The Maple Syrup Diet Fad

I add power meal to my fast. I enjoy the amino acid profile as well as the protein in it. I am thinking about liqid Vitamins and minerals. NO solids. I use a PB mix as well while on it for the lower colon. There are things i believe help while on it to tolerate it. I am hypoglycemic therefore i need protein and lower sugars. I use Blackstrap Molasses and ooooo its yucky but hey what can you do, somethings in life are just nasty.

As someone else wrote in another post, this article refers to The Master Cleanse, it's not some stupid fad diet, infact, it isn’t a diet it is a fast, it is not supposed to be for weight loss it is to assist you body resolve toxins (which we are all full of due to a cooked and generally carcinogenic diet).
Humans have fasted to beat disease for hundreds of years, fasting is not harmful. The "Lemonade" has all the vitamins, minerals and energy you need for the duration of the fast. Hence you don't die! I have even worked out while doing this and was fine.
Because we use 35% - 45% of out energy to digest food (generally because we eat the wrong food!), on the fast your body will divert all that energy into fixing old problems and resolving and eliminating old toxins.
We are just too quick these days to turn to poisonous medications and easy fixes and lead to other problems down the line.
If you actually take the time to research this you will understand, I was sceptical in the beginning but I saw the book on Amazon for £2 and decided to buy it just out of interest.
Stanley Burroughs helped a lot of people cure themselves of various health problems with this method.
Please remember this is a fast and fasting is not an effective weight loss program, you may lose weight but it is more about health than weight loss.
A woman in Calgary crippled with multiple sclerosis walked away from her wheelchair after doing this cleanse for 131 days (a bit extreme, but if you are crippled, it's certainly worth a try).
All I can say is do your research before passing judgement on this.

Lol Im 15 and I
DID THE SAME EXACT DIET
I did it for 10 days no food
and you break it with oj for at least two days
reasons why is your
not even hungry after the tenth day
Rushing into food gives you a stomach ache!
I did just that i know lol

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and now I hear celebs doing it haha I knew about it before this craze.
Its called the lemonade diet k
this is how you do it
you juice
2 lemons into a average(60 ounces )of water
1 drop grade b maple syrup a day
sprinkle cayenne pepper in it(or adrop in liquid form
For support group or further questions theirs IS A SUPPORT SITE And REad about it their

http://themastercleanser.com/

or get
the book Master cleanser by stanley burroughs at barnes and noble!

HOPE THAT HELP EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO TRY THIS IT WORKS
I was 120 and lost 10 pounds or more.........
Its healthy NOT A CRASH DIET

YOU FEEL WONDERFUL AFTER AND ENGERGETIC mANY HEALTH BENEFITS
mcdonalds Cant say that
so why not try this?

JUST GET A JUG WHATEVER sIZE It Is You want and pour the mixture in and drink up!

I am on my second Master Cleanse, first time I did 7 days so I am aiming for 10 days this time. Great cleanse, great benefits.
People who dont know about it and havent done it shouldnt comment about it!
Anyone looking to do it you also need to drink laxative tea before bed every night and do a salt water flush first thing ever morning (2 pint of lukewarm water with 1 teaspoon of sea salt in each pint).
This cleanse has nothing to do with Beyonce , she is just another human cleansing her body!

Why do people call fasts a diet? A fast is to make your body heathyer or to be closer to your chosen god. Anything else is just vain. >:( piff. come on you stars knock it off already and be like Britney spears/crestina angelina/queen latifah shouw us what a real female body looks like!

Whether it started as a diet or detox, Beyonce obviously used it as a weight-loss tool, why would you pig out on junk straight after cleansing your body? Doesn't make sense, does it? So, unfortunately for Dr Burroughs' fans, the maple syrup "diet" is now in the spotlight. I definitely wont be trying it any time soon, for weight loss or "cleansing"

What she did isn't a diet, it's a colon cleanse to get all the toxins out of your body.

I love all of the cookie cutter responses on this topic. I am currently doing my third master cleanse, and feel great. I am on day 5 and have lost 17 lbs, and have successfully broken a long held caffeine addiction. Everybody knows that portion control and exercise are the key to losing weight, so why isn't everyone thin? Surely everyone has attempted this at some point. You would be hard pressed to find an obese person who has never tried to lose weight. It's because it's not that simple. The master cleanser is an amazing way to jump start a new life. It has made me see how saturated with food our culture is. You don't really notice it until you are not eating. There is such a sense of accomplishment that comes from taking control over what goes into your body. Once you have all of that fat, sugar, caffeine, alcohol, chemicals, etc. out of your system you realize how bad all of that poison makes you feel, and are not in a big hurry to put all of that crap back into it. It gives you a new respect for your body and amazing motivation to eat more healthfully. Say all you want about this being a "fad" diet. It's all coming from ignorance. Don't take the words of one spoiled celebrity and use that as justification to bash something that you're very unfamiliar with. Civilizations have used fasting for thousands of years. Most other countries still use it. Funny how the one country who frowns on fasting the most is the fattest country in the world...interesting.

wat do u guys think about eatin maybe one or 2 meals a day (healthy) and then jus drinkin the maple drink thur out the day plz reply to babycee303@hotmail.com i mite neva find this site again

TO TAPIWA... r u by any chance zimbabwean? i recognise the name to be shona... n by the way.. i did the diet with no exercise coz i didnt wanna collapse n i lasted 5 days with a salad every other day n i lost 3 lbs.. amen im doing it again lol... i just need a freind to share progress with n someone to call jus wen that pie loks gud lol

Unfortunately, this (and most other "pop" news) article fails to mention that the maple syrup/water/lemon/cayenne pepper concotion is NOT used as a diet, but is intended as a cleansing fast that allows your body to pass toxins that have built up over the months/yeras. And, even more unfortunately, mainstream American society looks down on homeopathic medicine and fasting as a whole. I'm a healty size 6/8, meat eater- not a health guru. But i have to admit that the fact that too few people know about or even consider looking into natural means by which to improve their health is sad. Weight watchers? Jenny Craig? LA Weight loss? All fads, as well.

HI,

IS THAT DIET IS SAFE FOR US ?

I think Bee looks great I did the diet for 7days and lost 8 pounds, it really does work. I've been off for 2 weeks now and have not gained 1 pound back!!!

Well i am trying this diet starting monday! I dont care if i am grumpy whilst doing it, i just want to lose some weight fast!

It surprises me the number of people who do not understand that this is a 10 day detox and not a diet. It has been practiced for nearly 60 years for people with inflammation problems including acne--for we all know that acne is linked to inflammation. I used this detox to heal my bursitis and acne. Yes, I lost weight but I also transition to a mostly raw food vegan diet afterwards. I have not had weight issues, bursitis, or acne since this time and that was in 2001.

Before we attempt this "detox or cleansing", we should read "The Master Cleanse" by Dr. Stanley Burroughs. It is a truly therapeutic detoxification program. And for those of you who do not understand the importance of fasting and detoxification, your digestive system needs a rest from all of the process foods and meat we eat. Want to know why you are aging so badly. Well that might be the reason why. We all need to partake in a detoxification and fasting program at least once a year. Even your doctor would advice it.

hey, i get what your all saying with it 'being unhealthy' in the long run.. but i am goin on holiday and want to look good.. i dont fancy the whole salt water and laxatives lol if i just drink the syrup drink will i still loose weight? thanks so much guys :) love joanna x

hi joanna yes you need to take the laxatives so you have a bwel movement every day you need this to keep you healthly if you cant manage the salt water then you have to have the laxative tea twice a day morning and evening
is any one starting this diet this week i am and need some support!

Okay well now ya'll have peeked my interest... I'll try this and report back in 336 hours...

Hi

I'm from Cape Town, please can anyone tell me where to find the laxative tea I would really like to try this, starting Monday 2/10/06

Thanks

you can find laxative tea anywhere it isnt hard go into your health food store and buy a MILD one or look on ebay on the health food stores
you want a mild one that contains senna

In additon to reading the book, "the Master Cleanse", check out the yahoo groups website on the MC. There are plenty of of first hand accounts of this wonderful cleanse. iFitandHealthy, the weight loss doesn't have to be temporary. I lost 10 pounds and its still off after over a year. I ran and exercised during the cleanse and felt great. I ran up to 6 miles a day and lifted weights in between. Yes, I drank the "kool-aid" and believe in the MC as way to cleanse your body. Yes, the kidneys and liver do a great job, but the MC is a great way to help. My first year of MC yielded a lot of gunk, and the second year not so much. The MC helped me change my eating habits and compelled me to a healthier life style.

Beyonce is an influential celebrity,so it is not surprinsing that a vast majority of folks are jumping on this "diet". I was just on the " Super Cleanse " web page,and to my understanding it isn't intended to be a diet,rather a cleanse that has weight loss benefits. Of,course if you're consuming nothing except liquids for a period of time,you would loose some weight,and if you jump right back into eating fatty foods, the pounds will climb back up. On the site they suggest that you should gradually begin consuming solid foods. I am definently going to take a stab at this,and if all goes well,I'll tell you guys.

Who thought of the maple syrup , lemon & pepper concution? bit of a weird mix to me ...

It goes to prove that where there is a will, there is a way! Anyone can accomplish as good a feat with 7 to 10 minutes exercise everyday and a good low calorie diet.

Well.....My mom has been doing this detox for about a month now and she has lost 28lbs....she's not hungry and she says that she has had great affects from it.... she says she no longer huffs and puffs after walking up stairs, she can breathe better, she feels better and is enjoying life during her detox...she's now planning a healthy diet for when she's done the detox and a training setup for working out(something she has rarely ever done)I'm very proud of her and would recommend it to anyone... as a matter of fact I plan to do it in the winter time... as for the fact stated below from a previous poster....

"You do however loose weight. The weight of all the unprocessed beef and toxins that has been sitting in your intestines for years and years."

It is a myth. You temporary lose weight because water has no calories.

Isn't it good to get all that stuff out? as for the temporary weight loss it's only temporary if you don't keep up a healthy diet and fitness....

Here's the book she uses
a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0071383832/homescnewzealan?ref=nosim">link

as for the maple syrup she buys her's from sam's in a bulk jug and the book says you'll need about 40-50 lemons for the whole detox

I hope this helps you guys who want to try and if you would like to keep in contact with me about her progress and mine during this winter email me at kmbrowner174200@yahoo.com and put "master cleanse info" in the subject

The Master Cleanse should be used only as a means to detox your body. Of course, you will lose pounds during the fast. It is not meant to be a lifestyle.

Beyonce is gorgeous thin or curvy. She did this for a movie role, and then immediately went back to her normal weight...on purpose.

Detoxing is great. Real food is great. You can have both...just not at the same time.

...critics... you're on crack. This 'fast' is called 'The Master Cleanse,' and it works great. If she lost 20lbs (and followed the cleanse fully) then that 20lbs was waste. I've been doing it for awhile and each time I do, I feel fantastic. I learned about it from somebody who has been doing it for years, and so on, and so on.
The one thing that puts most people off is that these cleansing diets tend to have a little 'religious' tone to it, and so right away, people mock it.
The bottom line, this cleanse works, and anybody who says its crap, hasn't dne it. Its not meant to make you lose weight, but that happens. Its meant to help clean you up inside, so your body works better and you feel better.
Try it.
225ml of Fresh Squeezed lime juice (not concentrated, or you'll feel like crap in day or so)
225ml of Maple Syrup (not Maple 'flavored', but the real thing.)
@2 L or 1/2 Gallon of water (preferrably not tap water on account of the usual chlorine, fluoride etc...)
1tsp of Cayenne pepper (as much as you can handle. If you like more, add more.)

What you end up with is a delicious drink... regardless of whether or not your on the cleanse, its delicious.
Try it for 10 days... only that drink, no food. Then on the 11th day, drink OJ, on the 12 add some green salad, fruit salad... on day 13 add some vegetable soup... and on day 14, eat as you like... you'll be surprised.

By the way, I am not a vegan... I enjoy meat, coffee, alcohol etc, and this cleanse just seems to let me enjoy them with fewer side effects. I crave them less as well.

Enjoy!

im 5''5 and i weigh roughly about 118 lbs. and i workout 5xs a weeek and cant loose weight no matter how little calories i eat so im gonna try this detox diet to hopefully loose those last 8 lbs
by the way whats the relaxed version??

Sara: you don't have any weight to lose, that is what your body is trying to tell you. You are not fat at all - who put in your mind that you must weigh a rounded off 110 at 5'5"? I know that at 118lb at 5'1 1/2" I'm not fat already, how can you be fat being almost 4" taller, at the same weight?

hey i don't think there is a problem with the way she lost weight, it was apart of her job. she did a movie and she had to be smaller. its not like she didn't like her size. like she said she was happy when she got to eat. it wasn't peer presure from the spot light it was a job.

I am currently on day 4 of this CLEANSE I Have been on the carb addicts diet for 7 months and have lost 60 pounds During the month of october my weight loss stopped and I started looking for a cleanse to detox my body. I have lost 5 lbs in 4 days mostly water im sure. But if it helps break me past my platue ill be happy. BTW You are not starving your body, the plan wants you to drink the lemonade every 1-2 hours and each drink contains aprox 50 calories 5 carbs x 10-12 x a day Restricted calories and carbs yes but you are not starving. If you understand the carb, insulin, weight connection, you understand why this works for fat loss as well as cleansing your system.
P.S if you drink it on schedule you will avoid the cravings and the irritability...

I have read up on this detox and wish to start it myself but a little hesitant on the cayenne pepper, I read that you can take the cayenne supplement and it will have the same results. Does anyone know if this is true?

It is recommended that the cayenne powder be used, as opposed to capsules. It is believed that you are only getting a small part of the potential effect of cayenne pepper by taking it in capsules. When you put cayenne in your mouth, your stomach secretes digestive juices before the cayenne ever gets there. So when the cayenne gets down there, your stomach is ready for it. But if you swallow a capsule, your tongue tastes nothing. A capsule goes down in your stomach, and your stomach notices nothing, at first. Then, 5 minutes later the gelatin bursts, and you have a 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper in your stomach and your body is shocked. You surprised it. What is going on is that some of cayenne's healing action occurs right in your mouth. As cayenne touches your tongue, the cayenne absorbs in seconds and nerve endings send signals throughout the body - sending waves of fresh blood throughout your body.

Holly,
p.s.info from the master cleanse yahoo group

Hi,
We are the US distributor of the Madal Bal Syrup that Beyonce used. The diet is safe and fasting is being scientifically proven to improve health and lengthen lifespan. We recommend not doing it more than 2 weeks at a time and using the Madal Bal Syrup because it is more nutritious than maple syrup and makes the diet easier. You will be less hungry, have less cravings and have better results. From what I have heard, I am pretty sure Beyonce didn't drink enough of the syrup. That's how she lost so much weight so fast. Otherwise she would have probably lost about 10 pounds during her diet. We consider the weight loss as a side benefit to all the other health benefits. Check out our site for links to various health studies about it.

Thanks,
Charlie Rebich

okay i lost me some weight and had i not known bout this drink i still would have lost weight!!!! but it did help me though. im a siz zero and im lovin it. beyounce eat your heart out.

so, i'm assuming following this diet makes you want to go to the bathroom a lot? So it shouldn't be recommended to do it during the week? Also, are there any age restrictions, i read the girl who was 15 and i'm around that age so I was wondering if anyone had any info about that.

Sassy, that kind of fasting cannot help your metabolism. Beyonce would be a person who does something stupid like that diet, just like she stupidly wears fur.

Mr Rebich, you are still advertising Beyonce on your site--if you say she didn't use your product properly, shouldn't you remove her as your pulling card? And it is just a matter of time before you are exposed for this scam.

Mr. Rebich, you say that "fasting is being scientifically proven to improve health and lengthen lifespan." First of all, that statement makes no sense because either something has been proven scientifically or has not--you can't say something "is being" proven!

Also, fasting is not being shown to be the key to health and a long life---it is EATING LESS. Here is something from the well-respected WebMD site that you and everyone considering your product should read (and feel free to search elsewhere):
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/49/40111.htm