Have You Tried Detox?

by Maggie Vink (Subscribe to Maggie Vink's posts)
Apr 14th 2009 11:00AM

Categories: Your Turn, Diet & Weight Loss

Here at That's Fit, we're constantly telling you what we think about things, but sometimes it's nice to know what you think. So from time to time, we'll ask you a question. Don't be afraid to speak up -- we love feedback.

If you're looking for a quick slim-down, just look to the stars. No, not the ones up in the sky, I mean all the detox-happy celebs out in Tinseltown.

Cleanses are quite popular right now, but they've been around for years. They can lead to some quick (though likely temporary) weight loss and, as Bethany found out, detox diets can leave you feeling quite good (after a few days of feeling kind of lousy, anyway).

Proponents of detox diets will leave you believing that your body is full of nasty toxins that have no other way to come out. But many health experts will tell you that your body does a pretty good job of getting rid of toxins on its own. So I wonder what you think ... do you detox?

If you've done a detox diet, what did you think about it? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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u262f 4-14-2009 @ 5:10PM

I try to avoid toxins in the first place. If people are eating toxic foods, the damage is already done. It's another reason why the "calories-in vs. calories-out" idea doesn't work for people who are looking to be healthy rather than just trying to drop weight for vanity purposes. Eating something that hurts the body on its way in still results in people being less healthy even if the calories do come back out. Even if it's just eating a lot of not-entirely-toxic foods, even if the calories are burned back off via exercise, the body still seems to sustain some wear and tear just passing things through since research has apparently been finding that animals tend to live longer on fewer calories (up to a certain extent, I imagine) and that centenarians seem to eat less than people with shorter lives. The body does allow quite a lot of room for forgiveness, but eating poorly and then doing some short-term cleanse isn't going to be as healthy as regularly making healthy food choices in the first place.