What do you think about the Master cleanse or the "Lemonade diet"

[Just2Big]

1/2 lemon, 2 liquid oz of maple grade B syrp, 1/10 teaspoon cyenne pepper in a 8oz glass of water. At least six a day but more if you want. Nothing else. Just the lemonade for 10 days. Any thoughts? Its supposed to cleanse you and get rid of built up toxins with no muscle loss.

[cherrydrpepper]

Do you want the answer everyone is going to give you or the one that rode in on a magic pony from the rainbow brite kingdom

[Pro-Natural Science]

LOL cherrydrpepper.....Just2Big......i dont agree with that diet for a few reasons. One being....your metabolism will stall....another..your giving yourself basicaly no nutrients for almost 2 weeks..and if you want another...Homeostasis. If your used to consuming food...then go to this....then go back to food your just setting yourself up for some fat gain in my opinion. Taking in a few hundred calories for a few days...then going back to eating will shock your body..it was just trying to adapt to the few calories now your giving it way more then it was trying to adapt too. Leading to what? Most likely storing more fat in cells. Others have their opinions....that is mine.

[daftones]

1/2 lemon, 2 liquid oz of maple grade B syrp, 1/10 teaspoon cyenne pepper in a 8oz glass of water. At least six a day but more if you want. Nothing else. Just the lemonade for 10 days. Any thoughts? Its supposed to cleanse you and get rid of built up toxins with no muscle loss.

There is no way you can go on a near zero calorie diet for 10 days and not lose LBM... Your body is going into starvation mode.

Also, I have beef with these cleanse diets. They say they remove "toxins" from you, but don't specify what these toxins are!

To quote an article that I agree with:

Detox proponents say the body is under constant assault from toxins such as smog, pesticides, artificial sweeteners, sugar, and alcohol. Without a periodic cleansing, these poisons accumulate in the body and cause headaches, fatigue, and a variety of chronic diseases.

But the science behind the detox theory is deeply flawed, says Peter Pressman, MD, an internal medicine specialist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The body already has multiple systems in place -- including the liver, kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract -- that do a perfectly good job of eliminating toxins from the body within hours of consumption.

“There’s no evidence at all that any of these approaches augment the body’s own mechanisms,” Pressman tells WebMD.

Most detox regimens urge dieters to strip down their diets to the basics of water and raw fruits or vegetables. Some diets also recommend laxatives, enemas, or colonic irrigation to speed up the detox process.

There’s a grain of wisdom in detox diets, Jackson-Blatner tells WebMD. It’s true that the average person doesn’t drink enough water or consume enough fruits and vegetables. The problem is most detox diets are so restrictive that they’re ineffective for long-term use. And any weight loss that occurs during the diet is likely to be temporary.

“When people think about losing weight, they think about losing fat,” she says. “But this is water lost and water gained.”

Detox dieters may report a variety of benefits, Pressman notes, but none can be traced to the idea of detoxification. Fewer headaches can be traced to other lifestyle changes such as reduction in alcohol and caffeine intake. Clearer skin can result from improved hydration, and less bloating could be a result of eating less food.

Some detox dieters report a boost in energy and even a sense of euphoria. Pressman says the feeling -- also commonly reported by people who are fasting -- is actually a reaction to starvation. It likely evolved as a way to help a person evade threats and locate food, he says.

“There’s something to be gained from avoiding large quantities of alcohol, smoke, junk food, or anything to excess,” Pressman says. “Moderation is best, but these regimens are anything but moderate.”

I would say stay away from cleanses, stick to eating clean!

[mackman]

i lost 30lbs on the master cleanse and have yet to put it back on and its been 4 months since i did it. Of course i been on a proper diet n i exercise regularly but im all for it as long as you dont do it all the time.

[gbrice75]

i lost 30lbs on the master cleanse and have yet to put it back on and its been 4 months since i did it. Of course i been on a proper diet n i exercise regularly but im all for it as long as you dont do it all the time.

Do you know what the quality of that 30lb loss is? LBM vs. bodyfat... what's the percentage? I'm willing to bet it's alot more LBM...

[6ft5]

Did yall know a lot of people have parasites in there guts. Altho people push the anti parasite and body detox they are not that safe, and can cause pin holes in intestinal lineing causing bowl spill over (info via bosses doctor).
I have heard of a few success stories about and in person from experienced people. 30lbs weight reduction in the form of parasites and stuck on poo.
After more research found that BLACK WALNUTT EXTRACT is the main ingredient in gettn rid of those nasty bugs in a persons gut.(They don't like it and vacate).
Loss of lbm due to improper nutrution. Along w a slowdown of metabalism.
Weigh your options its like a lot of things in our lives gota take sum good w sum bad.
Or go with choice C. Black walnut and GREEN apple salsa you will defenatly blow you azz out with that!! HAPPY CLEANING!