Wendy Stone runs between 4 and 8 miles most days, teaches both Pilates and yoga at her studio in Walpole, and has eaten only whole, unprocessed foods and organic fruits and vegetables for years.
She did not turn to “juice cleansing” to purge bad habits, cure a disease, or to lose weight. After one of her clients came to class “looking radiant,” and raving about how awesome she felt after drinking only fruit and vegetable juices for three days, Stone, 41, decided to give it a try. She has been doing a cleanse once a month since August.
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Magic beans ! Wonderful. No work no muss no fuss no effort. Cure all your ills with just one bottle of Dr. Bob's Snake Oil.
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bamboobob is on the money. You are better off eating the food for the chewing exercise, the digestion that takes place in the mouth, the stimulation of teeth and gums and the natural coarse fiber/food content, plus the activation of digestive enzymes and other actions that takes place in the entire digestive system, including defecation and urination. Your body has kidneys and liver, filters and reflexes sufficient to keep it "clean" and healthy. Your microbiome takes very good care of itself for the most part. "Colonic cleansing" may be practiced in other countries like GB but it is probably unnecessary. Focus more on what food you eat rather than what "toxins" you think you are "cleansing" and you will be better off, have more money in your pocket and be able to eat anywhere!
Yet another fad for people looking to spend money on fads. The quote from the actual diet expert is the only part worth paying attention to.
Having worked on both sides of the fence in medicine, I will throw in my two cents. I have seen many cleanses/detoxification programs do wonders for people. They may work for different reasons; providing nutrients that the person has been lacking, taking pressure off the body's natural detoxification mechanisms (liver, kidney, lymph, blood, etc) and removing mucous-producing foods from the diet, again allowing the body to "catch up." Fact is, most people in our culture overeat and eat too much processed food. If this wasn't the case, I wouldn't be asking so many patients with chronic disease to do cleanses. Most importantly, empiricism and 16 years of my practice and millions of others say that cleanses work! If you say otherwise, you are blind and/or ignorant. Are they for everyone? No. There are certain cases that shouldn't detox, mainly because they are too weak and/or are taking multiple prescriptions on top of smoking. Detoxes are very hard on these people and as a result, should not be done until the incoming toxicity is removed. Get the facts before inflicting your oft-misguided beliefs on others. It is apparent that politics and pre-conceived notions are behind so many of these negative comments. Ignorance is abound in our culture. Maybe you need a good cleanse...or how about an enema?
I completely agree that juice cleanses have become a "fad." While we do offer a mostly juice cleanse, it is not the cleanse we encourage. If people do choose that intense cleanse, we suggest they eat a fistful size of nuts, beans and/or grains at least 2x per day. The cleanse, which we call Reboots, that we believe is most balanced and will get people on the road to healthy sustainable eating is our Kickstart program in which people eat a sensible meal at lunch and unlimited fruits and vegetables throughout the day, in addition to drinking 1 fresh-pressed, 100% organic juices and our mineral, hydrating JOOS20. That way, they are pacing their metabolisms so they don't feel the impulse to binge afterwards. That's how 100% juice programs with no food can really mess you up. We have had several renown medical doctors and health experts do our cleanse who have loved it and keep coming back to do others. JOOS delivers in depots and health clubs throughout most of MA.