Tag — Master-Cleanse

Gabrielle Reece, the 6-foot-3 volleyball player and fashion model has a body that conveys athleticism and feminine beauty.  As a professional athlete she surely has strenuous workouts, fortunately, we can learn how she gets that body because she has a new job as contributing fitness expert to Yahoo! Health.  Recently, she wrote about the benefits of doing a yearly cleanse, in particular, she practices the Master Cleanse method.  She explained,

“I go on a soft food only diet for about 2 or 3 days: overly steamed veggies, sweet potatoes and soup broths. Then for five or six days I drink a series of juices: watermelon and lime for energy in the morning; lemon, cayenne pepper, water, and maple syrup to curb my appetite (this is the Master Cleanse drink); cucumber and strawberry for inflammation; and finally, a pineapple juice. All are made fresh and are full of fiber.”

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One would think that the lovely Anne Hathaway doesn’t even need to do a detox diet.  She always looks picture-perfect any time we see here whether on the big screen or parading across the red carpet.  She does workout regularly, but according to People Magazine she will still do the occasional detox when preparing for a big event such as the Golden Globes.   [Read more →]

Gwyneth Paltrow started off 2009 by starting a post-holiday cleanse diet, for which she shares instructions, complete with menus and recipes, on her website GOOP.com.

“I need to lose a few pounds of holiday excess,” Gwyneth wrote to subscribers. “Anyone else? I like to do fasts and detoxes a couple of times during the year, the most hardcore one being the Master Cleanse I did last spring. It was not what you would characterize as pretty. Or easy. It did work, however.” [Read more →]

The Biggest Loser has become a monster hit with over 100,000 applying for the fourth season now in production. The show creates a huge incentive for contestants to lose weight with a $250,000 prize going to the “Biggest Loser.” Season one winner of the Biggest Loser, Ryan Benson, lost an amazing 122 lbs back in 2005. How did he do it?  Was he able to keep the weight off? [Read more →]