Sunday, January 4, 2009

What to Buy for The Master Cleanse

This post was posted in hind-site to be a little more helpful for folks looking for information and not just pooping antics.

The following is what I bought for my 10-day cleanse and the approximate cost:

  1. Organic Lemons - I bought two bag of them to begin with and the cost about $3 for 5. You'll need about 3 lemons a day. The ones I bought were in fact organic which is good, but they don't have to be. The organic lemons
  2. Grade B Maple Syrup - It's important that it's Grade B and organic. Whole Foods seemed to be the best source for the syrup for me. They sell a 32 oz. bottle for about $17. I used two bottles.
  3. Cayenne Pepper - Should also be organic but I had a hard time finding it. This container was 2.6 oz and way more than enought. It was about $4.
  4. Filtered Water - you can but the bottled stuff but I figured on using it more long term. I picked up a Brita filter that attaches to the faucet. It costs about $25 (but I got a $10 mail in rebate - whew-hew!) If you do buy bottle water, you'll need about 60 oz./day.
  5. Herbal Laxative Tea - This was about $8 for a 16 pack.
  6. Sea Salt - This big container was about $4 I think. (optional)
  7. I also bought this hand juicer for $4.
Grand Total : $18 lemons, $34 syrup, $4 cayenne, $15 water, $8 tea, $4 salt, $4 juicer = $87

A bit pricey but not so much when you consider I'm not consuming anything else in those 10 days. Plus there's all the added health benefits.

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