nogutsnoglory
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I purchased a tiny little yellow pamphlet (book) called The Master Cleanse by Stanley Burroughs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Cleanse and it is a lemonade diet created back in 1941. It has been credited by many for helping them alleviate or "cure" their diseases, and bring about major weight loss.
The diet is a 10 day solid food fast drinking only a concution of lemon, water, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper. Salt water and mint tea can aslo be used to help the process along.
I am very interested, yet skeptical and nervous about this so I wanted to see if anyone has tried this.
My concerns:
1. Is this really going to provide enough nutrition or am I gonna faint?
2. Is cayenne pepper dangerous for someone who is inflamed?
3. Why can't I take a vitamin with this, the diet says not to!
4. Will the salt water flush clear out healthy gut bacteria? Can I take a probiotic while on it?
My optimism:
1. Liquid diets let the bowels rest, and can possibly cool down the inflammation.
2. There have been many amazing success stories.
3. I have nothing to lose and can't see anything too dangerous coming from it from trying.
Thoughts? Attempts?
The diet is a 10 day solid food fast drinking only a concution of lemon, water, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper. Salt water and mint tea can aslo be used to help the process along.
I am very interested, yet skeptical and nervous about this so I wanted to see if anyone has tried this.
My concerns:
1. Is this really going to provide enough nutrition or am I gonna faint?
2. Is cayenne pepper dangerous for someone who is inflamed?
3. Why can't I take a vitamin with this, the diet says not to!
4. Will the salt water flush clear out healthy gut bacteria? Can I take a probiotic while on it?
My optimism:
1. Liquid diets let the bowels rest, and can possibly cool down the inflammation.
2. There have been many amazing success stories.
3. I have nothing to lose and can't see anything too dangerous coming from it from trying.
Thoughts? Attempts?