Day Ten: The Benefits of the Master Cleanse (Last day!!!)

I cannot believe Day 10 is over. It has been really strangely easy. Other than the last couple of days of negativity (probably spurred by a bad day at work) I have been able to function perfectly normally in the classroom, at work, and socially. I was not hungry except for a couple of times. Seriously, if I can do this, you can too. The only prerequisite is knowledge. Equipping yourself with knowledge about the benefits of this cleanse is imperative because it will motivate you to finish if you hit a bump in the road and it will arm you with ammunition when someone informs you that you're being unhealthy or makes you feel anorexic. Benefits include; the detoxification of your body, the stimulation of healthy tissue growth (this cleanse was originally used to cure stomach ulcers), the elimination of fatty tissue, the ingestion of minerals and vitamins as well as...

• "The Master Cleanser helps dissolve and eliminate toxins and congestion that have formed in any part of the body

• The Master Cleanser also helps cleanse the kidneys and the digestive system in totality.

• The Master Cleanser helps purify the glands and cells throughout the entire body.

• The Master Cleanser helps eliminate unusable waste and hardened material in the joints and muscles

• The Master Cleanser helps build a healthy blood stream

• The Master Cleanser helps relieve pressure and irritation in the nerves, arteries and blood vessels.

• The Master Cleanser helps preserve youth and vitality regardless of age.

• The Master Cleanser helps restore healthy skin as the rest of the body is cleansed. Boils, abscesses, carbuncles, and pimples may all disappear by adhering to the diet.

• The Master Cleanser does away with all mucus diseases such as colds, flu, asthma, hay fever, sinus and bronchial troubles as they are rapidly dissolved and eliminated from the body, leaving the system free from allergies which may cause difficult breathing and clogging of the sinus cavities." (1)

Reasons why this cleanse is so effective? The ingredients!

• "Lemons are known to be one of the richest sources of minerals and vitamins. Lemons also help loosen and break up mucus in the body.

• Maple Syrup is a balanced form of positive and negative sugars and must be used; no substitutes are to be included in the mixture. Grade B maple syrup is highly recommended for its taste and mineral content. The variety of vitamins and minerals in maple syrup include: potassium, calcium, magnesium, manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine and silicon. Vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, C, nicotinic acid and pantothenic acid are also present.

• Cayenne Pepper breaks up mucus and increases warmth by building blood and acts as a cleanser for the digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems. It has been popularly used by herbalists to treat a wide range of problems and to enhance the effectiveness of many other herbs." (1)

I wanted to share with you some recent facts I learned about dairy. Prepare yourself dairy-lovers.


There are 6 approved hormones which are injected into dairy cows to accelerate growth. These are estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, zeranol, trenbolone acetate, and melengestrol acetate (3 of these 6 are natural sex hormones). RbGH is also injected into the cows to produce more milk. (2) The FDA approves of all these hormones which we then ingest when we drink or eat dairy products. There is no way to regulate these hormones because we cannot distinguish them from the many natural hormones which the cow makes (and which we also ingest through dairy products). There have been links to dairy and testicular cancer, prostate cancer, and breast cancer. (3) Milk is full of fat in order to make a calf grow into an incredible size- why is it ingrained in our American culture that humans should drink something like this?

Here's an excerpt from a VERY interesting website...

"*ALL* cow's milk (regular and 'organic') has 59 active hormones, scores of allergens, fat and cholesterol. Most cow's milk has measurable quantities of herbicides, pesticides, dioxins (up to 200 times the safe levels), up to 52 powerful antibiotics (perhaps 53, with LS-50), blood, pus, feces, bacteria and viruses.[...]

Of those 59 hormones one is a powerful GROWTH hormone called Insulin- like Growth Factor ONE (IGF-1). By a freak of nature it is identical in cows and humans. Consider this hormone to be a "fuel cell" for any cancer... (the medical world says IGF-1 is a key factor in the rapid growth and proliferation of breast, prostate and colon cancers, and we suspect that most likely it will be found to promote ALL cancers).[...]

Each bite of hard cheese has TEN TIMES whatever was in that sip of milk... because it takes ten pounds of milk to make one pound of cheese. Each bite of ice cream has 12 times ... and every swipe of butter 21 times whatever is contained in the fat molecules in a sip of milk. [...]

Cow's milk is allowed to have feces in it. This is a major source for bacteria. Milk is typically pasteurized more than once before it gets to your table... each time for only 15 seconds at 162 degrees Fahrenheit. To sanitize water one is told to boil it (212 degrees F) for several minutes." (4)


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On this last day I'd like to share with you a tea which I really loved called Laci Le Beau Super Dieter's Tea, a laxative tea which includes senna. It is necessary to use on the cleanse since you will not be receiving fiber from your diet and will need another facilitator to excrete waste. It tasted so good and worked better than the Traditional Medicinals Smooth Move tea I had bought. All in all I lost 5 kgs or 11.02 pounds on the cleanse although losing weight was not my goal nor did I even realize would be an effect of the cleanse until I was already started and a girl I told said, "OMG you're gonna lose SO much weight!" I expect some of the weight will return when I do start eating again. I am sure that with my new lifestyle choices my body will be cleaner and healthier than ever before and I am so excited to begin exploring this new way of life. =)

I can't wait to juice and drink my sweet, organic oranges tomorrow!

Live Long and Prosper!

(1) http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/articles/290/diet/master-cleanser-lemonade-diet.html
(2) http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/Factsheet/Diet/fs37.hormones.cfm
(3) http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/12.07/11-dairy.html
(4) http://www.rense.com/general26/milk.htm