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Natural Remedies & Cleanses : How to Do a Mini Cleanse With Lemon in the Morning

A morning mini cleanse using lemon is a great way to start the day, as lemon juice and room temperature water begins to activate the digestive system. Drink diluted lemon juice in the mornings to help the body cleanse naturally with helpful informati…

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By nehemiahbn83pm at 08/09/2010 11:00

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Can a lemon be my carbs to go with my meal?

You are allowed to have some lemon juice on induction. (2-3tbs) Please make sure to check over those rules again. It is sort of hidden under the information about what you can drink if I remember correctly You must count the carbs towards your total carbs of the day. But you still can and … My meal is roughly 10 net Carbs! Does that mean I should eat 2 times a day? By Sigrino in forum Atkins Diet 14-day Induction. Replies: 16. Last Post: March 28th, 2010, 09:12 PM …

Publish Date: 08/06/2010 18:42

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high carb diet | Diets For Today!

Add a splash of lemon juice and cayenne pepper is hot for the full effect of detoxification. 4. Eat five small meals a day. a. 2 eggs for breakfast. b. 2 ounces of meat or fish four times a day. 5. Be aware what your body tells you. …

Publish Date: 08/08/2010 6:16

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Foods That Promote Weight Loss | All Easy Weight Loss

Another nice advantage of lemon juice is that it helps to stimulate and cleanse the liver. The standard American diet incorporates excessive quantities energy and trans fat. Paired with our habit of overeating, this puts stress on our …

Publish Date: 08/09/2010 11:47

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Need a colon cleanse? Have you been feeling ‘sluggish’ lately? Tummy feeling a bit off? Your bodies and especially your colons get clogged up if your diet consists of fried food, caffeine, sugar, processed food, in other words, a modern diet. Perhaps then it’s time for your colon to have a ‘spring clean’! Now you are asking yourself – how can I spring clean my colon? The answer is simple:- a detox.

Spring cleaning your colon with a colon cleanse two or three times a year offers your body an opportunity to clean out the poisons of modern day living. Your liver, kidneys, blood and especially your colon become rejuvenated and function at their optimum level. This increases the prospect of having a longer life as your body is fitter, healthier and happier.

The most important thing to remember is that you are ‘cleaning your colon’ and dumping the rubbish in the ‘bin’ – the toilet. Always ensure that you follow the instructions precisely for best results, and stay near a toilet! Don’t be embarrassed, this is exactly the results you want. You will feel so much healthier, energised, fresh, full of life and ‘cleaner’!

There are also many books and articles written and published about colon cleansing and detoxing. One of the most popular is the ‘Do It Yourself 5 Second Colon Cleansing’ e-book which discloses a ‘stunningly simple secret’ for cleansing your colon by Shanthi Immanuel. Her e-book has loads and loads of information about how to eradicate or ease the symptoms of constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Bowel Cancer which can and often makes life so hard. Don Hutson of Ohio actually sent a testimonial only 3 days after receiving the e-book! Over 1 billion people have used the method. What can you say! These are some recommendations!

Theresa Cheung has written one specifically about the Lemon Juice Diet which is very popular and comprehensive. She offers an effective and safe way, using lemon juice, to detoxify, reduce cholesterol, lower blood sugar and increase your levels of immunity and brain function. (Something we all definitely need to keep up with modern society). Of course, I have only mentioned a few of the benefits she advocates so I recommend strongly that you have a look at her book, there is so much, much more. It is a wonderful source of information that you will use it time and time again.

So go on, do it! What have you to loose!!!! I know, lots and lots of ‘rubbish’ that is fermenting in your colon, in your body. A detox two or three times a year will change your life. ‘Stand the pain and live the gain’ I wish you well and know that you will begin a life of perfect health and happiness.

A note of warning: Please seek medical advice from your General Practitioner prior to starting any detoxing programme.

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I just can’t resist giving you this beautiful and wonderful start to your detoxing day!  I know that the connection to detoxing tenuous but ……. Remember, detoxing is only part of the process of bringing your mind and body back to health and well being. Gentle sounds, flowing sensations heal and rest the mind. So listen as many times as you can and enjoy.  And girls!  – What about the ‘eye candy’  Does your heart good too..!

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Will wonders ever cease? The Lemon Juice Diet/Master Cleanse and other detoxing plans have been given the royal approval! An article was recently published in ‘The Chester and District Standard Newspaper’ on the 6th April, 2009 discussing ‘the wide spread media coverage of a ‘detox tincture‘
produced by none other than Duchy Originals. (I must have been asleep for a few days as I missed all this media furore because this is the first I have heard of it!).

Now!, Duchy Originals is a company owned by Prince Charles. What a recommendation.  If you had any doubts about detoxing,let them stop here I say. However, as I read on I found that all was not of a ‘rosy hue’.   Apparently the article states that ‘Criticisms were made by a professor of complementary medicine, Edzard Ernst, who claimed that the remedy is “outright quackery”. The professor says that “detox is implausible, unproven and dangerous” as a therapeutic approach, and that it encourages unhealthy behaviour”.  My!, my!, that’s a bit strong don’t you think?

This was denied by a company spokesperson who stated in The Guardian, that “it is not, and has never been, described as “a medicine, remedy or cure for any disease”. He states that its ingredients – artichokes and dandelions – have a “long history of traditional use for aiding digestion”.  Now you can’t get more natural than dandelions and artichokes,  (neither of which I would eat au natural) but quite fanciful as a tincture.

Before I go on any further, the name of this regal product is ‘The Duchy Herbals Detox Tincture’. So what is a tincture you ask? It is:

Noun -  a medicine consisting of a small amount of a drug dissolved in alcohol [Latin tinctura a dyeing].
Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006

So there you have it, I wonder if there is any alcohol in the The Duchy Herbals Detox Tincture!  I doubt it very much. I’m  being truthful here I haven’t even seen a bottle of the Prince’s tincture yet, which is a shame as I would like to try it! I will certainly be looking out for it.

I could go on outlining the arguments made by Professor Edzard Ernest but it would serve better your knowledge if I just highlighted a few points that he makes and then signpost you to the article itself.  Here goes:

“Professor Ernst says that testing the effectiveness of ‘detox’ would be simple. This could be done by taking blood samples from volunteers to test whether a toxin is eliminated from the body faster than normal. He suggests that these studies do not exist for the simple reason that these products have no real detoxification effects.

There is limited evidence for one of the specific ingredients – artichoke – in the Duchy Herbals Detox Tincture. A Cochrane systematic review found two trials (167 participants) that demonstrated significant reductions in cholesterol with artichoke leaf extract. However, the authors of the review, Max H Pittler and Professor Ernst, conclude that the evidence is not compelling and more research with larger samples and longer follow-up is required.  No trials of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) could be found”.

How could ‘detox’ be harmful? While most ‘detox’ products will do no more than harm your wallet, others, such as those that contain herbs, can potentially damage health. Herbal supplements can contain a variety of ingredients,  many of which have not been tested for safety or for safe dosage levels.

There is also a risk that herbal products may interact with medicines and make these less effective or too effective. For example, blood thinners (warfarin) and the contraceptive pill are both affected by some herbal medicines. Indirect harms are also possible. Some believe that the idea of ‘detox’ encourages people to take a more cavalier attitude towards their health, believing they can ‘detox away’ a period of unhealthy living, such as a week of heavy drinking”.

These appear to be very good points.  But what do you think?  In my experience a ‘good clear out’ does not hurt anyone.  And as a former nurse, I can state with certainty that bowel functions and waste evacuations are a vital part of ensuring a healthy body. in other words, a detox. I will leave this discussion here and leave you to ruminate and make up your own mind about the detoxing. Head on over to the the article, there is a lot more information there.

However, remember, a detox such as the Lemon Juice Diet, Mastercleanse Diet, and the Lemonade  Diet are all very popular and have been mentioned on the Oprah Winfrey shows. Celebrities such as Beyonce and Robin Givens have used these detoxes, and many many people, male and female of all ages have shown interest for many years.  This seems to me to fly in the face of the criticism of some of the ‘experts’.  So go on, what have you to lose, only weighty baggage and poisons from your body.  How could you not feel healthier, fitter and happier?

It important of course to mention that if you are thinking of doing any of these or other diets you get appropriate medical advice before you begin.

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I’ve recently been reading a number of articles about the Lemon Juice Diet which seems to be similar to the famous celebrity detox/diet, the Master Cleanse Diet and the lemonade diet. So I have decided to have a little discussion about them, especially the lemon juice diet.

I noticed that although they were being promoted as diets, heavy emphasis was also being made on the detox component of these diets. Theresa Cheung in her new book ‘The Lemon Juice Diet’ (2008) extols the benefit of a glass of lemon juice with warm water every morning so that the digestive system is given a good boost and clean as well as encouraging increasing the body’s metabolic rate. All good things if you are looking not only to lose weight but also get rid of those nasty toxins.

The Master Cleanser Diet seems to be a program that also cleanses the body and encourage weight loss. Because Beyonce Knowles mentioned it on the Oprah Winfrey Show that she had used the diet to get into shape before to filming Dreamgirls, there appears to be an increase in the popularity of the diet.

Having looked at the ingredients for the Lemon Juice, Master Cleanse, and Lemonade Diets I can say that they are the same:

2 Tablespoons of organic lemon juice

2 Tablespoons of organic grade A or B maple syrup

1/10 Teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

10 oz of filtered water

However from what I have read, a drink of saltwater is an added element to the Master Cleanse Diet. This works as a diuretic, which makes you pass more urine. Not altogether a good thing. Water itself is a safe diuretic and there is plenty of that in the lemon juice drink.

So it seems you can take you pick as to what you call it as they all seem to be same as far as the detox element is concerned but the weight loss and dietarty side to them can differ widely and need to be taken into account.

It important of course to mention that if you are thinking of doing any of these or other diets you get appropriate medical advice before you begin.

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