I'm excited (sort of) to see what this will do for me. I've definately gained un-wanted weight in the past three years and i'm looking forward for an "aid" in getting rid of it.
I have been on the cleanse for 5 days now, trying to go for 14, but this has been hard for me. I have felt hungry and have had cravings the entire time. I am not a nutritionist by any means, but I have researched many nutrition facts from an early age. I find that if you do need a cleanse for health purposes, then this may be a good idea. If you do this cleanse just to lose weight, than I believe that you are doing this for the wrong reasons. I have always been a strong advocate for eating healthy and exercising to be the healthiest version of yourself. I'll be honest, I started this cleanse with the intent to clean my body but also with the hopes of losing 10 pounds. I am following this diet perfectly (I drink the laxative at night, the salt water in the morning, the 6 glasses of the lemonade concoction at night, and "eliminate" a few times a day) but have yet to lose any weight. I am not a stick thin person either. I am about 40 pounds over weight. I think the reason I am not losing weight is because my body thinks it is starving and so it is holding onto my weight and fat for dear life. Now you can't give me guff about not researching this diet, because I have. I studied it for about a year before I started this. So I can tell you not only from research but from experience that for weight loss purposes, there are better, more efficient ways to lose weight. You may ask, why do I continue with this then? Because my sole purpose wasn't to lose weight. I still want to try and gain the benefits of doing this completely. Will I ever do this again? Probably not. If you are the average human being and you eat healthy, drink plenty of water, exercise, and don't drink alcohol or smoke, I believe your body will cleanse you of your toxins naturally.
I am currently at a mere 7% body fat as tested by a personal trainer at my local gym. I know many people use this diet to clease the system but also lose weight. I am looking to cleanse my system but afraid this 10 day process will eat away at all the muscle i've been building up over the years as a weight lifter. Is that a legitimate concern? I eat very healthy for the most part so I dont even know if there are many toxins for me to get rid of. I get the impression it's mostly people who would like to lose some pounds that do this diet and that is certainly not me. I know 5% bodyfat is as low as you can go while still being healthy so I wouldnt mind that. I just dont want to be a shrimp when this is all said and done. Any opinions? Would you veterans recommend I do the full 10 days? Perhaps i should shorten to 6-8?
When all else fails...read the instructions!
I highly recommend picking up, & reading in its entirety, "The Complete Master Cleanse" by Tom Woloshyn its kinda like a 'baby steps', if you will, to do doing The Master Cleanse. This recommendation is for you, 'already fit', & for every single person who has already posted & comment or is merely researching this cleanse.
I have just completed the 10 day cleanse & am on my 2nd day of following "post" cleanse instructions. I personally chose to follow a cleanse because I am not 'already fit' & I felt like my views on food were not balanced, I thought about food too much & every "special occasion" revolved around food. I wanted to take the food factor out to see what would happen. Guess what? I wasn't eating, yet I was happy. I wasn't eating, yet I had energy. A lot of "fixed beliefs" came crashing down & it was enlightening to say the least. Did I have days where I wanted to eat? Of course! I am human! But I worked past it. You have to do the cleanse for the full 10 days.
In your case, if you do work out a lot, Tom's book did mention someone who drank 24-26 glasses of the drink daily while training for a tiathlon. Perhaps you might have to modify the cleanse in that way for you, however, I cannot stress enough about reading the instructions first. I read all of the above comments & appreciated people defending the cleanse, but, their questions can & should all be answered by the instructions of the originator, Stanley Burroughs, or his student, Tom Woloshyn, who was mentored by Stanley & has had over 25 years of experience with The Master Cleanse.
My best advice, not to sound cliche, but just do it! (Just do it, but read the instructions first! You wouldn't get a perscription for a drug & start popping pills without reading the label & follow the designated instructions, would you?)
Do it! Do it! Do it! Clean yourself out & kudos on the 7% body fat-it's proof you already respect the gift of life!
Alicia
dont listen to anything in this article.
its full of nothing.
i did my research before going on the cleanse succesfully for the whole 10 days + 2 of juicing, and i cana say i NEVER felt better in my life..
i am going to do it again very soon.
do it your life will change for the better.
The author states that the body detoxifies itself...and she has the nerve to call herself an expert? If it is so that our bodies automatically detoxify, then why does the average person carry five to ten pounds of waste? How do we know that the cleanse works? Because many people report the numerous benefits of the Master Cleanse.
If the author actually tried the cleanse she would be touting it's benefits too! By all means, do your own research before you take her article as the absolute truth!
what benefits? concrete evidence please! Saying that you feel good is not good enough. Why should I starve my body because you say that people say that it 'works'. What does that mean, 'it works'?
Its proven that your kidneys and liver clean your body i.e. detoxify. There is evidence that your body cannibilizes your muscles when you do not have enough calories (i.e. starvation mode). After being on the cleanse, the next time you eat any fat your body is going to hold on to it for dear life, fearing that you might subject it to the cleanse again.
Where is the evidence that you are not depleting your muscles and actually messing up your metabolism?
Why should you "starve" your body because I say it works? Firstly, nobody is telling you to starve. As a result of this cleanse, people have found living parasites crawling in their feces, long-time smokers (with chronic smokers' cough) have rid their bodies of mucus. The Cleanse does away with all mucus diseases such as colds, flu, asthma, hay fever, sinus and bronchial troubles as they are rapidly dissolved and eliminated from the body, leaving the system free from allergies which may cause difficult breathing and clogging of the sinus cavities. The Cleanse helps eliminate waste and hardened material in the joints and muscles which is why so many cleansers report that their debilitating arthritis has greatly subsided. Others report about their glowing skin as the Master Cleanse can greatly reduce boils, abscesses, carbuncles, and pimples. Not only that, the Cleanse helps relieve pressure and irritation in the nerves, arteries and blood vessels.
According to Dr. Bernard Jesson, DC, ND, PhD, "The heavy mucus coating in the colon thickens and becomes a host of putrefaction. The blood capillaries to the colon begin to pick up the toxins, poisons and noxious debris as it seeps through the bowel wall. All tissues and organs of the body are now taking on toxic substances. Here is the beginning of true autointoxication on a physiological level."
Active Cleansers know something that you don't...it actually works. Why trust Big Pharma to cure me of my ills when there is an all-natural, proven way to do it? If Big Pharma can't market it, they'll claim other methods as being ineffective. Millions of Cleansers (since the 1970s) can't be wrong!
Obviously most of you don't exercise any (common sense that is). I guess that is typical from general society, a bunch of out of shape, beer drinking fat americans that don't want to get in shape the proper way. Sure you might lose a few pounds off the bat, but in no way is this healthy or benificial for your body. If you honestly think it is then you are dumber than the girl that spelled cayanne peppers cyann :P Please use some common sense for once in your life, eat a balanced diet and exercise! Stop looking for the quick fix, it will never work and deep down you know that. Ask the last olympian that trained for a week and won a gold medal. It doesn't happen, so stop thinking it will for you!
Thanks,
Fit Canadian Male.
Thank you for being a voice of reason (except for the Americans thing - I know fat, beer drinking Canadians as well). There are a lot of people on here taking the criticism of the Master Cleanse personally - you'd think their mother came up with it. People, if you are constipated and need a "cleanse", check in with your doctor about some Metamucil (or stop eating so much junk that clogs you up in the first place!). If you are overweight and want to lose weight, here's a simple formula - eat less or exercise more! If you can't control your eating, then you need to exercise. If you hate exercising, eat less. It's not rocket science. Maintain weight - input (food calories) = output (exercise calories). Lose weight - input (food calories) < output (exercise calories).
What don't you people get?? It is not just about losing weight - it is about cleansing your body of all of the toxins that you put in it every day! Even if you eat healthy and exercise, you are still subject to these toxins just from living on this planet! And who said that the people who do the cleanse are all "overweight" and "don't exercise"? You are far wrong about this master cleanser, and I'll bet that you are wrong about most of the people posting in support of it.
Actually, you moron, "cayanne pepper" is spelled "cayenne pepper". Maybe you should think twice before laughing like a frat boy over someone else's mistakes. But it goes to figure because you also have no idea what the Master Cleanse is even about.
So, for the rest of you morons, here's the cliff notes on the basic tenets of the cleanse:
1) The primary purpose of the cleanse is NOT to lose weight but to cleanse the body, hence the name "Master Cleanser." If a healthier diet is not followed after the cleanse, any weight that is lost will be gained back.
2) The cleansing occurs because the digestive system is given a break through ingesting a liquid (no solid food) diet. The energy normally expended in the digestive process is then freed to be naturally utilized in cleansing the body. One correlating example would be when animals are sick, they tend not to eat.
3) It is not a starvation fast. You are getting calories from the maple syrup. And, depending on your needs, you can make the daily ration as rich as necessary. An active man can still do a 2000 calorie cleanse. You will not lose any muscle mass on a 10 day cleanse...20 day, 30 days, however might be a different story.
Are we done here?
You are obviously an intelligent person, however, you do not have enough information about the Master Cleanse to offer the comments you have offered. Comments which are opinions only. I suggest that you read the book "Healing For the Age of Enlightenment" by Stanley Burroughs and bring yourself up to speed on the facts and details of this fast.
Really? The man was convicted of unlawfully practicing medicine and almost convicted of murder...
Although I am right now doing the Master Cleanse diet I don't think it is a great diet nor that it is good for your health. I am just doing it to loose weight fast because I am lazy and don't like to exercise, and because I cannot commit to any diet besides a drastic one.
I believe that the article is well written and it makes a lot of sense! I am doing this diet at my own risk and not fooling myself that I am doing the right thing. Don't fool yourself!
Do you have proof of your claim of Stanley Burroughs conviction, I would like a copy. As for your further comments...you need more information. You also need help. I can put you in touch with some world changers who not only can teach you how to maximize your physical health but who can help you improve your mental health as well.
Just google him, or go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Burroughs...
Just because you like it doesn't mean it is right... and about my mental health, it's better than yours mainly because I don't self deceive...
This will be my last reply to you. The only thing Stanley B was convicted of, was practicing medicine without a license. My suggestion for you is to gather all information and facts before you open your mouth (or in this case, reply to a comment on the internet). Stating untruths only indicate ignorance and lack of education. I'm sorry if I offended you, my intent is always to help people. Be well.
Sophie - no worries. This person is clearly an uneducated and ignorant self-loather, unlike those of us who have done the cleanse and felt the successes of it for the real reason - cleansing your body! As for the "doctor" who wrote this article - as everyone else has said, you may want to check your facts, and maybe give it a try before you write foolish articles discouraging people from doing something that is good for them. Just because you don't have the discipline to do it doesn't mean you have to rag on people who do.
**For everyone out there thinking of trying the master cleanse: TRY IT! IT IS AMAZING, and WILL DO WONDERS FOR HOW YOU FEEL, and HOW YOU EAT IN THE FUTURE!**
. At his criminal trial in California, Burroughs was convicted of second-degree felony murder, felony practicing medicine without a license, and unlawful sale of cancer treatments. The felony murder charge stems from the jury's finding that the patient's death was a homicide committed by Burroughs while he was engaged in the felonious unlicensed practice of medicine. The California Supreme Court described the facts surrounding the treatment as follows:
During the first meeting between Lee [Swatsenbarg] and defendant [Burroughs], the latter described his method of curing cancer. This method included consumption of a unique “lemonade,” exposure to colored lights, and a brand of vigorous massage administered by defendant. Defendant remarked that he had successfully treated “thousands” of people, including a number of physicians. He suggested the Swatsenbargs purchase a copy of his book, Healing for the Age of Enlightenment. If after reading the book Lee wished to begin defendant's unorthodox treatment, defendant would commence caring for Lee immediately. During the 30 days designated for the treatment, Lee would have to avoid contact with his physician.
Lee read the book, submitted to the conditions delineated by defendant, and placed himself under defendant's care. Defendant instructed Lee to drink the lemonade, salt water, and herb tea, but consume nothing more for the ensuing 30 days. At defendant's behest, the Swatsenbargs bought a lamp equipped with some colored plastic sheets, to bathe Lee in various tints of light. Defendant also agreed to massage Lee from time to time, for an additional fee per session.
Rather than improve, within two weeks Lee's condition began rapidly to deteriorate. He developed a fever, and was growing progressively weaker. Defendant counseled Lee that all was proceeding according to plan, and convinced the young man to postpone a bone marrow test urged by his doctor.
During the next week Lee became increasingly ill. He was experiencing severe pain in several areas, including his abdomen, and vomiting frequently. Defendant administered “deep” abdominal massages on two successive days, each time telling Lee he would soon recuperate.
Lee did not recover as defendant expected, however, and the patient began to suffer from convulsions and excruciating pain. He vomited with increasing frequency. Despite defendant's constant attempts at reassurance, the Swatsenbargs began to panic when Lee convulsed for a third time after the latest abdominal massage. Three and a half weeks into the treatment, the couple spent the night at defendant's house, where Lee died of a massive hemorrhage of the mesentery in the abdomen. The evidence presented at trial strongly suggested the hemorrhage was the direct result of the massages performed by defendant.
Although there are numerous anecdotal accounts of believed health benefits from individuals that have followed the Master Cleanser" program, there is no scientific evidence that the "Master Cleanser" has any health benefits beyond a possible placebo effect.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Burroughs
At his criminal trial in California, Burroughs was convicted of second-degree felony murder, felony practicing medicine without a license, and unlawful sale of cancer treatments. The felony murder charge stems from the jury's finding that the patient's death was a homicide committed by Burroughs while he was engaged in the felonious unlicensed practice of medicine. The California Supreme Court described the facts surrounding the treatment as follows:
In a perfect world, I mean no processed foods and people only consuming raw fruits and vegetables and very little animal flesh (I am not a vegetarian) this is the perfect description of how the body functions in processing food. However, unfortunately we do not eat or live in a perfect world. Our bodies were not built to ingest the things that we as humans have a tendancy to ingest. Therefore, our digestive process is not able to function in the way it was designed.
If you read the book, The Complete Master Cleanse by Tom Woloshyn he follows Stanley Burroughs cleanse to the letter. What he does differant is in his book he explains exactly what each ingrediant does, how it works in the cleanse and how you are not malnourished during the cleanse.
Refering to using the laxative tea as bulimia, I'm sorry but you are way out of line. As Tom explains it is used in moderation to help the digestive system rid itself of the toxins that are being loosened by the lemonade since you are not taking in solid food to push it out.
Please get all your facts straight before making comments on something you know very little about. Obviously not having been able to do the cleanse yourself, that would explain a lot about your negativity to doing it.
Those of us who have successfuly done the cleanse and have physically and mentally witnessed the benefits beg people to not listen to nay sayers about doing the cleanse. You are obviously in the western medical field. If I continue to make my body more healthy through doing the Master Cleanse I don't need your help (therefore you don't make money off of me).
Please get some help!
Ignorant are all those which in face of evidence tend to close their eyes. I've done it and I don't think it is good for you or the best thing you could do for your health. If knowledge is to believe something is right in spite of no scientific proof then my PhD is not worth a thing. Be careful before calling a person ignorant. It's not because I don't have the same opinion as you that makes me ignorant. You are all drinking the Kool Aid. And when 99.9% of humanity is against you, it's probably a good time to analyze your beliefs (not that always common sense is the right sense... but in this case it's not common sense, it's medical reasoning).
All be good.
I agree, the master cleans is not recommended for weight loss, however the pupose for this cleanse is exactly that, "a cleanse" It is recomended to cleans the body's intestinal tract, liver and kidneys on a bi-annual basis. 2-3 days is sufficient but longer cleanses should be follow up by a slow healthy introduction to solids and the right nutrition.
I'm currently doing the diet. It makes sense what the doctor claims but cayanne pepper does more than add taste she should research its benefits before publishing statements. She is right about the body detoxing itself but at the rate of intake the average Westerner stores in the body how can you be sure it is doing this efficiently. The body can cure itself of most diseases with natural aid. There is nothing wrong with fasting for a specified duration. I know she is a stomach doctor she accurately described the function of the stomach. She should now research the benefits of fasting. Its absurd to believe the stomach detoxes itself what are colon cleanses for? Why are so many ppl developing cancer in the colon. The best way to illustrate is to picture a pipe an aged one at that 30 years, the walls of guck built up is what you are doing to clean them. An lemon juice adds the vitamin C a necessary source for the body. Biblically both moses and Jesus fasted read isa 58:3-13 fasting is necessary..
My husband and I did the master cleanse last year. He lost 42 pounds and has only put on an additional 5 pounds since doing it. People were amazed as to how much better he looked. I also lost 12 pounds and have also kept it off.
So I do not agree with what you said about not getting the weight, it is absolutely not true.
We are going to do it for our 2nd time starting tomorrow.
Until days ago, I had only vaguely heard of the "maple syrup" diet. On fitness trainer David Kirsh's website he sells his premade concoction of the lemonade cleanse for a two day cleanse. Don't worry I'll be making mine fresh and organic myself. I started researching it thoroughly, yes I even read the book, and one of my web searches led me to this site. I have tried to research what it is, the nutritive value in it, the pros, cons, testimony, medical perception. In my readings, (as I haven't met anyone who has ever tried it or at least admitted to it), it seems 95% of the information is positive.
True I would like to lose weight, I do have food allergies, but that's not what is interesting me here.
I did eat extremely healthy for 13 years until last year when I started to be able to tolerate alot of foods that used to cause me an anaphalactic (deadly) reaction. In this past year, I have eaten some processed and high sugar foods, tried french fries, chicken wings, boxed cake mix, potato chips, all things I couldn't eat for over a dozen years. I still eat healthier than most people I know who call themselves healthy. I eat mostly organic, all natural still but because I can eat the things now that I knew I couldn't eat before due to my allergies, I have engaged in the sloppy eating of processed foods eventhough I don't even like eating this way!!! In that year, I have gained 12 pounds, have duller skin, get occasional breakouts, have only sporadic bowel movements, have interrupted sleep, have been sick with colds, throat and even a chest infection all for the first time in 4 years sick free (and in the 13 years i can count my sick days on two hands).
Eventhough I went to nursing college, which was the start of all my allergies (developed a latex allergy which brought out all kinds of food, drug and material allergies), I have no expertise, experience, legal or medical viewpoint. The only thing I know and you do too, is that regular activity and exercise (for me a daily walk plus 3 days of pilates, yoga, gym, run, bike, or ball, I mix it up to prevent boredom), plus the healthy, organic eating-- all natural, high vegetable (no I definitely am not a vegetarian), works! That lifestyle kept me lean ( 5'7" 130 pounds size 4, not skinny but lean and fit), looking good, glowing, energetic and healthy, through two childbirths, residing in three different countries, divorce etc.
This new way of eating in the past year has sapped the life, confidence, daily bowel movements, peaceful sleep, desire to exercise, no deoderant wearing, skin glow, high energy out of myself. Furthermore it is HARD, HARD, DIFFICULT to undo..let me tell you why you can't just eat one dorito-BECAUSE YOU CAN'T! it's all laced with MSG and for goodness sake's it is yummy this year has been soooooo yummy!!!! Just thinking about it now I want some doritos!! I feel fat and wretched and I know I need to cleanse out all the additives, msg, fat, chloresterol and who knows what out of me that wasn't here for the 13 years prior.
I could just start eating like I used to but it's not that easy. I will cleanse. I will do it for 5-7 days that's it!!! Just to well, start to detox and also sadly, for the discipline of knowing I will only be eating what's planned for a few days because no question I am addicted to those darn tasty foods, and you're misinformed if you think that they are not addictive. I feel confident to say every doctor will back me up on that (msg, fat, sugar all addictive yup). After the cleanse I will go wean onto eating 'properly' and I'll let you know how it goes. I am not doing this for weight loss (which is never how the author intended it), I'm doing it as a brief beginning to help me get on track to a long healthy journey.
"EXPERT" - one must questions motive and credentials after reading this GARBAGE ARTICLE.
Stomach acid is 10 times the strength of Lemon juice's acidity!! - BS
Cayenne pepper for taste? - wrong
You only drink lemon juice and Laxative tea? - wrong
Not enough bitamins and minerals? - Your body stores some vitamins and it is only 10 days, how many people do not take a daily vitamin for 10 days and eat junk food every day? They survive!
If you have done this cleanse or read the book you will know that the weight loss is not from losing alot of fat. It comes from cleaning your intestinal track and from WATER retention loss. I have done this cleanse, it is hard, but noone who has ever researched it thinks it is easy. The Cayenne pepper is for increasing body temp more than for the taste and in fact tastes like crap mixed with lemon juice! If your body; stomach, intestines, liver and kidney's filtered out all the toxins and crap companies put in food these days we would not need doctors who specialize in stomach problems!!!
This so called expert probably lost one of her patients who was paying a fortune to her for treatment to the Master CLeanse. Take your bitterness somewhere else!
If you do the master cleanse or any other fasting with juice you will help to clean the colon period. Freeing up your energy that you use on digesting foods, giving it a break, is a wonderful thing. Posts and web pages like this are so ignorant and are planted to keep people from understanding all the facts.
I have been a member of the health care profession for over 20 years. Doctors are usually 20 years behind the general public on reality. When the public was saying it was good to take vitamins in the 70's, doctors were saying it was dangerous. Now most doctors recommend taking diets. In the 80's when the fringe was saying that fish oil and flax seed oil were beneficial for the heart/circulatory system, Doctors were saying there was nothing to it. Now cardiogists put their patients on fish oil, and some even sell it. In the early 90's dark chocolate was considered healthy by the general pop, doctors said it was just candy. Now Doctors are recommending it. In the 50's doctors prescribed smoking to relax people when the "fringe pop" said it was dangerous. Even doctor Oz on Ophra says that bodies need to be cleansed. If they haven't read an article about it by the AMA doctors are generally not likely to agree. Be your own health advocate. This clease is cheap and fairly easy. I have had a number of patients say that it completely changed their health condition to the positive.
This is my 5th time doing the Master Cleanse in 2 years............ I am on my 5th day...I am shooting for 30 days this go around....The last time I did the cleanse, I was on it for 26 days............I see the positive benefits from this diet.....I have Lupus and was almost hospitalized because my levels were at a 4. I begged the doctor to let me try my own natural vitamins and regime and then check my levels again. I immediately went on the MASTER CLEANSE DIET and after 21 days my levels were checked and my Lupus is now almost non-existent. I am at a level 2 which is barely detectable.....I feel great and also suffer from Fibromyalgia, Migraines, and insomnia. I have not had any pain and have been getting a good nite sleep. Those that are skeptical, try it and speak of your experience. The diet calls for you to stay on it for 10-21-30-or 40n days and not longer than 40. With anything if you can last for 21 days you will be successful with it because the body is now programmed. You do not loose muscle, only fat. So, that is a myth. I do follow the book but do not do the salt water solution or the diet tea. I am doing just fine with the Lemon juice, organic syrup, cayenne pepper and water. People you cannot use regular syrup because it has formaldehyde in it which is why you need to buy organic Grade B syrup. I drink four cups of lemon mix then follow it with water(Deer Park of course). My nails are clear white, my dark circles under my eyes have cleared up and my skin is clear. I swear by this diet. My Auntie weighed 287 lbs she now weighs 175 lbs and been doing the diet off and on for 2 years. She was severely hypertensive and now is off her blood pressure medication. This diet has its benefits and if you do get a headache, drink more juice. The shakes. It is the toxins leaving your body. Stick with it and do not quit!!!! this diet saved the life of a young girl who was cripple and born with a birth defect. She was sent home to die. Her mother put her on this diet as a last resort and this woman is alive to this day!!!! What a blessing!!!!
I am currently on the third day of the Master Cleanse and I have lost all the bloating in my stomach. I'm not necessarily interested in losing weight but more interested in detoxifying.
I think it's probably not a good idea to be on this program for more than 10 days but I have had no loss of energy or feeling of sickness while on it for the past few days. I feel trimmer and full of energy.
One other comment, I hadn't read about any benefits for the skin but I did notice last night that my skin is glowing. Only after looking into it today did I realize that other people have experienced the same.
I would recommend this for a 3 day - 10 day program for most people. Giving the body a break from eating once in a while is not an outrageous idea.
Sure western medicine has no doubt helped cure or treat a number of diseases and added quality to lives in many ways, but there is a reason why so many are turning to alternatives, in hords it seems. Originally, God or nature (however you see it) made our bodies to handle all the world can dish out. We healed and cleansed ourselves for thousands of years. What doctor's today don't see is all the "good" they've tried to do has made most of us worse off. Example: Antibiotics were the greatest thing since sliced bread and now their everywhere and barely make a dent in the big nasties we need them for. Fasting happens in nature all the time, in animals and humans long ago. If it were so dangerous, how is half the planet not dead from not being able to eat three square meals a day? Imo, we should trust what nature has given us, a beautiful, healthy, complex body that doctor's still don't understand fully. If you feel better than before, who's to say it doesn't work wonders? Your body? Or a doc's theory? Sorry about the novel, but the arrogance of man bugs me.
It is reckless for the Master Cleanse not to have a DISCLAIMER regarding the of PH balence of the "patient". Every person considering doing the Master Cleanse should be ADVISED to take a simple acidity test.
The Master Cleanse enthusiasts need a reality check. I don't know if its out of neglagence or ignorence, but they must realize that some (if not most) people sufferening from fatigue, ect., ect. ect., due to consuming SAD, is at a fundamental level an issue of PH balence, not colon health. Sure, my colon is/was unhealthy as hell, and the Master Cleanse was helpful in that regard. But my colon problems are/were a syptom of acidity, not the cause of my fatigue (ect.ect.ect) symptoms. Colon build-up is a symptom, not a cause.
Last month I finished a 10 day master cleanse, and it provided no sustained benefits. Really, it only made me hungry and feel like sheet for more an week. The whole time, however, (due to Master Cleanse Propoganda) I forced mystlef to believe I was detoxifying; I was really doing exactly the opposite. When it was all said and done, all I did was put my body through Acid/Starvation trauma to clean out the colon, but due my continued acidity my colon will not be fundamentally healthier.
I liken the Master Cleanse to removing weeds from the cracks in your drive way by using a high powered water hose. Sure, the weeds will be dislodged and gone for a while, but did it cure the problem? The Master Cleanse is merely a band-ade.
I recently read The Acid-Alkaline Diet and it changed me life, for real this time. The symptoms where so clealry mine, it was incredible. I took a PH test, 5.5, highly acidic. The solution: (not to starve myself, drink salt water, laxitives, lemonade and burn my anus for 10 days) Do a moderate vegtable juice/soup fast, followed by a alkoline diet, alkoline mineral supliments, and a more conventional colon cleanse (Colinix by Dr. Natura).
I recently finished a 7 day vegtable juice fast, and am on my 2nd week of a strict Alkoline diet. I just recently tested 8.0 on a PH test, and have subsequently lowered my alkoline mineral supplements and am slowly adding acidifying foods. I feel alive for the fist time in a decade. Everything that the Master Cleanse promised, Energy, Happiness, Health, all of these things I got from a different remidy.
The Master Cleanse may be a good band-ade for some people; but certainly not everyone like the book describes. So spread the word: TAKE A PH TEST BEFORE BEGGINING THE MASTER CLEANSE.
I'm reading the first book on the master cleanse, and plan in the next few
days on starting it for the first time. I am no expert yet, but by the comments
you made in your article, neither are you.
For starters:Yes, our body does detoxify itself. But with poor diet ,and every
day pollution that we ingest simply by living, our bodies natural defense
to cleanse and protect stops working as well as it was meant to.
Much like a clogged vacuum that no longer performs to it's highest
ability. Second: Our stomach acid may be stronger than lemon
or lime juice...but that's not the purpose of drinking it. Our stomach
acid is used to break down food, the lemon juice is actually turned
alkaline in our body to purify and eliminate waste/toxins.
Another point: Most people who finish this cleanse will have less desire
(if any) to begin eating the same foods (fatty, sugary ect.) that caused
many of their problems with weight in the first place. By removing the
toxins and parasites that actually cause such cravings to begin with.
It can also heal many "illnesses". In our society we are MADE to believe
that such "claims" are crazy...that ONLY modern medicine can cure us.
That's very sad and verging on ignorance. The last point I'll make is that
the maple syrup is added for "fuel" and minerals/vitamins. The cayenne
is NOT used for flavoring, it is actually an excellent fat burner...it revs
up our metabolism and "loosens" our mucus. Nice.
Also, you are allowed to drink as much water as you feel you need.
The salt water is used like an enema (that you drink) to help
your bowels keep working/working better. It will wash through
you and not effect blood pressure!!
I hope this cleared up a lot of confusion for your readers.
Good luck on your master cleanse...to a happier healthier you!!
so after much research and deliberation i have decided to do the mc. now after reading over half the posts ive noticed a few things. first, some people have tried this and it didnt work. second some people havent tried it and dont want to and third a lot of people have tried it and it worked out great. right now im about 60 pounds over weight i am disgusted with the way i feel both physically and emotionally. i recently trained and ran a half marathon yet when i was done i still was way over weight and had no energy. i am all for working off the weight but it sounds to me lik the mc not only will help shed some of the lbs but also i just cant seem to muster up the energy to get back out there to get back to a healthy lifestyle. now i know most of the people posting probably didnt go to med school but i would rather listen to their success stories since they have the first hand knowledge of how this cleanse really can make a difference. its not a permanent solution but it sounds to me it is a
I know how you feel. I am doing this for all the benifits. And people docs don't know everything. I had a doc tell me that I didnt have a kidney stone and then the next day I passed it...hmmm. Each person has a diff body and there for each body reacts diff. I am on day one and don't see no harm for MYSELF to try it. Basically people need to use common sense and research. I wonder if this doc did more partys than study lol. This article is opinion. I also want to thank the person a few above this post that FINALLY pointed out that the pepper used in this cleanse also helps burn fat. Being Asian I figured the doc would know that spices are more then just there to make food taste better. The lemon mix is also there for energy...if you take a laxitive and go to the bathroom alot then you become worn down. This is only one reason why you take the lemon mix...hydrate and energize. Remember to research and use common sense though. Each have their own opinion, so, with that said then just remember it may work better or worse for you because we are not made all the same. Good luck.
The Lemonade Diet is the portion of The Master Cleanse when you consume only the Lemonade. It is a diet in a sense that you are restricted to a certain food. The Lemonade Diet is often used synonymously with The Master Cleanse, but I break it out to describe to portion of The Master Cleanse when you consume the nutrients and energy from the freshly squeezed organic lemons, grade B or better maple syrup, and organic cayenne pepper.
Sean Cruz
Master cleanser - lemonade diet
The lemonade diet is part of the master cleanse, a simple detox diet that is great for weight loss.
What if all the positive effects you supporters have been feeling are completely due to your body releasing endorphins as part of the natural stew of substances your body releases during the survival mode state?
That would mean that what you're feeling is a mirage of sorts and is not dissimilar to what one feels after a good workout. Plus, you're putting unnecessary STRESS on your body. The bad kind.. the self cannibalization kind.. not the day of hiking in the outdoors kind.
Does this euphoria last after the diet? Why not just make this your permanent diet and see how long you live? That's what I recommend trying.
So in conclusion, sure, perceive this as a way of making yourself feel better in the short term. If it feels good, do it. But don't assume it's the answer to all your problems. And watch out, don't listen to the vast conspiracy of doctors and scientists out there.
Okay, you can take all the "expert" opinions and throw them out the window. I did the master cleanse for 10 days and I couldnt be more excited about how it made me feel. The first 3 days were tough to get through but on the 4th night, I was naturally so high and hyper that I couldnt sleep for the entire night. I have never felt so much energy as i did when I did the cleanse. I am 6'3 170 and did not do this to lose weight. I did it to clean out my inner pipes and that it did. I actually didnt lose any weight at all, my face got a chiseled look but toherwise I didnt become frail and weak. it is typical for the western medicine doctor, ESPECIALLY in the USA to be the biggest doubting Thomas' and naysayers and then turn around and say "here, use this drug it will really help you, oh by the way, if you research this drug and see it "supposedly" caused cancer in alot of people, IGNORE those claims" YES YES YES, that was a completely accurate statement made by a dr. to me. So you can take all the american Naysayer Dr's and push back to the front office of their drug maker pimps. It's ridiculous to sit back and have any real clue about the Master Cleanse and it's value without doing it!! enough said, try it yourself. It WILL NOT CAUSE YOU ANY REAL ISSUES! It's been around for years for a reason, and it's real. Not some fad BS.
the is SO much more to lear in how all this ingridients works together
stomach acid is stronger that lemo juice? Yes but it doest have the enzymes or alkalinisity to lower acis leves in the body ,as the maple syrap us not simple a sugar ...so are you trying to say that sugar from cakes are the same sugar from figs or apples?
Real maple syrup converts into a sugar bit has real nutritiunal value ...minerals as zin and magnesium ....the natural sugar help to keep engergy levels up help the muscle stay alive
how ? we need to go into detail who the boby prosees all this ingrideints ....lets read and educate ourself before we make any desitions...SPECIALY taking drugs that only damage our bodies....good luck
Random people from Nowhere, Randomtown, can write whatever the hell they want as if it is true. This article is bogus. Try everything before you criticize it. Human beings are so panicky and defensive when it comes to potentially missing a meal. If nothing else, this cleanse breaks you of your addictive attitudes towards food and allows you to see it for what it is - nourishment! Not a "treat" or a "comfort". You start to realize that %75 of the time you want to eat you're not even hungry, but used to eating anyway, either at specific times of the day or with specific people - all meals or mindless snacking that you can harmlessly eliminate. I had more energy on this cleanse than when I was eating, I slept better, I weaned myself off coffee, sugar, cigarettes, white carbs, and alcohol. There were some hard days but it was purely emotional - my physical body only continued to feel better and better as if got rid of waste through stool and mucus. All you have to do is give it a chance - 3 days minimum. The real magic begins to happen at 10 days. I want to work up to the 40 day recommendation and plan to go on the fast again very soon.
Trust no one and do not be afraid of breaking your routines. It could do a lot to pull you out of your repetitive existence.
Not sure to call it a diet.. more like a cleanse.. at least that's what I did it for.. I was 23 when I did this (27 now) and I did it for 10 days.. 7 days "water diet" 3 days after only fresh squeezed OJ, AND 3 DAYS AFTER THAT FRUIT IN THE AM AND ONLY GREEN VEGGIES IN THE PM.. DID THE JOB THOUGH.. AS FAR AS RELEASING TOXINS..BUT IF YOU DON'T ACTUALLY CHANGE YOUR EATING HABITS/LIFESTYLE... THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY REASON TO DO THIS.. YOU WILL GAIN THE WEIGHT RIGHT BACK IF YOU ARE TRYING TO DO IT THIS WAY... ALSO.. THE FIRST DAY WAS OKAY.. BUT THE 2 AND 3RD I WAS GOING CRAZY!!!...4HT DAY I WAS DREAMING FOOD... WISHING I COULD JUST TASTE FOOD.. IT WAS HELLLLL!.. BUT I DID IT!.. ONE OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS.. SO IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON GIVING THIS A TRY.. GOOD LUCK.. AND MAKE SURE YOU ACTUALLY WATCH WHAT YOU EAT AFTERWARDS.. 
Your ignorant rant goes to show that you know nothing about the metabolic changes that happens during the fasts, check wikipidia article on fast and its quote on studies done at mayor universities. For once the body does better work at removing toxins that have been accumulated during years on a modern and unhealthful diet. Our digestive system evolved in nature while lots of our foods are developed in labs and with chemicals...any doubts? read...Fast Food Nation. I do think that fasting is not common in our times but it is a practice that needs a comeback. Not only is it beneficial to the body but for the spirit as well, It helps to build character and to change unhealthy lifestyles.
I've been doing the master cleanse program for quite a while now and I can say that it really does help, but it's definitely not the final solution. It's great to detoxify your body periodically, but if you over do it you start to lose a lot of strength even if you're doing it to lose weight. I've done the master cleanse for 10+ days at a time, and usually feel great, but I also go back to eating well again to for my body. This has really helped me stay "balanced", and along with my focusing on feeding my body nutrients, keeping mental clarity through meditation and exercise, I feel much better than I ever have.
The Master Cleanse is AWESOME! One of the main things I love about it is the mind clarity. I never think so clear than when I've done the MC. I'm so excited to be starting in the morning for many reasons but the clarity is my main reason and I'm overweight.
Try it...I know you won't regret that you did it for yourself
Also, to the person who originally wrote the horrible review about MC...I hope since it's been a couple of years, you finally decided to try it. If you did, be sure to delete this article and write one that from facts not just prejudiced opinion. You probably didn't mean for it to be that but that is what it was.
I'm so glad you others decided to do more research and actually tried it for yourselves!
There is a site dedicated to the Lemonade Diet.
There are many answers to both common and uncommon questions about the Master Cleanse. Is it harmful to your health? Should you stop taking medication when cleansing? Will the lemonade diet reverse diabetes?
Go to TheLemonadeSite.com for more information.
I was disappointed after seeing "Expert" over your name and that you are Asian to read such a bland, conservative, and useless post. You are obviously brainwashed by the Western drug, oops, medical industry. Fasting in moderation is a healthy and necessary human activity, especially in our modern culture, where we are constantly breathing, drinking, and eating toxins, unlike what are ancestors did. Though I agree that people addicted to cleansing as a means of weight loss is a problem, ingesting a few natural foods for a few days could not be harmful. Psychologically, this regimen also gives control over runaway eating habits back to the person practicing the fast, which many here testify is a great effect of doing it. You might want to step out of the conventional comfort zone and read a few books they don't teach in western nutrition/med school.
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The Lemonade Diet is the portion of The Master Cleanse during which you consume only the Lemonade. It is a diet in the sense that you are restricted to a certain food.
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I did extensive research before trying the Master Cleanse. I was very happy with the results after sticking to the Master Cleanse for 11 days. This article is not 100% accurate in the description of the ingredients (which the author portrays as pointless and not beneficial, when in fact, they are) and it is very one-sided. I sincerely hope that people don't believe every word of this article. Like I said, I did my research and am happy. The author clearly did not do any research and probably never tried the cleanse.
This cleanse really works great although it can be tough to get through. http://www.MasterCleanseDietSuccess.com is a great supportive resource as well as Peter Glickmans book. I managed to complete 30 days successfully and lost 34 lbs and cleared up a skin condition as well.
The master cleanse is a fabulous way to detoxify the body, and just for the record the diet consists of GRADE B Organic Maple syrup, which is actually full of vitamins and minerals ...3 different kinds of B vitamins, niacin, Vitamin A, Manganse, Amino acids...the list goes on...do your research before you make statements like this, your article is so completely biased, and does not allow the reader the opportunity to make their own educated decision....tisk tisk! I have done this cleanse two years in a row. It has cleared my body of all harmful toxins, so much that i was easily able to switch to a completely vegetarian diet after the first round last year, with absolutely no cravings for meat. My diet drastically changed, as I didnt have a desire for over processed food, in fact, the look and smell of processed food actually made me sick. This is not for everyone...especially if you are underweight, or doing this with the sole intention of loosing weight...the weight loss is a perk, but not the reason one should do any cleanse. thats my two cents.
Thank you for this article. It is nice to finally have factual information about this "diet." There are hundreds of "success" stories all over the internet (this comment page included) which completely lack any intelligent, fact based analysis. There is another name for a personal success story: anecdotal evidence. It is actually somewhat alarming that so many of you commenters are actually angry about this article. How can you say you have done research unless you have heard the pros AND cons to a given issue? Finally, when you earn your MD, that makes you into an expert, and Dr. Tsai is therefore an expert.
I had huge issues with my esophagus and couldn't sleep at night because my acid reflux was so bad that I would puke in my sleep. I also was 150 lbs overweight. I went on the master cleanse and had many poeple upset with me as they thought it was so bad for me. I truly believe I might have died by now if I didn't do the cleanse. I had very poor lungs and actually threw up blood on the first day of the cleanse due to detoxing. I had diabetes, and was real close to possibly developing cancer. I had a hard time breathing for everything i did. I stayed on the cleanse for 35 days. they say the maximum time should be no more than 40 days but by day 35 something changed in my body and i had a verypowerful craving for meat. since I had not been hungry at all through out the cleanse I knew this was my body telling me it was time to get off. I was a new woman in that amount of time. I had lost 40 lbs and after i got off I gained 10 lbs in water weight back but the other 30 lbs stayed off. Poeple couldn't believe the change in me. my skin , my hair, my weight, diabetes gone, lugs healed, plus after thirty days it complety renews your cell memory. your body no longer remembers your former cravings or lifestyle. so I could retrain and eat healthier. doctor was shocked. No one will ever convince me this is bad for you. It saved my life. you do want to make sure you take the laxative because the lemon juice dissolves the hard dried up feces on your colon wall and you don't want all those toxins going back in your body. so make sure you are eliminating even if it is watery. I was able to stop taking my senna tea (natural Laxitive tea) and had great solid bowel movements as soon as I resumed eating. Good luck to all who are trying it.
Most people don't get enough liquids, vitamins, etc, and they eat junk. Once you go on this fast, you are finally giving your body the liquids and you are removing a lot of the components of a bad diet and/or things you are allergic to. Many muscle pains, fibromyalgia, etc, are caused by deep food allergies (ie glutens).
Someone should try this fast once, and then for the next time follow a healthy diet of greens/veggies and a protein supplement, but keep up the liquid intake per this fast. I bet you'll feel just as good.
So the real question is whether this helps people because of the ingredients it contains, or because of the ingredients it forces you not to consume. I think the latter, combined with the extra water intake. And of course there is little doubt that this will clean out your bowels, but would it do better than increasing your fiber intake? Probably not.
I understand the point of this article but I have my own view since I do this cleanse twice a year, every year. I've consulted my gastro doctor and he said it is actually good for me to cleanse. I feel amazing when I am cleansing and afterwards too. I have never gained any weight back either but that is because I have changed my way of eating. If you stick with your old eating habits of course you will gain weight back. Definitely consult your doctor before doing this and if anyone does the cleanse, make sure it is Stanley Burroughs Master cleanse.
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I am a 58 yo male 80 pounds overweight.I recently tried master cleanse but completed only 5 days.It is a real life changer It was great even at my advanced age.Since my cleanse my eating habits have changed for the better.I have continued to lose weight and I am looking forward to completing the full 10 days at a later date.Even 5 days has had a very positive effect.I needed to change my eating habits and master cleanse has been a blessing to me.I dont want to get caught up in the medical drug trip that has america taking drugs for side effects from other drugs.It's a vicious cycle.Many people have 5 or more prescriptions they need every day.No chemicals for me unless absolutrely neccessary.
There are multiple approaches to managing GERD. The method you suggested certainly works for some people, and has virtually no contraindications. There is no harm in trying it. If it doesn't work, however, there are some reasons why GERD often responds well to the Master Cleanse.
First of all, GERD is often caused by or exacerbated by obesity. Invariably, people lose weight on the Master Cleanse, if they're not already at their ideal weight. The average loss for a 10 day cleanse is between 8 and 12 pounds, about half of which is water weight, and will be put back on within a day or two of "normal" eating. So the associated weight loss tends to relieve GERD to some extent in many people.
Secondly, GERD is often caused as a reaction to certain things we are consuming which increase stomach acid production. In particular, nicotine, alcohol and caffeine have been shown unequivocally to exacerbate GERD. If you're following the Master Cleanse appropriately, you are not consuming any of these chemicals.
Third, GERD often is exacerbated by the conditions of constipation and bowel sluggishness. Mechanical pressure up against the stomach can stimulate acid release as well as place the stomach in a position that is not ideal for emptying. This means that you might lie down for the night after a meal you had 4 hours previously, but your stomach hasn't emptied yet, so it is still full of acid for digestion. This acid frequently inches up into your esophagus, eroding away at the esophageal lining and causing heartburn. The Master Cleanse helps to empty the bowel daily, so that this mechanical pressure is no longer an issue, and your stomach can take a break on pumping out so much acid.
Fourth, GERD has a lot to do with a body condition called metabolic acidosis. The human body should ideally be at a pH level between 7.35 and 7.45. This is a slightly alkaline (or basic) pH, as 7.00 is precisely neutral between an acidic or alkaline state. Much of the food and drink that we consume tends to acidify the body, rather than alkalize it (meats, caffeine, alcohol, carbonated beverages, corn, wheat, cheese... etc.... there are many charts available online so that you can see which foods acidify and which foods alkalize). The result of acidifying the body is metabolic sluggishness, and compensatory mechanisms to attempt to raise the pH (hyperventilating, for example). Your body also attempts to throw out some of that acid in your stomach, sometimes causing you to belch or vomit it up, or at the very least, it removes it from blood circulation for awhile so that your body has a chance to try to sort itself out, so to speak.
You'd think that something such as lemon, being an acidic fruit on its own, would contribute to the acidifying effect. Paradoxically, however, lemon (and indeed all citrus fruits) has an alkalizing effect on the body. Consuming nothing but lemon juice, maple syrup, cayenne pepper and water for several days has a wonderful effect of maintaining nutritional needs, clearing out the bowels and alkalizing the body. It is truly a phenomenal detox method.
Credentials: I am an endocrine specialist.
Pity your not a Dentist,you would know the detrimental effects of acidic drinks and sugar based syrups can cause damage to the tooth's enamel. Using laxatives, herbal or otherwise, encourage lazy bowel movement. rather than cut out ALL foods for 10 days, it would be much better to re evaluate the whole diet not just for 10 days. Increase fibre rich foods to empty the bowels naturally,eat more fruit and less cakes and pastries, which in effect will detox the digestive system. Reducing the 'bulk' in the colon for 10 days just means the peristalsis of the colon does not work efficiently, hence the use of laxatives and so it easy to start the laxative habit of purging which as you know being a medical person, is not the solution long term. Using such a drastic diet even for 10 days is not the answer. Quick fix when it comes to reducing weight and becoming healthy never works. Sustainable healthy eating and exercise is the most effect method and of course healthy towards maintaining good strong teeth.
You are right, I am not a dentist, and that is regrettable in my ability to give full advice on this matter.
Acidic beverages, including that which is recommended during the 5 to 10 day "master cleanse" are not especially good for your teeth, especially if you are not brushing them routinely with non-flouride, non-SLS products after every beverage. And it is unfortunate that most "master cleanse" instructions do not also include a sidebar to brush your teeth regularly after each lemonade drink.
But even still, we must consider the fact that this diet is prescribed for only 5 to 10 days, and in most people, this is a short enough period of time that it doesn't cause a significant amount of enamel erosion. Additionally, it is a long enough period of time to allow people to recognize the fact that they are acquiring some sort of benefits that they did not have from their regular diet - such as (at the very least) a lack of acid reflux symptoms and a bit of weight loss.
The Master Cleanse is not a cure-all by any stretch of the imagination. But it has some very simple beneficial consequences in making people consider the ways in which their current "normal" diet harms them and ways in which a new diet might help them. It is an obvious "think about it" situation that doesn't cause much body harm, as opposed to many other marketed liquid diets that exist.
In the process of following the Master Cleanse, people buy cheap, regularly available ingredients to lose weight and detoxify. It means that they are doing something entirely for themselves for a short period of time, that will likely make themselves healthier, and not support some greater marketing scheme for a company in the process.
I have known several people who have followed the Master Cleanse or slightly altered versions of it for months up to over a year without ill effects. Most of them were already at their ideal weight and considered it as a spiritual endeavor, and followed intensive dental care routines in order to maintain their enamel throughout.
As an FYI, many foods that are good for your enamel are really bad for your body (and vice versa, as I'll say) and many foods that are really bad for your enamel are good for your body. There is a balance that must be maintained. This is part of why specialization has its bad points. If you specialize in maintaining the integrity of teeth, then you might possibly disregard the ways in which things that are good for the teeth damage the rest of the body. Likewise, if you specialize in body chemistry, you might disregard the ways in which things that are good for the body (such as lemon juice and many citrus fruits - excluding grapefruit) are bad for the teeth.
As an endocrinologist, I do tend to consider all things that are good for maintaining the endocrine system within a vacuum - as though they were entering the system through some means other than passing dental enamel. This is a fault that was rightly pointed out by my responder (you) who has awareness of dental considerations.
I'd like to offer the fact that I am open to more inter-disciplinary considerations with regard to everything that concerns human health. I support the Master Cleanse because I have seen it work on people I have treated, and I have used it on myself. As an FYI, I never prescribe or recommend it to anyone I treat, because it is not accepted practice, but I have applied it to myself, and I have observed my patients doing it on their own with mixed results.
I completely agree with you as to your recommendation that people ought to examine their own diets as a whole and alter it as a whole as opposed to just for 10 days. This is simply perfect advice. At the same time, I would advise you not to discount other short-term methods that are recommended for people to examine their diets. Week and weekend retreats, camps, conferences, intensive workshops - all are ways in which we in the western world have learned to teach and learn new concepts. If a 10 day diet is one way to teach people to re-examine their own diets, especially something they can do on their own time, then why should it be dismissed? And I grant the fact that you aren't necessarily dismissing it. If you are criticizing it, then more power to you. I hope that the Master Cleanse gains a lot of light in the day, and lots of people get a chance to try it and criticize it, because how else are we ever going to get a chance to fully examine the "normal" diet that we all have come to love and live in?
In regard to the comment about needing to brush your teeth after each lemon beverage, I have to disagree. (I'm married to a dentist so maybe I'm qualified?) Brushing this frequently in combination with the acidicity on your teeth from the lemons could actually result in loss of tooth enamal as you are brushing the acid further. No, No, No. The better option would be to thoroughly rinse your mouth and teeth with plain clear water after each lemon beverage to gently flush out any remaining residue, and brush as you normally would two or three times per day.
Not sure where you where got your info, but I have done the master cleanse 3 times. I have worked out consistantly 4-5 times a week for about 4 years. I am not overweight and I am not doing the diet as a quick means to loose weight. In fact I don't want to loose weight I want to stay the way I am 5'8 158lbs in all the right places. I did the cleanse for one reason to cleanse. (Imagine that) Believe it or not some people are not able to "detoxify" their bodies with just eating fruits, veggies, water, and the other stuff you mentioned. I do all that!! The Master Cleanse emptied my body of all the holiday foods that I ate, the stuff I don't normally eat like beef (which takes 3 days to pass thru the body and then only partially.) Also all the cakes and pies etc.... After 3 days of was full of energy, not weak. It helps to teach you to discipline yourself, with is always good. This works if you choose to use it to loose weight or just as a detox.
Next time you do one of these cleanses, go to a doctor that has a scale that measures your body fat, muscle, water weight, etc.. You'll see that you've lost a significant amount of muscle. In my experience 7-10 lbs of muscle can be lost in a week on low calorie/higher protein diets. Imagine what you're doing without any protein.
Muscle loss isn't healthy and any physician will advise you to reverse that.
I MC 4 times a year when the season start, I MC 4 15 days, when I started 3 years ago, I MC 4 25 days.
I was on so many meds, I could open a pharmacy, 2day it would B closed, off the meds, no I am not suggesting everyone or anyone try this, but what I am saying is I am no longer knocking on deaths door from all the meds.
I am living, laughing, using portion size, and loving the life I have been given, and I am not overweight............
I have yet to try the Master Cleanse. I have read alot of information about it online, but don't know what to believe and what not to believe. I would rather talk to someone who has experienced it. I am very similar shape to you, 5'8 around 158-160 and want to try it. Did it help you lose weight? And did you have bad reactions to it such as getting sick or any of that?
Hello,
Im from canada and had a complete hysterectomy when I was 31 it is now 7 yrs later. I have several menopause side effects as my doctor has now taken me off of hrt since I hvae been on it too long. She will not send me to an endocrinologist as this is not protocol after a hysterectomy....they just give you estrogen and expect you to just "live your life". what can I tell my doctor so that she will send me to an endocrinologist? I have gone through the gauntlet of depression,mood swings, no libido, weight gain (50lbs.), hot flashes,and permanant insommnia.I do hope you can help.
FYI, I am only asking this as I am going on the M/C to try to helpdeal with some of these issues especially when I heard you sleep better as I need this so badly.
Did the master cleanse tested my body fat before and after and lost over 12 percent body fat.