Master Cleanser

By Jim Slaton

 My wife has talked me into going on the master cleanse in the morning.

For those of you who don't know the Master Cleanse is a way to cleanse the body of and remove the cravings associated with drugs, alcohol, tobacco, eating, "Coffee, tea, and various hot drinks." The cleanse involves drinking only a concoction made from fresh lemons, grade B maple syrup and cayenne pepper. No solid food is eaten for the entire cleanse. 

Many of my friends in California have tried to get me to go on the cleanse but it was Stormy who finally talked me into it. The last time I went without eating for ten days was during my S.E.R.E. training as an Airborne Ranger. SERE stands for for Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape, a program that provides military personnel with training in evading capture, survival skills and the military code of conduct. 

The Master Cleanse will eliminate toxins (pesticides, hormones, prescription drugs, chemical fertilizers, heavy metals) and congestion that have built up in the body. Each morning starts with a saltwater "flush" which helps remove both harmful and beneficial bacteria from the body. In some cases the master cleanse could be painful because a no-food diet can cause the gut to stop passing food, resulting in constipation, or may make the consumption of food immediately after the cleanse painful.

So I am looking at ten days of hunger while staying bloated on water with the possibility of painful constipation! Again, I am not looking forward to the cleanse but I am very interested to see how much toxins it flushes from my system and how I feel in the following weeks. I am going to keep a daily log on this blog if you want to read about the carnage. Wish me luck!