Dear Mark: Are Detoxes and Cleanses Safe and Effective?

March 12, 2012

pimg class=”alignright” title=”Green Drink” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/greendrink.jpg” alt=”greendrink” width=”319″ height=”222″ /Today#8217;s edition of a title=”Dear Mark” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/category/dear-mark/”Dear Mark/a poses and then attempts to answer a question many have pondered: do detox and cleansing diets really work? More specifically, do the #8220;more friendly#8221; types of cleanses work, as opposed to the colon-blasting gut-rending methods? Several years back, I a title=”Demystifying Detox” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/colon-cleanse-scam/”wrote a piece/a on the latter type of cleanse, and I wasn#8217;t very kind. For all the claims of ropy mucoid plaque bogging down the colon of apparently every American (at least the ones who eat meat), I wasn#8217;t convinced, and the evidence simply wasn#8217;t there. I still maintain my stance, but a recent question from a reader drew my attention to kindler, gentler cleansing and detoxifying diets, the kind that you might see on Dr. Oz or in the cupboard of your vegan buddy./p
pDo these have any merit? Let#8217;s look […]

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