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Detoxes and cleanses are unnecessary to maintain health. “As far as I know, there's zero scientific evidence to support the use of these cleanses for proposed gut health ,” Ni says.
Detoxification (often shortened to detox and sometimes called body cleansing) is a type of alternative-medicine treatment which aims to rid the body of unspecified "toxins" – substances that proponents claim accumulate in the body over time and have undesirable short-term or long-term effects on individual health.
From juice cleanses to so-called detox cleanses, these days it seems there's a trendy cleanse for whatever ails you. Some purport to help (or speed up) weight loss; others claim to rid your body ...
While some bottled water is from a spring or filtration system, research shows that nearly 65% of bottled water sold in the U.S. comes from municipal tap water. But Rumpler says there can be ...
Heavy metal detox, or detoxification, is the removal of toxic heavy metal substances from the body. In conventional medicine, detoxification can also be achieved artificially by techniques such as dialysis and (in a very limited number of cases) chelation therapy.
Juice fasting, also known as juice cleansing, is a fad diet in which a person consumes only fruit and vegetable juices while abstaining from solid food consumption. It is used for detoxification, an alternative medicine treatment, and is often part of detox diets. The diet can typically last from one to seven days and involve a number of fruits ...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that some detox/cleansing products may contain illegal or potentially harmful ingredients, are marketed using false health claims, and could be harmful ...
Detox diets involve either not consuming or attempting to flush out substances that are considered unhelpful or harmful. Examples include restricting food consumption to foods without colorings or preservatives, taking supplements, or drinking large amounts of water.