Detox/Cleanse

Has anyone done a detox/cleanse to jumpstart their weight loss? If so, what can you recommend? I am in need of a good boost!

Thank you for any feedback!

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Lowell_Zapata wrote: »

Work through a couple of dozen autopsies focusing on the intestinal tract, and you'll believe that the average human has some seriously mucus-coated lower guts. ...That a good psyllium "cleanse" will do a lot towards eliminating.

But, by all means, keep believing your liver is gonna do it.

Um...

That's natural. Your gut is supposed to be mucus-covered.

Just like your mouth is supposed to be full of bacteria.

I'd hate to have my gut not covered in mucus. Then all the sulfuric acid in my stomach would burn right through the intestinal wall.

If you want to back up your claim, please source your scientific evidence that proves that the mucus in your gut is indeed unnatural and needs to be cleansed.

Oh, and the detox/cleanse everyone is talking about is actually in your blood, not in your digestive tract. The detox/cleanse supposedly cleans out you blood/muscles/fat of impurities.

unknown

I promise you, human beings are not dead batteries. We do not need a "jump start" to lose weight. And I won't get started on detoxing/cleansing.

Please just follow the great advice in the post linked above.

unknown

Lowell_Zapata wrote: »

Work through a couple of dozen autopsies focusing on the intestinal tract, and you'll believe that the average human has some seriously mucus-coated lower guts. ...That a good psyllium "cleanse" will do a lot towards eliminating.

But, by all means, keep believing your liver is gonna do it.

Ok. I will keep believing in my liver. I'm good with that.

unknown

Lowell_Zapata wrote: »

Work through a couple of dozen autopsies focusing on the intestinal tract, and you'll believe that the average human has some seriously mucus-coated lower guts. ...That a good psyllium "cleanse" will do a lot towards eliminating.

But, by all means, keep believing your liver is gonna do it.

Yeah.... I'm good with my liver and kidneys. Thanks.

Also, go ahead and let us know what toxins are supposed to be removed in a cleanse.

unknown

Toxins aren't my point. That is indeed the job of the liver & kidneys.

Don't lump "detox" (rarely necessary) with "colon or bowel or intestinal cleanse". They have nothing in common.

Our nutrients (all of them) are absorbed after digestion from our intestine. Medical fact.

If your intestinal wall is thickly coated with the thick, gelatinous, mucus-like residue of a lifetime of fatty foods, this assimilation can be impaired. Medical fact.

Some say it doesn't matter...I disagree.

Many don't care, but I do.

If you're actually interested (which I doubt) do some research.

unknown

Lowell_Zapata wrote: »

Toxins aren't my point. That is indeed the job of the liver & kidneys.

Don't lump "detox" (rarely necessary) with "colon or bowel or intestinal cleanse". They have nothing in common.

Our nutrients (all of them) are absorbed after digestion from our intestine. Medical fact.

If your intestinal wall is thickly coated with the thick, gelatinous, mucus-like residue of a lifetime of fatty foods, this assimilation can be impaired. Medical fact.

Some say it doesn't matter...I disagree.

Many don't care, but I do.

If you're actually interested (which I doubt) do some research.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/expert-answers/colon-cleansing/faq-20058435

unknown

Lowell_Zapata wrote: »

Toxins aren't my point. That is indeed the job of the liver & kidneys.

Don't lump "detox" (rarely necessary) with "colon or bowel or intestinal cleanse". They have nothing in common.

Our nutrients (all of them) are absorbed after digestion from our intestine. Medical fact.

If your intestinal wall is thickly coated with the thick, gelatinous, mucus-like residue of a lifetime of fatty foods, this assimilation can be impaired. Medical fact.

Some say it doesn't matter...I disagree.

Many don't care, but I do.

If you're actually interested (which I doubt) do some research.

Maybe we are interested. Please post the sources of your research.

unknown

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/866.html#Action

This says nothing about mucus in the colon. It says psyllium can be helpful for constipation and maybe cholesterol. I personally wouldn't take it.

unknown

Taco bell cleanses and detoxes everything for me.

unknown

You guys are nothing if not persistent....

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There is some evidence that a fast/detox/cleanse (being very low cal) have a positive effect on hunger signaling sensitivity by possibly reducing leptin resistance ... so, there might be some value in these 'cultural habits' ... however, I've yet to see a proponent of these talk about that research.

It's all about the cleanse. Which is hokum, as none of these cleanses have been shown to clean anything. I've yet to see a valid research paper that demonstrates that a) a cleanse actually reduces intestinal mucous b ) that this is clinically significant in weight loss or health.

There are a lot of clinical cases of hospitalization due to hypoglycemia, dehydration and other issues with these. Yeah, not so good.