How long can you use the master cleanse?

Ten days is the stated number of days but very few people make it that long.

You are really just looking at a painful and drawn out way to empty your entire digestive tract.

The lemon detox/master cleanse diet you are referring to is a calorie deficit program. You will lose weight on this diet.

There is no build up of bad plaque, toxins, or sludge in a normal, reasonably healthy system. If this was the case we would have people dying left and right from malnutrition since their small intestines couldn't absorb nutrients.

The majority of the water from food and what we drink is reabsorbed through the colon, if our colons were clogged we would all be walking around looking like sponges right?

Detoxing is ridding the system - liver, kidneys, and intestines of toxins both internal and environmental. Our liver and kidneys aren't clogged with toxins. Otherwise we would be dead. The liver does in fact get layered with fat if we become overweight.

We "cleanse and detox" naturally 24 hours a day through respiration, sweat, liver, and kidneys.

We can help by eating a healthy diet with minimal added sugar and salt. Lots of fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grain foods, beans, peas, and brown rice keep a system as healthy as it can be. Minimal alcohol, caffeine, soda.

Read food labels. If you can't pronounce it, don't put it in your body.

A healthy high fiber diet works every time. Increases the speed and efficiency of the digestive system and helps the body rid itself of both internal and environmental toxins.

Cleanses actually flush out the beneficial bacteria and enzymes in the digestive system. Search "gut flora" to learn about the beneficial bacteria we need in our colon. We have more beneficial bacteria in our digestive systems than all the cells in our bodies! Did you know the digestive system is one of the largest contributors to our immune system?

They don't tell you about the gas, cramping, and bloating you will experience when you start eating again and the body has to rebuild this bacteria population. Spend your money in the produce department.

Good luck.

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