A couple of weeks ago while surfing the wonderful place that is the Interweb, I came upon some information about a detoxing system called The Master Cleanse (aka The Lemonade Diet). On this system, you consume a drink consisting of fresh lemon juice, rich maple syrup, cayenne pepper, and water. You do a “salt water [...]
After having some moderate success with my 40 Day fast, I realized that consuming better quality food & eliminating meat gave me much more natural energy and made it very simple to drop a few pounds. If you are considering losing some weight, or if you want to start eating better quality foods, and increase your [...]
SALT WATER FLUSH= EVIL UNNECESSARY PUNISHMENT I made it this morning as directed: 1 liter of water and 1-2 tsps of uniodized sea salt. Mixed it in my 1 liter jug and took a swig. WTF!!!!!!?? I knew it would taste like crap but it actually tastes like evil. Pure uniodized evil! It took about 10 minutes [...]
Thara Kodandaramachandra is an Ayurvedic specialist at the Chopra Center. “In Ayurveda, eating awareness is very important. Americans act like everyday is Thanksgiving,” says Thara Kodandaramachandra, an Ayurvedic specialist who provides lifestyle advice at the Chopra Center’s NYC outpost at the Dream Hotel. Point taken. We’re chronic overeaters. But what to do after the real [...]
Here is the recipe that I will be using for the master cleanse 7 tablespoons lemon juice (freshly squeezed) 7 tablespoons grade B pure maple syrup (you can substitute half or all with blackstrap molasses) 1/4 – 1/2 tsp cayenne (red) pepper (or as much as you can stand) fill the rest of a 32 [...]
To sum up my ‘Master Cleanse’ experience, a haiku: hunger pains are near ran out of maple syrup shoved face with sushi And that’s about it. If I could do it all again, which is a definite possibility, I would keep a tighter schedule and overstock on materials. I lost a lot of energy and [...]
Ok, my plan goes something like this. I will eat dinner on Sunday night. Nothing big, and no one else should because you will feel more hungry come Monday morning. I will probably also do a salt water flush Sunday night. It helps to start the detox, but stay near a bathroom because it will [...]
I am doing surprisingly well for having lost 3 pounds and all sense of direction. Seriously. Day 3 has been a bit of a walk in the park, considering the multiple times I could have blown the ‘Cleanse’ without a second thought. I stayed true to my goal, however, and turned my cheek on the [...]
I’m hungry. I’ve managed–to my dismay–to fight off those pesky hunger pains successfully until this very moment. Now I want nothing more than to devour a bowl of cereal mercilessly and pass out from the excitement of chewing. Instead, the cayenne pepper is burning the back of my throat and I can’t quite bring myself [...]
So far everything has been going fine with my detox. Today was Day 5. It was also one of the most active days that I’ve had so far. Pilates and Yard work… Hard enough that my “filling” 700 calories of lemonade weren’t enough. I had a low blood sugar moment yesterday as well. Low enough that [...]
