A Review of the Master Cleanse Diet / Lemon Detox Diet

by | Oct 11, 2019 | Diet, Food

  • Degree of Difficulty / 0= Extremely Hard, 100- Extremely Easy/ 10% 10%
  • Level of Activity /0=Not included, 100= Activity is high/ 0% 0%
  • Water Included in Diet /0=Not included, 100= Built into plan/ 100% 100%
  • Maintenance Plan /0=No plan after initial weight loss, 100= Lifetime plan/ 0% 0%

Description

The hypothesis of this diet is that the body needs a cleanse to rid it of deadly toxins and other impurities. This may be a jumpstart for another diet as it olasts 3 – 10 days.

Ease for Dieter*

Hard

  • Very strict
  • Phase 1 (Ease in phase)/ Day 1 – Eat living food such as vegetables and whole grains
  • Phase 1 (Ease in phase)/ Day 2 – Eat/Drink Soup broths, fruit and vegetable juices
  • Phase 1 (Ease in phase)/ Day 3 – Eat/Drink only orange juice
  • Phase 2 (Lemonade phase) – Eat/Drink special lemonade six to twelve times a day
    • Lemonade – 2 Tbs Organic lemon juice, 2 Tbs. Organic Maple syrup, 1/10 Tsp cayenne pepper, 10 Oz. filtered water
    • Herbal laxative or enema recommended each day during this phase.
  • Phase 3 (Ease out phase)/ Day 1 – Eat/Drink only orange juice
  • Phase 3 (Ease out phase)/ Day 2 – Eat/Drink Soup broths, fruit and vegetable juices
  • Phase 3 (Ease out phase)/ Day 2 – Eat living food such as vegetables and whole grains

(*My impression based on my research and how hard I think it would be to maintain for 1, 6, 8, 10, 20 weeks. Your experience may vary.)

Food Emphasis

  • Extremely low calorie
  • Liquid Diet
  • Requires supplements

Maintenance Plan

  • Undetermined.

Suggested Activity Level

  • No Activity Required

Source

Health Line

Suggested Further Reading from Amazon

The Complete Master Cleanse: A Step-by-Step Guide to Maximizing the Benefits of The Lemonade Diet

The Master Cleanser