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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (413g)

Recipe makes 1 servings

Calories 112
Calories from Fat 0 (0%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 0.1g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 10mg 0%
Potassium 121mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 29.5g 9%
Dietary Fiber 0.2g 0%
Sugars 24.6g
Protein 0.1g 0%

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Master Cleanser

Recipe #79145 | 7 min | 5 min prep | add private note

By: Bonnie bonbon
Dec 17, 2003

This is a lemonade-based fast prescribed for detoxification and weight loss. I found it when I was looking to detox my body. It was presented to me by a highly regarded holistic nurse, Sandra Duggan, who is one of the co-founders of the Cayce-Reilly School of Massotherapy at the ARE. According to the book she gave me, this is a healthy way to fast because between the lemons and the maple syrup you get all the micronutrients you need to sustain the body. Grade B syrup has higher contents of those macronutrients so use it if you can find it. Also, organic lemons are best. You can leave out the cayenne if you are spice-averse; its role is to help break up toxic deposits within the body. The citrus can do that as well; the cayenne just helps it go faster. It would be well to get a colonic during the time of your fast in order to aid along the detox/weight loss process. I used the fast for 2 days and lost 10 lbs that week (though weight loss was not my goal). Use this fast with spiritual goals in mind and you can achieve great results.

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Directions

  1. 1
    Cut up some (preferably organic) lemons or limes.
  2. 2
    Heat up your water (I just zap it in the microwave for 90 seconds).
  3. 3
    Squeeze lemon/lime juice into the warm water (try to avoid getting seeds in your water-- I use a tea filter).
  4. 4
    Sprinkle a little cayenne powder in and stir in your maple syrup.
  5. 5
    Drink this several times a day when you get hungry or thirsty (ok to alternate with pure water but not much else).
  6. 6
    Use this as an exclusive food for 2-30 days, as you deem appropriate.

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From: Sherry Belle

On Oct 17, 2009

I've used this drink for many years as a detox/cleanse whenever I feel I've temporarily abused my body with too much food. The book called THE MASTER CLEANSER also includes a water and salt flush to cleanse the digestive system. Thank you for posting a very healthful recipe! Sincerely, Sherry Belle

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  • From: AmandaMcG

    On Feb 9, 2009

    I found this recipe last night and decided to give it a try. I did it last year, but I gave up on night 2 due to headaches. This time I plan to stick with it for the full 10 days. I'm almost done day 1 and it was way easier this time than it was last time. I know a lot of people don't like the lemonade but I love spicy foods and I think it tastes great. Thanks for sharing!

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  • From: TAMM E

    On Apr 24, 2004

    I tried lemonade diet in the mid eighties when my massage therapist suggested it would help slenderize my hips and thighs. She told me I could purchase the syrup at the health store and all I had to do was add water...long story short, it was rewarding and did what it sauid it would...a few years later another person made me aware of the master cleanser..which I quickly realized was the lemonade diet...except this time they were talking about using fresh organic lemons and cayenne pepper or the juice of the cayenne pepper and of course sprig or distilled even purified water..i like this one the best..the freshness of everything..then I was advised to pump it up with the rind and garlic cloves..i must tell you it was amazing...i stayed on for a minimum of ten days and the results have been phenomonal! My body is as firm and toned as if I have been in the gym...i di and still do walk three to five miles every day...but the weight lost is only a bonus...my skin is healthy and I actually appear much younger...a lot younger...i have incredible energy and my dreams are very vivid...allergies have cleared up...i am a singer and one who seems to suffer with mucus..because of the allergies to smoke..because of various environments that I cannot control I am the victim. Well since I have introduced the master cleanser into my life my voice is clear and scratchy free...and smooth...i recommend this for any singer or speaker. Well I could go on and on about how fabulous this health is because I can see so many results...mentally, physically and spiritually. I'm going for the forty days my next go round. By the way..it taste so good that you don't suffer the expected hunger pangs... of course you know that this requires a deep desire to improve your health and takes discipline and will power or vanity...if you make it a spiritual journey you will reciev many benefits as you do what is right!

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  • From: Chef #223306

    On Dec 18, 2005

    The posting of this fast is incomplete. For those looking to do more than loose weight you may find this book of interest, "Healing For The Age Of Enlightenment". It was originally written by Stanley Burroughs in 1976. This book explains in detail how and why The Master Cleanser or Lemonade Diet works to heal the body of all kinds of diseases which modern medicine can't. Doing this fast/diet I was able to heal my body of fibroids and endometriosis. I do this fast/diet 3-4 times a year for 10-40 days. This is a very intense diet but it works, especially when backed up with meditation. I haven't needed a doctor since stumbling on to this book.

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