The "magic" recipe.
Wulf Ratbane said:
I'd love to see your lemon fast recipe. I'm a sucker for punishing my body with magic potions.
No, seriously.
You asked for it. Though this really doesn't feel like punishment -- more like a reward. I'm going to reward my body with a liquid diet after I succesfully prove to myself that I can work the crappy job I'm currently working. And I'd like to state again that I don't really want to start debating whether or not this has scientific validity again. That's been done, and I won't really enjoy doing it again. Let it suffice that it works for me, and seems to for a great many people. It is not designed as a forever sort of thing, but as a cleansing regimine.
First, Google's first website on it:
http://www.bc1.com/~vitagem/Master_Cleanser.htm
the "Magic" recipe:
60 oz water per day (or 10 oz per glass)
12 tablespoons Organic Grade B Maple Syrup (or 2 tbsp. per glass)
12 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (or 2 tbsp. per glass)
a little over half a teaspoon of cayenne pepper (or 1/10 tsp. per glass) or to taste
Drink as much as you want. Do not substitute any other type of maple syrup, as any other Grade isn't going to give you the same sort of benefits. The Syrup is for nutritional purposes, while everything else is for cleansing purposes.
Use lemons that are as fresh as possible. Try to use good Cayenne pepper, and to increase the amount as you go. You can get all of this from your local health food store. To do it right, you're supposed to do it for 10 to 40 days. I did it for nine, and had huge benefits. This next time, I'm shooting for 2 weeks, but life may well get in the way. Namely, the second week I'm running a Peace Camp during the day with teenagers at a local church. I may not be able to continue it due to having to keep up with teenagers. We'll see.