Who knew there was such a thing as an Ice Cream Cleanse? For some, it may seem like the ideal way to drop a few pounds and rid your body of toxins. After all, you're eating nothing but ice cream for the entire cleanse. That's exactly why Gizmodo writer Brent Rose and his girlfriend decided to give it a try.
According to Rose, a person on the ice cream cleanse will eat five pints a day for four days straight. That's a ton of ice cream. This first-ever diet craze was started by Kippy's, a vegan ice cream store, in Venice, Calif.
For a whopping $240, participants will consume between 1,000 and 1,200 calories a day, 70 grams of fat per day and 20 to 25 grams of sugar per ice cream pint, the Daily Mail reports. The cleanse is designed to help people achieve a clearer state of mind and shed a few pounds while removing toxins from the body.
"Raw saturated fat is nothing short of a miracle worker in the human body," Kippy's co-owner Kippy Miller said in an email introduction to Gizmodo about the cleanse. "It helps us digest, repairs the gut, feeds the brain, boosts the metabolism and is a powerful agent of detoxification. Raw saturated fat from the meat of organic coconuts pressed in-house is the main ingredient of Kippy's! Ice Cream, and the magic behind our first ever Ice Cream Cleanse."
"Your body, in the course of the cleanse will also release heavy metals, plastics and other toxins, and the raw saturated fat will function as a carrier to rid your body of them for good," the email continued.
At the beginning of the cleanse the participant picks up their 20 pints of ice cream from Kippy's. The different assortment of ice cream includes Coconut Yogurt, Orange Crème, Dark Chocolate with Himalayan Salt, a "Master Cleanse" which consists of lemon and cayenne, and "Superfood Ice Cream," which has bee pollen, cinnamon and raw honey.
According to Rose, the steep price also included a week-long free pass for yoga classes at Ra Ma Yoga, which is located next door to the ice cream shop. Miller worked with Ra Ma founder Guru Jaget for six months to create the cleanse.
Rose and his girlfriend had mixed reviews about the process, which he documented here. Even though he said he wouldn't try it again, Rose and his girlfriend were both surprised by the amount of energy they had throughout the four days.
He said they also experienced cravings but nothing too extreme but eating something cold first thing in the morning took some getting used to. By the end of the four days, both had lost about six pounds but quickly gained it back once they began eating regular - and fairly healthy - food again.
Would you try an organic ice cream cleanse?
