When people hear about the lemonade diet, automatically they assume it's one of those fad diets. If well prepared, you must consume a solid 1,200 calories each day with the diet. Each ingredient of the lemonade diet has a unique property and benefit for the body to assist in the cleansing process. These are the properties of ingredients in the diet:
Lemons
Lemons are rich with vitamin C which increases energy and boosts the immune system of the body. Lemons are utilized in naturopathic medicine to dissolve kidney stones as well as gall bladder stones. It washes out the colon and bladder as well as gets rid of the body's calcium deposits. In addition to these great properties, lemons are also a diuretic and effective antimicrobials. When it is mixed up along with the components in the lemonade diet, the lemon juice will wash out the noxious elements in the body as it helps kill the bacteria in the bladder, intestines and colon.
Cayenne Pepper
The most important quality of Cayenne is derived from the chemical referred to as Capsaicin. If cayenne is taken internally, it eases the digestive system and arouses the flow of gastric secretions as well as the saliva. Dr. Richard Schulze, a known medical herbalist, stated that "If dieters only master a single herb in life that must be cayenne pepper." It's more effective than any other herbal plant due to its remarkable ability to normalize the blood flow. Cayenne pepper has also been used effectively by medical practitioners to reverse the symptoms of heart attack, and even save patients after a heart attack begins. Its capacity to normalize the blood flow only within seconds after taken makes an important contribution of Cayenne Pepper in the diet to accelerate the release and removal of pollutants in the blood.
Maple Syrup (Grade B)
Grade B maple syrup is enriched with vitamins and is mostly suggested by health experts for cleansing. Grade A maple syrup is not suggested as often for the reason of its refining process that seriously lessens the minerals and vitamins in the syrup. The Grade B maple syrup contains folic acid, biotin, PP, B6, B5 and B2. The essential minerals are potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron and phosphorus. The maple syrup (Grade B) as well contains amino acids which act as building blocks of proteins.
THE [http://www.totalcleanseinfo.com/total-cleanse-guide/the-lemonade-diet-as-a-cleanse-maybe]LEMONADE DIET RECIPE (1 SERVING)
� 1/10 teaspoon of cayenne pepper (red)
� 2 tablespoons of lemon juice or 1/2 lemon
� 8 ounces of purified water
� 2 tablespoons of pure Grade B maple syrup (1 tablespoon is suggested for losing weight)
THE LEMONADE DIET RECIPE (A full day's serving - 8 glasses)
� 2 Liters of purified water
� 4 lemons
� 1-2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
� 8-16 tablespoons of grade B maple syrup
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