A Reader Shares Some Great Master Cleanse Tips

I want to thank Naomi who shared the following tips on this blog…

I did a lot of research on master cleanse and read many many information on it so I will answer some of the above questions.

First grade A syrup is OK, but the reason grade B is used is that it has more nutrients. Maple syrup gets graded by the colour, the darker it is, lower the grade it will be. The darker kinds (B,C) gets harvested later in the season than grade A, which makes the tree store more nutrients thus more nutritious syrup. Grade C is the best since it has most nutrients but it is not available for home use. Grade C is mostly used for baking because of it’s strong flavour. For flavour wise, A has the most pleasant flavour, B is good but stronger maple flavour, C has the strongest which some people do not like. I live in Canada and at whole foods we have all of the maple syrup(graded differently. A=no.1 ex light, light, medium; B=no.2 amber; C=no.3 dark) I have tried both grade B and C syrups and I do not mind the maple taste and both tasted fine to me but B does taste better.

For the lemon, it is recommended you do not use bottled lemon juice even the organic ones. The reason behind this is that lemons contain enzymes and they die after the fruit has been cut open as time progresses. The bottled kind doesn’t contain any of these healthy enzymes we are trying to get. It is best to squeeze them right before you drink. Tip: enzymes hibernate in fridge. Store 2-3 days worth of lemons you will be using in room temperature to awaken and activate enzymes.

Cayenne pepper already comes in powdered form so to answer Margo’s question, I recommend buying a small bag of powdered cayenne pepper from a store. A very small bag would do and it is only 2-4dollars.

Sea salt- the salt water flush you are supposed to do every morning of the cleanse(which is very disgusting and makes me gag everytime…) is supposed to be used with unrefined, uniodized pure seasalt, not the kind we use for cooking. Most common mistake on master cleanse is getting the wrong kind of salt. If you are unsure, go to the bath section of the grocery store and buy a bag of pure epsom salt-the kind that doesn’t have scents or other chemicals added to it. For the salt water flush, mix 2tsp of salts to 1 litre of warm water. If it does not work, next day try 3tsp(1tbsp), add 1 tsp more if this still doesn’t do the trick.

For making lemonade ahead, mix only the maple syrup, and the squeezed lemon juice. Maple syrup acts as preservative, helping to keep the enzymes alive. Water dilutes the lemon, making the enzymes live shorter. Cayenne pepper accelerates the process as well. I recommend mixing lemon and syrup in a container, and taking water and cayenne separately.