Lemon Detox Diet

The Lemon detox diet has been around for more than 50 years, however it was around the time that Beyonce revealed that She has lost 20 pounds using the diet for the movie Dreamgirls when the diet really gained an immense amount of popularity and wide spread public interest.

The Lemon DietAlso referred to by some people as the Master Cleanse or The Lemon detox diet, this world famous diet plan is the brain child of the late Mr. Stanley Burroughs. It was designed as a detoxification and fasting program suitable for all types of people that want to shed extra weight. Its initial prerogative was to rid the body of toxins and internal wastes that the body stores as a result of bad diets, lack of exercise and even negative mental health.

The Lemon diet is considered to be one of the most brutal diets you could ever wish to experience, the plan consists of literally nothing more or less than a concoction of lemon juice, however the motivating factors are that this plan can help you lose up to 20 pounds, make you look younger, help rid your body of internal waist and give you more energy in a short space of time.

Of course weight loss is pretty much a guaranteed certain when you eating drink very few calories, but you need to remember that a diet such as this one also carries a few side effects that you must take into consideration before you commence the diet.

Typical side effects of this kind of diet that has a very low calorie intake are, headaches, fatigue, dizzy spells, slowness, perhaps aggression and anxiety, diarrhea, nausea and constipation. Perhaps the most annoying of side effects are the hunger pains, or rather urges, knowing that you cannot eat anything but your body is telling you to is a very difficult psychological hurdle for most people to jump, it indeed takes an amazing level of focus and determination to overcome this very challenging task.


The Lemon diet proclaims to rid your body of years of unwanted toxins, basically waste in as little as 10 days, however some experts say that the liver already does a more than substantial job of clearing our bodies of toxins and perhaps the fact that people are stating that the diet clears out toxins which sounds like a very negative phrase is the reason why so many people choose these diets in the first place, a sort of placebo effect if you like.

Is it not recommended for you to engage in any exercise while you are on this diet, due to the fact that it would be very difficult to perform psychically challenging tasks while on a starvation diet. No solid foods are allowed while on this diet, the plan asks of you to take around 6 daily servings of the lemonade drink.

Below is a typical serving of the diet;

2 table spoons of fresh lemon juice.

2  tablespoons of preferably grade-B organic maple syrup.

1/10 of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper.

10 ounces of clean, preferably filtered water.

As you can see by the typical daily serving this diet is by no means for the feint of heart and it is well advised to seek consultation from your doctor prior to using this diet.