Zeitgeist: Mastering the cleanse (Daily Northwestern)
When I turned 21 a few weeks ago, I was intoxicated for three days straight. So I decided to try the Master Cleanse, a detox diet during which you eat no food and drink a mixture of lemon juice, cayenne pepper, maple syrup and water. The 10-day fast was on display at Whole Foods and is also known as the Lemonade or Beyoncé Diet, after the singer lost more than 20 pounds on it for her Dreamgirls ...
Your heart says pass the (sea) salt, please (Telluride Daily Planet)
Salt was used as currency in the Roman Empire. Roman soldiers were paid in it. The Latin word sal is the root for the English word salary. Based on this, I'm sure you have heard the familiar phrase that a person is "worth their salt," meaning worth the wages they receive.
Modified Detox Diets Can Help With Weight Loss (CBS 13 Sacramento)
"Detox" (short for detoxification) or "cleanse" diets promise to eliminate toxins from the body and jumpstart weight loss. But nutritionists and others are expressing reservations about them while acknowledging they do have their good points.
Do "Detox" Diets Work? Are They Safe? (CBS News)
Registered dietician Keri Glassman talked about their pros and cons, on The Early Show .
