DETOXES AND CLEANSES?

Sorry, that is what it is. The opening poster was asking about the cleansing diet, consisting of the lemon juice clense. That is not eating cleanly, that is doing a fad detox, which is not necessary.

The master cleanse is not a fad or a diet. I do it regularly. It is not what you have heard in the media. Not trying to debate, but I feel that this is very misunderstood. It is just a means of relaxing the GI system and taking it easy. It is also a means of spiritual cleansing.

It may not be necessary, but neither is Mirilax. Its just a choice each individual makes towards their own better health. You can take Mirilax or you can drink salt water and drink a lemon mixture. The end result is the same. Regularity. Except with the cleanse you also ease back into clean eating and stick with it, while mirilax just helps you poop. Unless you take the extra effort towards a healthier diet. Of course, those who are living clean wouldn't opt for OTC remedies, but for more natural methods if they needed it. Therefore, cleansing is available to those people. The master cleanse is just one type.

Or you can just eat the recommended levels of fruits and vegetables each day.

i am basing my viewpoint on scientific evidence, and what i learned at university, not what i read in the media.

If people ate the recommended fruits and vegetables, this site would also be unnecessary. So would many doctors, medicines, and supplements

Scientific evidence can support both arguements. The people of the eastern world have been doing this for thousands of years. Western medicine is brand spankin new. We can go back and forth all day. I'm quite sure we won't sway one another and thats fine. I just try to get the correct info out there is all.

I learned about this fast in a nutritional biology course. My professor had the incorrect information about the master cleanse. I corrected the info. She was greatful to learn something new. Not that she went out and did it, but she appreciated the opposing point of view. My GI specialist, who is obviously educated, told me to do it. Said it is not harmful when done properly and attributes it to my success. And the reason he hasd not had to remove 3 inches of my colon. My point is, there is no point in arguing this. We have different opinions. Can we just agree to disagree?

I would not take a detox or cleanse pill. First of all you want to get over a plateau, getting a quick "bump" is basically cheating yourself. Bad habits is why most of us are here. I have seen co-workers do diet cleanses which is basically just eating right. They have lost a couple pounds on them. Change your lifestyle, pills dont solve everything.

Can we just agree to disagree?

I was going to say more, but anyway sure, you can believe what you like and that's ok with me.

I got this book called the 'Clean and Lean Diet', I don't know if any of you have heard of it, but it's all about getting rid of the toxins in your body with a healthy diet. I haven't actually started to use it yet but it looks really great, it has loads of lists of foods that are bad for you and what the better alternative for these would be.

I definitely agree that a detox is going from bad to good, and this book is basically all about doing that. So if you're looking for something that isn't going to be a three day juice diet that might not be too great in the long run, I'd say give this a go!

- Sarah

Which toxins, specifically, are removed?

Scam. Be one of the smart people and ignore the subject entirely.

The Master Cleanse is a scam or detoxes and cleanses are a scam in general? If so, please explain.

If you have a healthy diet and exercise your body will naturally cleanse. That is what your organs are for

Which toxins, specifically, are removed?

Can't give you specifics on toxins without looking it up. We take in toxins when we pass somebody that is smoking, there are toxins in our water, some toxins on our fruit, toxins are everywhere. Toxins are stored in our fat cells. While we are losing fat the toxins are released in our urine and fecal matter. Using a cleanse helps your colon digest healthy nutrients easier, clears up acne, and helps prevent colon cancer.
After having children, women have a harder time of having bowel movements. The baby has pushed our organs around. That is why for many of us we have one bowel movement a day while our husbands have a bowel movement soon after each meal. A movement after each meal is normal. Once a day or once a week is not.

A while back, Dr Oz had a series of 4-5 shows on healthy eating. One of the episodes did an experiment with 2 groups of women after a night out on the town. One group did a cleansing diet, and one group ate a healthy diet, for a day or 2 . Blood, urine, and saliva tests showed no difference in either group. The results was cleansing has no different affect on the body that healthy eating does.

Don't waste your good money on cleansing diets. You have a liver and kidneys that do a perfect job at no extra cost to you. If "cleansing" is not done properly you can easily do some serious damage to your body by screwing up your electrolyte balance, which can have serious side effects.