A Review of the Master Cleanse Diet / Lemon Detox Diet
- Degree of Difficulty / 0= Extremely Hard, 100- Extremely Easy/ 10%
- Level of Activity /0=Not included, 100= Activity is high/ 0%
- Water Included in Diet /0=Not included, 100= Built into plan/ 100%
- Maintenance Plan /0=No plan after initial weight loss, 100= Lifetime plan/ 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
Suggested Further Reading from Amazon
The Complete Master Cleanse: A Step-by-Step Guide to Maximizing the Benefits of The Lemonade Diet