Developed by Stanley Burroughs, the Master Cleanse Diet is often mentioned in well-known websites, medical and health magazines and other publications all around the world. It has been scrutinized and appreciated by people who have followed it. Here we will discuss about the arguments favoring and arguments opposing the master Cleanse Diet, which is also known as the maple syrup diet, cayenne pepper diet or lemon cleanse.  Let’s begin with the negative sides of the Master Cleanse diet.

Negative sides of the Master Cleanse Diet:

•    Lot of people are of the opinion that depriving the body of proteins and other nutrients during the master cleanse lemonade diet is a bit too much. However, cleansers and people believing in fasting can have a very different opinion. It is advisable to be careful while on this diet.

•    Several medical professionals have faith that the body can cleanse itself on its own and no such extreme cleansing procedure is needed.

•    Like the Atkins diet, master cleanse cuts portions of one’s diet completely and the body may find it difficult to accept with this. However, slowly and steadily this can be adjusted.

Argued pros of Master Cleanse:

•    A huge number of people who have undergone the master cleanse program claimed to have gone through a large number of mental and physical benefits including extreme weight loss and lessening of fat(loss of more than 20-40 lbs within a short period), mental clarity, total body detoxification (thus easing waste built up for years), allergy identification, blood sugar level stabilization, more energy, getting lean, increased sexual vigor as well as stamina, the capability to give up addictions (be it tobacco, alcohol, drugs or food addictions), stronger will power, strengthened immunity of the body, elimination of heavy metals from the lining of the colon, reduction of pains and aches due to the toxicity of the body, regulation of hormone and looking and feeling healthier and younger. However, the benefits may vary depending actually on the source and is also quite debatable.

•    The master cleanse diet is based on the fact that our body has limitations to cope with toxins we acquire from our daily food intake and inhaling polluted air. In this case our body refuse to recognize the foods items we are generally allergic to. The master cleanse was in fact designed to figure out these allergies and discard surplus body waste. It therefore aid to restore and revitalizes the whole body.

•    A number of people who have undergone the detoxification realized that the first three days were the hardest as the body in this period undergoes most of the detoxification. After that the body gets accustomed to it. Most of the people have claimed that they felt wonderful as early as mid-way of the detox diet.

It is strongly advised to talk to a dietician or doctor to reduce the risks linked to the change of diet, before undertaking any detoxification, weight loss or any health diet plan. However, it is you who has to choose whether master cleanse diet is good for you or not. It is also crucial to take proper advice on any health plan. Nevertheless, if master cleanse is attempted, it must be followed closely in the directed way.