Homemade Lemon-Aid; Cleansing Your Body

A common problem that many of us have these days is unhealthy eating habits. Many of us were not shown how to eat healthy as we grew up and of course depending on when you were raised the information available was skimpy or inaccurate.

Another problem has been the incredible power advertising has on our lifestyles! The food companies and manufactures have huge budgets and combined with the power of television and internet we are bombarded with huge amounts of information that is not necessarily good for us.

One thing we can do to get and stay healthier, is to periodically cleanse our systems. This will help get rid of the toxins that we accumulate over time as we go about our lives eating "Not So Healthy" foods.

I found a method called the Lemon Aid Diet many years ago that works well, is safe (As far as my research goes), has been used by thousands of people and is easy to understand and use.

The Lemon Aid diet or Cleanse is simply using homemade lemon aid to clean your system. You drink this lemon aid for a period of 10 days (Ideally) with no other food intake allowing your body to be cleansed of the toxins it has stored up.

To make the lemon aid you need fresh lemons, grade "B" maple syrup, cayenne pepper and water. You mix two tablespoons of the maple syrup with two tablespoons lemon juice and add water to make 8 ounces. Then add the cayenne pepper to taste. (I like a relatively large amount of pepper but you may not).

It is best to use fresh lemons but a bottled lemon juice can be used if fresh is not an option for you, (Lime Juice works also).

For details on how and why these ingredients cleanse your system I recommend you read about the Lemon Aid Diet at this site.

I have done this diet several times and know a few others personally that have also. There are literally thousands of others that have and with all the talk and response from these people I can say that this really does work. You should drink 6-8 glasses a day and if you are still feeling hungry drink more.

Personally, I did not need to loose weight but wanted the cleansing aspect. I do know people that have lost a worthy amount of weight using this diet and gained the benefits of the cleansing as well!

I am not a doctor, licensed dietitian or counselor. I recommend you consult with your doctor prior to changing anything in your diet or health plan for yourself.

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