Detox cleanse?

[v-girl]

Anyone tried doing a detox cleanse? I'm looking for one to do to try to detox my body. A friend of mine has done several and is willing to do it with me so I have someone experienced in it with me. If you tried one, which one was it? I have a couple of requirements. I have to be able to drink coffee (sweetened with stevia, using almond milk for dairy) and I need to be able to have some protein each day.

[AmeliePoulain]

I started to try the lemon, maple syrup and cayanne pepper once... not sure if it's healthy, prob not since you can't eat or drink anything else. Gwyneth Paltrow had one I wanted to try on her Goop site because that one lets you eat and because she seems to research things and knows experts personally.

[diggitydot]

What does it do? Don't your liver and kidneys already "detox" your body as much as it can be done?

[v-girl]

It cleans you out? I guess.

Here's one we're looking at: http://www.amazon.com/Gaia-Herbs-Sup...+Detox+cleanse

[AmeliePoulain]

You sound like a Dr lol... dunno cleans out the plumbing and the mentioned detoxers? Can't say I have ever followed through on one til the end but I've heard you feel like a new person once you're emptied out

[Curegirl]

Veronica, my friend did a veggie and fruit juice cleanse to get rid of baby weight and it worked for her...She also started running at the same time so I don't know how much of it was the cleanse and how much was the extra cardio. Let me know if you want me to ask her which one she did.

[diggitydot]

Just talked with DH. His exact words were, "Detox cleanses are bullshit. If you have a functional liver and kidneys, that's as good as it gets..."

[HouseofWool]

Just talked with DH. His exact words were, "Detox cleanses are bullshit. If you have a functional liver and kidneys, that's as good as it gets..."

I think I flove T!

[MissCrabette]

DD, that's exactly what DH says all the time.

[v-girl]

Well, I'm using it as a last resort or a "why the hell not" and not for weight loss.

[weeniegeniewife]

Just talked with DH. His exact words were, "Detox cleanses are bullshit. If you have a functional liver and kidneys, that's as good as it gets..."

That's exactly what my DH said, LOL!

[v-girl]

It's what mine says too. I know. I don't care. I'm just checking to see if anyone has tried one.

[Curegirl]

Amelie, is that the master cleanse? A bunch of celebrities were saying it helped their skin and such? I like junk food and carbs too much to do a cleanse...started drinking lots of water to flush out the system and it seems to be helping..? Knocking on wood...

[weeniegeniewife]

V-girl, last year when I couldn't swallow I inadvertently put myself on a cleanse. I could only eat very cleanly and due to the nerve damage things just tasted weird. I couldn't eat meat or bread and sugar tasted awful. So I ate fruit/veggie smoothies with protein powder. It was a cleanse of sorts because I cut out wheat and sugar. Even though I couldn't swallow, my bloating went away and my stomach felt better than it ever had. Maybe try cutting out wheat and sugar? When I tried to do a "cleanse" many years ago, I couldn't stomach it...I was too hungry and ended up over-eating go figure.

[AmeliePoulain]

Of course, that's why I said DD sounds like a Dr.

Curegirl, yes that's it, I have the book, and it's full of typos lol. It's my pet peeve, typos in books, and I no longer wanted to do it based on that. I have heard really good things about it though but I don't trust that it says it provides all the nutrition you need and you can survive for I don't know how many days on it and no food. Looking at the nutritional value of each of the ingredients, well you know it's lacking. I wanted to lose weight at one time but I have lost all the weight I wanted to lose.