Lemonade Diet | Cleansing & Rapid Weight Loss



The lemonade diet is a fasting plan that can give you rapid weight loss. It was created by Stanley Burroughs who was a proponent of various health remedies. The diet was formed more than 50 years ago. It was created as a detoxification program and was known as the “master cleanser” during the 1940s.

How it worksThe diet claims that the fasting technique it uses helps get rid of the toxins and chemicals in the body that have been induced by bad diet, lack of exercise and negative attitudes.

Basically the lemonade diet is a liquid diet wherein you are to drink 6 to 12 glasses of the lemonade daily. You are not to take anything else through out the diet. You are allowed however to take a laxative tea twice a day or a saline wash. The laxative can help since the lack of fiber in the diet can lead to constipation.

The weight loss that takes place is not fat loss but water loss. This means that much of the weight that you have lost can come back once you stop the diet.

Exercise is not addressed in this diet but come to think of it, you will not be having enough energy to exercise on a liquid diet anyway.

How to make the lemonadeHere is the recipe for the famous tonic that got even the likes of Beyonce Knowles and Denzel Washington loose weight:

  • 2 tablespoons of lime or lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons of real maple syrup
  • 1/10 teaspoon of cayenne paper
  • 8 oz. of water
Pros
  • Rapid weight loss
  • Dissolves and eliminates toxins that have formed in your body
  • Clean the kidneys and digestive system
  • Eliminate waste and hardened materials that might have gathered in the joints and muscles
  • Relieves pressure and irritation in the nerves, blood vessels and arteries.

Cons

  • Short term weight loss solution
  • Can cause adverse effects on the functioning of your organs and your metabolism
  • There is no medical or scientific evidence that can help back up the diet’s claims

  • Take note that detox diets and fast diets such as the lemonade diet is not for the faint hearted and physically weak. These types of diets are difficult to follow because we are used to taking in food all the time.

    When you break the fast make sure that you do it gently by slowly taking solid food back to the system. Vegetable soup is a good way to start then you can eventually add vegetables and fruits in the following days.

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