Master Cleanse Journal

Preparing For The Master Cleanse

To succeed with the Master Cleanse you are going to need to prepare yourself. You can’t just expect to roll out of bed one morning and say “Hey, how about if I do the Master Cleanse for the next ten days?” and expect to succeed!

Most people who try the Master Cleanse diet drop out on day one. But you can avoid being one of those statistics if you take the right steps to prepare yourself for your cleanse. Here are some tips to help you succeed:

1. Read a good Master Cleanse book. Get one that outlines not only what the diet consists of, but how to succeed staying on the program for ideally the full ten days. For this, I strongly recommend Raylen Sterling’s Master Cleanse Secrets. It is written by someone who both struggled with and eventually succeeded with the Master Cleanse diet. It is loaded with tips and advice on how to prepare both your body and mind for your first cleanse and how to resist urges and the temptation to quit once you are on the cleanse. I don’t know how I could have made it through without first reading his book

 2. Purchase everything you need in advance. You really don’t want to have to step into a grocery store if you can avoid it during the cleanse – especially during the first few days. Remember that everything you get should be organic, so you may need to go to a special Whole Foods type store to buy your supplies and plan accordingly. You can also check out some Master Cleanse kits at Amazon.com, if you want most of the ingredients mailed to you in advance (which can be a real convenience if you don’t have many of the ingredients available locally or are just a super busy person!).

 3. Get rid of food temptations. Throw out all your oreos and chips before starting the cleanse, and if possible get rid of all convenience foods. Some cleansers suggest you get rid of all the food in your kitchen during the cleanse, but if you are like me and have a small child to cook for, this is likely not an option. But by getting rid of the quick and obvious temptations, you will make it a lot easier on yourself!

 4. Avoid television and certain magazines. The main problem with watching television during the cleanse is the food commercials. You might want to try renting movies from Netflix or similar during the cleanse and listening to the radio for your news, so that you don’t have to be exposed to food commercial advertising.

 5. Stay busy! Boredom is a major reason people turn to food, so try to plan a lot of activities that are not too strenuous to keep your mind off of eating food.

I’ve completed the Master Cleanse several times at this point, and I invite you to read through my entire journal to see how the process when for me the very first time I did a ten day program.

To read my master cleanse ten day journal, start here:

Day One – Fighting My Food Habits

Lemonade Diet Results: What To Expect

If you are contemplating going on the “lemonade diet” (also known as the Master Cleanse), you are probably wonder what are the normal lemonade diet results to expect in terms of weight loss. I recently did the Master Cleanse for ten days (the recommended minimum period) and in those ten days I lost a total of ten pounds.

This might sound quite appealing – ten pounds in ten days! However there are some things you should know about these “lemonade diet results” and why there is more to losing weight than this program.

First, you should know that a lot of that weight loss is due to the emptying and cleansing of your colon, and that you should expect about half of that weight to return once you have finished the lemonade diet and started eating solid foods again.

Second, you should know that the “lemonade diet” is not an adequate way to lose weight over the long term, since it is only meant to be done for short periods of time – ten days to fourteen days usually.

Does this mean that the lemonade diet is ineffective for losing weight? Not necessarily. For me, the biggest benefit came from breaking away from my junk food eating habits that I had before going on the Master Cleanse. The experience totally reshaped how I think about food.

Many people who do the “lemonade diet” will transition to healthier foods after the diet. In particular, raw foods is a popular choice for those coming off the Master Cleanse and looking to retain their weight loss. There is an excellent book, Master Cleanse Secrets, which provides the information you need to make this transition successfully. In some cases, by switching over slowly to raw foods when coming off of the lemonade diet you are able to actually keep almost all the weight lost during the Master Cleanse program and continuing losing weight afterward as well.

If you are interested in using the Master Cleanse for weight loss purposes, I strongly suggest you pick up a copy of Raylen Sterling’s Master Cleanse Secrets. Not only will it help you keep the weight off after finishing the lemonade diet, but he provides some very important help with sticking to the lemonade diet during the ten days (or more) you are on it. Doing the Master Cleanse was one of the toughest things I have done in my life, and I’m not sure how I would have made it through without reading his book!

Sea Salt Cleanse

A sea salt cleanse routine is an important part of the Master Cleanse program. Some naturaopathic experts also recommend that it be done regularly independent of the Master Cleanse program in order to help improve digestive function and to combat symptoms associated with the accumulation of toxins, parasites or waste in your digestive system. If you have been suffering from symptoms such as constipation or suspect you may be need a cleansing routine due to toxins or parasites, you may want to consider doing a sea salt flush instead of using chemical laxatives.

When doing a sea salt cleanse it is important that you not used regular table salt for the process (Celtic sea salt is a preferred sea salt of many). It is also generally best to do a sea salt cleanse first thing in the morning, since it is most effective if done on an empty stomach.

To help with the process, you may also want to use a herbal laxative tea the night before (such as Smooth Move, which is made from Senna Leaf). You should plan not to leave the house for at least an hour after drinking the sea salt flush. Generally you will see results within the first half hour, but you will find that when it starts to work it does so quite quickly!

To create the salt water flush, add 2 teaspoons (not Tablespoons!) to 32 ounces of water. Most users find that it is best if the water is slightly warm when you drink it. After making sure the salt is well dissolved, you should then drink the mixture as quickly as possible. Ideally, you will drink the entire mixture within five minutes.

If you are doing the sea salt cleanse daily as part of the Master Cleanse routine, you should know that it usually becomes easier to drink the mixture over time. The first couple of times you may find it very difficult to stomach the mixture, but you will generally develop a tolerance to the taste over the course of the cleansing program.

To learn even more about how to successfully use the Sea Salt Cleanse and the Master Cleanse Program, you should also consider checking out the fabulous ebook guide Master Cleanse Secrets by Raylen Sterling.

Lemonade Maple Syrup Diet

An increasingly popular way to both lose weight and detoxify one’s body is sometimes referred to as the lemonade maple syrup diet. Based on the Master Cleanse program developed by Stanley Burroughs in the early twentieth century, it has been recently embraced by many celebrities and has garnered a large number of advocates in the past couple of decades.

Although not primarily designed for weight loss, some find the lemonade maple syrup diet an effective way to break away from poor eating habits. It is not a long term diet program,  usually only followed for ten to fourteen days. The program involves abstaining from all solid foods, while drinking eight glasses or more of a drink consisting of fresh squeezed lemon juice, maple syrup and a tiny bit of cayenne pepper.

The lemonade maple syrup diet also consists of a daily colon cleansing routine which consists of either drinking an herbal laxative tea (made from Senna Leaf) or doing a salt water flushing routine first thing in the morning. The lemonade maple syrup diet can be a quite challenging program to adhere to, especially during the second of third days of the program. For this reason, many find reading tips and advice in books such as Master Cleanse Secrets to be useful in adhering to the program. After the third day, most find the program to be much easier.

Over a period of ten to fourteen days, you can expect to lose somewhere in the range of ten to twenty pounds. Some of this weight loss will be a result of the colon cleansing program and will be regained shortly after ending the diet – generally three to five pounds. However, most of those who do the lemonade maple syrup diet will lose in range of five to ten pounds at the end of the program.

Probably the greatest benefit of the lemonade maple syrup diet is the cleansing process you will undergo while on the diet. In our modern day life, we are continually exposed to a wide variety of toxin in our environment including pesticides, hormones and other chemicals. The Master Cleanse program aims to flush your body from many of these toxins.

Benefits of the detoxification process and a cleansing diet can include a brighter, cleaner complexion, increased energy levels and better digestive processes. Many people make the detoxification program a part of their regular life, following the cleansing program twice a year or sometimes even more frequently.

To learn more about how to successfully do and complete the lemonade maple syrup diet, you should consider picking up a copy of Raylen Sterling’s Master Cleanse Secrets. You can also learn more about the process by reading my own experiences doing a ten day Master Cleanse program here at the Master Cleanse Journal.

Lemonade Diet Results

In recent years there has been a lot of buzz about the lemonade diet and there have been many claims as to its effectiveness and results. Also known as the “Master Cleanse” diet, the lemonade diet can have many different outcomes depending on how long you adhere to the program and how closely you follow the original guidelines.

To start, you should know that the lemonade diet is only meant to used over a short period – a minimum of ten days is recommended. For the best lemonade diet results, ten to fourteen days on the program is probably ideal. Longer term use (over a month) of the lemonade diet is not usually recommended.

Although the Master Cleanse is often referred to as a lemonade diet, its primary purpose when it was developed over seventy years ago by Stanley Burroughs was as a body cleansing and detoxification program. As our modern environment has become more and more saturated with chemicals and our foods are becoming increasingly unhealthy (full of preservatives, chemicals and hormones), the Master Cleanse is becoming increasingly important to help rid our bodies of toxins and accumulated waste.

I recently finished a ten day program of the lemonade diet. Here are some of my lemonade diet results:

• I lost ten pounds during the ten days I was on the lemonade diet. I regained three pounds immediately after finishing the program. It has now been nearly a month, and I have kept those seven pounds off through careful eating and exercise habits.
• I was able to kick a caffeine habit that I had had for over twenty years.
• My skin definitely looked better at the end of the ten days. Even as an adult, I have struggled with acne but my skin was blemish free after ten days on the lemonade diet.

These were the lemonade diet results I personally experienced, but there are many more that others report including:

• Better digestive function
• Improved energy levels
• Improved mental clarity

I believe most people should try doing the lemonade diet at least once in their life. However, sticking to the lemonade diet for ten to fourteen days can be very difficult for most people. In fact, only a few who try it make it past days two or three on the lemonade diet. What helped me was reading Master Cleanse Secrets by Raylen Sterling. This really affordable ebook that you can download instantly has tons of useful information about how to make it past the first really hard days on the lemonade diet. I recommend it to anyone seriously considering trying this diet and want to succeed.

Even so, it was really hard to make it to the fourth day on the cleanse, but after I reached that point it became much easier for me. If you are interested in reading my entire experience of ten days on the lemonade diet, you can do so by starting here: The Day Before, Preparing For The Master Cleanse

To get a copy of Raylen Sterling’s excellent guide to completing the lemonade diet successfully, click here:  Master Cleanse Secrets

Master Cleanse Instructions

If this is your first attempt at a Master Cleanse – congratulations! You are about to take a major step towards improving your health. I did the Master Cleanse for ten days in August, and I really wished I had done it years before! You can read all about my experiences starting here: The Day Before: Preparing for the Master Cleanse.

Many people try the Master Cleanse each year, but few make it past the first three days. The reasons for failing are many, but not having adequate preparation or following the Master Cleanse instructions are two major reasons for failure.

Before I discuss the basic Master Cleanse instructions, you should know that there are several things you should do prior to starting the Master Cleanse: First, you should read the original Master Cleanser book by Stanley Burroughs. You can actually download this book online for free here (just click the blue link that says “Click Here to Read the Original Full Text by Stanley Burroughs).” You can also order it directly from Amazon by clicking on the book image above as well (it is quite cheap, less than $7). In his book, Burroughs outlines the complete Master Cleanse instructions.

Second, keep in mind that instructions on what to drink and when are not usually enough to succeed. Unfortunately, Stanly Burroughs provided little help in terms of learning how to deal with food cravings or information about what to expect in your body during the cleanse.

You may think you have it in you to “power through” ten days or more on the Master Cleanse, but you may be surprised at how strong your cravings or how strange your detoxification symptoms may be. For this reason, you should seriously consider purchasing a Master Cleanse guide that helps you through the cleanse. I suggest “Master Cleanse Secrets“ as it is what I read when I recently did my cleanse and I found it to be very useful and affordable as well (you can download it instantly too!).

Third, or more tips and advice on how to prepare for the Master Cleanse, I suggest you also read my post “Preparing for the Master Cleanse.”

Now here are the basic Master Cleanse instructions:

1. Starting the night before the first day of your cleanse and continuing each night of the cleanse, you should drink an organic herbal laxative tea, such as Smooth Move. An important part of the detoxification process is cleansing the colon, and you should aim to have two or three bowel movements a day every day of the cleanse.
2. When you first get up in the morning, you should also do a Salt Water Flush, which will aid the tea in cleansing your colon. To do a salt water flush, you will add two teaspoons of Celtic sea salt to a quart (32 ounces, or 4 cups) of water and drink it. It helps if the water is a bit warm. Be sure to use teaspoons and not Tablespoons!
3. During the Master Cleanse you are allowed to also drink organic peppermint tea (per Burroughs’ instructions). Some people also use chamomile and other herbal teas as well, but these were not mentioned in the original Master Cleanse instructions. One thing is for sure – be sure not to drink any kind of caffeinated tea (that includes green tea!).
4. During the cleanse you will not eat any solid foods or drink any liquids other than a special lemonade mixture, water (distilled or purified is best), and the teas mentioned above plus the salt water flush.
5. For the complete Master Cleanse/Lemonade diet recipe, visit this page: Lemonade diet recipe.
6. Stanley Burroughs recommends you stay on the diet a minimum of ten days for the detoxification process to do its work. Ten to fourteen days may be optimal.
7. Coming off the cleanse, you need to allow your body to readjust to solid foods again. Do not go eat a hamburger the day after you finish the cleanse – your body will not be able to handle it, and you may feel quite sick as a result. Instead you should gradually introduce foods back into your system. Start with fresh squeezed orange juice the first day, on day two try adding some soup broth to your diet, and by three you should be able to tolerate more broth or a light soup, and maybe a green salad by dinner.
8. You will lose quite a bit of weight during the cleanse (10 pounds or more is to be expected on a ten day cleanse), but to keep it off you will need to engaging in healthy eating and exercise.

Those are the basic Master Cleanse instructions. I hope you find them useful!

Lemonade Diet Recipe

The “Lemonade Diet” is another name for the Master Cleanse diet, developed by Stanley Burroughs in the early 1940s. In recent years, it has become increasingly popular for weight loss, but it’s main purpose is to help one cleanse and eliminate toxins from your body. The diet has become increasingly popular in the United States and elsewhere since the 1990′s, in part the result of the many celebrities who have embraced the diet.

If you decide to do the lemonade diet, you can lean how to do it successfully in “Master Cleanse Secrets” by Raylen Sterling. Although it is easy to find information online about the basic recipe, there are many additional components to the “Lemonade Diet”, such as the permitted teas and the salt water flush, and Master Cleanse Secrets not only will discuss these components with you but also offer solid advice on how to complete the recommended ten day program (most people fail on day one!).

The Master Cleanse or lemonade diet recipe aims to provide the body with adequate nutrition while also promoting the body’s healing and cleansing processes. The basic recipe for one glass is as follows:

• 2 Tablespoons organic, fresh squeezed lemon or limejuice (approx. ½ lemon) – not from concentrate!
• 2 Tablespoons of grade B organic maple syrup (Not maple flavored sugar syrup)
• 1/10 Teaspoon cayenne pepper (red pepper)
• 8 oz of distilled (recommended) or purified water

Making the drink is quite simple as well. Simply combine all the ingredients in a glass jar with a lid, and then shake it up and drink it.

Keep in mind that you do need to purchase organic ingredients for the drink. Lemon and lime skins are porous and pesticides do enter the fruit (the crops are often heavily sprayed). You will have little success detoxifying poisons from your body if you are consuming them while on the Master Cleanse diet. This includes chemicals in most tap water supplies as well, which is why distilled or purified water must be used.

Similarly, “Grade B” maple syrup is a must on the diet because it contains essential minerals your body will need for the diet program, and which are absent in more refined grades (such as “Grade A”).

You can read my journal to learn more about my experience doing a ten day lemonade cleansing diet. Keep in mind that this drink is only part of an entire cleansing program, and that it can be quite difficult to stick to if you have not prepared yourself adequately for it. However, if you are able to stick to it, you can expect some great results! Not only will you lose quite a bit of weight if you stick to 10 days (or more) of the diet, but you will also be much healthier as well as  a result!

To read my journal, you can start here:

The Day Before: Preparing For My First Master Cleanse