The master cleanse diet, which is a detoxification diet that is supposed to last only ten or more days and has caught the attention of natural health enthusiasts and celebrities alike. The attention is both negative and positive as some conventional health practitioners feel that the detox diet is too extreme, while many feel that the master cleanse has changed their lives. Although the two sides may never agree, one can only wonder why the master cleanse could work and how exactly does it do so. The master cleanse diet, which is known among for its ability to allow people to lose weight significantly as well as completely detoxify the body, has many people questioning just how the ingredients in the master cleanse really work.