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Not sure how the fast does not fit into your thought process as quackery.
Just as many people find that fasting has NO measurable effects on detoxing, and no scientific causality has been connected with this.
Especially for 3 days, everytime you do this different results will be had.
Fasting for three days can regenerate entire immune system, study finds Scientists at the University of Southern California say the discovery could be particularly beneficial for people suffering from damaged immune systems, such as cancer patients on chemotherapy.
It could also help the elderly whose immune system becomes less effective as they age, making it harder for them to fight off even common diseases.
The researchers say fasting "flips a regenerative switch" which prompts stem cells to create brand new white blood cells, essentially regenerating the entire immune system.
Prolonged fasting forces the body to use stores of glucose and fat but also breaks down a significant portion of white blood cells.
During each cycle of fasting, this depletion of white blood cells induces changes that trigger stem cell-based regeneration of new immune system cells.
Scientists found that prolonged fasting also reduced the enzyme PKA, which is linked to aging and a hormone which increases cancer risk and tumor growth.
"When you starve, the system tries to save energy, and one of the things it can do to save energy is to recycle a lot of the immune cells that are not needed, especially those that may be damaged,"www.cell.com...
You make it sound like everything that has been learned out there is a scam, well maybe a reason for that is , that we are all different
and I bet you CAN do things to dramatically improve the body, and CAUSE detoxification
and deal with the side effects, which you call withdrawal.
A hell of a lot of people are feeling a lot better, than you think, and not from just eating habits change.
originally posted by: Prime80
Water fasting is the way to detox.
Your body will heal itself.
originally posted by: igloo
Edited to add... I have a buddy who detoxes with maple sugar and stuff and swears it works.. what makes me laugh is she is a bit of a lush and it is her way of taking a break from the booze and eating right so no wonder she feels better. I keep my mouth shut about it though.
originally posted by: Frank12345
originally posted by: Grovit
... someone at the bar told him that milk thistle will help to heal his liver.
... now he has cirrhosis.
Hopefully the bar serves alcohol-free drinks ...
patient.co.uk/health/cirrhosis-leaflet
"... the two common causes of cirrhosis are heavy alcohol drinking and hepatitis C infection ... "
originally posted by: humanityrising
Not really sure I get the OP. Every time you sh*t, sweat, vomit, or pee you are eliminating waste, which, if accumulated, would cause disease of some kind.
The juice used in a cleanse is not really what's important. The real idea is to stop putting sh*t in your body long enough for it to naturally expel surplus pollutants, which inevitably build up in today's world of all horrible vices at your fingertips.
Humans have fasted on purpose and not on purpose for as long as we've been around. If you're a master of your own domain, try a fast/cleanse and see how great you feel. I promise you won't die...you might be proud of yourself when you've made it through.
To each his own of course. But if you feel the need to poo-poo some people's way of living, then you shouldn't mind when they defend it, especially if it's been beneficial to them.
originally posted by: Pardon?
And it will carry on doing that at the same pace irrespective of what you ingest to try to help it.
As has already been said, eating healthily is good. There's no argument against that.
But what you're doing isn't helping in any way that is different to what your body will do anyway.
originally posted by: WeAre0ne
originally posted by: Pardon?
And it will carry on doing that at the same pace irrespective of what you ingest to try to help it.
As has already been said, eating healthily is good. There's no argument against that.
But what you're doing isn't helping in any way that is different to what your body will do anyway.
That is not true at all...
Your diet directly affects your Excretory System. It is completely possible to have a diet that reduces kidney function, and reduces your bodies ability to remove waste and toxins. It is also completely possible to eat and drink a perfect diet so your body is working at its most efficient pace.
Do you know what homeostasis is?
originally posted by: BatheInTheFountain
When your water intake increases and you help the body excrete more waste, you are 'detoxifying'
The simple act of exercise ads oxygen to your blood, which detoxifies.
Eating more plant like foods like dark green vegetables detoxifies.
Certain acids and alkalines contained in food, help the liver and kidneys, which detoxify. (Lemon water for instance)
Quitting smoking is a form of detoxification. More oxygen promotes cleaner blood and better platelets, PROVEN on lab work ups.
Eating more raw simple food, promotes faster detoxification.
Fiber helps push waste through the body.
Broccoli eats up toxins in your liver and breaks them down.
Stopping toxic medications are a form of detoxification
Sleep detoxifies you.
BUT detox diets don't help you lose weight. If you do, it's usually water weight (you can fluctuate 5 pounds in ONE day). Detox diets being sold are bunk.