How can I detox my body

Melissaol
Melissaol Posts: 948 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm going to try to do a detox my body. And see if theat help boost my weight lose. Any ideas how to do this.
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  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    Eat a healthy balanced diet full of protein, fresh fruit and veggies, drink plenty of water. Your body will do the rest. :bigsmile:
  • zillah73
    zillah73 Posts: 505 Member
    Leafy greens are fantastic for detoxifying especially parsley and cilantro. I have also heard gelatinous foods (aloe, chia seeds) are good. Lots and lots of water, lots of easy-to-digest stuff. Some people like juicing for detox because you can condense pounds of fruits and veggies into a few glasses of nutrient-rich juice. Just keep things simple and minimal. If nature made it, it's good. If man made it, it's not so good.
  • geekyjock76
    geekyjock76 Posts: 2,720 Member
    By doing absolutely nothing. Your body does the job on its own.
  • RainHoward
    RainHoward Posts: 1,599 Member
    drink water, go potty
    detox complete
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    drink lots of water - helps your body with the natural detoxification process that it goes through on a daily basis.
  • nokanjaijo
    nokanjaijo Posts: 466 Member
    drink water, go potty
    detox complete

    Hey, save the science jargon for the lab, Professor Technical.
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    Leafy greens are fantastic for detoxifying especially parsley and cilantro. I have also heard gelatinous foods (aloe, chia seeds) are good. Lots and lots of water, lots of easy-to-digest stuff. Some people like juicing for detox because you can condense pounds of fruits and veggies into a few glasses of nutrient-rich juice. Just keep things simple and minimal. If nature made it, it's good. If man made it, it's not so good.

    Nature makes arsenic. Man makes penicillin. That argument is not always the best one to bust out in defense of cleanses.

    OP - you do not need a cleanse. Any weight you lose on it will be because of ridiculous calorie restrictions that will land you with headaches, weakness, shakiness, and a strong urge to binge because you will simply not. be. eating. enough.

    You don't have toxins in your body from previous foods. You've already passed the food. Eat better food and start now. Your body will be happier for it.
  • sunset1004
    sunset1004 Posts: 13 Member
    Try eating raw for a week or two. I felt amazing when I did this. Just allowed myself a small piece of meat each night since I'm not a vegetarian. Lots of fruit salad and homemade guacamole with veggies to make sure I got fats in. :-)
  • Melo1966
    Melo1966 Posts: 881 Member
    drink water, go potty
    detox complete

    Hey, save the science jargon for the lab, Professor Technical.

    You forgot to add eat fat and fiber, go poo

    I dropped 6 pounds in 9 hours from bedtime to morning.
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    Try eating raw for a week or two. I felt amazing when I did this. Just allowed myself a small piece of meat each night since I'm not a vegetarian. Lots of fruit salad and homemade guacamole with veggies to make sure I got fats in. :-)

    This is a much more sensible approach.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    Leafy greens are fantastic for detoxifying especially parsley and cilantro. I have also heard gelatinous foods (aloe, chia seeds) are good. Lots and lots of water, lots of easy-to-digest stuff. Some people like juicing for detox because you can condense pounds of fruits and veggies into a few glasses of nutrient-rich juice. Just keep things simple and minimal. If nature made it, it's good. If man made it, it's not so good.

    Nature makes arsenic. Man makes penicillin. That argument is not always the best one to bust out in defense of cleanses.

    OP - you do not need a cleanse. Any weight you lose on it will be because of ridiculous calorie restrictions that will land you with headaches, weakness, shakiness, and a strong urge to binge because you will simply not. be. eating. enough.

    You don't have toxins in your body from previous foods. You've already passed the food. Eat better food and start now. Your body will be happier for it.
    this. all of this.
  • surromom2010
    surromom2010 Posts: 457 Member
    drink water, go potty
    detox complete

    Hey, save the science jargon for the lab, Professor Technical.

    You forgot to add eat fat and fiber, go poo

    I dropped 6 pounds in 9 hours from bedtime to morning.

    my god, you're a detoxing MACHINE! :laugh:
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
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  • ImtheOnethatsCool
    ImtheOnethatsCool Posts: 212 Member
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  • RainHoward
    RainHoward Posts: 1,599 Member
    sorry for the confusion, I was going to put in something about raspberry ketones and cider vinegar but I couldn't stop myself laughing long enough.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Breathing, peeing, pooping, sweating. That should take care of it.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    Which toxin are you specifically looking to remove from your body?
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    Which toxin are you specifically looking to remove from your body?
    The one that makes people fat, obviously.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    If nature made it, it's good.

    I am sick of this kind of nonsense.

    If you ever actually study biology, you will quickly realize that "nature" is an endless arms war. Every organism is at war with its competitors. Some organisms evolve to take advantage of others' weaknesses, and that's how they succeed. But make no mistake - every life form in nature is hard at work competing with its brethren and enemies for resources, to survive long enough to produce offspring. Every organism in nature has countermeasures and protections built into it. There's a reason fire ant bites sting so much. There's a reason poison ivy makes you break out in rashes. There's a reason stingrays have barbs on their tails. It's so you don't mess with them.

    It's not good because it comes from nature. More often than not, it's bad. If you went out into "nature" and tried to eat anything you could get your hands on, you'd die before you discovered perfect health. All that "good" in nature would gladly kill you and consume you for your valuable resources.
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,659 Member
    Don't bother using products ...... waste of time & money ......

    Just eat healthy food in reasonable portions ...... drink plenty of water ...... get some exercise ......

    And have fun :drinker:
  • Melissaol
    Melissaol Posts: 948 Member
    Just thinking it would be a way to lose weight
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Dialysis
  • FitGuyWillDoIt
    FitGuyWillDoIt Posts: 111 Member
    By doing absolutely nothing. Your body does the job on its own.
    Yes it does! Most people don't realize this I think because they constantly overload their bodies with things that cause toxicity. The most obvious being alcohol, caffeine, artificial sweeteners, food color, preservatives, you get the idea. So step one is don't put garbage into your body. I saw a quote on someone's post that said something like, "You can't get a million dollar body when you eat from the dollar menu" and it seems to apply in this situation too.

    Step two drink lots of water, which people have already noted. It gets rid of wastes and toxins and replenishes our bodies.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Just thinking it would be a way to lose weight

    Calorie deficit is how you lose weight. You don't have pounds of toxins in your body making you fat.
  • Taterpoof
    Taterpoof Posts: 416 Member
    Just thinking it would be a way to lose weight

    Quick fixes are never good sadly. Trust me you will gain the weight back and most likely gain even more than you lose. Weight loss has to be a lifestyle change to be maintainable unfortunately.
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    Just thinking it would be a way to lose weight

    You don't have pounds of toxins in your body

    Whaaaaaa... I think that's BS. Most of us do, particularly smokers, ex-smokers, etc,.

    Anyway OP, I wouldn't buy detox products but I wouldn't buy that you don't have toxins either. Exercise is a great way of giving back to your body and helping to rid of years of crap. Eat right, exercise and you'll be set.
  • kennethmgreen
    kennethmgreen Posts: 1,759 Member
    So step one is don't put garbage into your body.
    Step one is cut a hole in the box.

    OP, if you are looking for a "boost" what about trying a new exercise routine? You could start lifting weights. Here is one resource: http://www.thenewrulesoflifting.com/nrol-for-women
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
    Just thinking it would be a way to lose weight

    caloric deficit


    and SQUAT!!! among other things.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    Just thinking it would be a way to lose weight

    caloric deficit


    and SQUAT!!! among other things.
    yes.
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    So step one is don't put garbage into your body.
    Step one is cut a hole in the box.

    OP, if you are looking for a "boost" what about trying a new exercise routine? You could start lifting weights. Here is one resource: http://www.thenewrulesoflifting.com/nrol-for-women

    Bingo.

    Stronglifts is also awesome and there is a group on MFP that has tons of info for women!

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