The Master Cleanse also known as The Lemonade Diet has three phases :
- Ease-In
- The Lemonade Diet
- Ease-Out
Each of these three phases is equally as important to you successfully completing this sometimes challenging cleanse. Unlike the Ease- out, the Ease-in is optional. Some people choose not to ease – into this somewhat extreme detox. I personally believe that it is a kind choice to allow our bodies to adjust to this cleansing process and to slowly start letting our digestive system rest before we introduce the Master Cleanse Lemonade that eventually allows for our digestive system to rest completely.
I also find (as I manage our Master Cleanse Facebook page with about 9000 members), that people who choose to ease-in are not as challenged to stick to the Lemonade diet and that is a great benefit on it’s own. Easing – in can prepare you for the cleanse:
- Physically
- Mentally
- Emotionally
This is especially important for the people that are about to do the Master Cleanse for the very first time.
The Ease-in portion of the Master Cleanse is important to me for several reasons.
- It allows me to prepare my digesting system for the upcoming big changes in my diet. Eventually as I start the actual Lemonade diet, my digestive system will be allowed to rest completely, so it makes sense to start introducing foods very easy to digest ( soups, juices, smoothies…) before I start only drinking liquids – the lemonade and editional pure water.
- It helps me develop the habit of a more natural and healthier diet. I don’t want to adopt a rule-filled lifestyle such as vegan or vegetarian, but I do want to limit processed foods, dairy products and red meats. I know that juicing is a great way to get vital veggies.
- Therefore, if I choose to eat this way strictly before I begin my cleanse, I am a little more likely to continue the habit in my Post – Cleanse Lifestyle.
“This simpler diet will be less stressful on the body and will help with the eventual elimination of some of your poor food choices. Eating such a diet will make it easier for you to transition to the Master Cleanse.”
The Ease-in can be eliminated, as it is not suggested in the original text. It can also be reduced. This is just my version, take it or leave it.
How to Ease – into the Lemonade diet
There is a very specific way of re-introducing food to your digestive system that has been resting for 10 or more days. Less is definitely more in this case.
- Day 1 – Regular Diet; however, you should try to eat live foods –vegetables, grains, etc.
- Day 2 – Fruits and Veggies
- Day 3 – Fruit and Veggie Juice – or Broth
- Day 4 – Orange Juice – 3 1-liter orange juice (with 2 tablespoons of maple syrup if you want more calories and energy)
- Day 5 is the Day 1 of The Lemonade diet
Ease-In Day 1 – Living Food Diet
To do the Living Food Diet, you need only to eat live foods. Simply remove processed foods, meat and dairy from your diet. Enjoy shopping for, and eating interesting fruits and vegetables. Savor the rich flavor and textures. Be sure that you don’t go to heavy on fruits as they are high in sugar. A 60/40 balance of vegetables to fruits is a good guideline.
A pre-diet regimen is essential. As with the diet itself, the quality of the ingredients is important. Organic is good, but a lack of organic foods should not keep you from starting; if you can’t find organic, get regular produce. To be on a vegetarian diet including juicing, soups and broths for a few days prior to the Cleanse is a great way to slowly allow your digestive system to adjust to a new upcoming (and for many people a bit extreme) Lemonade diet.
Top 5 inexpensive Super Vegetables:
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- Organic Carrots
- Organic Brocoli
- Organic Peppers
- Organic Tomatoes
- And Organic Oranges for your Orange juice to drink on the last day of Ease-in
Here are some Juicing recipes to energize you and prepare you for the Master Cleanse.
Ease-In Day 2 – Juicing, Blending, Soups and Broths
As much as you can keep the ingredients:
- Vegetarian
- Raw
- And Organic
This step preps your body for a liquid diet and delivers macronutrients more quickly to your bloodstream.
By breaking down the foods to liquids we can more readily take in the nutrients from the food. Fruit and Vegetable Juicing is very enjoyable. There are endless combination’s of tasty juicing recipes. Blending is equally enjoyable. Green smoothies are like drinking a glass of healing. If you do not have a juicer, you can make soup or broths.
Here are some great vegetable soup recipes you may enjoy while Easing-into the Master Cleanse.
Ease-In Day 3 – Orange Juice
Manually or electrically juice enough oranges to make 2 liters of Orange Juice, mixed with water (to taste).
Sometimes I find it hard to get the calories I need through the day and so I add some Maple Syrup to increase my caloric intake. Again, this is just the reverse process of the Ease-out or “Breaking the Master Cleanse.”
IMPORTANT NOTE: The most important factor to keep in mind during the Ease-in stage is to drink a lot of pure water. Especially when you are fruit and veggie juicing. If you do not make broth, and opt for juices instead, it is important you understand that the juice will have a great deal of fiber, and you need to make sure you have enough water in your system to keep you from becoming constipated.
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January 23, 2012 at 7:38 am
Your comment above, quote: “I don’t want to adopt a rule-filled lifestyle such as vegan or vegetarian, but I do want to limit processed foods, dairy products and red meats”, is quite negative. I believe a vegan diet is a compassionate, healthy, loving diet, not a rule-filled lifestyle. If you are going to use negative comments, such as “rule-filled”, isn’t limiting “processed foods, dairy products and red meats”, as you said, also rule-filled? We do not need these kinds of negative comments toward people that have chosen the vegan or vegetarian lifestyle, it is divisive. You did not make comments about people that do not eat this way, that it is death and cruelty filled. It is a lifestyle where we seek to not harm any living, animate, creature. I believe your negative comment would block people from considering this ideal vegan diet, or make healthy choices because it is “rule-filled”. I do not feel that way at all, I love the vegan diet and feel very free, and have so many choices in food.
January 5, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Is there a standard orange juice recipe? What is the ratio?
January 2, 2012 at 11:40 pm
can you take your prescribed medication and smoke cigarettes on the cleanse??
January 7, 2012 at 7:38 am
Not sure about medications, but the smoking . . . What you need to be aware of is that this cleanse is about detoxing the body. Your cravings will stop on this cleanse. You will likely find that you do not even want to smoke during or after the cleanse. It is actually a way to help you stop smoking. I realize your cravings are strong for the tobacco, but if you will give the MC a chance, you might find that you are released from the bonds of addiction. Ultimately no one can stop you from smoking during the cleanse. It’s your choice.
October 5, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Ease-In: Day 1
Woke up this morning feeling very confident about the day. I made a breakfast fruit salad with apples, grapes, bananas, and white nectarines. I did squeeze a bit of fresh orange juice on the fruit to give it more of a taste. I ate around 8 AM and felt hungry once again about two hours later so I snacked on some carrots.
It is is now 1:30 PM and I just steamed some vegetables for myself. I have been snacking on broccoli, carrots, celery, tomatoes, and etc throughout the day. I feel great so far. I plan on having a salad for dinner tonight, I made my own dressing made out of fresh ingredients.
Now I just hope Day 2 goes just as well. (:
June 6, 2011 at 5:06 pm
If I have done this before is it necessary to ease into the cleanse?
May 24, 2011 at 7:31 pm
I’m here at the end of Ease In Day 2… I’m not hungry, but I’m craving really bad. The green smoothie I had earlier definitely filled me up, and I haven’t heard my belly rumble really at all today. I’m craving the worst kinds of foods too! And even stuff I normally dislike… it’s sort of becoming a mental struggle. Thinking of going to bed early to just finish off today… Otherwise, I feel pretty good. My throat is a little harsh. Definitely threw up the SWF yesterday… decided to do the shot version of it today and chase with water, and that worked much better. So… that’s it! Hah. :)
June 25, 2011 at 7:58 am
I’ve heard (and experienced) that what we’re craving is what’s being eliminated right then. Good luck! And keep going!
May 2, 2011 at 2:21 am
Today I’m getting prepared for this cleanse so am buying all ingredients needed for the ease-in. Is it ok to ear seeds and nuts during this bit?
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