The Demi Moore cleanse that she and Ashton Kutcher are doing is called the Master Cleanse. This diet has been around for over 60 years and celebrities often use it to lose weight or get toned up for the red carpet or specific movie roles. If you remember Beyonce on Oprah talking about dropping weight for her role in Dreamgirls, you will remember that she also did a version of the Master Cleanse.

So far, Demi and Ashton are doing pretty good. They posted on their Twitter accounts that they were going for a walk with the dogs and that day 2 was easier than day 1. However, Ashton did want a “steak, beer and a Blow Pop” yesterday. Poor guy. The Master Cleanse is quite strict but you definitely can lose weight from doing it. So how does it work?

The Master Cleanse lemonade recipe for the Demi Moore diet is:

• 2 Tablespoons of organic lemon Juice (about 1/2 a Lemon) FRESH SQUEEZED!
• 2 Tablespoons of organic grade B maple syrup (kind of expensive but DON’T substitute!)
• 1/10 Teaspoon Cayenne pepper (powder)
• Ten oz of filtered water

You should drink at least 8 glasses of this per day (8 oz glasses) but you can drink more. No food is consumed while doing the Master Cleanse. In addition to the lemonade drink, you should also use a natural laxative which could be either a salt water flush, or a caffeine free tea laxative. The whole point of the Master Cleanse is to clean out the system and detoxify the body. The side result of this tends to be great amounts of weight loss. Ah Demi Moore – Cleanse and get even MORE gorgeous? She is already smokin’ hot but Iguess everyone needs to tone up here and there.

Most people stick with just doing the cleanse for 10 days but some people have done 30 or even 40 days. If you are just doing the lemonade cleanse for the first time, you should not go for longer than 10 days. Then you can ease into a light, healthful eating plan for about week and try the cleanse again. Basically, you should work your way up to doing the cleanse for longer periods of time, not just jump into not eating for 30 days if you have never done it before. Some report losing up to 22 pounds in 10 days and another lady on YouTube lost over 30 pounds doing it for 40 days. Basically, you lose the most right in the beginning, but then it slows down. Also, people tend to gain back a lot because when they are finished, they don’t come of it  properly, end up binging like crazy and pack on the pounds.

What Are the Side Effects of the Demi Moore Cleanse she is doing?

With Ashton and Demi Moore on the cleanse, they are probably experiencing some side effects right now. Some people report side effects to be constipation, diarrhea, headaches, fatigue, breakouts, and of course, hunger. The good news is, most of these are the result of toxins exiting your body and  they will subside in a few days.

Then comes all the benefits! People report having more energy, increased immune response, better mental clarity, clear skin, and lots of lost weight.

But one thing to note is that even Beyonce said she didn’t recommend the Master Cleanse for people unless they had to lose weight for a movie or something because it is so strict and apparently made her quite moody. So is there another option out there for people who want the benefits of the cleanse but don’t want to drink 80+ glasses of lemonade?

Thankfully, there is a new product out which takes all of the fat burning benefits of lemons, grade b maple syrup and cayenne pepper and puts them into supplement form. With this lemonade diet in pill form, it is much easier for the average dieter to lose weight and still get to eat. An eating and exercise plan comes with the pills. This is the program that Kym Johnson from Dancing With the Stars uses (remember she won with Donny Osmond last season?) With the lemonade diet pills, you could lose up to 17 pounds in 14 days! Plus, because you get to eat, you are less likely to binge and gain back the weight you lose.

So do your homework, and decide if the Demi Moore Cleanse (master cleanse) is something you would like to try or if you might have better success with a supplement.

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