The lemon detox diet is among the most popular diets, due to publicity, efficacy and simplicity. Relative to other diets, there are only a small handful of ingredients involved, and these are easily and cheaply obtainable. Lemon itself is nature's cleansing and antibacterial agent. You can clean your bathtub, brush your teeth with a splash of it, add it to iced tea, or just about anything, and it's going to have beneficial health effects.

Importance of the Citric Acid For Your Body Detox

All citrus fruits contain the essential antioxidants and enzymes which aid the body in capturing and processing toxins. The citric acid which is most highly concentrated in lemons and lemon juice cleanses the digestive tract by breaking down bacteria and other buildup. The lemon detox diet is a highly effective way of flooding your system with citric acid, as well as antioxidants like vitamin C, because it is brief but highly intensive. As a liquid-only plan, the lemon detox diet requires a strong commitment but also yields a powerful reward because it provides the most thorough form of body detoxification.

This is a standard lemon detox diet recipe:

-Take a drinking glass and add 4oz of cold water.

-Add lemon juice from half of a freshly squeezed lemon.

-Add 2 tablespoons of pure maple syrup.

-Add a dash of cayenne pepper or ground ginger.

-Using a spoon stir well. Add 4 oz of cold water then stir again.

-You should also have a large glass of water each day with 1 teaspoon of salt as this helps stimulate bowl movements.

-If you can't stomach the salt water drink, this can be substituted with one teaspoon of senna tea replacing the salt.

-Take either the salt or senna tea solution in the evening.

-It is recommended you have a multi-vitamin or mega multi-vitamin each day.

You should drink at least 6 to 10 glasses of the lemon drink each day and have nothing else apart from the salt or tea drink. The detox process is meant to be followed for between 3 to 7 days.

Lemon juice is very popular for liver detox. In a standard lemon juice liver detox you can mix lemon juice with olive oil and Epsom salts, which need to be taken at specified times during the day and evening of treatment. When you're on this treatment you will need to go on a non-fat diet for the day prior to the initial cleanse, as well as on the day of. The lemon juice is high in vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant. When the liver purges certain contaminants from the blood stream, it converts them to free radicals. Antioxidants neutralize the effects of these free radicals, giving you a purer and stronger cleanse when used concurrently with other natural detox diets.