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When singer-actor superstar Beyonce Knowles needed to prepare for her role in Dreamgirls in 2006, she reportedly used the Lemonade diet to shed some weight while filming the movie.

Dreamgirls was released in December 2006 and after Beyonce shared her secret to loosing weight fast for the role on the Oprah show, the Beyonce diet (aka the Lemonade Diet or Master Cleanse) became a sensation over night. People sometimes refer to the Master Cleanse or the Lemonade Diet as the Maple Syrup Diet (or the Cayenne Pepper Diet, the Beyonce Diet, etc…) They are the same thing. The 3 main ingredients often get switched around, but don’t be confused; they are all referring to The Master Cleanse.

Beyonce Diet – why she chose the Lemonade Diet to prepare for her role in Dreamgirls

To allow her character to grow and mature on the screen during the movie, Beyonce decided to undergo a physical transformation corresponding to the detailes of the life of Deena – the character she played in the Dreamgirls. “Normally they’d change your makeup or your clothes but I wanted to go the extra mile,” she said. “Back in the sixties, models like Twiggy were popular and I knew Deena would have been thin then, so even though I really love eating, it was necessary to lose weight really fast because we shot Deena at 16 and Deena at 36 two weeks apart.”

” My nutritionist suggested the only way to do that was the (lemonade Diet) fast,” Beyonce is reported saying.

How much weight did Beyonce lose while on the Master Cleanse?

Reportedly she lost 20 pounds in just 14 days. Watch this video as Beyonce talks about her weigh-lose on the Oprah show.

“To get herself prepared to play Deena, Beyoncé lost 20 pounds—without being asked! “I figured in the ’60s Twiggy was the hot model, and Diana [Ross] and Cher and all the legends were thinner than I am,” she explains. “So I decided I wanted to lose weight and make a physical transformation. And it was difficult because I love food. I love to eat. I did a fast—a master cleanser for 14 days. Everybody was eating Krispy Kremes around me. I was grouchy, but I did it and I lost the weight.”  This is a quote from Beyonce’s interview with Oprah published on the Oprah.com

Beyonce Diet – Before and After the Cleanse

The Master Cleanse dictates an Ease – out diet when coming off the diet which sustains from vegetable juices and soups. Beyoncé added shakes.”I did protein shakes and liquid (vegetable) soups for basically the rest of the shoot, which was about three months. It was tough. Everyone was eating and I was dying.” she said.

Unfortunately, after the film was finished, Beyoncé binged: “At the wrap party the day after filming they had these cupcakes and I ate about 12. I actually ate so many I got sick. After that I had waffles, fried chicken, cheeseburgers, french-fries, everything I could find. That was the best time of my life. I’ve gained 12 pounds.”

So this is the low-down on the Master Cleanse becoming the Beyonce Diet.What do you think? Did this inspire you to give the Master Cleanse a try? I am sure that the significant exposure this cleanse /diet received during interviews Beyonce did while promoting the Dreamgirls made people all over the world at least research and learn about the benefits of Cleansing. Aside for the weight-lose, it is beneficial for us to do some “house-keeping” once in a while and the Master Cleanse is a fantastic choice. Check out the comments on our website and our Master Cleanse Facebook Page to hear all the responses from people all over the world on the Master Cleanse journey. We have some people going as long as 30 – 50 days and feeling AMAZING!

Master Cleanse – the new, hot celebrity diet.

Most people are now familiar with the idea and benefits of detox. There are many ways to detox out there for you to try. Master Cleanse is becoming a very popular option after celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Noami Campbell started to endorse this powerful and life-changing cleanse which makes it to be one of the hottest cleanses in Hollywood.

It’s a good idea to start with only a few days (5-7 days is a good start and then you can slowly build your self up). It can be a very challenging but also extremely beneficial experience. I find it to be very effective way to establish new, healthy eating habits which is one of the main benefits of any cleanse, in my opinion. For the Master Cleanse (aka Lemonade Diet) recipe go to our home page, where you can also learn about all the ingredients and how to do this cleanse the right way and safely.

Happy Cleansing everyone!

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Stock up for the spring Master Cleanse and save

Hello Master Cleanse community!

Many of you go to Amazon to gather up your Master Cleanse ingredients. It’s an easy way to get what you need while saving time you would spent checking your local health-food stores for the best price and hoping you will find exactly what it takes to do the Master Cleanse right.

This week you will be able to find great savings on many items you may need to do your spring Cleansing. The Black Friday sale on Amazon started already, so if you are planning to do your cleanse soon or you know a loved one that would appreciate you helping them to gather up their Master Cleanse kit, now is the time to shop.

Christmas presents Ideas for the loved ones who cleanse

This is also an opportunity to start doing the Christmas shopping. It never hurts if you can save a buck, right? If you need some inspiration to look for great Christmas presents ideas for the health-conscious people you love, look up our recent article on Christmas Stockings ideas.

Some of these idea include:

• Master Cleanse books
• 10 Days Master Cleanse kit
• Books on Green living and Healthy Lifestyle
• Organic, chemical-free Skin Care
• “Green” household products

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Christmas time is a great opportunity to invest your money into creating new, healthier lifestyle or to support intentions of the family and friends to do so for them selves. I am what you would call a health-nut my self and I am really excited when ever I receive a gift  that helps me to take my health or the health of my home to the next level. It also does help that these presents are eco-friendly and therefore also accommodate my intention to be as kind to the mother Earth as possible leaving it green and clean for the generations to come. This Christmas, what would you wish for ?

Health conscious Christmas gifts for the ones you love.  

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship. Buddha 

It is a common thing for people that are health conscious to do some type of a cleanse after the New Years. We indulge in many things (some not so god for us) during the Christmas season. New Years is the time when people also commit themselves to new personal goals and new healthier ways of living. Here are some gift suggestion for those loved ones that are about to do The Master Cleanse or want to commit to other ways to create healthier lifestyle.

Tom Woloshyn’s Book – The Complete Master Cleanse

I think the most important ingredient of the Master Cleanse is your new knowledge of how your body functions and how you can really enhance you natural bodily detoxing functions. The most common mistake that people deciding to try the Master Cleanse make is not educating them selves enough about this detox and each ingredient of it.

Educating your self by reading recommended books on the topic of Master Cleanse allows for :

• all the desired results when you do the right.
• Removing mental blocks that may prevent you from completing the Cleanse
• Giving people an educated answer when in social situations. This allows for more pleasant experience as you may be interacting with people that will dis-agree with this choice f cleanse.

I personally love The complete master cleanse book from Tom Woloshyn. I had the pleasure to personally meet and talk to Tom and his passion for health and cleansing concept combined with his expertise were astonishing. He is so educated about the healing processes in the human body and it truly shows in approach to writing this fantastic book.

Master Cleanse 10-Day Organic Kit with Free MC book

This Master Cleanse complete kit is all you need to undergo the cleanse. For the busy people that want to be prepared and save time spent on gathering all the ingredients, this is the way to go. You can also be sure you’ ve got the right/approved ingredients and be worry free. The kit includes the book from Peter Glickman- respected expert on this topic. All you need is your will and excitement about revealing the healthy body you aspire to. Happy Cleansing!

Maple syrup – sweet Christmas present for people who Master Cleanse.

Although Master Cleanse is not an expensive cleanse (considering the fact that you don’t spent money on other food you would normally buy), the Maple syrup may seam like quite an investment.

Suppling this ingredient to your loved one that is about to do the Master Cleanse can be very appreciated. Quality of this ingredient this vital to each cleanser that wants to succeed and do this cleanse right. It supplies not only the calories needed to sustain your energy levels up but also many minerals an vitamins needed to re-create the balance and health in each cleanser is looking for.

Sea salt for the Salt Water Flush

Whenever I am answering the questions on our Facebook page, I am surprised how many people have a hard time finding the right Sea salt to do, for many people the most ” challenging” part of the Master Cleanse, Salt Water Flush. The proper elimination is vital to successfully completing the cleanse and The Salt Water Flush is what helps our body to wash away the toxins we are releasing as we cleanse. This process allows for truly deep detox.

The new raw lifestyle

Many people decide to change their diet after completing The Master Cleanse and some people go as far as opting for a raw diet. In my opinion, that is something that really should be an educated choice and here is a great book that will make for a fantastic christmas present for everyone thinking about making this exciting choice of diet.

Going Raw: Guide to Raw Food Diet and Lifestyle Revolution at Home

Raw Food Diet is many time the type of diet that people will choose after they have completed their cleanse. I believe that this should be an educated choice to make sure that this diet covers all the fields of nutrition that the human body requires to stay in health and balance.

Go raw, get radiant, start a revolution! A raw-food diet is a healthful way to detox, clear up your skin, shed a few pounds, and feel radiant. But who has time to track down hard-to-find ingredients and whip up labor-intensive recipes every day? (Hint: not you!). So what’s the best way to start? Going Raw gives you everything you need to start enjoying the benefits of a raw-food lifestyle, all in this gorgeous guide.

Judita Wignall’s Going Raw book combines the flavor of a gourmet cookbook with everyday recipes that are practical for the real-world home chef.

Take your Master Cleanse to a whole new level. 

Choosing to undergo the Master Cleanse is many times an expression of a new, emerging mentality to live in a way that honors our bodies as well as the planet we live on. We all know how much everything in our environment effects our overall health and the health of our community – be it our family, our homeland or the world at large.

We all know how much everything in our environment effects our overall health and the health of our community – be it our family, our homeland or the world at large. As we go through the process of cleansing our bodies, we can expand this concept  much farther  by detoxing our homes and making more responsible and kinder choices considering the health of this beautiful planet we are so lucky to live on. Every day we make purchasing decisions, and each of those decisions has an impact on the environment because it takes energy, water, materials, waste and fuel to create and supply all products.

The logical extension of the Master Cleanse is to start choosing:

• Organic or natural personal care products: skin care, bath products, make-up, cosmetics…
• Green house-hold products: cleaning supplies, laundry detergents…
• Other household products made of non-toxic, sustainable  materials.

Here are some examples of wonderful christmas presents for green household all around :

Be the new Beauty Queen - Gorgeously green.

Organic / Green Skin care

Our skin is our biggest organ of our body. About 80 % of all that is applied to our skin – cosmetics and make- up included is absorbed through our body and has to be filtered out through our liver and other organs responsible for detoxing in our entire system. This can be a huge job if we are not careful about what we put on our skin daily.

One of my favorite companies that are organic and affordable is Avalon. Their  Levander Ultimate Moisture Cream is a great gift for anybody who is wishing for a healthy, glowing skin.

Wash your laundry without using toxic detergent using Biowash Laundry Ball

This product is absolutely amazing ! I always had a hard time using the generic laundry detergents. In the last few years we have been blessed with many bio-degradable laundry detergents, but this little guy really impressed me. Beats them all!

This little ball has all these features:

• Cost-effective Biowash laundry ball cleans laundry without detergents
• Ceramic material ionizes washing water to repel dirt and stains from fibers; no residue or chemicals
• Hypoallergenic, antibacterial, and odor eliminating
• Suitable for all washing machines and water temperatures
• Lasts 1,000 load of laundry or 3 years

Cross “laundry detergent” off the shopping list for good . This hypoallergenic, easy-to-use alternative to traditional soap-based cleansers is your green solution to having clean clothes and protecting the environment. The sturdy plastic sphere houses a combination of ceramics that ionize washing water to a pH10 level (the same as a chemical detergent) to effectively repel dirt from fibers, including grease, organic, and chemical stains. Simply place the ball into any washing machine, choose any temperature, and let it do its work. Your clothes will come out clean without chemical residue. The ball also eliminates odor-causing germs and bacteria as well as damaging chlorine in the water. Lasts for 1,000 loads of laundry or approximately three years. Simply amazing!

Check out or blog in next few days for more amazing Christmas present ideas. Happy Cleansing and have fun with your ” green” Christmas shopping!

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Master Cleanse is an opportunity to cleanse more than just our bodies. The mentality required to complete the master cleanse successfully is many times the foundation for a whole new way of being. If we can compliment the cleansing process with weeding out our patterns of thinking, our behavior and even habits, a whole new reality may unfold for us. It may not only  include better health but also many other improvements in other elements of out lives. In this article I would like to talk about Masaru Emoto Water studies and particularly his Rice Intention Experiment.

Healthy intentions and the choices we make every day.

We choose our foods we eat carefully, but many times we forget to do that with our thoughts and words we choose in our daily interaction. We know how “junk food”(as we call it) effects our bodies. The Super Size Me movie demonstrated that clearly and through mass media as well. Being healthy is a trend today and I hope it will never go away. I am a health-nut my self and I actually get irritated when I am not able to eat healthy and maintain my wellness.

Masaru Emoto Water Studies

In one of my previous articles I talked about the very interesting research of Masaru Emoto. This Japanese scientist and book author is known for his claims that if human speech or thoughts are directed at water droplets before they are frozen, images of the resulting water crystals will be “beautiful” or “ugly” depending upon whether the words or thoughts were positive or negative. Emoto proofs that this can be achieved through prayer, music or by attaching written words to a container of water.

The Rice Intention Experiment

One of the most known and globally shared experiments inspired by Emoto’s fascinating research is The Rice Experiment. What is it?

Here are the basics of the Rice Intention Experiment:

Place cooked rice in 3 jars. Label the 1st jar “I Love You.” Label the 2nd jar “You FOOL!” Do not label the third jar. Cover the jars tightly. Take pictures of the jars. Everyday for 30 days say the words on the jars to each one. Totally ignore the one without the label. Record what you did, the date you did it, and take pictures once a week. There is people all around the world that have been doing this rice intention experiment. Many people had documented their experiences with this rice experiment. I would like to share with you a video I found, that may change your life.

30 Days Rice Experiment

Day 1 of the experiment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjfN3K_v1uY Day 30: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTz-cYk9Wu4

Masaru Emoto Water Crystals

Rice intention experiment

Habit of Consciously choosing your words

How is watching this Rice Intention Experiment video going to effect the way you will talk to your friends, your child or even your self now? I hope it will inspire you to make wise choices that honor your and others Well-being. They are more than just words. For more info on this topic, Please see our other article on this topic.

Positive Water Affirmations

While I was researching Masaru Emoto’s Rice Intention Experiment today I came across a great product that implements Water Affirmations in a very creative way: Positive Affirmation cards for your water by Robyn Nola. The quality of our life is connected to the quality of our water.

Adding positive words to your drinking water is powerful. Since our bodies are 70% water, focusing on beautiful images with healing words and placing intention into your water can be a transformational healing tool.

Each double-sided card features Robyn Nola’s beautiful, positive images of mother nature on one side, and images from her Imagination Series Art Collection on the other side. Focus on the beauty of the art and the positive, healing words to activate the water you are drinking.

Masaru Emoto Water Experiments Inspired New habits.

Put some Love and Peace in your next glass of water. May good health, love and positive energy fill every cell in your body! To learn more about the Water affirmations cards, please go here :  www.robynnola.com

What Do You Think of the Rice Intention Experiment?

If you decide to do this rice experiment, please share your findings with us in the comment section below. It will be very appreciated. For more info on this topic, Please see our other article on this topic.

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If you Google Mike Olaski (that’s me) You’ll find that I am website publisher. It’s true that I own a website development company, but I also launch websites about how to do things like: how to surf or how to make money online from things that you love to do like how to surf, OR other things like The Master Cleanse, which is my first Passion Project.

If you Google “Master Cleanse”

You’re going to find my website TheMasterCleanse.org, the worlds most popular website about this amazing detox diet. In 4 years since launching the website, we’ve logged over 30,000 opinions about not only whether or not The Master Cleanse is good or bad, but what types of individuals think it’s good or bad. Just because I built this website and it’s now an authority site on this topic doesn’t mean what I say is necessarily right for you.

If you Google “Wisdom of the Crowds”

You’re going to find that many are smarter than the few which is why when we know what our friends think, or what people we respect think, we can really determine whether or not something is really right for us. So you don’t have to believe what I have to say, you can count on what the community of people on the topic has to say. Because when you’re Googling for something, you’re searching for your Truth. And when you find it, you want to share it with people. You want to share with People what’s important to you. Because we find our Truth these days by first searching and then sharing it with our network, like on Facebook. Because when I share something, people on my network might be inspired to learn from what I’ve experienced. But I also really want to find out what other people think. I want to be able to validate my ideas against other peoples ideas. I want to recognize the experiences they’ve had and I want to compare them against the experiences I’ve had. So for me it’s not different. I want to share with you what I find, whether it’s on surfing or about The Master Cleanse, and what I’ve learned through this is that I’ve discovered through social information YOU can make better choices. (EDIT: learned/discovered). Naturally it starts with familiar formats, like quality, in-depth discovery using reality TV-like Features on individuals who are experiencing what you’re experiencing. As well as Discovery Channel type documentaries using expert interviews so we can now compare even more view points. (EDIT: language is awkward).

i Master Cleanse. Do you?

So for me this Interactive Social Documentary that I want to make with you comes down to documenting what people think, formatted in such a way that when we share it with each other it’s meaningful so that you can relate to the types of people that you best relate to. That way, if you’re a woman, who’s never cleansed before, you don’t want to get information about a man who cleanses 4x  a year. OK, so this is an ambitious project right? But with our community I really think we can get this project funded and produced so that our community will be well informed to make sound decisions for themselves. So let’s go ahead and Google project funding and we’ll see how I can get this project started. The iMasterCleanse Interactive Social Documentary is a project funded by you through this amazing Social Funding platform called Kickstarter. And what’s amazing about Kickstarter is that the product that we create together, we can supply to you as rewards for pledging your support to get this project funded. Now there’s tonnes of pledge levels, and every dollar helps because we’re going to try to raise $10,000. But if we raise $100,000 every single penny of that is going to go towards creating the most amazing Interactive Social Documentary that we can. Because if you’re like me, searching for information is a lot of fun. But it’s more fun when you can share it with people who relate to you about that information. And it’s even more meaningful when you can derive value from other people sharing on the same topic.

iMaster Cleanse – Kickstater Campaing

So I have created a Kickstarter Campaign, that I am now asking you to go watch and support. I’ve been building towards this production my whole career, and I am certain that the results will be rewarding for all: myself, our community, and those who are receive rewards for pledging their support. <iframe frameborder=”0″ height=”380px” src=”http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mikeolaski/imastercleanse/widget/card.html” width=”220px”></iframe>

iMaster Cleanse – Share and Engage Contest

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Hello wonderful Master Cleanse community!

There are many people visiting this website that are about to do the Master Cleanse for the first time. A lot of them are wondering about their ability to keep going after the first couple of days on the cleanse. That is natural as our mind will have us convinced that we have to eat in order to survive. Well, after doing the Master Cleanse my self, I learned many new things about my own body and what it can or cannot do. And many of them were a little surprise to me, expended my comfort zone as well as stretched my mind.

I was just visiting our Facebook page this morning and these are some of the comments I found on our wall :

“Day2, going for 5…needs encouragement to go the whole 10!! lol”

Day 11 thinking about going for 30. Not so sure it’s safe for the body… Any advice would be helpful.

Day 1has been great. No food cravings. Taking the tea now. Is it ok to exercise while on Master Cleanse? Help pliz and Thank you.

Just started day 1. Did my SWF (Salt Water Flush) this morning…Yikes! Feeling pretty good, a little bit tired, but I know these first 3 days will be the worst!

Here is a video I found on utube that is very inspiring. Abigail did 40 days on the master cleanse and looks amazing!:

Transformation through The Master Cleanse

Another inspirational comment from our Facebook wall :

Good morning everyone ! Today is Day 41, which means my first day of ease out! I am proud of my self for completing The Master Cleanse :-) My main goal was to rid my self of the food addiction, and now that I have detoxed, I plan on continuing a healthy lifestyle. So my results… ! Starting weight: 192.8 lb! Current weight: 154.4 lb! Height : 5’4″ ! Current BMI : 26.5! Weight loos : 38.4 lb! I lost 6 inches from my waist ! I feel like a completely new person! Good luck to all trying The Master Cleanse! You can do it!!!

That’s the spirit! The name of this amazing lady is Missis Mackey.

“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live” Jim Rohn.

Happy Cleansing everyone!

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Yay! Another taste. Oranges are good.

Well, I actually started the day with a glass of Lemonade to get me going. I never seem to get enough calories on the orange juice day so this time around I decided to have a couple glasses of lemonade throughout the day.

I have had 3 cups of orange juice and 1 glass of lemonade, and as I write this I am hungry. I am going to go make another glass of lemonade and another cup of orange juice as soon as I am done this post.

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I am planning for 3 cups of lemonade, and 5 cups of Orange Juice.

I am using 4 oranges to produce 1 cup of orange juice. The orange I bought (organic from whole foods), came in a bag of 12. I bought 2 bags, and today realized I would need more for the two of us. The bags of orange were $5 each.

Juicer Comparison

I currently have 2 different kinds of juicers here with me. I have a $1 plastic hand juicer, and $200 Breville Power Juicer – a centrifugal juicer style.

I did a very scientific experiment to see which would provide more juice. I juiced 5 oranges in each and yielded almost identical amounts of orange juice –around 2 cups.

Despite the power and promise of a better juicing experience, the $1 plastic hand juicer was more effective, easy to use and produced a better quality juice. The juice from the Breville Power Juicer was frothy, full of fiber and didn’t taste as, well, authentic. Somehow it tasted like a whipped drink from Starbucks.

The juice from the $1 hand juicer was clear, fiber free, and smooth tasting. I admint I could probably due to have a nice $10 glass juicer with a better filter, and some sort of compressor to squeeze the last bits of juice out of the pulp but it was pretty good.

Clean up is easier with the hand juicer. The Breville Power Juicer is a complicated mess to clean. It is not worth taking it out.

I should note, however, that tomorrow when I am juicing other fruits and vegetables, the Breville Power Juicer will be indespensable.

Watch for my reviews of juicers, as well as recipes for juicing in the coming weeks.

What do you think? How do you juice?

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We’ve gained momentum, gotten over the Hump and today we’ve turned the corner. Maybe that is too many metaphors to mix, but to me they are all just a little different, especially in the context of an event of a specific duration, one which is a challenge to complete.

When training for hockey, I did a lot of running, cycling, stair-climbing and other cadrio, weights and plyometrics. No matter what the activity, it was always grueling. Most of the time is was a psychological marathon before (and during) the exercise itself.

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When your staring down a 5 mile course which you must run in 40 minutes, you know you will be challenged. You know it will be an exhausting, punishing event.

The way I have always coped with these types of challenges is to chunk them. Little did I know I was doing this all along, but today, chunking has become leading tool in productivity.

Chunking has a few meanings: In Psychology it describes how the brain organizes memories into familiar manageable units –which lead to an application in communications whereby one writes units of information in a series of chunks so that it can be both delivered, and received well in speeches and reports. Now this term is most commonly used to describe a productivity method in contrast to multi-tasking. When a large project presents itself, you block of smaller, but still large enough chunks of related activity so that it pushes your complete, but is easily achieve.

I utlized chunking in my 5 mile run. I would break down the run in my mind into thirds (you can use any unit size that makes sense). That way, I could focus on accomplishing a more manageable task. “Just get past the first third, and make sure you have enough pace to make my time in the next 2/3, but not too much so that I will run out of gas during the next 2/3″. Then, when I arrive at the next third, I could say to myself, “OK, last third before the last third” (which sounds absurd, but it works). The of course I the last third can be focused on for the sprint to the finish line.

I apply chunking to The Master Cleanse first by Groups (Ease-In, The Lemonade Diet, and Ease-Out), and second by days. This is actually a little bit of a stretch for chuncking because there are too many units, and too short of chunks relative to the overall timeframe. Despite having 10 units of days during The Lemonade Diet, the process still benefits by chuncking. The result of this is actually the Day-to-Day Naming Contest, of which this article explores on: Day 6 of course :).

That brings us to today’s chunk called the Corner. If Hump Day on Day 4 revealed some light peeking through the end of the tunnel, today we can see the exit of the tunnel –a clear round light beckoning us to get to and pass through. Our path to success is well lit. We feel the momentum or our success. We have the confidence of having the worst of the physical effects of The Master Cleanse behind us. The majority of effort is complete and we can begin to ease into a nice pace towards the finish line.

Turning this corner feels wonderful. I am now looking a two small chunks. This weekend, and the 3 little days next week. I can manage those chunks no problem.

How do you feel about chunking? Does it help with your process? Is this an appropriate name for Day 6?

Read the full post here: MCGE – Winter 2010 – Lemonade Diet Day 6 – The Corner

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Hey everyone,

I have been randomly naming days of the Ease-In, Lemonade Diet and Ease-Out when I’ve post over the last few years. I have a few terms for a handful of days (some I like, and others I don’t).

So I have decided to hold a little contest while we are doing the Group Cleanse together for our 2010 New Years Resolution to Detox and Lose Weight.

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What would you call each day?

Below in the comments you can enter your suggestions. From those suggestions I will pick a name for each day. I might keep what I have for some name, others I will adopt what was suggested. Everyone who has a Day Name selected will receive $10 in Amazon.com gift certificates as well as a copy of the Ebook: Successfully Starting The Master Cleanse.

In the event that two or more people suggest the same name, the first person to do so will be credited. All decisions are at my sole discretion (but open for discussion of course).

Have fun and be creative. Here are some rules for posting.

Please post in the following format:

“Lemonade Diet Day 1 – My Great Name”

or

“Ease-In Day 3 – Man I am clever”

Let me share what I have with you so far:

Ease-In

1. Day 1 – Preparation
2. Day 2 – Gathering Your Kit
3. Day 3 – Planning Your Routine

The Lemonade Diet

1. Day 1 – The Bandwagon
2. Day 2 – The Wall
3. Day 3 Humpday
4. Day 4 Healing Events
5. Day 5 ???
6. Day 6 ???
7. Day 7 – Washouts
8. Day 8 – The Stride
9. Day 9 – The High
10. Day 10 – The End?

Ease-Out

1. Day 1 – Orange Juice
2. Day 2 – Vegetable Soup Broth and Juices
3. Day 3 – Living Food Diet or Raw Food Diet

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The Ease-In process is designed to ease the transition from a varied diet to a restricted diet. The Master Cleanse is not exactly a fast; it is more accurately described as a restriction diet. A fast is defined as a period of time of abstinence from nutrition, whereas The Master Cleanse is a diet that allows for a precise type of nutrition from specific ingredients: pure, unrefined rich maple syrup, organic and powerful cayenne pepper, and the fresh juice from organic lemons.

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The Ease-In – An Optional Warmup

The Ease-In process is a term I created to describe the opposite of the previously described Ease-Out, or the process of breaking the fast, as Stanley Burroughs and others call it. I chose those terms because they are simple and descriptive. The Master Cleanse and Lemonade Diet are a challenge; a powerful change in both thinking and action, and the entire process requires both a warm-up and a cool-down. If you were planning to start a two-week training course for competition that required a physically demanding effort, you would of course prepare yourself. Perhaps an even better analogy would be the warm-up and cool-down before and after exercise. It’s not essential, but it is easier on the body to complete the exercise, and produces less consequences (avoiding injury) if you do it.

Day 1 – Removing Processed Foods and Flesh Foods

Removing processed foods is the easiest way in which we can begin to deviate from our standard modern diets. We all eat these types of food every day: refined sugars, salt, and flours; modified oils in wrapped treats and snacks; fast food with white buns and processed cheese. Even restaurant food, which we might assume is healthier, often uses processed oils and flours to create their pastas, breads and sauces.

Eliminating meat from our diet

The next big step is to remove the food we eat from the flesh of animals. Of course there is a lot of debate about the topic of the proper human diet, and so I would save that discussion for another time (I would conclude we are 80 herbivore and 20 per cent carnivore). But there is no debate that we are less able to digest flesh foods. This makes the protein and other nutrients from flesh food more difficult to access. Furthermore, the negative effects of flesh foods are what we want to reduce, if not eliminate.

Eliminating the dairy products from our diet

Dairy products are our first processed food. Our mothers were the first manufacturers of food that we require to grow towards a self-sustaining and self-providing being. Despite the fact that we were designed to process our mother’s milk for a brief period of time, the same cannot be said for the milk of other beings, particularly in the refined, pasteurized and processed forms of butter and cheese – or worse yet, Kraft cheese slices or Cheeze-Whiz.

Soups, Salads, Whole Grains, No Dairy and No Meat

Today offers a short visit into the vegan world. We certainly won’t be applying all the rigid rules of the orthodox vegan diet, but we are getting close. Tomorrow, we will approach what is called the Raw Food Diet, in which no food is ever cooked. Today, however, we can enjoy some of the most simple and enjoyable foods to prepare and cook: soups and salads.

Read the full post here: Ease-In Day 1 – Soups, Salads, Whole Grains, No Dairy and No Processed Food