Master Cleanse Diet : My Review
OK, so as promised, I had run out of time when I was about to spill my Master Cleanser diet review. As I had previously states in my last post, I didn’t finish the ten day regime that the Master Cleanser diet by Stanley Borroughs recommended, but it was not because I don’t believe in the cleansing and detoxifying powers of the diet, it was because it takes willpower and perseverence, and I couldn’t finish because of too many personal issues right now. I do intend to do the entire ten days after Christmas though.
Well, I started my first day of the diet by making my freshly “brewed” double batch of the master cleanser lemonade. The idea behind the lemonade is sort of two fold. One, it contains enough nutrients and adequate blood sugar boosters in the maple syrup to keep your blood sugar from totally bottoming out as long as you sip it when you feel extremely hungry, and two, the lemon juice helps to alkalize the body, which means to neutralize acid, and also helps to loosen plaque and mucus from the bowels and intestines so they may be flushed out, and then the cayenne also acts as a stimulant to rid the debris from the colon, as well as satiates the appetite a bit and perhaps even causes a mild metabolism boost.
For the ten days, all you are supposed to drink is the lemonade and your herbal laxative tea. You are supposed to drink the laxative tea every night and morning, or you have the option of doing the saltwater internal bath in the morning instead of the tea. Let me tell you, I only did the saltwater bath once in the morning, and it was not pleasant getting a quart (which is a whole 32 ounces) of saltwater down.
I almost gagged every time I took a gulp. You are supposed to drink it as much at once as you can, and you are supposed to have several bowel movement in the next half hour to hour after you drink this disgusting concoction. I had several bowel movements about a half hour after I drank the saltwater.
I did not get any cramps, rather I was just ready to go all the sudden when the movements occurred. I have to say, there were some questionable items in my eliminations, and that makes me think that the cleanse really does remove debris that you probably don’t even remember consuming! I can see why this diet says that it accelerates fat loss, because it is purging you of debris and toxins that most likely may also cause excess fat storage.
I did end up feeling sick both mornings I woke up, and I had a heavy coating of something on my tongue both mornings as well. I assume this was the act of my body detoxing, which even though it felt gross, was somehow oddly pleasing since I knew it was working. After I felt sick and weak in the morning, I felt good and energetic.
It was very hard to ignore the smells and sights of foods though, and that really does take an iron will the first few days of the diet when you are still experiencing cravings due to your inherent “addiction” to food. It is almost like an alcoholic who goes through alcohol detox. You want it and crave it, even though you know your detoxing is doing wonders, your body does rebel against you when you first begin.
My skin, in the whole two and a half days I was on the diet, did seem to clear up nicely, which was another nice side benefit. When I try this diet again after the holidays, I plan on keeping a daily or bi-daily journal on this blog of my experience and review of the Master Cleanse diet, so stay tuned!
