Cleansing/Detox Drinks

teresaj0315

Does anyone know of any good cleansing drinks or detox drinks?

lizard053

Water.

No really, good old plain water is probably the best thing for detoxing your system. Drink enough of it and you'll see just how good!


Adding more: Your liver and kidneys are really really really good at cleaning out any toxins in your blood. If you give your body plenty of water as well, they work even better. Try drinking a gallon of water for 2 days. It truly will cleanse your system! Combined with eating healthy, you should get a jump start on your weight loss.

mallory3411

Why do you want to cleanse or detox?

Like lizard053 said water is the best. Nothing better. Our bodies don't store tons of imaginary toxins that we need to detox to get rid of. Healthy foods, exercise and lots of water will do the trick.

LindseyDD

I am on day 2 of the Isagenix 9 day cleanse - I have heard amazing things about it. My friend just finished and lost 13 lbs and 16 inches during her clease. It is expensive but totally worth it if it really works, I have been at a plateau since Nov so I am using as a way to get over my plateau and don't see myself doing it for a long period of time (although if it works I will probably do another clean in July/August before my cousins wedding.

jamiesadler

Water.

No really, good old plain water is probably the best thing for detoxing your system. Drink enough of it and you'll see just how good!

Ditto

LindseyDD

I am on day 2 of the Isagenix 9 day cleanse - I have heard amazing things about it. My friend just finished and lost 13 lbs and 16 inches during her clease. It is expensive but totally worth it if it really works, I have been at a plateau since Nov so I am using as a way to get over my plateau and don't see myself doing it for a long period of time (although if it works I will probably do another clean in July/August before my cousins wedding.

radiva1

Detox drink

1 cup of water
1 Tsp. Psyllium Husk powder
1 Tsp. Bentonite Clay

Psyllium and Bentonite clay don't mix well with water, so shake up the mixture for a few seconds then quickly drink it before it settles. Drink another extra-large glass of water immediately after. Both these ingredients are great for detox. The Bentonite clay soaks up toxins, and the Psyllium pushes waste matter out through your colon.

p0pr0cksnc0ke

Detox drink

1 cup of water
1 Tsp. Psyllium Husk powder
1 Tsp. Bentonite Clay

Psyllium and Bentonite clay don't mix well with water, so shake up the mixture for a few seconds then quickly drink it before it settles. Drink another extra-large glass of water immediately after. Both these ingredients are great for detox. The Bentonite clay soaks up toxins, and the Psyllium pushes waste matter out through your colon.

That sounds... horrible.

Alexstrasza

Why do you want to cleanse or detox?

Like lizard053 said water is the best. Nothing better. Our bodies don't store tons of imaginary toxins that we need to detox to get rid of. Healthy foods, exercise and lots of water will do the trick.

Do more research, toxins are not "imaginary".

If you spend enough years eating nothing but crappy processed foods, it does put "crap" into your system.

A good thing to use for a cleanse is 100% homemade fruit/veggie juice and smoothies. Buy a good juicer and make your own fruit and veggie juices and use a blender to make smoothies. Look online and you can find a ton of recipes.

One of my favorites is one I call "Green Slime"

Green Slime:

1 Orange, peeled.
2 Bananas
2 Kale Leaves torn to pieces
1/4 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
3-5 Ice cubes.

Blend the orange and almond milk first. Then add the kale leaves and blend. Add the bananas next and blend, then add the icecubes at the very end!

I make one for breakfast now every morning!


Basically when you do a cleanse you want to eat fresh fruits and veggies and preferabbly as a smoothie or as juice because it makes it that much easier for your body to absorb the good stuff. It allows your body to sort of "take a break" and just absorb the nutrients it needs rather than having to work super hard to get them (like it does with crappy processed foods).

MrDude_1

Does anyone know of any good cleansing drinks or detox drinks?

Anytime anyone uses the term "toxins" for whats in your body...
Consider them a poor source for advice.

If they really knew what they were talking about, they would use the name of the "toxin" not just a generic word for "bad stuff"

mallory3411

Your liver and kidneys are great for cleansing and detoxing. No need for fads, pills, gross cocktails, shakes etc.

LuckyLeprechaun

Detox drink

1 cup of water
1 Tsp. Psyllium Husk powder
1 Tsp. Bentonite Clay

Psyllium and Bentonite clay don't mix well with water, so shake up the mixture for a few seconds then quickly drink it before it settles. Drink another extra-large glass of water immediately after. Both these ingredients are great for detox. The Bentonite clay soaks up toxins, and the Psyllium pushes waste matter out through your colon.

That sounds... horrible.

mixing clay with water usually results in making....mud.
I shall not ingest mud.

My wonderful liver and kidneys will do a great job with just the water. Keep the mud makin's for the playground.

doubglass

water-- your liver and kidneys cleanse. Cleansing drinks are a SCAM

Alexstrasza

Also green tea!

And as others have said, water, but I figured that was a given.

ElizabethRoad

Detox drink

1 cup of water
1 Tsp. Psyllium Husk powder
1 Tsp. Bentonite Clay

Psyllium and Bentonite clay don't mix well with water, so shake up the mixture for a few seconds then quickly drink it before it settles. Drink another extra-large glass of water immediately after. Both these ingredients are great for detox. The Bentonite clay soaks up toxins, and the Psyllium pushes waste matter out through your colon.

That sounds... horrible.

Husks and dirt, mixed with water? Isn't that mud? Yum! (I assume this means I can substitute mudslides for this recipe.)

p0pr0cksnc0ke

Detox drink

1 cup of water
1 Tsp. Psyllium Husk powder
1 Tsp. Bentonite Clay

Psyllium and Bentonite clay don't mix well with water, so shake up the mixture for a few seconds then quickly drink it before it settles. Drink another extra-large glass of water immediately after. Both these ingredients are great for detox. The Bentonite clay soaks up toxins, and the Psyllium pushes waste matter out through your colon.

That sounds... horrible.

mixing clay with water usually results in making....mud.
I shall not ingest mud.

My wonderful liver and kidneys will do a great job with just the water. Keep the mud makin's for the playground.

That was EXACTLY what I was thinking.. that sounds like you are drinking rocks and mud. No thanks.
First, the rocks go into the intestines to clean em out then the mud sludge comes through and washes it all out. YUM!

lizard053

Does anyone know of any good cleansing drinks or detox drinks?

Anytime anyone uses the term "toxins" for whats in your body...
Consider them a poor source for advice.

If they really knew what they were talking about, they would use the name of the "toxin" not just a generic word for "bad stuff"

"Toxins" such as triglycerides, alcohols, formaldehyde, fermented food, pesticides, preservatives are all sorted out by your body. It's a generic word for all the nasties I know the names of but no one would understand. Very chem-geek.

I'll keep harping on it. Your body is excellent at cleansing if you give it the right stuff. Healthy foods and tons of water is all you need. No need to spend $100's on detoxes and cleanses that really don't do any better!

Sidesteal

Do more research, toxins are not "imaginary".

Can you please name some toxins that build up in your system, that cannot be cleansed by your body?

Sidesteal

I'll keep harping on it. Your body is excellent at cleansing if you give it the right stuff. Healthy foods and tons of water is all you need. No need to spend $100's on detoxes and cleanses that really don't do any better!

^ This.

lizard053

Do more research, toxins are not "imaginary".

Can you please name some toxins that build up in your system, that cannot be cleansed by your body?

I just did.

(Edit - I sound rather cranky. I'm not! Really! :blushing: )

kunibob

I'll keep harping on it. Your body is excellent at cleansing if you give it the right stuff. Healthy foods and tons of water is all you need. No need to spend $100's on detoxes and cleanses that really don't do any better!

I'll help you harp on it.

The whole "cleanse" thing is built on pseudoscience.

Sidesteal

Do more research, toxins are not "imaginary".

Can you please name some toxins that build up in your system, that cannot be cleansed by your body?

I just did.

And do you believe that your body does not know how to rid itself of these toxins, and that you therefore need to cleanse or detox manually? EDIT: I'm assuming you missed the "that cannot be cleansed by your body" part?

Alexstrasza

Do more research, toxins are not "imaginary".

Can you please name some toxins that build up in your system, that cannot be cleansed by your body?

I just did.

And do you believe that your body does not know how to rid itself of these toxins, and that you therefore need to cleanse or detox manually? EDIT: I'm assuming you missed the "that cannot be cleansed by your body" part?

The body needs help. If the body could do all these things on it's own, well we wouldn't need to watch what we eat or excercise would we?

Detox programs that require you to buy a bunch of phoney crap from them are not real. But it has been proven that if you even go 3-7 days with consuming ONLY fresh, uncooked, unprocessed fruits/veggies your body will be able to clear its self of all kinds of nastey stuff.
I'm not saying to buy any kind of program/drink/whatever. But there are ways, with using juices/smoothies that you can cleanse your body.

Sidesteal

The body needs help. If the body could do all these things on it's own, well we wouldn't need to watch what we eat or excercise would we?

We exercise and eat healthy so that we can stay in shape, avoid obesity, and hopefully nourish our bodies appropriately. We don't exercise to prevent buildup of toxic chemicals.

Detox programs that require you to buy a bunch of phoney crap from them are not real. But it has been proven that if you even go 3-7 days with consuming ONLY fresh, uncooked, unprocessed fruits/veggies your body will be able to clear its self of all kinds of nastey stuff.

Can you name some nasty stuff that builds up in your system that is not cleansed by your liver/kidneys?

lizard053

Do more research, toxins are not "imaginary".

Can you please name some toxins that build up in your system, that cannot be cleansed by your body?

I just did.

And do you believe that your body does not know how to rid itself of these toxins, and that you therefore need to cleanse or detox manually? EDIT: I'm assuming you missed the "that cannot be cleansed by your body" part?

Nope, your body can clean them out with time, healthy eating and flushing with water. Why I keep coming back to drinking LOTS of water!

minigirl2

Woman after my own heart! LOL

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Husks and dirt, mixed with water? Isn't that mud? Yum! (I assume this means I can substitute mudslides for this recipe.)
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Sidesteal

Do more research, toxins are not "imaginary".

Can you please name some toxins that build up in your system, that cannot be cleansed by your body?

I just did.

And do you believe that your body does not know how to rid itself of these toxins, and that you therefore need to cleanse or detox manually? EDIT: I'm assuming you missed the "that cannot be cleansed by your body" part?

Nope, your body can clean them out with time, healthy eating and flushing with water. Why I keep coming back to drinking LOTS of water!

I agree.

I was asking the person who claimed detoxes to be necessary, to name a specific toxin or toxins that a normally functioning body (liver/kidneys) cannot detox on it's own.

In other words, I don't believe there is any reason to detox given normal functionality of your system.

mallory3411

Do more research, toxins are not "imaginary".

Can you please name some toxins that build up in your system, that cannot be cleansed by your body?

I just did.

And do you believe that your body does not know how to rid itself of these toxins, and that you therefore need to cleanse or detox manually? EDIT: I'm assuming you missed the "that cannot be cleansed by your body" part?

The body needs help. If the body could do all these things on it's own, well we wouldn't need to watch what we eat or excercise would we?

Detox programs that require you to buy a bunch of phoney crap from them are not real. But it has been proven that if you even go 3-7 days with consuming ONLY fresh, uncooked, unprocessed fruits/veggies your body will be able to clear its self of all kinds of nastey stuff.
I'm not saying to buy any kind of program/drink/whatever. But there are ways, with using juices/smoothies that you can cleanse your body.

I called the imaginary toxins because your body cleanses itself. It detoxes itself.

The human body is a fantastic creation and does a great job at helping itself when treated properly. If fed healthy, whole foods, exercise and given enough water the liver, kidneys etc cleanse the body wonderfully without the need of pills, shakes, juices, mud, etc.

Toxins, detoxes and cleanses not done is not what is causing people to be here needing to lose weight. Excess calories are the sole reason.

Alexstrasza

The body needs help. If the body could do all these things on it's own, well we wouldn't need to watch what we eat or excercise would we?

We exercise and eat healthy so that we can stay in shape, avoid obesity, and hopefully nourish our bodies appropriately. We don't exercise to prevent buildup of toxic chemicals.

Detox programs that require you to buy a bunch of phoney crap from them are not real. But it has been proven that if you even go 3-7 days with consuming ONLY fresh, uncooked, unprocessed fruits/veggies your body will be able to clear its self of all kinds of nastey stuff.

Can you name some nasty stuff that builds up in your system that is not cleansed by your liver/kidneys?

I never said our liver/kidneys and whatever else can't do it. I am merely saying that using a juicing/smoothie diet can immensely increase your bodies ability to get rid of anything that is not healthy for it.

MrDude_1

Can you name some nasty stuff that builds up in your system that is not cleansed by your liver/kidneys?

hehe.. they never can.

Sidesteal

I never said our liver/kidneys and whatever else can't do it. I am merely saying that using a juicing/smoothie diet can immensely increase your bodies ability to get rid of anything that is not healthy for it.

Ok, and if you believe this is true, can you name one of those "things that aren't healthy for it"?