Hi Nothingbetter :) Well, I think what would've made The Master Cleanse a 'badly dehydrating diet' is the SWF, but I did not do that every morning and instead I was taking the lax tea every night and in the morning as well. I was drinking plenty of water and I never was dehydrated. See, I never really cared for a Water Fast because I guess that was me being ignorant, I never gave it a chance and educated myself with what it was exactly. I'm really happy that I did switch over and I feel good. I have asthma and would carry around my inhaler. For the past few days I have not had to reach for it and that makes me want to just JUMP up and down lol I've had it since the 3rd grade..I was about 9 years old and I'm 25 now so I had it for a while and I want it to be sooooo gone. I feel limited to a lot that I would love to do. Well sorry to ramble lol Thank you for your input and have a blessed day!