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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I was flipping through a celebrity magazine the other day at the spa while getting a much-needed pedicure when I read about all the celebs who have put themselves through the "lemonade" diet/cleanse.

"I have a huge problem with any cleanse that doesn't allow you to have food. People want to eat food," celebrity fitness expert Latreal Mitchell told me. "I do get where they're coming from—lemon is ...

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 ...