Detoxinating the liver?
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Your body detoxes naturally through the organs of elimination: skin, lungs, small and large intestines, liver and kidneys (check it out - these are also common sites for cancer). Unfortunately these organs are highly overworked due to the incredible levels of toxins we expose them to on a daily basis.
I've never done a water fast, but I have limited my diet to raw foods. I believe organic raw foods to be the best solution if you want to help your body to eliminate toxins (by limiting the ones you introduce into your system so they have a chance to deal with the backlog). While a water fast will not help you to lose weight in a sustainable way, incorporating raw foods into your diet on a permanent basis will not only help you keep weight from creeping up but is a natural way to help lower your bad cholesterol.
Good luck.
What toxins am I eating and introducing into my system?? I'd just like to avoid getting them in the first place.
You'll have to die to accomplish that. Your body manufactures the toxins.0 -
DO NOT do that. That will be horrible for your body.
What I do: Every morning I start my day with a cup of hot water and lemon. I also do a "Detox" Yoga session every morning. It aids your digestion as well. It is just 20 minutes but it is full of twists and inversions which help rinse out your organs.
And seek some advice from your doctor. He may have some natural cleansing tips for you as well. A water fast will not be healthy for you in the long run!
I just asked a doctor if there were such a thing as "rinsing out your organs." He says no.
Most yoga inversions are believed to promote organ health; specifically, digestive and endochrine systems. For example: shoulder stand is good for your thyroid. I have never heard someone use the term "rinsing out your organs" before, though :huh:0 -
I have heard that if you gave a high cholesterol, your liver is very unhealthy. I do have a high cholesterol. My friend told me that if I water fast for 2 days every week, it'll help with the cholesterol, burn more fat, and make me lose weight. Has anyone tried this before? Can anyone tell me if this works?
Thanks!
I don't really believe in "toxins" and a quick blood test would tell you the status of your liver, but by fasting for 2 days a week you will be doing a 30% deficit in calories over the course of the week and presumably this would help reduce your cholesterol, burn some fat and lose some weight.0 -
No, I am not mistaken. You are. It's obvious that you didn't watch the documentary because the whole point is to eat less to live longer. The documentary even starts out with a 100 year old man who barely eats anything. And Mosley's approach is to fast two days a week at a maximum of 500 calories as 500 has the same beneficial effects as Zero calories. The Same thing but you would have known that had you actually watched the documentary.
Wait, so the only way to live to be 100 is to fast 2 days out of the week?
Okay. Thanks for sharing0 -
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You're clearly not aware how the medical profession keeps us unhealthy in order to profit from us. What benefit is it to your doctor if you're too well to need him. Also, your doctor isn;t getting a kickback or a sweet Hawaiian vacation from a pharma co if he "prescribes" water, now is he? Think about it.I'm assuming your doc ran labs to determine you had high cholesterol? Sooooooo.....if detoxing your liver was something that was possible and would work, why didn't your doc tell you to take two water fasts and call him in the morning?
Wow. I've heard some tosh in my time but a global conspiracy by all clinicians to keep us unwell? :laugh: :noway:
Next you'll be talking about the Illuminati, New World Order and the X Files.0 -
Drink lots of lemon juice and make sure that the water you are drinking is hot. Make sure you are raising your metabolism every hour for about 5 minutes as this will keep your lymph system alert and moving.0
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No, I am not mistaken. You are. It's obvious that you didn't watch the documentary because the whole point is to eat less to live longer. The documentary even starts out with a 100 year old man who barely eats anything. And Mosley's approach is to fast two days a week at a maximum of 500 calories as 500 has the same beneficial effects as Zero calories. The Same thing but you would have known that had you actually watched the documentary.
Wait, so the only way to live to be 100 is to fast 2 days out of the week?
Okay. Thanks for sharing
Wait, so someone who didn't bother to watch the Documentary? Thanks for the 2 cents, Troll.
You're hilarious. I do hope you'll hang around the forums longer. The more crazy in the forums the better, IMO0 -
Drink lots of lemon juice and make sure that the water you are drinking is hot. Make sure you are raising your metabolism every hour for about 5 minutes as this will keep your lymph system alert and moving.
Why, exactly? It tastes nice and contains vitamin C but beyond that has no "cleansing" or "metabolism boosting" benefit, real or otherwise.0 -
No, I am not mistaken. You are. It's obvious that you didn't watch the documentary because the whole point is to eat less to live longer. The documentary even starts out with a 100 year old man who barely eats anything. And Mosley's approach is to fast two days a week at a maximum of 500 calories as 500 has the same beneficial effects as Zero calories. The Same thing but you would have known that had you actually watched the documentary.
Wait, so the only way to live to be 100 is to fast 2 days out of the week?
Okay. Thanks for sharing
Wait, so someone who didn't bother to watch the Documentary? Thanks for the 2 cents, Troll.
You're hilarious. I do hope you'll hang around the forums longer. The more crazy in the forums the better, IMO
I guess the forum mods don't like it when I call people trolls, even if that is exactly what you were doing when you put words in my mouth. I never said fasting 2 days a week is the only way to live longer. I said it was Mosley's approach to doing so.0 -
1.DO NOT do that. That will be horrible for your body.
2. What I do: Every morning I start my day with a cup of hot water and lemon. I also do a "Detox" Yoga session every morning. It aids your digestion as well. It is just 20 minutes but it is full of twists and inversions which help rinse out your organs.
3.And seek some advice from your doctor. He may have some natural cleansing tips for you as well. A water fast will not be healthy for you in the long run!
Good advise on 1 and 3, but HOW does one "rise out your organs "?????:sad: :huh:
You put a garden hose up your butt... duh!
You know people on here will take this post seriously, let Darwin do his work.0 -
I'm assuming your doc ran labs to determine you had high cholesterol? Sooooooo.....if detoxing your liver was something that was possible and would work, why didn't your doc tell you to take two water fasts and call him in the morning?
You're clearly not aware how the medical profession keeps us unhealthy in order to profit from us. What benefit is it to your doctor if you're too well to need him. Also, your doctor isn;t getting a kickback or a sweet Hawaiian vacation from a pharma co if he "prescribes" water, now is he? Think about it.
Wow you must think doctors are pretty horrible people, that they would let people be sick and miserable just for money.0 -
I'm assuming your doc ran labs to determine you had high cholesterol? Sooooooo.....if detoxing your liver was something that was possible and would work, why didn't your doc tell you to take two water fasts and call him in the morning?
You're clearly not aware how the medical profession keeps us unhealthy in order to profit from us. What benefit is it to your doctor if you're too well to need him. Also, your doctor isn;t getting a kickback or a sweet Hawaiian vacation from a pharma co if he "prescribes" water, now is he? Think about it.
lolwut?0 -
No, I am not mistaken. You are. It's obvious that you didn't watch the documentary because the whole point is to eat less to live longer. The documentary even starts out with a 100 year old man who barely eats anything. And Mosley's approach is to fast two days a week at a maximum of 500 calories as 500 has the same beneficial effects as Zero calories. The Same thing but you would have known that had you actually watched the documentary.
Wait, so the only way to live to be 100 is to fast 2 days out of the week?
Okay. Thanks for sharing
Wait, so someone who didn't bother to watch the Documentary? Thanks for the 2 cents, Troll.
You're hilarious. I do hope you'll hang around the forums longer. The more crazy in the forums the better, IMO
So if 500 calories has the same effect as 0, then I should be able to eat 500x more calories than I am now. Sweet, thanks!0 -
This is making me laugh. People are conspiracy theorists. Have a healthy diet, exercise more, have a deficit and lose some weight. Cholesterol will go down.
"Detoxinating the liver" ....wow0 -
No, I am not mistaken. You are. It's obvious that you didn't watch the documentary because the whole point is to eat less to live longer. The documentary even starts out with a 100 year old man who barely eats anything. And Mosley's approach is to fast two days a week at a maximum of 500 calories as 500 has the same beneficial effects as Zero calories. The Same thing but you would have known that had you actually watched the documentary.
That does not sound like living, to me.0 -
1.DO NOT do that. That will be horrible for your body.
2. What I do: Every morning I start my day with a cup of hot water and lemon. I also do a "Detox" Yoga session every morning. It aids your digestion as well. It is just 20 minutes but it is full of twists and inversions which help rinse out your organs.
3.And seek some advice from your doctor. He may have some natural cleansing tips for you as well. A water fast will not be healthy for you in the long run!
Good advise on 1 and 3, but HOW does one "rise out your organs "?????:sad: :huh:
you have never rinsed your own organs? You take a scalpel and cut yourself open..you then proceed to take your organs and put them in washing machine which you put on "gentle" cycle...once washed you dry them and put them back in you = organ rinsing
LOLLLLLLLLLLL
can i put them in the dryer after the washing machine? i don't like cold organs. they give me the chills.0 -
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Wow you must think doctors are pretty horrible people, that they would let people be sick and miserable just for money.
You're clearly not aware how the medical profession keeps us unhealthy in order to profit from us. What benefit is it to your doctor if you're too well to need him. Also, your doctor isn;t getting a kickback or a sweet Hawaiian vacation from a pharma co if he "prescribes" water, now is he? Think about it.I'm assuming your doc ran labs to determine you had high cholesterol? Sooooooo.....if detoxing your liver was something that was possible and would work, why didn't your doc tell you to take two water fasts and call him in the morning?
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I'm assuming your doc ran labs to determine you had high cholesterol? Sooooooo.....if detoxing your liver was something that was possible and would work, why didn't your doc tell you to take two water fasts and call him in the morning?
You're clearly not aware how the medical profession keeps us unhealthy in order to profit from us. What benefit is it to your doctor if you're too well to need him. Also, your doctor isn;t getting a kickback or a sweet Hawaiian vacation from a pharma co if he "prescribes" water, now is he? Think about it.
And no one profits from selling people these mystical cleanses?
Lol@you believing doctors would let people die if they can get a vacation out of it.0
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