With the aim of making an unstoppable start, I started the year with the Master Cleanse to cleanse my body. The ten days without food were mainly motivated to start the year healthy, but there was also something more behind it.
The Master Cleanse or Lemon Cleanse that I blogged about earlier is a cleansing cure where you only drink a maple syrup solution, herbal tea, water and a salt solution for ten days. The maple syrup with lemon and cayenne pepper powder contains all the minerals the body needs to not suffer from hunger while the laxative tea and salt water solution are intended to cleanse the intestines.
Although people see this as a diet to lose weight quickly, the Master Cleanse is much more. A few pounds lighter is a nice side effect, but for me this detox is a way to rid the body of unprocessed residues and give the body that is processing food 24 hours a day the chance to recover. You also get to know yourself in relation to food.
This was my third time or maybe I should say attempt because I have never managed ten days before. The difference is that this time I did it much more consciously and read more about it. My mother died of stomach cancer, a hereditary disease for which there are no preventive means available except an endosopy every two years. By doing this detox I hope to keep my body clean in a natural way, free of all possible tumors.
Still, the Master Cleanse is not easy. Ten days without solid food is tough, pretty tough. There were days I was super grumpy, days I was hungry because I was tired from the syrup and hadn't had enough to drink. Also, at one point I had a burning feeling in my stomach because I had added too much lemon and cayenne pepper.
All in all, my experience is that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. My body and especially my stomach feels wonderfully good and calm, my skin is tighter and looks better, I have more energy and small strange ailments have suddenly disappeared.
Now, with a personal record of ten days without eating, a cleansed body, bursting with energy and a clear mind, I am more than ready for 2016.
To start off, you can now place your order to your heart's content because the products are ready to be shipped, there is a contest going on for afro-haired models and there is a very big Black History/Valentine Giveway coming up.
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You can read more about the Master Cleanse or download a copy of the original book here: http://www.nowloss.com/master-cleanse-diet.pdf .
Watch a retrospective of last year