The Lemonade Diet - To Do Or Not To Do?

The Lemonade Diet was devised in the 1940s. There is still a great deal of controversy about whether it is a good, healthy diet. For some people, it is something they do twice a year for their health and vitality. For other people, the Lemonade Diet is dangerous to your health and nothing would make them do it.

First, let’s look at the Lemonade Diet and what it is and is not. Although originally called the Master Cleanse, people who liked it nicknamed it the Lemonade Diet. It started out as an affectionate name and it stuck. The Lemonade Diet was first written as a bowel cleanse and de-tox for the body and later became known as a diet to become thinner. Stanley Burroughs, the writer who invented the Lemonade Diet said ”it is a reducing diet which is superior in every way, to other systems because it dissolves and eliminates all types of fatty tissue.”

It is hard to imagine not losing weight, when you eat no solids for 10 days. Some doctors feel it is dangerous to limit intake in this way, others state it is a healthful process. Confused?

Nutritionally, this is what you can expect from the Lemonade Diet;

* Lemons are known to be one of the richest sources of minerals and vitamins. Lemons also help loosen and break up mucus in the body.

* Grade B maple syrup is used for both its taste and minerals. It is a prescribed part of the Lemonade Diet and shouldn’t be replaced. The available nutriments in maple syrup include: potassium, magnesium, manganese, calcium, copper, iron, phosphorus, sulfur and silicon. Vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, C, nicotinic acid and pantothenic acid are also ingredients.

* Cayenne Pepper breaks up mucus and increases warmth by building blood and acts as a cleanser for the digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems. It has been popularly used by herbalists to treat a wide range of problems and to enhance the effectiveness of many other herbs.

It is unlikely that any great harm will come to anyone in 10 days of fasting with this balance of nutrition, but many people find it too harsh a regime for the benefits. For those who don’t know the recipe, this is it;

* 2 tablespoons of lemon or lime juice (1/2 of one fruit)

* 2 tbsp of pure grade B maple syrup

* a generous pinch of cayenne pepper

* 12 oz of filtered warm water

Estimate how much you will drink in a day and prepare the lot for the whole day. You may drink between 6 and 12 glasses of the Lemonade Diet a day. There is no real maximum amount, but it is important to drink at least 6 glasses.

The Lemonade Diet says each morning, you should take the salt rinse. This is a quart of water with 2 teaspoons of sea salt in it, drink it quickly, followed by lemonade. This will start the cleanse and keep your bowels moving. At night, you should drink a cup of laxative tea.

The Lemonade Diet seems harsh but there are people who have experimented and found you can eat certain foods. There are ways of dealing with unpleasant side effects. I would strongly recommend some support from people who have used the Lemonade Diet. These measures will help you stay on the Lemonade Diet for long enough to make your own mind up about it.Nothing works for everybody. There are gentler ways to both de-tox and lose weight, though the Lemonade Diet is fast and cheap.

It’s in your hands. it’s a good idea to educate yourself thoroughly before stating the Lemonade Diet. Here’s to your health, whatever you decide!