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Originally Posted by Silock
You aren't cleansing any toxins. That's what your liver is for. In any case, good on you for trying a lifestyle change. I hope you find something sustainable after this fad diet loses its luster.
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No joke. The human species would be extinct if the body didn't clean itself of "Toxins" naturally. The idea that you need to shit yourself silly for a week to "Clean" your digestive tract is just a complete lack of understanding of how the body works. This is great for a lifestyle change, and the confidence and positive thinking provides much more than people realize. But you're not magically cleaning any toxins. Your digestive track has billions of bacteria per square inch. And that's a good thing. Each person's flora of gut bacteria is an insanely complicated and ever changing environment. There's good bacteria and bad. And it's not possible to simply separate the two. Suffice to say it's way too complex to think humans could easily alter this delicate balance in any positive way. And it's absolutely not happening by just intentionally giving yourself diarrhea with a juice fast.
Good on people for making positive nutrition changes with the idea of bettering your health. But don't kid yourself into thinking you have to do this to avoid some toxin buildup or other such nonsense.