Master Cleanse
Stanley Burroughs Master Cleanse
There are many fasting and fruit cleanses out there. I personally have done at least 10 master cleanses and 6 liver gallbladder flushes. I did not experience the release of stones many report doing the gallbladder flushes but I did feel a release of toxins. I did experience decreased gut inflammation which was my first indication of food sensitivities and I began looking at non-inflammatory diets.
I embarked on doing so any master cleanses and liver gallbladder flushes because I had very high toxic levels of mercury, alumininum and uranium on hair analysis laboratory analysis. After doing all of these cleanses my toxicity levels dropped in half, however, I also had created a deficiency of good minerals.
According to what I have read with regard the Master Cleanse, you do not have to supplement with minerals during this process because of the grade B/C maple syrup containing minerals. In retrospect I don't feel this is the case.
Most detox programs, as in infrared saunas, a good cocktail of vitamins and minerals is recommended. I am providing the information on the master cleanse for those patients who want to use this cleanse, but I recommend caution and a good supplement.
The Master Cleanse and/or Lemonade Diet by Stanley Burroughs
Purpose
· to dissolve and eliminate toxins and congestion that has formed in any part of the body.
· to cleanse the kidneys and digestive system.
· to purify the glands and cells throughout the entire body.
· to eliminate all unusable waste and hardened material in the joints and muscles.
· to relieve pressure and irritation in the nerves, arteries, and blood vessels.
· to build a healthy blood stream.
· to keep youth and elasticity regardless of our years.
When To Use It
· when sickness has developed.
· when the digestive system needs a rest and a cleansing.
· when obesity has become a problem.
· when better assimilation and building of body tissues is needed.
How Often
Follow the diet for a minimum of 10 days or more - up to 40 days and beyond may be safely followed for extremely serious cases. The diet has all the nutrition needed during this time. Three to four times a year will do wonders for keeping the body in a normal healthy condition. The diet may be undertaken more frequently for serious conditions.
How To Make It
· 2 Tbsp. lemon or lime juice (approx. ½ lemon)
· 2 Tbsp. genuine maple syrup (not maple flavored sugar syrup)*
· 1/10 Tsp. cayenne pepper (red pepper) to taste
· water to fill 10 oz. glass - medium hot (spring or purified water)
Combine the juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper in a 10 oz. glass and fill with medium hot water. (Cold water may be used if preferred.)
Use fresh lemons or limes only, never canned lemon or limejuice nor frozen lemonade or frozen juice. Use organic lemons when possible.
How Much To Drink
· It varies on body weight - that having been said, you should drink it through out the day - you shouldn't feel hungry, whenever you do feel hungry make sure you have some mixture to drink. Most people will drink approximately 8 to 10 ten ounce glasses a day. You should also be drinking purified water. I personally like Trinity water as it is the most alkaline water I have tested. Many of the bottle waters are actually acidic despite their label claims - you can test it with pH paper.
· You can vary the maple syrup by reducing it a bit if you want to loose more weight. For example, if you drink approximately 8 ten oz. glasses per day - (you 2 tbsp syrup and 2 tbsp lemon in each) - that's 1 cup of grade B maple syrup equals 800 calories, plus the calories from the lemon juice (20 calories per medium lemon).
* The maple syrup is a balanced form of positive and negative sugar and must be used, not some "substitute". There are three grades of maple syrup. Grade A is the first run - mild in taste, and with fewer minerals than the other grades. Grade B is the second run with more minerals plus more maple taste. It is more suitable for the diet and less expensive. Grade C is the third run with even more minerals and still stronger taste of maple and slightly less pleasant for most people, although acceptable in the diet. It is lower in price. As Grade C is less expensive it can be used as an excellent sweetening agent in preparing foods. The strong maple flavor blends very well. The maple syrup has a large variety of minerals and vitamins. Naturally the mineral and vitamin content will vary according to the area where the trees grow and the mineral content in the soil. These are the minerals found in average samples of syrup from Vermont: Sodium; Potassium; Calcium; Magnesium; Manganese; Iron; copper; Phosphorus; Sulfur; Chlorine and Silicon. Vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, C, nicotinic acid and Pantothenic acid are also present in the syrup. Some uniformed operators of the sugaring of the maple syrup do use formaldehyde pellets, run through polyethylene tubing but there are many more that don't. Search out and demand the kind not using formaldehyde.
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C. Carrington
After being on Dr. Best's diet for a few days I was feeling more energetic and less bloated--in fact I didn't have any bloating or cramping usually associated with my period. Actually, it felt as if I didn't even have a period at all. Did I forget to mention I also stopped having migraines!
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You are what you eat. You are what you absorb.
There are two meanings here. One if you don't supply the body with what it needs to heal your body won't heal. What you absorb refers to whether or not your body digests and takes in the important nutrients you supply, If you have a lack of enzymes or digestive problems you may not be absorbing the nutrition you need.
Secondly, what you absorb also refers to all those nasty toxins and chemicals in the food, air and water. Household cleaning supplies provide a plethora of chemicals which become airborne once you start using them. See and there sources. are recommendations for cleansing and detoxifying the body. Click the topic to go to that page.
An incredible adjunct to any body detoxification especially for heavy metals.
Information on weight loss.
Stanley Borroughs Master Cleanse
A long standing cleanse by Stanley Borroughs. This a minimum 10 day fast drinking and mixture of lemon juice, water, cayenne and grade B maple syrup. I recommend getting his small booklet which explains his theory on this cleanse. I personally have done this cleanse more than 1/2 dozen times. Always consult with your physician before taking on a major fast or cleanse.
One of the fastest ways to detoxify the liver and gallbladder, but may be to harsh for you. I have personally done this flush more than 1/2 dozen times. The first time was very rough and by the 4th time had very little detoxification side effects. Always consult with your physician before taking on a major fast or cleanse.
Dr. Budwig Diet - Flax Seed Diet
This is a great look at the good fats versus bad fats. Good fats produce anti-inflammatory prostaglandins which reduce swelling and inflammatory conditions. This diet may be wonderful for persons with arthritis, certain heart conditions, anti-cancer and other inflammatory conditions. My father dropped his cholesterol levels in half from high levels to low normal in only one month.
This is a chart of heavy metal toxins, their source, side effects and remedies.
You may feel a bit ill at ease, have diarrhea, nausea and headaches.
These side effects can very greatly on how toxic your body is and how fast you are trying to detoxify. More is definitely not always better when detoxifying.
Herxheimer reaction is due to excessive detoxifying where the body reacts by having symptoms similar to flu, this usually only lasts for a few hours.
You want to avoid this type of reaction. This is because toxins are being released into the body quicker than they are being eliminated from the body and thus in a way is exposing your body to the toxins you are trying to eliminate.
If you have this reaction you need to drink more water and decrease the level of detox regime you are doing. Remember it took awhile for your body to accumulate these toxins so give your body sometime to eliminate them.
This is not to scare you from detoxifying your body. Heavy metal toxicity can result in debilitating diseases so detoxifying may be in your best interest, but be consistent rather than over zealous.
In some cases diseases that are due toxicity may require fast detoxification which is best done under the supervision of a detoxification specialist to avoid any of these complications.
Alkalize your body by foods and especially Alkaline Antioxidant Water to support your weight loss. If you are already too toxic your body doesn't want to break down and release fat because fat stores toxins. Therefore, breaking down fat releases more toxins. You need a healthy alkaline system to burn fat efficiently.
I recommend the Athena, a premium water alkalizer and generates the highest ORP (antioxidant potential). I have found that if I drink this water after I eat a food I am normally inflamed by, i.e. wheat, where I gain a lot of water weight and bloating over night, now I don't! I found this amazing.
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Ultimately if you are eating foods that are inflaming you, causing you to bloat and feel tired; you need to go on an anti-inflammatory diet for 3 to 5 weeks to increase your metabolism and detoxify.
Then you can add foods back into your normal diet to find which foods are creating this inflammatory cycle - and then stay away.
Especially gluten sensitive individuals have more at stake than feeling bloated. It may cause other diseases in the body. Read my blog on gluten sensitivities and watch the video.