The Master Cleanse Diet, is it Good Or Bad?

I am sure that by now you have heard of the Master Cleanse diet, have you considered exploring the possibility of this fasting diet? Before you go out and buy the book and begin “starving” yourself you may want to read some of the health issues that come along with this diet. First off lets take a look at what this diet is all about and the basics of its instructions. It is basically a ten day fast with lemonade as a primary pre-determined drink. During this diet you will need to consume large amounts of water, fiber, and raw vegetables. The lemonade mixture should be made out of freshly squeezed lemons, water, cayenne pepper, and all natural maple syrup. You must drink about a quart of salt water every day followed by laxative mixtures at night.

The salt water draws massive amounts of fluids from your intestines and thus they will be flushed. Of course this is what you were trying to achieve but the bad affects of this is that you are flushing your digestive tract so radically and rapidly that you also flush important electrolytes. The laxative concoction that you are taking every night causes you to loose minerals, vital nutrients, and electrolytes. Electrolytes are severely important to keeping your body balanced and working properly. A severe imbalance in electrolytes can send you spiraling into cardiac arrest. On top of that with all of the things you are draining from your body you are not adding anything back into it. Protein is one of the basic building blocks of cells and with this diet you will not be getting any protein. During this diet you may be thrown into ketosis acidosis which is a condition that results from an overabundance of acid which is dangerous to the body. Some have questioned whether the diet inhibits the proper operation of the liver instead of cleansing it. Not to mention it also interfere with proper kidney function. While on the detox lemonade diet you will experience severe hunger pains that are extremely difficult to deal with and are highly painful. Other than the hunger pains you will also experience vomiting, lethargy, extreme weakness, and fainting.

People who have successfully used the Cleansing diet and loose the initial 10-20 pounds have admitted that they have regained 3/4 of the weight back after stopping the diet. Most of the people who use this diet are trying to accomplish a cleansing affect and not weight loss but for those of you who want a miracle weight loss, this diet will cause more damage than you are bargaining for. If you are trying to achieve weight loss there are plenty of healthy diets out there that will give you exactly what you are looking for. You should always watch what type of foods you are eating and how much of them, plus exercising will add to any diet that you are on. The Master Cleanse Diet is one that no doctor will back up because of the dangerous affects of its dexotification on your body. This is something you should definitely keep in mind when looking into taking advantage of this diet.

Source by Samantha Dunkin

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