Lemon Cleansing Diet

A lemon cleansing diet is meant to detoxify your body by cleaning out your intestines. As a result, you may lose weight easier. However, the lemon cleanse itself is not a diet plan. When you are not on the lemon cleanse, you should eat a healthy diet and exercise in order to lose weight. According to www.dietspotlight.com, other benefits of lemon cleansing include an increased metabolism, a libido boost, mood enhancement, and decreased fat storage. Before starting any type of cleanse, you should check with your doctor to be sure you are in good enough health to fast.

Ingredients

According to www.falconblanco.com, for each serving of a lemon cleanse drink, you need: a half of a lemon or two tablespoons of lemon juice; two tablespoons of organic Grade B maple syrup; and 1/10 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Put into an 8 oz. glass and top with spring water. Try to make a fresh mixture for each serving, instead of making a whole day's worth of servings.

Fasting

www.falconblanco.com recommends drinking the lemon mixture in 8 oz. doses every one to two hours, or 12 glasses every day for at least 10 days. During this time, you do not eat food or drink anything but the lemon mixture. Falconblanco.com also states that this fast can even be done for up to 40 days at a time.

When the fast is over, you cannot go back to your previous or unhealthy eating habits right away, as this can undo the cleansing benefits. On the first day after the fast, drink 8 oz glasses of a mixture of half orange juice and half water. During the second day, drink whole orange juice. At night, www.falconblanco.com recommends you eat a freshly prepared vegetable stew, made with beets, cayenne pepper, celery, carrots, legumes, kale, onions, parsley, and squash. On the third day after the lemon cleanse, drink orange juice in the morning and eat the vegetable stew for lunch and dinner.

During the fourth day, drink orange or lemon juice in the morning. Eat fruits and vegetables, or salad for both lunch and dinner. You can eat freely on the fifth day, with the exception of animal products, coffee, tea, junk food, and enriched flour products, like white bread. Repeat the lemon cleanse whenever you feel it necessary.