dr oz 3 day detox cleanse

mochamommy
mochamommy Posts: 187 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Many people on my facebook page are doing this. They claim to loose about 6-8 pounds and inches in three days. The smoothies are healthish looking What do you know about this?
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  • evileen99
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
    It's bogus. They lose water (and maybe muscle) weight, and then will gain it all back in a couple of days.

    And if Dr. Oz promotes it, you know it's a scam.
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    Your kidneys and liver do a wonderful job with removing toxins and impurities from your body, you don't need to detox or cleanse your body....unless you don't trust your body. Harvard University did a study on these cleanses and detoxes and wrote a up an article on it on their Harvard Medical page.
  • blgmw2
    blgmw2 Posts: 171 Member
    Figure out your TDEE minus 10--20 % if wanting to lose weight. Eat at or above your BMR. Eat healthy and Exercise. Watch Macronutrients and enjoy your new healthy lifestyle. Do what works forever not what works temporarily. If you need help figuring all these out check the forums or message me. Good Luck! It will work!
  • mochamommy
    mochamommy Posts: 187 Member
    So you don't need to get rid of crap?? I know almost every natural health page talks about how we need detoxies.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    So you don't need to get rid of crap?? I know almost every natural health page talks about how we need detoxies.

    Please disregard information from pages promoting detoxes. They are not necessary.

    See here:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1159755-looking-for-a-detox-cleanse
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    No.
  • ihad
    ihad Posts: 7,463 Member
    So you don't need to get rid of crap?? I know almost every natural health page talks about how we need detoxies.

    Please disregard information from pages promoting detoxes. They are not necessary.

    See here:
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1159755-looking-for-a-detox-cleanse

    This. You don't need a detox. It's yet another crazy things marketers are using to take advantage of people's insecurity and lack of knowledge.
  • natesangel
    natesangel Posts: 210 Member
    http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/detox-treatments-by-dr-oz-and-others-lack-evidence-benefit-1.2498910
  • mom2rpkp
    mom2rpkp Posts: 185 Member
    Your body has a liver and kidneys to de-tox. Yes, we overload their capacity with environmental toxins, stress, and all the highly processed food we put in our bodies, which they are not designed to process. So eat real, wholesome food in moderation and move more. Consistency and sanity win the race over fads and quick fixes, every time.
  • kahdxoom
    kahdxoom Posts: 129
    It's bogus. They lose water (and maybe muscle) weight, and then will gain it all back in a couple of days.

    And if Dr. Oz promotes it, you know it's a scam.


    Yeah, Dr Oz has pretty much lost all credibility awhile ago.
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  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Listen to the wealth of experience from the successful folks above. Particularly my beloved SideSteel.

    That being said, I shall now only refer to any mention of detoxes as the "Detoxies," so thank you for that.
  • kbf2107
    kbf2107 Posts: 42 Member
    I will start by saying that I don't have any scientific studies to cite that prove/disprove the benefits of detoxing, so I'm sorry about that. However, I will speak from personal experience. I've done the Dr. Oz Detox twice and I usually do it when I want to really get back into my clean eating regime. It motivates me psychologically to keep eating well. I've never weighed/ measured myself before or after my detox, but it made me feel a LOT better: after, I had a ton of energy, my skin cleared up, and I just felt a little lighter on my feet. I've never viewed the detox as a "quick fix" to lose weight quickly. It's just something that I do periodically whenever I feel like my eating habits are beginning to escape me. Hope this makes sense and best of luck with your journey!
  • asciident
    asciident Posts: 166 Member
    Unless you are actually ill and need medical assistance, your body is able to process without needing a detox. Lose weight through sustainable lifestyle changes.

    "But the idea that your body needs help getting rid of toxins has "no basis in human biology," says Frank Sacks, MD, of the Harvard School of Public Health. Your organs and immune system handle those duties, no matter what you eat."

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/detox-diets
    http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/frank-sacks/
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    I've seen a pin on Pinterest circulating of this honey, lemon, cinnamon Dr OZ cleanse. It claims that you can lose up to 20lbs in 10 days. :laugh: I'm am trying for the life of me to see how any sane person could believe that... :noway:
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    It's bogus. They lose water (and maybe muscle) weight, and then will gain it all back in a couple of days.

    And if Dr. Oz promotes it, you know it's a scam.

    ^ This. Dr. Oz is a quack.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    It's bogus. They lose water (and maybe muscle) weight, and then will gain it all back in a couple of days.

    And if Dr. Oz promotes it, you know it's a scam.

    I don't think you can lose much actual muscle tissue in 3 days. What it does accomplish is depleting your glycogen stores in the muscle and giving the illusion of weightloss. As soon as you go back to eating enough, you replenish those stores and shatter the illusion.
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    cleanse=nonsense
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    Many people on my facebook page are doing this. They claim to loose about 6-8 pounds and inches in three days. The smoothies are healthish looking What do you know about this?

    Many people on your Facebook page need to stop watching crappy TV doctors and educate themselves about how the liver and kidneys work.
  • happysummerrunner
    happysummerrunner Posts: 66 Member
    I like to use green smoothies (I've done some modified Dr. Oz smoothies) but I make sure to eat OTHER FOOD too so I get enough calories/fat/protein. That way I get lots of veggies and fruit but I'm not moody from not eating enough. Also- the Dr. Oz plan uses 3 green smoothies a day- that's too much for me! 1 a day is good. Then maybe some other veggies in a salad or soup for my other meals. And then other food- grains, legumes, meat, dairy. :smile:
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    It's bogus. They lose water (and maybe muscle) weight, and then will gain it all back in a couple of days.

    And if Dr. Oz promotes it, you know it's a scam.

    ^ This. Dr. Oz is a quack.

    Only in terms of his Oprah/weightloss stuff. He's still one of the world's preeminent heart surgeons.
  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    So you don't need to get rid of crap?? I know almost every natural health page talks about how we need detoxies.

    And I bet those pages are selling something.

    Detoxes are making making scams aimed at people who want a miracle solution.
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  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    Detox diets: A seemingly infinite array of diets is available for detoxifying the whole body. However, studies have shown that fasting and extremely low calorie intake — common elements of detox diets — cause a slowdown of metabolism and an increase in weight after the dieter returns to normal eating.
    http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/detox-diets-procedures-generally-dont-promote-health

    The body’s own detox system

    We tend to forget that the body is equipped with a detoxification system of its own, which includes the following:

    The skin. The main function of the body’s largest organ is to provide a barrier against harmful substances, from bacteria and viruses to heavy metals and chemical toxins.

    The respiratory system. Fine hairs inside the nose trap dirt and other large particles that may be inhaled. Smaller particles that make it to the lungs are expelled from the airways in mucus.

    The immune system. This exquisitely orchestrated network of cells and molecules is designed to recognize foreign substances and eliminate them from the body.

    The intestines. Peyer’s patches — lymph nodes in the small intestine — screen out parasites and other foreign substances before nutrients are absorbed into the blood from the colon.

    The liver. Acting as the body’s principal filter, the liver produces a family of proteins called metallothioneins. Metallothioneins neutralize harmful metals like lead, cadmium, and mercury to prepare for their elimination from the body. Liver cells also produce groups of enzymes that regulate the metabolism of drugs and are an important part of the body’s defense against harmful chemicals and other toxins.

    The kidneys. The fact that urine tests are used to screen for drugs and toxins is a testament to the kidneys' remarkable efficiency in filtering out waste substances and moving them out of the body.

    http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/The-dubious-practice-of-detox.shtml
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/01/17/dr-oz-detox_n_4615601.html
    Dr. Oz advice controversy

    Dr. Oz -- who is the vice-chair and professor of surgery at Columbia University, as well as the host of the popular Dr. Oz Show -- markets his 48-hour cleanse as “the ultimate detox solution,” which promises to “revitalize you from the inside out“ and boost liver and kidney function. Dr. Oz does not charge money for the cleanse recipes; they are based on ingredients you can buy at the grocery store.


    A group of sorority sisters from Western University volunteered to help Marketplace test the cleanse. Half of the group participated in the Dr. Oz cleanse, which required that the students observe a strict diet and refrain from alcohol and caffeine, and not eat any food after 7 p.m. They also drank detoxifying teas and took soothing baths as prescribed by the diet, while the other students ate and drank normally.

    To test the efficacy of the cleanse, all students had their liver and kidney functions tested both before and after the 48-hour period. At the end of the 48-hour period, however, Dr. Dresser was unable to detect any physiological benefit at all, or even tell which students had participated in the cleanse.
  • hlopez_
    hlopez_ Posts: 17 Member
    Detoxing is a good thing to do. Yes your kidneys, liver, and skin are detoxifying organs but the reason for a detox is to give these organs a break and not have to focus on anything else but the impurities already in your body. Detoxing is even more necessary if you have had a history of bad eating and have medical conditions such as being over weight or even the common cold.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,033 Member
    So you don't need to get rid of crap?? I know almost every natural health page talks about how we need detoxies.
    Most natural health pages spew nonsense about toxins so that they can sell you a product. "Create" a problem so that something can be sold to cure it. It's called "creative sales techniques".

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  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    Detoxing is a good thing to do. Yes your kidneys, liver, and skin are detoxifying organs but the reason for a detox is to give these organs a break and not have to focus on anything else but the impurities already in your body. Detoxing is even more necessary if you have had a history of bad eating and have medical conditions such as being over weight or even the common cold.


    No.

    There is no proof to support your claim. Stop spreading false information.
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    Detoxing is a good thing to do. Yes your kidneys, liver, and skin are detoxifying organs but the reason for a detox is to give these organs a break and not have to focus on anything else but the impurities already in your body. Detoxing is even more necessary if you have had a history of bad eating and have medical conditions such as being over weight or even the common cold.

    Strong first post.

    In this case "strong" = "nonsense"
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    Detoxing is a good thing to do. Yes your kidneys, liver, and skin are detoxifying organs but the reason for a detox is to give these organs a break and not have to focus on anything else but the impurities already in your body. Detoxing is even more necessary if you have had a history of bad eating and have medical conditions such as being over weight or even the common cold.

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