Does this detox really work?

AmandaMaitland
AmandaMaitland Posts: 136 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Water, cucumber slices, mint leaves, and lemon slices?

I've heard a lot about it and was curious as to whether it works or not? Thanks in advance!

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  • thisismeraw
    thisismeraw Posts: 1,264 Member
    It works to hydrate your body.. but other than that it does nothing.

    You do not need to detox.
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    Make sure you read the warnings on WebMD before starting any cleanse or detox.

    If any of these quick fixes "worked" we would not be a nation of obese people.
  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
    It makes a nice, refreshing drink, but that's about it. Given that your internal organs are functioning normally, you don't need to detox anything.
  • shannashannabobana
    shannashannabobana Posts: 625 Member
    I don't know if it works (or even actually what it was supposed to do) but I tried it the other day and highly recommend it. It's very tasty and refreshing for summer.
  • Rage_Phish
    Rage_Phish Posts: 1,507 Member
    Sounds delicious
  • NikiChicken
    NikiChicken Posts: 576 Member
    It works to hydrate your body.. but other than that it does nothing.

    You do not need to detox.

    This.
  • joshpass
    joshpass Posts: 82 Member
    people don't need to detox so extreme. that sort of thing won't really help. There is a way to detox but not like this.
  • danibu98
    danibu98 Posts: 281 Member
    That just sounds like something yummy to try on a hot day like today (it's 100 heat index where I am today).

    Edited to add: For hydration, detoxing is a myth.
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    Actually, of all the detoxes I have come across on the forums of MFP, this one sounds like one of the healthiest and probably most effective "detox" I have seen.

    Water, flavored with natural "clean" foods, ingested as needed to hydrate the body so the liver and kidneys can detox your body the nature intended.
  • nomeejerome
    nomeejerome Posts: 2,616 Member
    Water, cucumber slices, mint leaves, and lemon slices?

    I've heard a lot about it and was curious as to whether it works or not? Thanks in advance!

    sounds like a nice summer drink....especially if you add some good vodka :drinker:
  • AmandaMaitland
    AmandaMaitland Posts: 136 Member
    Well, I probably won't use it for a detox, more or less just a cleansing drink... not for weight loss necessarily. I have also read that it boosts metabolism?
  • djeffreys10
    djeffreys10 Posts: 2,312 Member
    No. Get enough water and fiber. Period.
  • thisismeraw
    thisismeraw Posts: 1,264 Member
    Well, I probably won't use it for a detox, more or less just a cleansing drink... not for weight loss necessarily. I have also read that it boosts metabolism?

    It won't cleanse any better than water does. It also will not raise your metabolism.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Works to do what? Hydrate - yes. Magically make you lose all your weight overnight - no.
  • Sqeekyjojo
    Sqeekyjojo Posts: 704 Member
    No. It won't work as a magical detox potion.


    Tastes pretty good, though. And anything that encourages people to drink water isn't a bad thing.
  • PlayerHatinDogooder
    PlayerHatinDogooder Posts: 1,018 Member
    No.

    But it sounds delicious.
  • CrankMeUp
    CrankMeUp Posts: 2,860 Member
    Negative,
  • sheril57
    sheril57 Posts: 19
    The only detox I have ever used is a 7 day, you eat different things for 7 days and then I started my diet.I actually had energy going into the diet cause I got rid of all the crap I had been eating. I lost a few pounds on it but I think it was mostly water
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
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  • CrankMeUp
    CrankMeUp Posts: 2,860 Member
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    love this!
  • SkinnyBubbaGaar
    SkinnyBubbaGaar Posts: 389 Member
    Water, cucumber slices, mint leaves, and lemon slices?

    I've heard a lot about it and was curious as to whether it works or not? Thanks in advance!


    Only if you add this....

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    to get this....

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  • jennifershoo
    jennifershoo Posts: 3,198 Member
    Water, cucumber slices, mint leaves, and lemon slices?

    I've heard a lot about it and was curious as to whether it works or not? Thanks in advance!

    sounds like a nice summer drink....especially if you add some good vodka :drinker:

    Hehe, this! yeah! :drinker:

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