Beyoncé lost weight on The Master Cleanse ahead of her role in Dreamgirls
The Master Cleanse
While the Master Cleanse has been around for decades, it is Beyoncé who allegedly made it mainstream. It is claimed she used the diet to slim down for her role in Dreamgirls.
It involves drinking a concoction of lemon water, maple syrup, and cayenne pepper, along with an herbal detox tea, daily for at least 10 days – and nothing else.
While it may work in the short term, experts say it isn’t safe long-term. And even Miss B said it was ‘awful’ and made her ‘cranky.’
Juicing
Carol Vorderman has revealed she has followed juicing diets
Juice cleanses are a multi-billion dollar industry crammed with expensive ‘detox’ bottles of pureed vegetables and fruits who have attracted a fair share of celebrity devotees including Carol Vorderman.
Juice cleanses – of which there are many different types – promise a vitamin mega-dose by having people replace all (or part) of their solid food with specially formulated juices.
But experts warn that many juices are high in sugar and lack the fibre that whole fruit has. While short cleanses may not necessarily be harmful, longer detox can be dangerous – especially for people with medical conditions, pregnant women or the elderly.
Gwyneth Paltrow is a fan of the Alkaline Diet
The Alkaline Detox Diet
Stars including Gwyneth Paltrow and Elle MacPherson have reportedly embraced the fad over the years.
Alkaliners say we eat too many ‘acid-forming’ foods – wheat, dairy, meat, seafood, sugar, coffee, tea, fizzy drinks and alcohol.
This they say causes a pH imbalance which apparently disrupts the body’s ability to regulate itself – leading to problems such as low energy, poor memory, headaches and bloating.
Alkaline foods – fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts, legumes and wholegrains – help to restore the body’s pH balance
But experts warn that when you cut out entire food groups such as dairy products, meat and fish, you leave yourself in danger of real deficiencies.