So you want to detox, lose weight and clear out your digestive tract.
You've done your homework, explored the myriad of detox options out there and decided that the lemon detox looks like the one for you.
Maybe you heard about Beyonce's success in losing weight on the program?
Perhaps you've been impressed by what you've read on forums and bulletin boards? Or maybe a friend recommended it to you?
Whatever your situation, if you're going take the time, effort and considerable commitment to do the detox, you want to know that you're going to get the best possible results from it.
In order to do this effectively you only really need to follow a 3 basic rules:
Eat no solid food for 10 days (or as long as you choose to do the fast for)
Only consume a drink made from freshly squeezed lemon juice, cayenne pepper, maple syrup and water
Use a mild laxative every day to aid waste elimination
There are other tips and tricks that can be used to help make the program more effective or easier. These will change from person to person and who you listen to, but the 3 rules above are fundamental to your success - so don't break them!
Originally the lemon detox was known as the Master Cleanse or Master Cleanser, for the simple reason it was designed with the express purpose of cleansing the entire body.
To do this effectively you need to make sure your lemon detox diet recipe is correct.
The Lemon Detox Diet Recipe Ingredients
To Make 1 Glass (295ml/10 oz)
2 tablespoons lemon juice (approx. 1⁄2 lemon), organic if possible
2 tablespoons grade B maple syrup, organic if possible
1/10th teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste
230 ml/8 oz filtered water, room temperature
Put all the ingredients into a food processor, or into or a bottle or jar with a lid, mix it and it's ready to drink.
You can alter the amount of cayenne pepper or maple syrup to suit your tastes, but NEVER alter the amount of lemon juice.
And by the way, the more maple syrup you add, the more calories you consume, so the more energy you will have.
Maple syrup is your only source of calories on the fast, so if you feel like you need more energy, up the maple syrup levels.
I've done the lemon detox a few times and had great results.
