Master Cleanse and Swine Flu
The swine flu, popularized by the media, is a type of flu virus that is commonly spread among pigs in North America. There is also a new flu virus that has elements of swine, bird and human parts. Initially called the swine flu due to its commonalities with the original swine flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has renamed it to “Novel Swine Flu (H1N1)”. They advise that the majority of those who catch this strain of the virus have been able to recover without further medical treatment. However, for about 70% of those that required hospitalization already had medical conditions that increased the risk of serious complications such as heart disease, pregnancy, diabetes, asthma, suppressed immune systems and kidney disease.
Furthermore, the CDC reports that there are no indications that older adults are at any greater risk of serious complications from the novel swine flu any more than the typical flu. However, it appears that people younger than 25 seem to get novel swine flu more than older people.
With the exception of those with pre-existing medical conditions and those who are pregnant, the consensus is that novel swine flu is no more serious than the other more common strains of flu for those that are otherwise healthy.
As for the question of whether or not the Master Cleanse (or Lemonade Diet) can be beneficial to improve your overall health and immune response, absolutely. Detoxifying your body to rid it of toxins and relieving your organs of elimination of excess burden is a great way to strengthen your defenses and feel better at the same time. Plus, the Master Cleanse is cheap and relatively easy to do.
The Master Cleanse is essentially a juice fast. It’s helpful to remember that Fasting has been around for centuries and used by Hippocrates, also known as The Father of Modern Medicine, to manage diseases involving sweats, hot or cold. He is quoted as saying, “If one gives to a person in fever the same food which is given to a person in good health, what is strength to the one is disease to the other.” Along the same lines, it would appear that the Master Cleanse would be good for flu.
