Master Cleanse?

Well you shouldn't want to lose weight for your girlfriend! But anyways- I'm a HUGE fan of the master cleanse... you should buy the book and read it (it costs all of $6).. and read WHY you should do the master cleanse.. most people don't do the cleanse to just lose weight- it's actually a cleanse for your body and helps detoxify your system. I think 10lbs is a bit much to lose in a week- unless you are severly overweight- then it's possible.


*** I weighed 260lbs the last time I did the master cleanse- and I didn't lose 10lbs in a week!

Thanks, there are also some websites that talk about how the master cleanse isn't there to make you lose weight...I thought it was though? I know it does other stuff, but this was saying that it shouldn't be used as a weight loss tool.

That is correct. One of the "side-effects" of doing the cleanse can possibly be weight loss- but that's not the reason to do the cleanse!!!! If you want to loose weight, just watch calories etc and exercise! It's not going to hurt you to do the master cleanse- after all- it is a cleanse! It will make you feel better! The master cleanse is also called the "lemonade cleanse" because basically you are drinking lemon juice mixed with pure maple syrup and some cyanne pepper! But if you read up- you know that the mix actually contains all of the nutrients you need for a day!

I've done it with my mom. It isn't too bad the sea salt is for a reason too. (read the book or get it free online and you can check out books at library) it isn't for weight loss but you do loose weight. I lost about 15 lbs in a week. But again my normal metabolism is very high/fast so when I dropped calories unred 2k I lost a bit more than average. But my mom still lost like 10 lbs. The weight loss is a side effect the cleanse is to actually cleanse your digestive system. Never do any cleanse for sole purpose of weight loss. Now that said, since you said you only have some belly fat to get rid of and you have a month-why not try an intense abd workout? (be sure to get o.k. from your doc if you haven't been active) You can drop at least 3 inches maybe more and tone your abs in a month. I'm assuming youa ren't very big since you said your girlfriend hadn't seen you shirtless so I assume you only have a pooch pouch that is easily hidden under your shirt.

Topics like this are how the health food industry keeps afloat...watch your eating do a little exercise and you can drop a few pounds in time....the reliance of humans on quick fixes is crazy...

Topics like this are how the health food industry keeps afloat...watch your eating do a little exercise and you can drop a few pounds in time....the reliance of humans on quick fixes is crazy...

For those into holistic medicine or because of their religions or eating lifestyles (like me) I have to again say this is NOT a diet. This being master cleanse. Also the organs don't always do a good job, in fact in most humans the organs are not even remotely operating at their best. (processed food, more over eating, pollution, stress, and the list goes on). if this was the ACTUAL case, a FACT, then we would not need the thousands of internal medicine doctors or the MILLIONS of products that are FDA approved to treat millions of stomach and intestinal disorders. Natural medicine has been around since the dawn of time before high priced and often unnecessary pharmaceuticals.
Again the master cleanse is not a diet:mad: , not a quick fix:mad: , and not to be done without supervision of a physician. Nor should any cleanses.
Again if the guy only has a tiny pooch, he could very well tone his abs in one month and drop 3 inches from his waist ( probably more but 3 inches with daily ab work is very doable and can be done safely as well). DOING EXCERCISE! A BASIC DEDICATION 2 TIMES A DAY TO A 15 MINUTE AB WORKOUT (AND SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS WALKING AT A BRISK PACE EACH NIGHT FOR 30 MINUTES)
I think as far as natural healing and medicine, some outsiders are skeptical:yawn: But the medical profession is embracing their roots and actually incorporating natural healing such as cleanses, acupuncture, fasting, meditation, hyponisis, and other natural treatments for minor to major illnesses. The US is the ONLY nation that had not since maybe the 80's encouraged natural healing or had fasting or cleansing as a mainstream ritual to rest the body and balance natural flora, yeast, and healthy bacteria. Other countries strive on using what they have and not OVER medicating. Our bodies were designed to rid themselves of dangerous waste-but keep in mind all the MAN-MADE pollution and hazards we have. I can't even get to my office without going through a wall of smokers and bus fumes and fumes from those HORRIBLE hummers. Even the human body wasn't designed to fight carbon monoxide, pesticides, etc. So our organs need all the help they can get, this isn't Eden Banks:noway: This is a METROPOLITAN BOWL of poisonous GOO we live in-the US all for the sake of convieniance and ease.
Not everyone wants to be on drugs for reflux, constipation, diverticulitis, diabetes and other illnesses which have natural cures /courses of treatment.

I love the MC. I rolled on the floor laughing at jcummings description post salt water!!

Topics like this are how the health food industry keeps afloat...watch your eating do a little exercise and you can drop a few pounds in time....the reliance of humans on quick fixes is crazy...

For those into holistic medicine or because of their religions or eating lifestyles (like me) I have to again say this is NOT a diet. This being master cleanse. Also the organs don't always do a good job, in fact in most humans the organs are not even remotely operating at their best. (processed food, more over eating, pollution, stress, and the list goes on). if this was the ACTUAL case, a FACT, then we would not need the thousands of internal medicine doctors or the MILLIONS of products that are FDA approved to treat millions of stomach and intestinal disorders. Natural medicine has been around since the dawn of time before high priced and often unnecessary pharmaceuticals.
Again the master cleanse is not a diet:mad: , not a quick fix:mad: , and not to be done without supervision of a physician. Nor should any cleanses.
Again if the guy only has a tiny pooch, he could very well tone his abs in one month and drop 3 inches from his waist ( probably more but 3 inches with daily ab work is very doable and can be done safely as well). DOING EXCERCISE! A BASIC DEDICATION 2 TIMES A DAY TO A 15 MINUTE AB WORKOUT (AND SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS WALKING AT A BRISK PACE EACH NIGHT FOR 30 MINUTES)
I think as far as natural healing and medicine, some outsiders are skeptical:yawn: But the medical profession is embracing their roots and actually incorporating natural healing such as cleanses, acupuncture, fasting, meditation, hyponisis, and other natural treatments for minor to major illnesses. The US is the ONLY nation that had not since maybe the 80's encouraged natural healing or had fasting or cleansing as a mainstream ritual to rest the body and balance natural flora, yeast, and healthy bacteria. Other countries strive on using what they have and not OVER medicating. Our bodies were designed to rid themselves of dangerous waste-but keep in mind all the MAN-MADE pollution and hazards we have. I can't even get to my office without going through a wall of smokers and bus fumes and fumes from those HORRIBLE hummers. Even the human body wasn't designed to fight carbon monoxide, pesticides, etc. So our organs need all the help they can get, this isn't Eden Banks:noway: This is a METROPOLITAN BOWL of poisonous GOO we live in-the US all for the sake of convieniance and ease.
Not everyone wants to be on drugs for reflux, constipation, diverticulitis, diabetes and other illnesses which have natural cures /courses of treatment.

I COULD NOT AGREE WITH YOU MORE!

The body self regulates and cleans just fine....watch your diet and don't put the junk in there that could cause damage....watch what you eat and exercise....your body will do amazing

Thank you. Neither am I. I simply prefer open intelligent dialect on most topics. Again our bodies are not exposed to NATURAL toxins only. That is not relaity and therefore they are taxed everyday. I'm aware of the benefits of western medicine and I also embrace holistic medicine. My doctor told me that the benefits of cleansing actually cured or rather FINALLY treated my IBS which I was diagnosed with in college. I would go up to two weeks with no bowel movement (yep I said almost two weeks in fact 13 days the last time and I was using every pill they gave me and would have gone into the hospital for surgery if the medicine didn't produce a bowel mvmt in 24 hours) The problem is the instestines can't eliminate UNHEALTHY bacteria all the time. We need "germs" to survive but to much is not healthy.
We all know too that antibiotics used to treat most bacterial overgorwths an dinfections also KILL healthy bacteria,you would agree or not Banks and also might and probably will make our bodies immune to treatment with antibiotics if and when we need them again. Hmmm would you agree or not?
My doctor (and not just the one I'm dating) says antibiotics are OVERUSED ., Also everyone knows that it really is all about the DOLLAR. If they let you know you can treat many common bowel porblems naturally then you won't need to come to them for repeat visits and follow up. And how will they ever pay for their country club memberships or newest Lexus without that?
I do not knock western medicine, I also respectfull disagree that a practice that has been used for thousands of years (cleansing and fasting) and has not had documented proof of death of major organ failure when done RIGHT and not for the purpose of weight loss, is not beneficial.
In fact my own mother just got out of intensive care last weekend after almost DYING because she trusted her internal medicine doctors. She had two blood transfusions and 5 colonostomies and trusted only in the medicine. She was misdaignosed, suffered a lot of pain, nearly 800,000 thousand in medical bills and the near depletion of her lifetime benefits. She was overmedicated as well. Yet what it turned out to be-diverticulitis-was treated and can be prevented with cleansing (which she had and the doctor ordered it in the HOSPITAL) and dietary changes. The antibiotics did not work and the bleeding was missed for a whole week. Now that she has gone holistic (well as holistic as my mother will go lol) she has stopped bleeding and her system is getting back to normal and the test have all come back fine to date. I had wanted to leave that part out as I don't see a need to blast my private life online, however I wanted to clarify why my stance is what it is. Now since the head of internal medicine at a major hospital gave my mother a cleanse (after finding the cause of bleeding and to rest her digestive system) I have to stand firm in my belief on that one. It could also be the influence of his his culture combined with his Harvard degree as cleansing is a part of the Asian culture and most cultures and to a degree many religions.

While I have no problem with holistic medicine in general. I respectfully disagree with the idea that the liver and kidneys don't do a very good job. I have, infact spoken to my doctor about these and he has assured me, quite adimantly, that any kind of colonic, or bacterial cleansing is not only unnecessary, but possibly harmful. This is my doctor saying that, someone who I highly respect and is very well respected in his field.

I specifically asked about these kind of treatments because of past questions regarding cleanses. He told me straight up. Cleanses strip the body of the good bacteria found in the intestinal walls, the stuff that helps break down food and helps to keep the body healthy. Removing them can increase your risk of infection as well as decreasing the efficiency at which your body absorbs nutriants.

please read this additional article on detox programs

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18595886/

or alternatively watch these videos on the master cleanse diet
This person is a Registered Dietician

http://www.videojug.com/interview/master-cleanse-diet-myths-2

Please, I'm not being argumentative, I just want to make sure people are healthy. I'm no smarter then the next guy, which is why I asked professionals about this. I think if you want to try something like this, please, just ask your doctor, if they are ok with it. Then what more do you need to know?

I just watched an episode of Pen & Teller: B.S.! last night about this sort of thing, and it was quite entertaining. As others have already pointed out, the body does a fine job of "detoxing" itself, and most of these programs have a lot more to do with relieving you of your money rather than your health problems. One guy on the show was actually charging $40 a bottle for a concoction that was mostly water and sugar- ha!