Body Detox/Body Cleanse

What are you cleansing or detoxing from?  Nobody's ever been able to answer that when I ask.  It's usually just generic "toxins".

Well from what I have read
your body, much like a car engine builds up, well lets call it gunk or oil build up.
The gunk builds up on the walls of the pipes. Toxin start to build up.
I guess it more or less like doing a raditor flush once in a while in the car.
Keeps it all clean.

your question:
"What are you cleansing or detoxing from?"

I have no idea thats why I am doing research and trying to find out.

Yeah, I lean toward the con side as well, until I hear some really good advice as to why, what etc..
The Doc called me back by the way and has doesn't have answer either. Just because he has never researched or looked into it.

So we'll see if I get more info/feedback

I've spent some of my time this past year researching it after a trainer I know advises her clients to use Isagenix
Ironically, she used it, definitely didn't help her energy level, as she has chronic fatigue that has developed over past 8 mos

I am on the 'con' side of it as well.
Our bodies are efficient at cleansing w/o needing a magic pill/drink
Unless, of course, you are scheduled for a colonoscopy

Why take it?
Why pay for it?

Boost your metabolism by eating consistently and via your exercise
Carbs = energy...the isagenix product that promotes energy consists of fructose (carb) and vitamins that can be found in foods, fortified foods, or vitamin

i like this quote "The only thing that loses weight on a detox diet is your wallet."

personally I prefer the fiber and water detox plan. regular dosings of each and your system will naturally clean itself.

I'm not a doctor, but isn't that the whole point of having organs like your liver, kidneys, etc? They clean out the toxins.

Eating plenty of fiber and drinking lots of water should be enough - and don't eat junk! If you don't eat junk, your body won't collect junk. Pretty simple.

Thanks for all the feedback. I will most likly not go this route.
One thing did start doing on Monday was get a higher in fiber ceral and the small cans
of prune juice and see what happens.
That is along with all the normal carbs and protiens needed for the training.
So we'll see what happens.

Kashi makes several cereals that are high in fiber, ie 8-10 grams, one of their new ones even has 12. And they're quite tasty The new one is labelled "probiotic", which is crap cuz the probiotic stuff is dead, so it's useless in that regard, but the cereal itself is yummy (vanilla graham cracker), has soy protein in it and 12 grams of fiber.

Agreed with all on the con side.

Despite what some websites may tell you, I've never spoken with GI doc who has witnessed "plaques" in the colon during a colonoscopy. During my sedation rotations in residency I never witnessed "plaques".

A "detox" cleanse may seem like it's working because a bunch of crap (no pun intended) comes out, but that's what it will eventually do on it's own anyway. Onc e you stop teh "cleanse", it will reform (like it's supposed to) and your body will continue to process the foods you it like it always does.

A long term diet change to include the following is all you need. 3-5 days of this "diet" will cleanse you as good as a 'detox' diet, except this is healthy way to eat all the time:

Fiber with complex carbohydrates
Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables
Lean sources of protein (animal or veggie, is fine by me)
Healthy essential fats.

Water, water, water.

I should listen to my own advice.

I make a white bean and kale soup that will flush out everything......

I had a roommate who swore by these commercial detox things....granted she was at least 100 pounds overweight (maybe even 200) and couldn't stick to a diet for longer than a day or two to save her life, but she sure liked the detox stuff!  Never could figure out exactly what she thought she was "gaining" through all of it but I'm pretty sure she tried just about every commercial diet trend in existence during the year we lived together.  It was amazing the kind of crazy stuff she found!  (though a "diet" for her always consisted of a big feast-like meal before going on it to say goodbye to the junk food, a day or maybe two of sticking to it, and then a huge binge after going off it.  I think she may have actually gained weight from "dieting"!)  Ok, sorry, getting way off your topic here but it just got me thinking about her and I couldn't help myself!   She was a really awesome girl, just with interesting diet ideas.... <sigh>