Sorry...another MC question!

[Veg4Life]

I do use the banana (I swear!), but couldn't find the answers to all my questions. Just wondering if any of you drink the mc "lemonade" when you aren't doing the master cleanse? Just to help cleanse a bit or help digest a dense meal etc.

I want to approach my husband about cleansing his system a bit (his diet is ...well, it's aweful to be blunt). I know he would never go for a long fast, but he may drink a little lemonade drink once or twice a day if I make it for him...would this be helpful to him?? If so, what would you suggest as far as how often he should drink it?

Thanks so much!

[jordanjuju]

Of course! I know a lot of people who drink the lemonade around the holidays. =D

[Raine]

What seems to work for many, is simply leading by example. It may take some time, but your husband will notice.

My boyfriend is a former drill sargent and knows all about fitness and even has a personal trainer to this day 3x a week. But, nutrition was a different story because they focus on protein and carbs and not looking at the actual food source.

God love him, he's now juicing, eating lots of salads and the big thing was him giving up the pink stuff and taking up stevia.

I didn't chastise him or force anything on him. I simply would do things like, "I'm making a juice, would you like some?" or when we were out, "Would you like some stevia with your tea?" He finally stopped saying no to everything and began saying yes more and more.

Speaking as someone that works almost exclusively with men, train yourself to use the words "will" and "would" instead of "can" and "could" whenever possible. It's a mental thing - if a guy hears "Will you help me with this?" what their mind is interpreting is "I know you are capable of doing this and I would appreciate your help."

If you say, "Can you help me with this?" What they hear is "Are you even capable of doing this?!"

An easy way to get into this habit is to think about how a man would propose. They don't say "Can you marry me?" they say, "Will you marry me?" See the difference?!

You would be amazed at the differences in how they respond to you and your suggestions if you use will and would.

[RawHeaven]

I want to approach my husband about cleansing his system a bit (his diet is ...well, it's aweful to be blunt). I know he would never go for a long fast, but he may drink a little lemonade drink once or twice a day if I make it for him...would this be helpful to him?? If so, what would you suggest as far as how often he should drink it?

Thanks so much!

Sure you can use the lemonade outside of the MC. You may not reap the complete benefits of actually being on the MC, but lemons are very cleansing. You can also use other yummy fruits and green juice combinations also. It's summer and so you can seduce him with the fruit smoothies you know. Fruit, ice, a little water and you're good to go.

Fruits = Cleansing

Greens = Healing

Usually when you combine 3 fruits the flavor really pops...just what I find to be the case. I've put sometimes up to 7 different fruits in the blender and it doesn't always come out great. Simpler is better in my opinion.

There are so many combinations and things you can add to your juices....coconut oil, cacao powder, ginger root, cinnamon etc.

Experiment.


Edit: Oh and as you know trying to change anyone is futile. I wouldn't even mention the cleansing and just share the juice. Like Raine mentions above ^^^.

[Veg4Life]

Thanks all of you. Great ideas. My hubby was actually very open to the raw food diet when I began this path last year. He used to try all my recipes and drink a quart of gs every day. He even went vegetarian for a brief period which is HUGE for him. However, he just began a new job 3 months ago and is completely stressed and has fallen back into his old ways of eating. He will hardly drink a gs anymore and won't even eat dinner with us at all (he has a stash of junk in his car- he is very sweet and doesn't bring it in the house because he knows I don't want the kids to see that example). Anyway, I know you can't change peple. I still offer him everything and I have comprised a bit and will pick up some stuff at the store just for him and he appreciates that. I just love him so much and want him to be happy and healthy. I'm sure my example shows. I just need to be MUCH better about keeping my mouth shut so he doesn't feel like I'm judging and criticizing him. Diet is very important, but letting the people around you know that you love and support them WHEREVER they are in their life is critical to happy relationships.

[lavendarJ]

Yeah you can use it as a yummy little drink... I turn into ginger lemonade by taking out the cayenne and adding ginger and make a big picture of it (sometimes switch it up with limes) and then put it in the fridge to cool on these hot humid days we have here in the midwest... it's a great and refreshing drink that pleases my pallet and cleanses my body system at the same time.... This is a lemonade for my nieces and nephew