All about the Lemon Detox Diet and Cleansing

You see it on TV, in magazines, on pamphlets at the pharmacy, and at doctor’s offices around the country videos run daily about obesity and the weight problem our modern-day society is facing. People eat too much processed food, have no time to exercise, and are overloaded with stressors. If that is not enough, they are submitted to all kinds of environmental polluters. As a result, people are devastated and start to look for a diet plan that not only guarantees fast weight loss, but also gives their body a good and cleansing overhaul. Detoxification will help you cleanse your body, lose weight rapidly, boost your immune system and make you feel better overall.

How does it work?

Only using the freshest and most natural ingredients, the Lemon Detox Diet consists mainly of fresh lemon juice, pure tree syrup, cayenne pepper and clean water.

After water, lemon juice is the second major ingredient of this weight loss and cleansing plan. Its role is to flush the digestive system and make the gallbladder and liver purge stored toxins. Lemons also have an antiseptic effect.

The most recommended natural tree syrup for this diet is ‘Madal Bal Tree Syrup,’ a mix of saps from five different trees, including the maple tree and four varieties of a Asian palm trees. If that is not available, other organic tree syrups without additives will have the same effect and provide the necessary nutrients, vitamins and minerals the body needs. The syrup will also work as a sweetener.

Cayenne pepper is known to speed up the human metabolism, which in turn, helps to cleanse the body as well as promote the burning of fat.

Recipe

The Lemon Detox Diet is a short-term cleansing diet, which consists of all natural ingredients. For at least 7 to14 days, dieters drink as much as they want of what some call lemonade, and others refer to as tea. The recipe is simple and consists of:

• 2 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice (no concentrates)
• 2 Tablespoons organic tree syrup
• 1/10 Teaspoon or more ground cayenne pepper (hot red pepper), or ginger
• 1 Cup (8 ounces) purified non-fluoridated water, or spring water.

In addition to the 6 to 9 glasses of the lemon concoction, dieters also need to drink a salt-water flush each morning, and a laxative tea each evening. The only other beverages allowed on the Lemon Detox Diet are pure, non-fluoridated water and peppermint tea.

Is the Lemon Detox Diet effective?

Many people will turn to extreme detox diets to get in shape fast, and like with all weight loss and cleansing programs, some will book excellent results, while others will have to face disappointment. How successful the diet will be, will greatly depend on how accurate the diet is followed, for how long and if there are existing health concerns, such as diabetes, to consider.

Because it represents a tremendous change in eating habits, dieters should discuss their plans with their physician first, especially those individuals taking long-term medication. Individuals who followed the diet did report changes in blood-pressure and blood-sugar or insulin levels. Their medication had to be altered during their diet.

Fad or here to stay?

The Lemon Detox Diet, also identified as the ‘Master Cleanse Diet’ was first introduced in 1976 by Stanley Burroughs, then rediscovered by Peter Glickman in 2004. Like in fashion, where certain trends always seem to come back, the Lemon Detox Diet seems to periodically show up, predominantly after celebrities publically confess they have been on the diet. These statements then suddenly raise new awareness, at least until the next diet fad takes over.

The answer to the question: “Will the Lemon Detox Diet survive the waves of time,” is simple... Nobody can look into the future, so as a result, only time will be able to tell. You will just have to wait and see!