About the Book

Weight loss has become a national problem that continues to grow. Detoxification is also getting more attention every day as people realize just how many toxins, pesticides and food allergies are part of everyday life. But what most people do not realize is that these are two sides of the same problem. The body protects itself from these toxins by storing them primarily inside fat cells. So, eliminate the toxins and the weight comes off. Continue to consume toxins, pesticides and ignore food allergies and the weight piles on. Nearly half a century ago, the first detoxification diet, the Master Cleanse, was published by Stanley Burroughs. Since then hundreds of thousands of people have done it. Glickman promotes the same regimen, but adds information on what to expect, which days might be difficult and what to do to overcome those difficulties.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Introduction PART I: Key Coaching Points PART II: How to Do the Master Cleanse Shopping List Quick Start More Details Length of Time, and Frequency 18 Laxative Tea 19 Salt Water Flush 20 The Drink: Lemons, Maple Syrup, Cayenne, Water 22 Water/Mint Tea 24 No Other Food or Drink 24 Breaking the Master Cleanse 24 For Those With Diabetes or High Blood Pressure 26 Detox Symptoms--the Good, the Bad and the Ugly 27 No detox symptoms 30 Severe detox symptoms 31 "How About Only Five Days? Can We Make a Deal?" 31 The Agitator and the Rinse Cycle 32 The Master Cleanse Is Not for Everyone 33 If Detox Symptoms Become Unpleasant 35 Headaches 36 When It Is Not All Coming Out as Planned 36 The Twelve Most Common Pitfalls 37 1. Not getting all the correct written information before starting the cleanse 38 2. Not knowing what "detox" means 38 3. Not knowing the detox symptoms 39 4. Not knowing that detox symptoms will usually be gone or lessened with the next day's eliminations 39 5. Not doing all the elimination actions every day 40 6. Not knowing the worst days are usually two, three and seven 40 7. Confusing cravings with hunger 40 8. Not drinking more lemonade or water when you feel hungry 40 9. Eating or drinking anything else except lemonade, salt water, herbal laxative tea or mint tea while on the cleanse (except items prescribed by licensed health professionals) 41 10. Not using fresh-squeezed lemon juice 41 11. Going to social events during the first seven days 42 12. Being so focused on losing pounds that you do not notice you are losing inches 42 What to Expect Day by Day 42 Day 1 42 Days 2 and 3 42 Days 4 to 6 43 Day 7 43 Days 7 to 10 43 Day 14 44 Day 16 44 Days 21, 28, 35, etc. 44 The Detox Diet Scale 44 PART III: Can I Ask You a Question? 47 Acid/alkaline balance/pH? 47 Adding anything to the MC 47 Can I add a colon cleanser? 47 Can I take mineral supplements? 48 Adding anything to the MC 48 Can I take vitamins, shakes or protein? 48 What about prescription meds? 49 Additional Benefits--A reset button for the body 49 After the cleanse 49 Craving bad food after the MC 49 Gas or digestive problems? 50 Healthy diet after the MC? 50 Lemonade or salt water flush after the MC? 50 No BMs after the MC? 50 Will I gain the weight back? 50 Agave nectar vs. maple syrup 51 Anti-depressants 51 Artificial sweeteners 52 Beyond 10 days--Can I go longer than 10 days? 52 Boredom 52 Bowel Movements, eliminations 52 Hot/burning BMs 52 No BMs on the MC 52 Watery/runny BMs 53 Yellow BMs 53 Breaking the Master Cleanse 53 Bronchitis, asthma 55 Brushing your teeth on the MC 55 Candida/yeast 56 Cayenne pepper 56 Cheating 57 Chemotherapy 58 Chewing gum 59 Chills--feeling cold 59 Cleansing length--Why 10 days? Can I do less? 59 Colonics 60 Cooking for others 60 Cramping--Abdominal & menstrual cramps 60 Detox symptoms 60 Aches/pains, nausea, vomiting 60 Burning bowel movements 61 Cravings 62 Irritability, boredom, etc. 62 Tiredness 62 What are detox symptoms? 62 No detox symptoms 64 Severe detox symptoms 65 Detoxification--What is it? 66 Diabetes 67 Diarrhea 68 Emotional detox 68 Emotional eating 68 Exercise, running, and weights 69 Friends and family 70 Hair loss 70 Headaches on first days 71 Health--attitudes about 72 Hemorrhoids 72 High blood pressure 72 Honey 73 Hunger vs. cravings 74 Hypoglycemia/low blood sugar 75 Infertility and the cleanse 75 Interrupting the cleanse 75 Intestinal/abdominal cramps 76 Laxative tea 76 Laxative dependency 76 Laxative tea 76 Lemonade and lemons 76 Bottled or frozen lemon juice 76 Including the lemon skin and pulp 77 Juicing lemons 77 More or less lemon juice? 77 Not drinking enough lemonade 77 Premixing the lemonade 78 When to drink the lemonade 78 Lemons--how many do I buy? 79 Madal Bal syrup/Neera cleanse 79 Maple syrup cravings 79 Medication 80 Blood thinners, Coumadin 80 High blood pressure 80 Prescription meds 80 Mucoid plaque 81 Nothing happening on MC 82 Osteoporosis 83 Other cleanses--Liver/kidney/parasite cleanse 83 Parasites--Will the cleanse get rid of parasites? 84 Passing gas--Warning 85 Protein 85 Do vegetarians get protein? 85 Will I get enough protein? 85 Quitting on detox days 86 Salt water flush 86 Importance of the salt water flush 86 Nothing happening on the salt water flush 86 Sea salt for the salt water flush 87 Salt water flush troubles 87 Salt water flush warnings 87 What to expect on the salt water flush 87 Shopping List 88 Skin 89 Clear skin 89 Skin rash 90 Smoking & the cleanse 90 Spiritual experience 91 Starvation--Isn't this starving yourself? 92 Substitutes for maple syrup 92 Surgery and the MC 92 Teas on the MC 92 Time between cleanses--How soon can I do it again? 93 Tingling or pain in the teeth 93 Tongue coating 93 Weight loss 94 Keeping the weight off 94 Losing too much weight or being underweight? 96 Losing weight after the MC 96 Not losing weight 97 Why does detox = weight loss? 97 Will I lose muscle? 97 Women's issues 98 Birth control pills 98 Fibroid tumors 98 Menstrual periods 98 Word of mouth 98 General Release and Waiver 100 Afterword 101