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MelissaMyFitness
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I've read about water only detoxification (water fast)where people only consume water for a few days to flush out unwanted toxins, but should not over drink water. I know some people on some religions fast, but this is not religion related. Some websites say this is a real and simplest detox.. What do you think about water only detox?
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What have you been eating/using that you need to flush horrible chemicals and toxins etc from your body?
I don't believe in anything "detox"
It sounds ludicrous to me. I would never go a few days without eating. I never for a few hours (minus while I'm sleeping) without eating
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Nope, nope, nope3
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The concept is idiotic3
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Load of tosh.3
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It is a short term starvation plan that fails to do anything that the body isn't already doing.2
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Thank you all! I needed opinions before trying something idiotic. Thankfully I've never done it.1
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melissanavarrete89 wrote: »I've read about water only detoxification (water fast)where people only consume water for a few days to flush out unwanted toxins, but should not over drink water. I know some people on some religions fast, but this is not religion related. Some websites say this is a real and simplest detox.. What do you think about water only detox?
Assuming the water does not contain toxins I'm sure you would have less toxins than if you ate food, which does contain toxins (which a properly functioning gut will deal with just fine). But sooner or later you will need to eat food with all it's toxins, so not sure of the point. I do think that a one day water fast can be a good thing for many people but more than one day seems like punishment.0 -
Ever try to eat and swallow a spoonful of cinnamon. Basically the same idiotic reasoning.0
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melissanavarrete89 wrote: »Thank you all! I needed opinions before trying something idiotic. Thankfully I've never done it.
Good for you OP. Being skeptical is a good thing.1 -
Your liver is the only item you need for detoxing. Drink water, yes, but don't skip food. I try to go the clean natural food eating route to give my liver less work to do, less chemicals to process (I have liver issues). This detox craze is nothing more than another fad diet, like cabbage soup or intermittent fasting.2
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Your liver is the only item you need for detoxing. Drink water, yes, but don't skip food. I try to go the clean natural food eating route to give my liver less work to do, less chemicals to process (I have liver issues). This detox craze is nothing more than another fad diet, like cabbage soup or intermittent fasting.
Unfortunately, detoxing isn't a current craze; it tends to pop up a lot. >< As long as there are marketers able to sell the idea, it won't die. All we can do is educate people about it and let them make an informed decision.0 -
melissanavarrete89 wrote: »I've read about water only detoxification (water fast)where people only consume water for a few days to flush out unwanted toxins, but should not over drink water. I know some people on some religions fast, but this is not religion related. Some websites say this is a real and simplest detox.. What do you think about water only detox?
Just no0 -
melissanavarrete89 wrote: »I've read about water only detoxification (water fast)where people only consume water for a few days to flush out unwanted toxins, but should not over drink water. I know some people on some religions fast, but this is not religion related. Some websites say this is a real and simplest detox.. What do you think about water only detox?
Detoxes are a scam and do nothing beneficial.
https://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/the-detox-delusion/1 -
what food are we allowed to eat with this detox?0
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DancingDarl wrote: »I believe in detoxing. Your probably right on track-I have only been able to do 1 25 hour stretch and I drink Fiji artesian-where I live water is *kitten* they put toxic chlorine in it and there are toxic chemicals present. Good luck add me I might join you if you do 5 days
Fabulous @DancingDarl I've been waiting for someone who believes in this to come along and explain the following
What exactly you are detoxing from your body? Can you name the most troublesome toxins and their effects on the body?
What is the method by which these said toxins are removed from the body?
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Therealobi1 wrote: »what food are we allowed to eat with this detox?
Ice.0 -
melissanavarrete89 wrote: »I've read about water only detoxification (water fast)where people only consume water for a few days to flush out unwanted toxins, but should not over drink water. I know some people on some religions fast, but this is not religion related. Some websites say this is a real and simplest detox.. What do you think about water only detox?
Detoxes are a scam and do nothing beneficial.
https://sciencebasedpharmacy.wordpress.com/2013/01/04/the-detox-delusion/
It's the opposite of a scam. If you go on a detox, you save money because you're not buying food.
Edit: ok, you might buy lemons if you go on a lemon water detox. Maybe this was a scam by the Lemon Farmer's Union?0 -
I'm glad I looked this up before I did anything. I'd heard a group of girls talking about it in school, after never having heard it before, and did a full internet scan for the thing finding much the same things as many of you have said: the body detoxes itself, but still eat and drink as healthfully as possible.1
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