How to do the Master Cleanse
Master Cleanse for Weight Loss
Shopping List:
• About 40 large lemons or 80 limes or a combination (organic preferred). Only enough for five days (half the
amount) at a time or they spoil.
• At least 80 fI. oz. Organic Grade B Maple Syrup (usually sold in 32 fl. oz. bottles = 2.5 bottles)
• 1/2 pound non-iodized Sea Salt (I recommend Light Grey Celtic Sea Salt)
• 2.5 ounces of cayenne pepper (powdered hot red pepper)
• A box of herbal laxative tea bags
• At least five gallons (640 II. oz.) spring or purified water (*not fluoridated) for the lemonade and another 3 gallons and a pint (400 fl. oz.) for the salt water flush and a cup of laxative tea
(These quantities are based on a 10-day cleanse with 8 glasses of lemonade a day, which is what I averaged. Stanley Burroughs says to drink 6 — 12 glasses a day. So, you may need to adjust the quantities.)
*Fluorine is about as poisonous as lead or arsenic and was used for decades as rat poison. It is very injurious to human health and several studies have shown it to increase the risk of cancer.
1. The Master Cleanse should be done for at least ten days. Burroughs says it can be done for forty or more days. I’ve personally done it more than nine times from ten to twenty-eight days. The best sign that the Master Cleanse is complete is a clear, pink tongue. Your tongue will definitely get coated and turn white and possibly other colors. Not everyone continues until their tongue is clear and pink. Most stop at ten days regardless of tongue color. However, ten days is long enough to make a major change in your weight, health and mental outlook.
2. Before you go to bed, drink one cup of herbal laxative tea the evening before you start the Master Cleanse. You can buy this in most health food stores. There are two types I am aware of: pure senna tea and combinations of senna with other herbs. Senna is a strong herb that promotes intestinal contractions that cause elimination. Some people find senna causes uncomfortably strong contractions. Others have no problem with pure senna. You can also make half a cup of pure senna and then add half a cup of warm or hot water to make it a full cup.
3. Upon awakening on the first morning and each morning thereafter on the Master Cleanse, drink a quart of water with two level teaspoons of NON-IODIZED SEA SALT. Drink it all at once or as close to that as you can. Use NON-IODIZED SEA SALT because it will be easier to drink than bleached pure white table salt. The other reason to use
NON-IODIZED SEA SALT is that it contains vital trace minerals that your body needs. Do not drink any lemonade for a half hour alter drinking the salt water. I personally recommend Light Grey Celtic Sea Salt, which can be found at most health food stores. Approximately one half to one hour after drinking the salt water, you will have several urges to eliminate. Stay near the toilet. These eliminations will generally continue for one half to one hour after
they start. You will need to plan your day accordingly.
4. Mix and drink six to twelve glasses of lemonade each day of the Master Cleanse. Here’s the recipe:
2 tablespoons (1 fluid ounce) of fresh squeezed lemon or lime juice,
2 tablespoons (1 fluid ounce) of grade B organic maple syrup,
1/10Ih teaspoon of cayenne (hot red) pepper, and
8 fluid ounces of spring or purified water. Do not use fluoridated water.
The enzymes in the lemon break down the layers of old waste in the colon. Although the lemon is acidic, it becomes alkaline when digested and the alkalinity helps neutralize the acidity of the toxic wastes.
5. In addition to the above, you may drink as much spring or purified water as you wish and occasionally some mint tea for a change. Do not use fluoridated water.
6. Nothing else is eaten or drunk on the Master Cleanse.
7. Breaking the Master Cleanse diet correctly is very important! I have heard one second-hand story of someone going straight to overeating ribs and dessert who had serious medical problems. I do not know if this story is true, but I know personally that diving immediately back into a had diet vi1l make you feel very sick for a few hours.
If you usually eat meat, cooked food, dairy, etc., to break the fast Burroughs says to drink fresh squeezed orange juice for the first and second day with homemade vegetable soup for dinner the second evening eating mostly broth and a few vegetables — no bread or crackers. The third day should be orange juice in the morning, more of the homemade vegetable soup for lunch and salads, fruits andfor vegetables for dinner. Begin eating your usual food the fourth day, although Burroughs recommends lemonade or fruit juice for breakfast on a continuing basis and a vegetarian diet as the best means of preserving life-long health.