Master Cleanse Recipe

The Master Cleanse, also called the Master Cleanser or the lemonade diet, is a liquid diet first created in the 1940s that has become popular again recently.

The Lemonade Diet is a short-term, cleansing diet that is similar to a juice fast in many ways. While you are following the diet (10 to 40 days), your sole source of energy and nutrients is lemonade made with fresh-squeezed lemon juice, purified (non-fluoridated) water, grade-B maple syrup, and cayenne pepper. In addition, each morning, you drink a salt-water flush, and each evening you drink a laxative tea. The only other beverages allowed on the Lemonade Diet are pure (non-fluoridated) water and peppermint tea.

This is a typical Master Cleanse recipe. There are many variations of this recipe, but the ingredients are generally the same. The recipe and detailed information about the diet can be found in the original book, The Master Cleanser, by Stanley Burroughs.

Makes 1 serving

• 2 Tbsp organic grade B maple syrup
• 2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/10 tsp cayenne pepper
• 10 oz purified warm or room temperature water

Combine the lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne with the water. Stir.

Makes 6 servings (typically a day's worth)

• 12 Tbsp organic grade B maple syrup
• 12 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 60 oz purified warm or room temperature water

Combine the lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne with the water. Stir.