It’s no secret that Hollywood helps sell products and ideas. Beyonce Knowles went public on the Oprah Show in 2006 and helped make the sixty year old Master Cleanse program an overnight success. The plan was already a success as an internal cleanser, but the fact that it help the body shed pounds quickly made it a must have for millions of overweight TV watchers. The Lemonade Diet was an instant smash and Beyonce became a spokeswoman for the results the diet produced.

Beyonce’s role in Dreamgirls required her to play the part of Deena at 16 and then Deena the 36 year old, two weeks apart. Beyonce used the basic Mater Cleanse which is a mixture of fresh lemons, grade B maple syrup, cayenne pepper and filtered water, but she added vegetables to the diet as well. She drank the lemonade 6 to 12 times a day and also drank an herbal laxative tea twice a day. The combination of the Lemonade Diet, as well as a mild exercise program produced amazing results and made the world become believers in this internal cleansing program that developed into a rapid weight loss diet.

The secret to the Lemonade Diet as Peter Glickman, the author of Lose Weight, Have More Energy & Be Happier points out, is not what’s in the Lemonade Diet; it’s what’s not in it that counts. The Lemonade contains Vitamin C, potassium and unprocessed sugar. The drink does not contain fats or proteins, which allows the body to use the stored fat in cells throughout the body as fuel. These fat cells contain toxins and are burned instead of the daily meals, which changes the body’s metabolism. Beyonce discovered a well known secret and became a catalyst that has made the Lemonade Diet a world renowned diet plan, which is changing eating habits and restoring self-confidence to millions of people who needed help losing weight.