has anyone ever tried the Master Cleanser? one of my friends has used this in the past and is going to do it again for 10 days with 10 days of raw foods before and after, and i am considering joining him. perhaps it is the after effects of catholic guilt. i didn't fast once during this lent and in fact didn't even realize easter is this sunday, until i got candy in the mail from my mom.
i've read ancedotal studies which mention periodic fasting as ways to improve health and lengthen life but i'm not especially interested in that or in losing weight. i am more interested in reports that it helped or eliminated allergies. mine have gotten progressively worse and i'm not too thrilled with an inhaler as the only solution offered by my doctors.
i've never been on a diet before and i'm kind of leery of this being a gateway drug to eating disorders or something. i'm also sort of afraid of the explosive and descriptive terms i've heard regarding some of the "detoxifying" side effects. i wouldn't plan on continuing a raw foods lifestyle cause i like food too much for both sensual and the social pleasures.
anybody have any experience with this? any thoughts?
milknotloggedin said at 4:33 PM 04-06-2004: I've done variants of this and it has helped my clarity...I found it personally rewarding. When I introduced foods back into my system, my body would not tolerate anything "bad" for it. It was a bitch starting it, I'll advance you that. For a while after, all I could eat was baked fish or sushi. Introducing poultry back was hard.
shelly [email] said at 5:06 PM 04-06-2004: yeah, i'm usually really sceptical of anything that has a great rep with the new age bunch. if it had all kinds of crazy herbs it would definitely be a no go for me.
milknotloggedin said at 5:11 PM 04-06-2004: I had tons of water, cottage cheese, beets and leafy greens. That's about how it started out for a week and a half, then as many fresh vegetables and water I wanted for a few weeks after. I could take in small portions of tuna. This lasted two months or more.
Then it was up to my stomach. I can tell you there were no fried foods, pork, beef...no sweets, no ice cream, nothing rich.
neal [email] said at 6:03 PM 04-06-2004: Shelly, I've had tons of experience with this and I'm all knowing on this subject. I'd really like to tell you all about it, but I'm not going to. You know why? Because I asked you for advice on Seattle and where to hang out and what bars you can get naked at and what street has the best prostitutes and all sorts of other questions, and you never told me. So there. It looks like I've gotten my revenge on you, sista! Ha-ha-ha!! Oh man, this feels good. Revenge is so, so sweet! Maybe I'll finally be able to sleep tonight.
Bryan said at 6:09 PM 04-06-2004: I did the Master Cleanser. Be sure to use organic lemons, there's a difference in taste.
I couldn't last more than three days because I'm weak. However, the "eliminations" on the third day were... frightening and worth it. I've spoken to the head guy at the Wedge Co-op in Minneapolis and he maintains that three days is not enough. Still, I felt great afterwards. Be careful what you eat after any fast to avoid cramps. A homemade vegetable broth is best when you start eating again, followed by fruits and veggies for the next meal.
I did use the diet once to cure a cold, and though I felt miserable 'cause I couldn't eat, it worked. After two days the cold got whomped by the combination of cayenne and vitamins.
