What is master cleanse

[Nimisha]

Hello,
im kinda new to the 100% raw diet. I am seeing this term folating around and im not quite sure what master cleanse is apart from the raw food diet.
Can someone provide me more info on this? and what do you need to know in order to do the master cleanse?

Thank you,
nimisha

[hawaiigal]

The Master cleanse is a detox based on a minimum of 10 days. All you have during this time is a lemonade that you prepare using lemons or limes, B grade Maple Syrup and Cayenne pepper. You also need to do "salt water flushes" in the morning and take a laxative tea like Senna in the evening.

I have done this cleanse twice now for 10 days each. There is alot of information and websites devoted to master cleanse - also forums which help to answer questions and give you support.

After finishing the cleanse I feel absolutely wonderful, lighter, cleaner and way more energetic. I never felt any hunger and had lots of energy during the 10 days
here is a website devoted to master cleanse http://www.therawfoodsite.com/

[tweety]

Hi Nimisha,
I would suggest getting the book as reviewing the website Hawaiigirl suggested.

If you are going to do ANY kind of fasting or cleansing of ANY kind we strongly suggest you READ and research as much as possible.
Your pre-fasting and post-fasting diet is equally important.
"The Idiots Guide to Fasting" is a good read.

There is a thread at the bottome of this forum I think FirstGarden has posted on how to prepare for a fasting but cant remember the name.

I would say that fasting and cleansing are a higher form of healing than the Raw Foods diet and may require more education and experience, but Raw Foods DEFINITELY lead you to the path you need to be on for proper healing.

Trying to fast 1 day weekly is also a good method for cleansing than a long period.

Education and caution are always strongly encourage for any kind of fasting, even if it is juice fasting.

Tweety

[IdahoSunflower]

I did the Master Cleanse with my husband. I lasted 5 days - he 7. I became so weak I couldn't do my job as a baggage handler and my husband had a work related accident causing several tens of thousands of $$$. He says he may not have been at his best preformance because of lack of nutrition. We followed the diet to a t and drank lots of water and the "lemonade". I also did a body comp test with a bio impedance machine. I lost a total of 7 pds in 5 days. Yeah?!? According to the body comps it was 9 pds of muscle and I gained 2 pounds of fat and I was not dehydrated... :confused:
There are much better ways of doing a colon cleanse and some that will help you lose fat not muscle...
I know there are die hard Master Cleanse folks and all I can say is that I am not one of them.

[Solace]

I did the Master Cleanse with my husband. I lasted 5 days - he 7. I became so weak I couldn't do my job as a baggage handler and my husband had a work related accident causing several tens of thousands of $$$. He says he may not have been at his best preformance because of lack of nutrition. We followed the diet to a t and drank lots of water and the "lemonade". I also did a body comp test with a bio impedance machine. I lost a total of 7 pds in 5 days. Yeah?!? According to the body comps it was 9 pds of muscle and I gained 2 pounds of fat and I was not dehydrated... :confused:
There are much better ways of doing a colon cleanse and some that will help you lose fat not muscle...
I know there are die hard Master Cleanse folks and all I can say is that I am not one of them.
OH BOY, sorry guys have to link my thread, there are like 5 mc threads here tonight hmmmm.....:( http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=25944