Diy Detox
Singer Beyonce claims to have lost 10 kilograms on it, Mariah Carey swears by it and Bollywood star Tania Zaetta says it helped her during the stress of the Aussie troop sex scandal. The Lemon Detox Diet, originally known as the Master Cleanse, has developed a cult following as consumers - mostly women - seek a quick weight-loss remedy.
So popular is the diet, which retails at $160 for a 14-day kit, that it regularly sells out. But is this master cleanse a master scam? Is this diet healthy for the body? Nutritionist Matt O'Neill says it is a starvation diet, and those that embark on it will gain back the weight, and more, as soon as they start eating. But herbalist Richard Carney says it is an excellent detox that provides fast weight loss and kick-starts a healthier lifestyle.
The lowdown
American naturopath Stanley Burroughs invented the Master Cleanse 60 years ago. It consisted of a cocktail of water, lemon juice, cayenne pepper and maple syrup. The formula was reinvented three years ago as the Lemon Detox Diet, the only difference being that the maple syrup was replaced with Madal Bal syrup, using sap from several species of palms.
During the cleanse, participants drink about eight glasses of this concoction daily for about 10 days. Laxative tea and salt water flushes are also taken. The company says the diet "works to ease and improve toxic and overweight conditions and lets the body cleanse itself naturally while you take a break from solid food".
So popular is the diet, which retails at $160 for a 14-day kit, that it regularly sells out. But is this master cleanse a master scam? Is this diet healthy for the body? Nutritionist Matt O'Neill says it is a starvation diet, and those that embark on it will gain back the weight, and more, as soon as they start eating. But herbalist Richard Carney says it is an excellent detox that provides fast weight loss and kick-starts a healthier lifestyle.
The lowdown
American naturopath Stanley Burroughs invented the Master Cleanse 60 years ago. It consisted of a cocktail of water, lemon juice, cayenne pepper and maple syrup. The formula was reinvented three years ago as the Lemon Detox Diet, the only difference being that the maple syrup was replaced with Madal Bal syrup, using sap from several species of palms.
During the cleanse, participants drink about eight glasses of this concoction daily for about 10 days. Laxative tea and salt water flushes are also taken. The company says the diet "works to ease and improve toxic and overweight conditions and lets the body cleanse itself naturally while you take a break from solid food".
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