Detox Anyone??

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Uh, I hate to break it to you, but the FDA aren’t doing their job, nor are most these drugs well-researched before hitting the market.
Even if they were well-researched, that doesn’t take away the fact that the drug companies only goal is increased profits and NOT peoples health.

I can pull up hundreds of articles showing people that have died of drugs, like vioxx.
Thats not the only sad thing either.
What’s sad is that most of the drugs that are regulated by the FDA cause major health problems and the FDA KNOWS that they cause MAJOR health problems -whether they’re “rigorously” tested or not- and don’t do anything about them because it’s all about profits and money(since, by law, they have to increase profits).
Merc knew for five years before vioxx was put on the market that it caused serious health problems and even death.

Thats one of the things they were sued for.

[quote]Kuz wrote:
Oh I agree with the notion that drugs prescribed by doctors have side effects as well, but at least there is a fairly high level of rigorous scrutiny, testing and standardization of the product that goes on. I really could not say the same for herbal supplements. I am certainly not a fan of more government regulation, but doesn’t ever concern anyone that these things are sold with little to no scrutiny outside of saying that standard caveat of not intended to cure, diagnose, etc. etc. any disease?

My point is that I would not blindly accept anything, but I have a higher degree of confidence in the testing and approach used for prescription drugs vs. natural herbs. It’s certainly not a perfect approach, but I just see it as a great deal more rigorous, structured and with more oversight.

Cthulhu wrote:
And just because it’s a drug thats given to you buy your doctor doesn’t mean it doesn’t cause any side effects or health problems.
Conventional medicine has failed lots of people,including me.

The point is they end up treating the symptoms and not curing the CAUSE.
I can name more drugs that have caused health problems and disease than any natural supplement.

Kuz wrote:
OK, so I go to the Dr. Sebi web site, give it a gander since this topic is fairly interesting (not that I buy it… but still, kind of interesting to read about).

First off, this guy never went to school of any kind? Ever? And he finds a river to be his greatest source of learning, in addition to visiting with an herbalist in Mexico? Now, if all conventional medicine had failed me and I was told I had 6 months to live, I guess I would give this kind of thing a shot.

But otherwise? I would think the cure would be worse than the disease.

I am incredibly skeptical of the faith people sometimes place in “natural” or “herbal” remedies for the simple fact that you really have very little true information from which to make a decision or know how it will affect your body.

For instance, people will take milk thistle to cleanse their livers and report good results, but for all I know, it will just end up making me feel like crap because I have some allergy to it. Just because it’s natural doesn’t mean it cannot have ill effects.

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You’re 100% right.
Your body wouldn’t really have anything unhealthy to feed off of.

I drink a lot of fruit and vegetable juice made from my juicer during these cleanses and it forces my body to heal at a faster pace too.

[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
Cthulhu wrote:
I’m not talking about starving for 2 weeks.I’m talking about doing a detox for 2 weeks.
And no,my acne never came back and my skin stayed clear.

I understand what you are saying. I am pointing out that similar things are reported among starvation victims.[/quote]

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There are companies that give “all natural” a bad name.

They usually use cheap herbs too.
But there are some good, high quality herbal supplements that work too.

In fact, most high quality herbal supplements work better than most drugs.
I’ve seen so many drugs that are useless and don’t work; and cause more harm to the body than good.

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Question for anyone with experience with detox:

How long would it take for a detox to be effect? I.E. could I do one in a week?

I was thinking something like a velocity diet with lemon juice, fiber and a colon cleansing supplement?

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[quote]El_Animal wrote:
Question for anyone with experience with detox:

How long would it take for a detox to be effect? I.E. could I do one in a week?

I was thinking something like a velocity diet with lemon juice, fiber and a colon cleansing supplement?[/quote]

Pm me.
I’ve got one that could fit your life style.

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[quote]Cthulhu wrote:
El_Animal wrote:
Question for anyone with experience with detox:

How long would it take for a detox to be effect? I.E. could I do one in a week?

I was thinking something like a velocity diet with lemon juice, fiber and a colon cleansing supplement?

Pm me.
I’ve got one that could fit your life style.[/quote]

After reading this article, and planning to do the v-diet for the second time since last year, I might want to follow something like that as well, anyone have any thoughts on this? Good/Bad idea?

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[quote]kevbo wrote:
Funny, my mom mentioned this the other day, although she said you eat/drink NOTHING at all except water for 3 days. I agree with Zap and can testify for that from first hand experience. A couple years ago I wanted to lose weight so I went about it the wrong way by basically starving myself. I had some acne that went away completely. My libido also went way down. Your endocrine system has no “fuel” to produce testosterone (which is related to acne). When I started eating again, they came back.

I’m not going to say that it has no benefits whatsoever, but it seems like some of the claims are exaggerated. If you eat right, you should have sufficient energy and shouldn’t be getting sick.[/quote]

libido went down? Guess i won’t be Cleansing anytime soon. hmmmm
live to be 50 sex all the time, or live to be 90 with no sex

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Judging by the number of responses, I’d say a pretty good amount of people are interested in the theory of detox. I can’t say I buy it. I know, I know, people are reporting first hand knowledge. Still. The lemon juice, epsom salts thing, hell, those aren’t gall stones you are shitting out, it is the olive oil. A cup or whatever of olive oil, they are not stones. They are merely bile-stained “soaps” produced by partial soap formation of the oil. Saponification.
I think people just think poopin’ is cool.

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I myself go on a lemon juice/cayenne pepper water fast one full day per week. The purpose of drinking lemon juice is because it is surprisingly very alkaline. It helps to break up the mucus that is formed throughout the body.

From the time I go to bed Sunday night to when I wake up Tuesday morning. Mondays suck anyway so why not. I eat a clean diet with no refined flours or sugars and every now and then I still go through a day of fasting and end up puking up yellow bile, occasionally in pretty large quantities.

I am almost ten pounds lighter by the next morning and I really don’t think it’s anything other than water weight. I don’t train for anything besides being a good athlete so I’m not concerned if a little bit of mass is lost, but if any is I haven’t noticed.

If you’re going to fast the most important thing is to break it with fruit so you don’t overstress the digestive system. I eat a bunch of fruit for my first meal and then from there I wait a few hours and eat an omlette. IMO it’s a great way to save some money and feel a lot healthier at the same time.

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I hear along with cleansing your body correctly comes the ability to utilize nutrients much more efficiently. It has also been proven to boost growth hormone levels quite a bit. I am going to give it a go, and I’ll let you guys know how it goes.