Almost everyone wants to feel skinny and “detoxified” — the idea of ridding your body of built up toxins is the cornerstone of most fad diets and “skinny teas”. But, what is the “master cleanse” (or ...

“Lemon water provides vitamin C, and the body needs vitamin C every day ,” Moon says. It’s often associated with immune ...

I came to the Charlotte Observer in June as a Kaiser Media Fellow to report on healthcare for the summer. I quickly found myself covering topics like de-stressing breathing techniques, whole foods ...

There is little evidence that detox cleanses do what they claim — and experts say your body already has a highly effective detox system in place.

If I can get through today, the third day of my detox diet, I'm convinced I will master my cleanse. The second and third days are supposed to be the most difficult, and yesterday definitely tried my ...

New year, new you! Nothing tastes as good as thin feels! Pound that treadmill, shed those pounds! And so on. January is the month diet resolutions are made, and as such, the mania for detox diets gets ...

NEW YORK — At 6-foot-4 and a rangy 212 pounds, Scott Campbell doesn’t need to lose weight. But there he was, squeezing lemon juice and mixing it with maple syrup, bottled water and cayenne pepper. It ...

So when she dropped 20 pounds for her role in the movie Dreamgirls, her secret was out: the master cleanse a.k.a. the lemonade diet. "I did it before Beyonce, by the way," said lemonade dieter Larry ...

Ready to bust out that cute Summer bikini, but regret skipping your latest workouts? The Master Cleanse, also known as "the lemonade diet," may be the answer to shedding pounds fast. But is the ...