Detox & Metabolism Teas

doutri2
doutri2 Posts: 186 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Do you believe that teas for detox and/or metabolism really work? I bought box of detox tea. I'm only consuming here and there, one cup per day.

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  • doutri2
    doutri2 Posts: 186 Member
    The subject's come up before. More details here:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1159755/looking-for-a-detox-cleanse/p1

    To AnnPT77-
    Thanks for sharing this link to the discussion and confirming what I thought to be true even before buying the tea. But, true that I am using it to try to fill in for an after-dinner dessert. Hoping to satisfy my sweet tooth.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,985 Member
    doutri2 if you hit the "quote" button at the bottom of the person's quote you're trying to respond to, it will automatically "box" it for you so you don't have to copy and paste.


    doutri2 wrote: »
    Do you believe that teas for detox and/or metabolism really work? I bought box of detox tea. I'm only consuming here and there, one cup per day.
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  • VegjoyP
    VegjoyP Posts: 2,772 Member
    Medicinal teas can support sleep, ease digestion, reduce inflammation, increase energy- If you stop doing things that do the opposite Detox and weight loss? Stopping the things that cause issues and drinking clean fluids like tea can help you while your LIVER IS LESS TAXED which is the organ that does the "Detoxing"
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    unless a drug addict, you dont need to detox. That is what our kidneys and livers are for.

    if you like tea, drink it. it can help with sleep or relaxation or just taste good.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,282 Member


    Joining the chorus - No they do not detox you or do anything magical for weight loss.

    Obviously if you drink any sort of tea instead of having a high calorie snack or desert, that will help you acheive your calorie target - but same could be said for any low calorie item replacing a high calorie item
  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    OP if you drink a detox tea or another kind of tea the results will be the same. I love tea and just drink the flavor that I like.
  • hsween925
    hsween925 Posts: 7 Member
    I think tea is a great way of consuming herbs and spices that help support you body that you might not be getting from any other food source. Drink up 🫖!
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    Detox teas don't "detox" or do a thing for your metabolism, and I'm never sure what people think "detoxing" is supposed to mean in this context anyway. But if it's the Yogi one, it's actually a tasty tea (has ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, and clove, among other ingredients). I'm drinking their cinnamon and cardamom tea right now (no misleading name on this one), and it's good too, and somewhat similar.

    I keep a box of Yogi ginger tea around for when I get sick. It has some licorice as well, which is nice for my throat. Have not been sick this season at all. Yay masks and social distancing!

    Their lemon ginger is one of my favorites. I'm currently also into their orange-ginger-mint, weird as that sounds.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    lemurcat2 wrote: »
    Detox teas don't "detox" or do a thing for your metabolism, and I'm never sure what people think "detoxing" is supposed to mean in this context anyway. But if it's the Yogi one, it's actually a tasty tea (has ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, and clove, among other ingredients). I'm drinking their cinnamon and cardamom tea right now (no misleading name on this one), and it's good too, and somewhat similar.

    I keep a box of Yogi ginger tea around for when I get sick. It has some licorice as well, which is nice for my throat. Have not been sick this season at all. Yay masks and social distancing!

    I have to say that is one nice aspect of the distancing stuff...seems like every year I had to deal with a cold or two. Not this year!
  • Mazintrov13
    Mazintrov13 Posts: 135 Member
    I love pukka teas! Not sure if you have it in the US though. As everyone else has said they do nothing for “detoxing” but they do include different herbs and things that could have some health benefits. I like valerian tea at night and have a few other varieties for during the day, mainly ones with licorice
  • VegjoyP
    VegjoyP Posts: 2,772 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    VegjoyP wrote: »
    Medicinal teas can support sleep, ease digestion, reduce inflammation, increase energy- If you stop doing things that do the opposite Detox and weight loss? Stopping the things that cause issues and drinking clean fluids like tea can help you while your LIVER IS LESS TAXED which is the organ that does the "Detoxing"
    But the tea DOESN'T DETOX. That's the whole sales point of holistic approach to health. Your body doesn't NEED HELP in "detoxing". Yes it's a better approach to eat and drink better, but again drinking any concoction doesn't improve what your body does naturally anyway. It's a sales scam that is perpetruated by many companies to make more money.

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    I did not say they detox, I pointed out the benefits along with healthy living and that the liver - and kidneys are the body's detoxifying system.
  • VegjoyP
    VegjoyP Posts: 2,772 Member
    edited March 2021
    Idk who or what ppl are disagreeing about. Ireallydo not xare either. This site has no to little interest in anything but general food and calories. Thats fine. I'm just going to beme and celebrate what I find works
  • doutri2
    doutri2 Posts: 186 Member
    edited March 2021
    "I love pukka teas! Not sure if you have it in the US though. As everyone else has said they do nothing for “detoxing” but they do include different herbs and things that could have some health benefits. I like valerian tea at night and have a few other varieties for during the day, mainly ones with licorice." Copied from above^^^

    I just picked up a box of Pukka tea (in the US) and it says Detox on the box. And, I had been on the Republic of Tea's website and they were marketing a metabolism booster tea. This was what spurred my question. I have always believed that the liver detoxes for our bodies, but I see so many claims from dieticians and nutrition counselors, and packages, etc for detox and thought maybe I was missing something.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,282 Member
    I highly doubt qualified dieticians are making these claims.

    Nutrition counsellors maybe - is that an an actual qualification or something one can just call oneself?
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    VegjoyP wrote: »
    Idk who or what ppl are disagreeing about. Ireallydo not xare either. This site has no to little interest in anything but general food and calories. Thats fine. I'm just going to beme and celebrate what I find works

    you mean we call out woo science and marketing BS as .... BS? then yes, you are correct.

    if you like tea drink it. There can be benefits from it, that others have stated. but it will not detox anything from your body. As I said, our kidneys and liver do that. Every day. 24/7.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,222 Member
    VegjoyP wrote: »
    Idk who or what ppl are disagreeing about. Ireallydo not xare either. This site has no to little interest in anything but general food and calories. Thats fine. I'm just going to beme and celebrate what I find works

    Curiously, the posts on this thread that say the teas may have ingredients with nutritional benefits (such as antioxidants), or that specific individuals have found them helpful for things such as settling a unsteady stomach . . . those are not getting disagrees, so far.

    Maybe there's something else involved in the disagree reactions.

    FWIW, I don't find MFP as a whole to have "little interest in anything but general food and calories". There are many, many truly geeked-out threads here about nutritional science, from various perspectives. Even in general threads, it's common to see people say "calories for weight loss, well-rounded nutrition for health" or equivalent, and offer details on the nutrition front.

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