How to Cleanse Your Body with Water Lemon Syrup

The water, lemon, and syrup cleanse is a diet known as "The Master Cleanse." Developed by Stanley Burroughs in 1941, The Master Cleanse has just recently gained widespread attention even though it has been around for over sixty years. The idea behind this diet is that the participant only drinks the mixture for a period of time to help rid the body of unwanted toxins. At the end of the diet, the body is supposed to be stabilized and have returned to its natural state.

Things You'll Need

• Organic lemons
• Natural maple syrup
• Cayenne pepper
• Water

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Instructions

• 1

  Mix The Master Cleanse drink. Combine 2 tablespoons of fresh organic lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of genuine maple syrup, 1/10 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, and 8 ounces of water. All of the ingredients should be fresh and organic. Do not use canned lemons, lemon juice, or artificial maple syrup.

• 2

  Prepare for the cleanse. Eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables a week before the cleanse. Refrain from eating meat, fatty foods, sugary foods, as well as drinking alcohol and smoking.

• 3

  Drink 6-12 glasses of the mixture a day. Drink a laxative tea if you're unable to have a bowel movement during the day. It's important that your body has regular bowel movements to clean out all of the toxins.

• 4

  Continue the cleanse for at least 10 days. For experienced people, it's possible to perform the cleanse for as many as 40 days.

• 5

  Come off of the cleanse. On the first and second day coming off the cleanse you should drink three 8-ounce glasses of fresh orange juice during the day. On the third day off the cleanse, you should drink orange juice in the morning, raw fruit at lunchtime, and raw fruit or a raw vegetable salad at night. Return to your normal diet on the forth day after the cleanse.