The Master Cleanse...The good, the bad the ugly???

This cleanse is actually typically 10 - 40 days. I have done it twice. It was the BEST thing I have EVER done in my life. I felt so amazing. I lost 17 lbs in 14 days the first time. I did another for 3 days and lost 5 lbs. I gained 5 lbs back and it was 7 mos ago. the 5 lbs were during the month of November when I went on a trip to another state to my family's for Thanksgiving. So I am still down 17 lbs from it.

My allergies were so bad prior that I was having migraines. I was leaving work early. Meds weren't working. I was in bed by 7:30 at night. I suffered for 4 mos with this and then cleansed. They all went away within three days.

My first days of detox, I first had joint pain for two days. Hard to walk up and down stairs. I got an eye ache in my left eye and then it went away the next day and I broke out in 7 pimples around that eye for one day. That is detox. Our organs are connected to parts of our face. Where you break out tells you what organ has issues. I am a certified Reflexologist.

I had so much energy that I went from sleeping 9 hrs a night with daily naps for the last 2o + yrs to only sleeping 3 hrs a night and bouncing off the walls. I cleaned my house extensively, I worked overtime, etc. I am also a massage therapist.

Before the cleanse I was so sluggish that sometimes it was an effort to walk from the car to the house. I would collapse. felt nauseaus like I had the flu nearly daily. I thought something was really wrong with me. I was going to go to a doctor but procrastinated. I suffered from this for 2 yrs. It went away with the cleanse and never returned.

During the first days of the cleanse my tongue turned white - so coated, I even tasted metal for one day. Hugest coat you have ever seen in your life. That is detox. Slowly the tongue went from white to a pink, but I stopped before it fully changed. If you read the book you know what i am talking about. I then got pimples on my lip and inside of my mouth for one day. It looked like I had herpes, lol. That is detox.

Prior to the cleanse, I had a hard thing in my stomach that I could feel from the outside. It hurt so bad and wouldn't go away so I went to a doctor who sent me to a specialist who wanted to do an ultrasound. They thought maybe a growth/mass. I had it for about 5 mos. I kept cancelling my appt. I was scared it was maybe cancer (I am a hypochondriac). Anyway, one doctor said, it is probably hardened fecal. Sorry to be gross. I told him it was there for mos. He said, yeah that is normal for many. Most ppl by the time they are 30 have about 30 lbs of poop in their intestine. Google it.

When I cleansed that hard thing went away on the 5th day and never returned.

The allergies have returned, but not as bad (yet). The sluggishness and all the other symptoms including the weight have never returned.

I have read the book and done extensive research. Watched every Youtube vid on it that is available. Belong to Facebook support groups, etc. I know more about this cleanse than I know the back of my hand. It makes sense.

I am starting again tomorrow and hope to go for three weeks. If you want me to connect you on Fbook, let me know. I am sure you can do a search. Any questions, ask.

No ONE who hasn't tried it can give any valuable feedback. No one who has tried this will say not to do it. NO ONE. It is that life changing.

p.s. I see someone is talking about sugar and I agree on the maple syrup. I only use it the first three days and then I trade it in for wheat grass juice.

p.s. I am also a holistic practioner. If this isn't healthy then why do people look and feel so good. YOu are still consuming 1200 calories a day. You are detoxing from all the bad while getting nutrients. You will not go into starvation mode. After three days you are not hungry. One more thing, I lost my addiction to Redbull due to this cleanse. I don't have one bad thing to say about this experience. I wish I did so I could not be so "pro" but I can't think of a single one. How is it unhealthy? Processed foods are unhealthy. They are all sitting here posting while they are putting processed toxins in their bodies. Even our water and air have toxins. Make up has toxins, shampoo and soap do too. The toxins come back but when you get an overload of it, your body reacts. You will lose fat. Excess toxins are stored in your fat for the liver to process. But if it keeps getting an overload of toxins, it can't get to the stored toxins. the more fat you have, the more toxic you are. Plus, to be honest, I can't lose unless i do this. I do well as of late on maintaining, but I can't lose. This works!

1. There are people in this thread (and a lot of people in the link I posted) who say they would never do this again.

2. How exactly are you getting all your nutrients from cayenne pepper, lemonade, and maple syrup?

A lot of the other information you posted is bunk. I'd like to see your proof that there is 30 lbs of fecal matter in the colon, or that the symptoms you experienced are evidence of detoxing and not just evidence that you're stressing your body by starving it.

Rubbing up against food in the grocery store works for me.

How do you know the fruits and veggies aren't stealing YOUR nutrients? Hmm. This apple tastes a little derpy.

One bite and all your dreams will come true.

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