How to Understand a Lemonade Fast

Video Transcript

"Hi I'm Rachel Richardson. I'm a Licensed Nutritionist and Registered dietitian with Nutrolution in South Beach, Florida. In this clip we are going to talk about understanding a lemon detox. Now this is a great thing to try to understand and actually I've tried to understand it myself as a nutritionist because I've heard all my clients talking about it and not even knowing why this might work. So first off I also want you to know that I've never done a lemon detox and I don't necessarily condone it but here is what I have reasoned how a diet that includes nothing but lemons, maple syrup, cayenne pepper can be effective. The lemon is in there to stimulate the kidneys to help to urinate more often which is one of our detox mechanisms. The cayenne pepper increases circulation. The maple syrup actually helps to make sure that your blood sugar doesn't drop too low at any time by keeping some sugar coming into your body throughout the day and of course the water is there for hydration. Now in this detox there is many things that I would normally recommend, things to help your GI, your liver, protein to support your organ systems, however, this is the best way I have figured out how to understand a lemon detox and I'm sharing with you today. This is Rachel from Nutrolution in South Beach, Florida."