I get questions about the master cleanse daily, and I do my best to answer them all, but something struck me as I read the following question and I think it’s something that can help a lot of people who are thinking about trying the master cleanse.
“Hello,
I have some questions about the Master Cleanse program. I turned 25 in early April and then quit smoking 52 days ago. I smoked for 10 years at about a half a pack per day. Will the Master Cleanse help clean up my body from the smoking. Can I use distilled water instead of filtered water? Can I add a tablespoon of sugar free cranberry juice? Can I add 1 dandelion root tea bag? Can I add benefiber? Can I add green tea? I have EGCG Powerful Green Tea Extract Pills can I continue to take them while on the Master Cleanse. Can I exercise while on the Master Cleanse? Have you tried hoodia gordonii plus? Which hoodia product do you think is better hoodithin or hoodia gordonii plus? Is there anything I can eat on the Master Cleanse? Do I have to drink regular water along with the Master Cleanse? Can I drink anything else along with the Master Cleanse? Can I add fish oil? Can I add flax seeds or flax seed oil? Can I add a tablespoon of fresh organic orange juice? Can I have any soy while on the master cleanse? Can I have a 60 calorie, sugar free snack pack pudding while on the master cleanse if I am really starving? Could I have Jello? Can I have any caffine?
My mom is 49 and has high blood pressure and wants to do the Master Cleanse with me. Can she still take her blood pressure pills? I read the Master Cleanse Secrets and I am very confussed on exactly how to make it? Should I make it hot? Should I make it cold? Can I make one batch and use it all day? How do I make a single serving? How do I make a whole days worth so I can put it in a container and just pour it as I use it? Is there an ultimate recipe for making the Master Cleanse tastes great and work at the highest performance? I want to lose 100 lbs that I have gained over the last 5 years and I want to use the Master Cleanse as my starting point. What is the longest period of time anyone has been on the Master Cleanse? Can I use the sea salt & laxative tea at the same time? How often should you use the Master Cleanse? Please email as soon as possible I am very eager to buy everything I need and start the Master Cleanse.
Thank you,”
First I want to thank this person for taking the time to write. I also want to say that I completely understand wanting to understand all the steps before doing the cleanse, and the search feature on the left hand side of this blog will let you search my entire archive of posts and find the answers to most of the questions listed above.
But as long as you’re in good health (check with your doctor) and don’t over exert yourself on the cleanse the best advice I can give is to just do it.
I’ve posted this before, but it’s worth repeating – It’s best to follow the master cleanse to the letter. You’ll experience the best results by sticking to the steps posted here > how to do the master cleanse. But even doing a “less then perfect” cleanse is better then doing nothing at all.
If you start the cleanse and feel you can’t continue without adding a little cranberry juice to the lemonade, then by all means add the cranberry juice. The same goes for nibbling on some food. Of course you won’t be able to eat a whole pizza, but if hunger is getting the best of you and you feel it’s either eat or quit then by all means have a piece of fruit or a couple crackers, it’s will interrupt the cleansing process a little, but if it keeps you from going off the master cleanse completely then it’s the best thing you can do for yourself.
I hope this doesn’t seem like I’m picking on the person who asked the question above. I just want to express that even if you cheat (a little) on the master cleanse you can still get some amazing results.
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I am going to start the master cleanse tomarrow and I had a few questions. Ok, can I make the lemonade the night before? Also can I freeze it(I was thinking it might make me feel like I was eating) and can I heat it up?
Also what do you think about children drinking the lemonade once a day to keep them healthy too?
Thanks, Raine
I am on my 4th day and I am feeling constipated. I have had 2 extremely small movements in the last 3 days. This is not normal for me, what should I do? My breath is horrible and I feel like I need to go, but can’t.
Hi, my name is Lisbeth, i just started the master cleanse, and i’m on my third day and counting, but I have a question, i’ve been using contraceptive pills, and right now i’m on my 7 days break, and doing the cleanse, will it affect my period, and most important thing a want to know, I have to go back on my pills on a couple of days, while still on the cleanse, Will it affect the effectiviness of the pills? should i use extra protection? please i need to know asap, thanks a lot
My question is about the water. Can I use bottle distilled water?
hey, i have a question, is it okay to chew gum while on the cleanse? if anyone knows please reply
Hi, I went on a 3-day mini cleanse exactly the way you said to. I’m now on my 4th day and I have a few questions…:
The psyllium husks pills – it says take 4 pills 1 to 3 times a day for regularity. I’ve been taking only 4 plus another laxitive when it calls for me to take a laxitive twice a day.
How much should I be taking to benefit from the fiber? I haven’t noticed any bowel movements like I did with the laxitive tea and sea salt flush.
Also…
I’ve only lost about 2 lbs. so far, will I lose more?
4th day of the 10-day cleanse, that is.
I want to know if you can exercise on the diet.
I apologise fot my long post and poor spelling but some things need to be said.
Why don’t you guy’s stop moaning and get on with the cleanse. To do it any other way other than the master cleanse way is not the master cleanse. Listen…I’m not saying it’s easy. I’ve done the cleanse twice now, the first time for 9 days and this time I started on the 5th of january ‘09. The first 8 days were not much to write home about. I was food shopping for my familiy and I’d get the hunger pangs and the rumbling stomach. Much like most of you I guess, I’m a big eater, I love everything about food. For me it may well be worse than some of you guys as I recently found out that I have a sensitivity to wheat /gluten. Not only am I not eating, I missing the foods I know I’m not surppossed to eat. If only you knew how much I missed wheat/gluten based foods. If the choice was was peace on earth but I continue not to being able to eat wheat/gluten or eat what I want but there would be conflict…I’d start a 3rd world war!
Anyway, I dream about food and daydream everyday about what I’m going to eat when I come off the MC. Like I said, I still food shop and cook for my family but it’s not at these times I want food it’s when I’m a bit bored or ‘cheesed’ off with a situation, I know that eating won’t solve anything but it would make me feel a bit better. I use a product called Oxy Power which liquifies the gunk thats in your intestins along wit the salt water flush.
I’m passing stones, not many maybe 4 or five at a time. I think it’s the powder thats melting the stones and the old matter that you somtimes see in pictures.
I dont have the time before work so I take the Oxypower at around 8 pm and it takes around 40 mins to get to the stage that you know within the next half an hour you need to release. At thise point I take the salt water flush. Yes I know that it’s unpleasent but just resign yourself to fact that you are doing it for a good reason and the bad parts of the cleanse are more than outweigthed by the benifit’s. Nobody said it was going to be easy – it’s the times when you are taken out of your comfort zone that we tend to find out about ourselves. If a child in Afghanistan can crawl over a mile to their home because she’s had her foot blown off by a land mine, everybody here can
1) Drink some salty water
2) Drink a liquid with mild (in the scheme of things) pepper
3) Go hungry for most of the day (when ever you feel hungry have a glass or half of the lemonade)
4) Have the squirts for ten days.
Put yourselves through what other people are FORCED to go through then 10 days aint so bad.
I’m planning to go for 21 days which is the 25th of january if you include the day I started. I wish you all the best with the cleanse. I know you all can go through crappy times and make it to how erver long you planned for..YOU just need to believe.
Dont think about it as 10 days, think about each day and break it into quarters. You need to win the little battles before a war can be won.
My love to you all,
regards from England,
LIONTAMER
So far, NOBODY has posted helpful information or answered none of the questions!!! THIS IS A BUNCH OF BS, and a waste of time reading this post.
WE NEED TO KNOW IF WE CAN ADD THE STEPS MENTIONED ABOVE TO CLEANSE BETTER.
WHY PEOPLE DON’T GET IT!!!
PLEASE POST ANSWERS ONLY. GO SEARCH YOUR QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello, a co-worker and I just started the Master-Cleanse diet today, we are wondering a few things
1. Grade B Maple Syrup, cost too much for the 10day’s we’d need $80 worth of syrup! Is there anyway we can replace this for the Grade A Maple Syrup?
2. If we get tired of drinking the Master Cleanse, can we freeze it and eat it as if it were a snow cone?
3. I am a smoker, will I be able to smoke without effecting this diet?
I’ve heard that uti infections are quite common when doing this cleanse. I’m prone to bladder infections & would like to know if taking a cranberry pill is okay? I realize that the best way to do the master cleanse is to do it exactly as directed, but not if it’s unbearable ( ie. urinary tract infection)!!
So this is my 5 th time doing the cleanse and I’m almost done with day 5.
A few ANSWERS>>>>>
*No u can NOT add anything to the cleanse.
*Instead of doing the flush everyday u can do it on day 1, 3, and 7
all the other days drink the tea at night and in the morning.
*You can excercise
*You can work
*If u get over the mental “food” thing it’s not that bad.
*You will feel bad off and on. Depending on what u did to your body in the past ( smoking, drugs, food, energy drinks, meds, etc), will depend on how much of a roller coaster it can be.
* Don’t expect anything and just be open minded to the journey.
*Don’t freeze it. Each cup should be drunk within 10 min.
*Maple Syrup,ORGANIC lemons and good water can be found at Trader Joes ( Store Brand Grade A 1QT is $16.99) lemons($1.99)
water(pure new zealand artesian water apprx.$2 1Gal)
Smooth move tea and organic chyenne pepper can be found at a grocery chain like Smith’s, Vons, Safeway
* Do Not EAT
*Do Not EAT
*Don’t smoke….It actually helped me stop smoking!!
*Don’t mix the salt water flush with the tea…That could be a bad day 4 u
*If people are on meds I would not take the meds and do the MC and judge your body and go from there. The MIND is a powerful thing!!!
Hope this helped…ur best bet is to get the new book of the cleanse written by Stanley”s student. It’s called The Complete Master Cleanse
Yes u loose a ton of weight, but learn the health benefits and this could be the start 2 a knew lifestyle!!!
U Can if U Think U Can!!!!
1Luv Ya’ll