Master Cleanse: How to Lose Weight In 5 days?

We all are addicted to junk food, aren't we? And this is the cause of many ailments, including excess weight and hypertension. To remedy this, follow a course of detoxification such as Lemon Detox Diet or Master Cleanse Diet. Lemon Detox cure, of which there are several variants is rooted in the fifties.

What is the origin of Master Cleanse Diet?
This detox diet gained popularity in the 1970s. It was created by naturopath Stanley Burroughs. The principle is simple, for two weeks replace any solid food for a concoction made ​​with lemon juice and maple syrup. Here is its recipe:

• Freshly squeezed lemon 
• Maple syrup 
• Cayenne pepper (or fresh ginger) 

Aim to intake volume of 1.5 liter. This is to say the "ration" for the whole day.

How lemon, cayenne pepper, maple syrup are beneficial? 

Lemon and cayenne pepper are cleansing ingredients that will rid the body of toxins and other impurities while stimulating. 

As for maple syrup, it is presented as a complete food. Which delivers the necessary energy along with all necessary nutrients. This is supposedly like a complete meal you eat, except that it is liquid. Followers of the method indicate that the main challenge of the method is primarily mental.

How to lose weight with Master Cleanse Diet?

With 1.5 liters of such a potion, hard to deny that there will be a weight loss. It reaches just about 650 kcal per day. This is not even the minimum amount recommended for a very low energy diet (VLCD), which must be at least 800 kcal per day. 

Moreover, the weight loss will certainly not on a targeted fat, but will mostly water and muscle. Since the potion is substantially free of proteins and contains only sugars (mainly sucrose) which is its only source of energy.

This is far from a complete diet. Moreover, after a period of such restriction, the body will be eager to set aside any excess at the resumption of "normal" food energy. And this is not the pepper that will change much. Although it has a thermogenic effect, including the presence of capsaicin.

After this following this diet, expect to get a dream figure like this:

Conclusion

It is realistic to expect that it will be sufficient to lose weight.

Alongside other nutrients, this beverage is very rich in vitamin C. But that's about it! And that, even if the maple syrup can be argued with some interesting differences compared to pure sucrose, as the presence of many nutrients.