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