Thoughts on "cleansing" ?

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joshuaperson
joshuaperson Posts: 50
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So for a while now I've been meaning and wanting to do a "cleanse" ; only drinking hot tea and lemon water (just for a day). What are your thoughts on this?
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  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
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    It's an MJ eating popcorn kind of day. :drinker:
  • kimnsc
    kimnsc Posts: 560 Member
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    My thoughts are that it is unnecessary. Why do you want to do it?

    also...in

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  • ukaryote
    ukaryote Posts: 874 Member
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    prize means you may get *many* passionate responses, pro and con. Eat pop corn, sit back, and watch the fireworks.

    (Great gif, BTW)
  • lorib642
    lorib642 Posts: 1,942 Member
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  • amcook4
    amcook4 Posts: 561 Member
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    Is something wrong with your kidneys & liver? If not, don't do it, because they are designed to clean you out.
  • nikkohli
    nikkohli Posts: 311 Member
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    How will you know when you are sufficiently cleansed?
  • srslybritt
    srslybritt Posts: 1,618 Member
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    Here's what I think about cleanses, in particular discussing them on MFP:

    Use the search function.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
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    How will you know when you are sufficiently cleansed?

    Squeaky colon. Duh.
  • JustFindingMe
    JustFindingMe Posts: 390 Member
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    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1159755-looking-for-a-detox-cleanse

    :flowerforyou:
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
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    really, OP?
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  • JustFindingMe
    JustFindingMe Posts: 390 Member
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    How will you know when you are sufficiently cleansed?

    Squeaky colon. Duh.

    ..and lemony fresh!
  • ChildrenCryinNCoffee
    ChildrenCryinNCoffee Posts: 477 Member
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    Do you have a functioning liver, a set of kidneys, a heart free from health concerns and a pulse (that's pushing your blood and oxygen through your body)?

    If so, WHY do you feel a "tea cleanse" is important? And at all necessary?

    If you're eating crap, lacking energy with a slow metabolism---stop eating crap, replace it with delicious WHOLE foods and ADD a few cups of tea with lemon instead of coffee, juice or soda, as well as getting (at minimum) the daily recommended intake for water.

    Our bodies ARE LITERALLY self-cleaning ovens.

    If anything, I suggest getting your Thyroid levels checked before doing a "fasting cleanse"...
  • Froody2
    Froody2 Posts: 338 Member
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    So in...



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  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
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    Just...no. The liver and kidneys work just fine.
  • bajoyba
    bajoyba Posts: 1,153 Member
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    The only "cleanse" I would ever recommend to anyone is to stay hydrated and eat one of my stuffed sweet potatoes for dinner. That sucker has an entire day's worth of fiber in a single meal, and the poop aftermath is pretty epic.

    Other than that... no.
  • knittinlady
    knittinlady Posts: 143 Member
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    You don't need to "cleanse". Your liver and kidneys do that for you, every day, all day. Of course, if you don't have working kidneys or liver... then by all means, do your "cleanse". Hope that works out for you. Though, really, if your kidneys and liver aren't functioning, I don't think tea and lemon water will fix the problem...
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,804 Member
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    Thoughts on "cleansing" ?

    At least once a week. It is Saturday after all.

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  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
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    Here's what I think about cleanses, in particular discussing them on MFP:

    Use the search function.

    Hear, hear!

    OP: since you joined recently, you may not be aware that there are several topics that evoke passionate, but not necessarily equally valid, responses. Those include cleanses, Herbalife, Shakeology, 1200-calorie diets (especially: gaining on them), eating back exercise calories, sabotaging relatives/friends/coworkers, and a few other things I'm forgetting.

    It can sometimes seem rude when people respond that you should use the search function, or that this has come up again and again, but it's because people get a little frustrated at seeing the same question over and over.

    My personal opinion: there's nothing to cleanse by doing what you do. But some people find that a day of fasting helps them start when they decide to eat at a calorie deficit. It can't harm you.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,610 Member
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    Nah.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
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    It won't do any good....
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