A scientific organization, quoted by the BBC has criticized detoxes of all kinds as being useless. 15 detoxes were analysed for this report, ranging from skin care products to Boots 5-day detox.
This is another step in the rubbishing of alternative medicine by the scientific community. It is as if there is a concerted attempt by drug companies, certain scientists, and the EU to drive all alternatives to drug treatments underground.
By 2011 herbalist manufacturers will not even be able to say something gentle like: ‘a certain herb may help the liver to function better’ even when there is evidence of herbalists using it to do so, and observing the results, for centuries.
Now, the observations of practitioners over a similar period of patients undergoing detox treatment of various kinds are being discounted through lack of scientific proof.
How Detox Helps
Many people state that they feel much better after a detox. That is not to say that every product with ‘detox’ written on it is necessarily fantastic; but neither is it true to say that none of them work. That is throwing the baby out with the dishwater.
Colon Detox
Detox, or ‘cleansing’, treatments for the colon are going to have a beneficial effect on health for many. Over the centuries, many respected therapists who have spent a lifetime treating patients have stated that ‘disease begins in the colon’, because they have seen such great results formany patients after cleaning it out.
Logic tells us that food waste stored in the colon for too long will putrefy. No doubt some of the toxins caused by this process can be absorbed into the blood vessels of the colon and circulated. As the majority of people do not have bowel movements as often as they eat (2-3 times a day) then the process of ’storing waste matter for too long’ obviously applies to all of these. Colon Detox (colon cleansing) can establish, or re-establish, this healthy frequency of bowel movements.
Liver Detox
The liver frequently is a cause of illnesses. Ask any Chinese therapist who has learned from 5000 years of Chinese application. Detox – or ‘cleanse’ – the liver with herbs, for example – and you can see a fantastic result on those ailments. This is one case where detox can be extremely effective.
Kidney Detox
Another major detox organ involved in detox is the kidneys. A very good kidney detox – or kidney cleanse – can be achieved directly by using herbs which benefit the kidneys and bladder.
All three of these organs – colon, liver and kidneys can be detoxed at one time using a general detox herbal treatment. This is good what a general detox is desirable. It can be carried out for a period of up to 90 days, making it very thorough.
Of course, detox needs to be used alongside a healthy lifestyle.
Diet and Detox
A healthy diet for detox means cutting down on meat and dairy; and increasing vegetables and salads and fruit. This increases the amount of nutrients in the diet which the body needs to function well. Generally we all eat too much starchy food – wheat, potatoes, rices, pasta – and this should be reduced.
A ‘3 day juice fast’ is a specialized diet which can help us to detox very much. On this diet you simply drink several litres of juice a day, sipping it throughout the day. Also, drink water. This gives the digestion a huge rest, releasing the body’s energy to deal with healing which would otherwise not get done.
(This is safe for any healthy adult. Consult your doctor before any fasting if you are ill, or if you are taking drugs.)
Detox Is Good For You
Detox has been used with success for centuries, so don’t be put off it by scare articles in the press. True, you can’t believe everything you read from manufacturers; but neither can you believe everything scientists say. You have to learn to be discerning for yourself.
