I am on Day 5 of the Master-Cleanse and I am considering stopping. This is the second time that I do the cleanse. What I am afraid of is that my metabolism will slow too much, to the point that I will gain more weight than I initially began the cleanse with (this is what happened after the first cleanse). How much does the Master-Cleanse lower the metabolism? Say, if someone has a resting metabolic rate of 1500Kcals per day, how much will that lower to? Is there a way of testing this? Also, how quickly after stopping the cleanse, does the metabolism return back to normal? Does anyone have any scientific studies that point towards what happens?
Thanks so much!