March 20, 2008

Why bother with the Master Cleanse?

There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the Master Cleanse. Lately it seems like every Hollywood actress or actor who needs to get in shape is turning to this decades old health system that involves drinking a mixture of lemon juice, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper.

With all the diets out there to choose from why would anyone bother with the Master Cleanse?

There’s two main reasons people like the Master Cleanse. The first (and most obvious) is that it works. The results people are getting with the Master Cleanse border on miraculous, and they are backed by thousands of devoted users who are living testimonials to the effectiveness of the Master Cleanse.

The second reason people choose the Master Cleanse over other diets and wellness programs is that it’s fast. The typical person only spends 10 days on the Master Cleanse, compared to other diets that can last months or even years you can see why they choose the Master Cleanse.

Another interesting thing about the Master Cleanse lasting just 10 days is that you only need a short term burst of will power to get through it. Having to sacrifice for months is what makes other diets so hard to stay on, but most people can will their way through 10 days.

What can you expect from 10 days on the Master Cleanse?

Even though most people are going on the Master Cleanse to lose weight quickly, there’s many other health benefits to be gained by doing the Master Cleanse. Flushing out your system is what the Master Cleanse is really designed to do. Even back 60 years ago when the Master Cleanse was first invented people had health problems as a result of waste building up inside of them. Today with processed foods, pollution, and all around poor diets our bodies desperately need to be flushed out every once in a while.

When you flush out your body with the Master Cleanse the waste you eliminate will be abnormal. The smell, color, and texture of the waste that comes out of your body shocks some people, so you should be prepared.

If you want to try the Master Cleanse there’s more you need to know then just drinking the lemonade mixture for 10 days. In fact most people who try the Master Cleanse without knowing all the steps fail. If you think the Master Cleanse is something you would like to try there’s a good book at the Master Cleanse website that you should read before starting the Master Cleanse because it covers the common problems people face, and how to avoid them.

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January 2, 2008

Feed Your Family Right - Book Review

For the family with not enough time on their hands, with children who don’t like vegetables and families that like to eat out, this book makes a good, inspiring and extremely helpful read. Authored by nutrition expert Elisa Zied and someone who had these challenges, “Feed Your Family Right”.

Common themes in the book include making fitness a core part of your lifestyle whether you have 5 minutes or one hour, managing your portions and making use of fresh vegetables for simple healthy recipes.

Remember what one reader of our site once said, “our state of health is the sum total of our daily healthy habits” and so as Eliza Zied shows in the book, all her small tips and guidances all add up to a better healthy lifestyle.

In her book, she has also done great work in pulling out common problems and providing solutions for health seekers to get on the path of health and wellness. For example, she very clearly points out the problem of lack of time. Unfortunately, many parents and young adults with not enough time have put health before career and resort to carefree eating and exercise. Zied says 30 minutes of exercise daily is optimum, she suggests breaking it into intervals of 5-10 minutes throughout the day and that can be done easily at work or at home.

Elisa also has advice for parents: lead by example. If you’re overweight, your kids are going to follow. It should be up to the parents to lead by example when it comes to healthy cooking, raw eating, exercising and juicing. It should be up to the parents to also lead by example when it comes to communication and how to interact with one’s health. Parent’s shouldn’t come home and couch in front of the television, nor should they just eat out, come home and sleep.

One thing I like about Elisa’s work overall is her moving-towards-change attitude rather than moving-away-from-pain attitude and those involved in any kind of personal development or self-help will recognize this as an important teaching. She discusses that parents tell their kids that eating more fresh vegetables and fruits and other healthy foods will help them run faster, perform better, increase memory, etc rather than telling them that eating a second bowl of ice cream will make them fat. See the difference? 

For fast readers like me, Elisa helped me read faster and save time by providing the important information in easily digestible charts to analyze and use as required. More than anything, Elisa Zied’s “Feed Your Family Right” is an excellent nutrition guide for parents and young adults that is extremely timely in what I consider to be an unhealthy world that we’re living in. Out of 10, I give this book 7.5 and recommend you buy it or borrow it.

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