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
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^^yep :happy:
Did your doctor give you advice/mediation for your high cholesterol?
Best things for high cholesterol:
- exercise
- get a good balanced diet of mainly whole foods
- lose weight
This advice above is spot on. And do make sure you discuss this with your doctor to make sure you are doing what you need to do. "High cholesterol" is a very broad term and can range from slightly raised to dangerously high - some of which can be helped simply through exercise and diet, some which needs medication.
As for this comment below, the OP was talking about a two day water fast, which is not what Michael Mosley has based the 5:2 on (lower calories on two days, not none). Some people have had success with 5:2 so I wouldn't knock it but for the OP, if she has health concerns then Sara's advice is probably better at this stage.I know what she was asking and I know what she is referring too, which is why I posted the documentary to clear things up. She's obviously referring to Dr. Michael Mosley's 5:2 diet and used the forbidden word "detox" to describe it. Big deal, she said "DETOX". No reason to act like hell froze over just because she said "Detox".0 -
Hey nerdfighter, you can answer the question for yourself really, no need to rely on rumours!
Excess cholestherol in the bloodstream causes plaque in your artieries, much like coffee does on your teeth, and you are in danger of developing arteries diseases.
Meanwhile the liver has a number of roles in your body, one of them to get rid of toxins. Contrary to what other people have told you here, there may be a need to "detox" your liver and other organs if you are an alcoholic, drug addict or you are going through chemotherapy.
If you dont have the above problems, and here I agree with the others, a healthy lifestyle that exclused drug and excessive drinking/smoking, a healthy diet including vegetables, fruits, wholegrains and meats and regular exercise will keep you healthy, ie prevent the need to "detox".
In terms of diet, I cannot recommend you a raw food diet. Studies have shown that the human digestive system has evolved significantly from cavemen times and that our body today has trouble synthesising enough energy from raw food. But I can recommend a "cooked cavemen" diet, which means you cook everything fresh at home, not using anything prepared from the store. Add a little seasalt and spices, and you will have a near perfect diet.
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Whoops. Forgot about this thread. Time to scroll back through the responses to find the name of a toxin that would be eliminated from the body by some detox/cleanse/water fast that would not otherwise be cleared. (Finally, after having asked this question dozens of times over the course of many years, I'm finally going to have an answer. This truly is a very exciting day!) :happy:
ETA: *sigh* Nothing. Once again, I got my hopes up, and once again, they were dashed upon the rocks of a harsh cold reality that no one is willing to answer my eternal question. :frown:
But I will not be deterred, and I will not lose hope! I will continue to seek out detox/cleansing threads and I *will* eventually learn the answer! My quest continues...0 -
Detoxinating. That made me snort! :bigsmile:
But in all seriousness... DON'T do it.0 -
Um, look at the posts. The OP was asking if 2 day water fasts detox the liver and help with cholesterol (along with other benefits) and your response was "It works. Scientific documentary below that explains why.
http://documentaryheaven.com/eat-fast-and-live-longer/"
And no, I didn't watch the "documentary" nor will I.
Really just wanted to be in.
I know what she was asking and I know what she is referring too, which is why I posted the documentary to clear things up. She's obviously referring to Dr. Michael Mosley's 5:2 diet and used the forbidden word "detox" to describe it. Big deal, she said "DETOX". No reason to act like hell froze over just because she said "Detox".
If you or the op think this equates to Dr. Mosley's 5:2 diet then you are both mistaken. The point of 5:2 is to eat lower cals on two days. The OP is suggesting 0 (as in none) for two days. Obviously you are mistaken about what you think you know.0 -
Um, look at the posts. The OP was asking if 2 day water fasts detox the liver and help with cholesterol (along with other benefits) and your response was "It works. Scientific documentary below that explains why.
http://documentaryheaven.com/eat-fast-and-live-longer/"
And no, I didn't watch the "documentary" nor will I.
Really just wanted to be in.
I know what she was asking and I know what she is referring too, which is why I posted the documentary to clear things up. She's obviously referring to Dr. Michael Mosley's 5:2 diet and used the forbidden word "detox" to describe it. Big deal, she said "DETOX". No reason to act like hell froze over just because she said "Detox".
If you or the op think this equates to Dr. Mosley's 5:2 diet then you are both mistaken. The point of 5:2 is to eat lower cals on two days. The OP is suggesting 0 (as in none) for two days. Obviously you are mistaken about what you think you know.
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.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 would hesitate to take medical advice from a "friend."
Instead, talk to your doctor about things you could be doing to lower your cholosterol. Ask for a referral to a dietician, to get a meal plan that will help with your specific medical needs.
Try to get healthy instead of looking for a quick fix.0 -
As for this comment below, the OP was talking about a two day water fast, which is not what Michael Mosley has based the 5:2 on (lower calories on two days, not none). Some people have had success with 5:2 so I wouldn't knock it but for the OP, if she has health concerns then Sara's advice is probably better at this stage.
I know what she was asking and I know what she is referring too, which is why I posted the documentary to clear things up. She's obviously referring to Dr. Michael Mosley's 5:2 diet and used the forbidden word "detox" to describe it. Big deal, she said "DETOX". No reason to act like hell froze over just because she said "Detox".
Wrong. If you had actually watched Mosley's documentary, you would have known that it is based on a 3 day consecutive Zero calorie fast that he experimented on himself. He actually had 25 calories a day but those were from Vitimins, so technically not Zero but close enough. Time below to show where since you obviously didn't watch the Documentary.
Time 32:22
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvdbtt_eat-fast-live-longer-hd_shortfilms#.UVscKRz4k6w
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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.0 -
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?
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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.
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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, 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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