You Can’t Detox Your Body

[5stringJeff]

Whether it’s cucumbers splashing into water or models sitting smugly next to a pile of vegetables, it’s tough not to be sucked in by the detox industry. The idea that you can wash away your calorific sins is the perfect antidote to our fast-food lifestyles and alcohol-lubricated social lives. But before you dust off that juicer or take the first tentative steps towards a colonic irrigation clinic, there’s something you should know: detoxing – the idea that you can flush your system of impurities and leave your organs squeaky clean and raring to go – is a scam. It’s a pseudo-medical concept designed to sell you things.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...ence-ignorance

[Gunny]

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...ence-ignorance

Sure you can. Not to perfection. But there are plenty of things you can do to make it less toxic.

[DLT]

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...ence-ignorance

Maybe not 100%....but you can to a degree.

You can drink detox tea with herbs that flush and remove impurities. Remember, the drug industry is based on such herbs and plants.

You can take detox baths/soaks = Epsom salts and baking soda (and ginger and cayenne).

My best friend swears by those detox foot patches.

Every little bit (of healthy practices) helps.

[Rat]

Few times year I detox by going on 10 day water fast. Do not try without doctor supervision but it great for cleansing body.

[revelarts]

You can see painters detox their skin in saunas and steam rooms as they literally sweat out paint from their pours.

[revelarts]

"Collins guffaws at the notion of superfoods. “Most people think that you should restrict or pay particular attention to certain food groups, but this is totally not the case,” she says. “The ultimate lifestyle ‘detox’ is not smoking, exercising and enjoying a healthy balanced diet like the Mediterranean diet.”Close your eyes, if you will, and imagine a Mediterranean diet. A red chequered table cloth adorned with meats, fish, olive oil, cheeses, salads, wholegrain cereals, nuts and fruits. All these foods give the protein, amino acids, unsaturated fats, fibre, starches, vitamins and minerals to keep the body – and your immune system, the biggest protector from ill-health – functioning perfectly."....

Dr's 40-50 years ago would have guffawed at that advise.
Dr's seem to be 20 years behind the curve on a lot of these issues.

[Gunny]

Dr's 40-50 years ago would have guffawed at that advise.
Dr's seem to be 20 years behind the curve on a lot of these issues.

Judging more people by the pasts of their ancestors, are you? You newbies need to quit judging people and look in the mirror. We might smoke and have no hair, but we're more men than you'll ever amount to.