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A cleanse won’t detox your body — but here’s what will | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

Put down the cayenne-lemon water and step away from the herbal tea. Cleanses and detox products like these don’t remove toxins, says Dr. Jen Gunter, and some of them may even be hurting your health. Learn how your body rids itself of harmful substances and what you can do to keep this system running smoothly.…

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Transcriber:

“Should I do a cleanse?”

I hear people asking this question a lot.

If you’re hoping it will remove
toxins from your body,

that’s just not going to happen.

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[Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter]

Detoxes and cleanses are very popular.

They come in many forms,

from charcoal-infused lemonades
to detox teas,

and they often have a hefty price tag.

The idea of cleansing
isn’t anything new —

it’s been around for thousands of years.

For centuries, medicine and religion
were deeply intertwined,

and there was a lot of focus
on ridding the body

of impurities and sickness
related to bad or imbalanced humors.

Bloodletting, purging, fasting —

they were all well-regarded treatments.

Today, the wellness industry

has picked up on our desire
to rid ourselves of things.

They’ve taken the word “detox,”

the medical treatment for people
with drug and alcohol addictions,

and used it to apply to market cleanses.

They make it sound like pouring
liquid cleaner down plumbing,

getting rid of all the dirty stuff.

But the reason that sounds right to us

is it’s a rooted
in a lack of understanding

of how our liver works.

The liver is located
in our upper right abdomen.

It’s somewhere around half
the size of a football —

an American football —

and weighs three pounds.

It does many, many jobs
that keep our bodies running,

from assisting the immune system,

to creating proteins for blood clotting,

to sending out the cholesterol we need
to produce hormones.

The liver is also a key organ
for dealing with harmful substances.

You can think of it almost like a factory.

It takes nutrients from substances
that we consume,

food, drinks, medicines,

breaks them down

so they can either be packaged
in a way that’s usable —

like cholesterol
and protein, for instance —

or removed as waste
in the bile or via the kidneys,

usually in the form of urine.

Let’s look at what happens

when the liver encounters
some specific substances.

What about alcohol?

That’s a substance that’s fine
in smaller, moderate amounts

but becomes poisonous in excess.

When we drink, alcohol
passes through our liver,

and the liver breaks
it down in three steps.

First, enzymes convert
the alcohol to acetaldehyde,

a substance that can
damage cells over time.

But acetaldehyde
is quickly converted into acetate,

a much more stable intermediate,

before it breaks down
into carbon dioxide and water.

These are components our body can handle.

Now let’s look at a popular cleanse —

cayenne, pepper, lemon juice drink,

to help your liver flush toxins.

You drink it, it gets digested,

nutrients get absorbed
in the blood and arrive at the liver.

The liver processes these nutrients
the same way it processes everything else.

It packages whatever’s useful
that came from the lemon and the pepper

and disseminates it throughout the body.

Whatever it can’t use becomes waste.

There’s nothing particularly magical
about mixing cayenne and lemon.

Doing a cleanse doesn’t “clean the pipes,”

and it doesn’t make your liver
work any better or faster.

At best, you might lose
a few pounds on a cleanse,

because you aren’t eating much.

At worst, you could go
into starvation mode.

You could throw off
your electrolyte balance,

not to mention disrupt your intestinal
flora and bowel function.

Clearly, having a healthy liver
is extremely important.

The best things you can do: don’t smoke,

eat a balanced diet, exercise regularly
and get lots of sleep,

but there are some more
liver specific things to do.

Don’t consume too much alcohol,

as it can cause a variety
of problems over time,

from fatty liver disease
to cirrhosis of the liver,

to liver cancer.

Read the warning labels on medications

as some can damage your liver
when you don’t take them as directed.

You’ve probably heard about hepatitis,

which can be caused
by a viral infection of the liver

that can be very serious.

Get the vaccine for hepatitis B,
if you haven’t already.

And if you’re an adult who hasn’t been
screened for hepatitis C,

consider talking to your doctor
about testing options,

as too many people don’t
realize they have it.

Finally, be careful
with supplements and herbs,

particularly anything
marketed as bodybuilding

or a weight loss supplement,

as these are not nearly
as well-regulated as you would think.

20 percent of liver injury due to
medication in the United States

is actually caused
by these kinds of supplements.

So talk to your doctor
before you start them.

So many things
are sold to us as self-care,

and cleanses are no exception,

but I believe the best self-care
is just learning more about our bodies.

That way, we can tune out all the noise

and make informed decisions
on what we really need.

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152 Comments

jeremy hunnicutt

July 8, 2021 at 9:09 pm

This was a misleading title

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Giovanni P

July 8, 2021 at 9:10 pm

Peter Parker said it best, “Exercise, plenty of rest, you know, eat your green vegetables”

OG trilogy is king forever!

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Hamza Hamza

July 8, 2021 at 9:17 pm

This lady is amazing

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ابراهيم بدر

July 8, 2021 at 9:27 pm

Can somebody translate this because actually I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING . please TED 🥺

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Chris Peters

July 8, 2021 at 9:27 pm

What happened to TED’s animation videos? Miss that

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- Δ.Μ
  
  July 8, 2021 at 9:50 pm
  
  They still make them, they are on Ted-Ed
  
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Alejandro Olivares

July 8, 2021 at 9:43 pm

Really useful info.

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3MAR00SS

July 8, 2021 at 9:47 pm

just don’t consume any alcohol, it’s doesn’t do any good to your body and it does run down your liver and it does cause psychological dependence (⁦⌐■-■)

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TheApdancer

July 8, 2021 at 9:48 pm

Finally someone is saying it!

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Dhr. Mastermind

July 8, 2021 at 10:05 pm

Fasting and hijaama…. islamic best detox
Even top athletes fast and do hijaama wet and dry cupping.

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ERIC PETRONELLA

July 8, 2021 at 10:27 pm

So what will you never stated what will

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Alex Wilson

July 8, 2021 at 10:41 pm

Ooh

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Nelis V

July 8, 2021 at 10:53 pm

Did you know that your video starts with an eyes sight scam ad? Not the best advertising for your credibility.

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Threadbare_Saint

July 8, 2021 at 11:05 pm

What can cause higher than normal liver enzymes for a light drinker?

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Tiffanie H.

July 8, 2021 at 11:42 pm

I like you Doc!

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Mehdi Souames

July 9, 2021 at 12:00 am

God said (They ask thee concerning wine and gambling. Say: “In them is great sin, and some profit, for men; but the sin is greater than the profit.” They ask thee how much they are to spend; Say: “What is beyond your needs.” Thus doth Allah Make clear to you His Signs: In order that ye may consider)
Surat albakarah 219

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Mom of Two

July 9, 2021 at 12:02 am

No! The magical tea works!! 🤪🤪🤪 i’m one of the victim here

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Cigarmann

July 9, 2021 at 12:06 am

Milk thistle?

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VikingTheDude

July 9, 2021 at 12:17 am

When I hear about getting a cleanse, it just sounds to me like it involves pooping a lot

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Michael Lemon

July 9, 2021 at 12:19 am

But how is any of this the fault of the patriarchy, white males, or racism?! You suck Doc!

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Cristian Puerto

July 9, 2021 at 12:36 am

Beautiful. I am loving these series keep em coming pls

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Visão Setentrional72

July 9, 2021 at 12:39 am

Each content that are produced I able to learning much more the language english

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kasper bennetsen

July 9, 2021 at 12:47 am

Your fucking liver!

I didn’t watch the video.

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A H

July 9, 2021 at 1:23 am

Typical main stream information. Where is the mention of liver boosting herbs like dandelion root and burdock? Medicine always leaves out ancient wisdom.

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Monica Yontef Gaffney

July 9, 2021 at 1:27 am

Fabulous message. THANK YOU

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Kongolox

July 9, 2021 at 3:03 pm

Or.. u know.. drink more water.. 😮

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Rokesh Maharjan

July 9, 2021 at 3:32 pm

Yes American football

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T-star

July 9, 2021 at 3:36 pm

My personal experience says the opposite. I have used various cleanses and experienced very real, measurable and phenomenal results. It takes dedication and discipline to gain health on our planet due to all that we have destroyed and altered. If your solution is to never expose yourself to toxins then you will have to leave the planet to do so. Good luck with that.

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Clo Chu

July 9, 2021 at 3:43 pm

This makes me love my liver so much wow…
You’ve work so hard everyday wow thank you baby

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James

July 9, 2021 at 3:57 pm

based

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Aaron Ryan

July 9, 2021 at 5:07 pm

Please make a similar video debunking and verifying the functions of green tea and apple cider vinegar in our body!

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Phoenix Knight

July 9, 2021 at 5:33 pm

Long ago my sis had me take over 2000mg of vitamin C as a detox. The strange & severe headaches were bad (“proof it’s working”) but it was the only time in my life I lost complete control of my bowels in public. I’ve forgiven her since, but she knows to *NEVER* recommend any detox to anybody when I’m around.

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Glodus Muspell

July 9, 2021 at 5:38 pm

Talk to your doctor before doing anything. Stupidest comment ever. Do we generally have appointed doctors as we get born? What about doctors themselves? Who do they talk before taking supplements? With themselves? If they can do it, why we need doctors? Or Don’t you have a brain to think for yourself?

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Quan Mack

July 9, 2021 at 6:19 pm

Tbh….. That lemon water be making me feel light as a bird so ima have to stick with it results over science

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Subby

July 9, 2021 at 6:32 pm

The problem is that people don’t want common sense logical answers.
We want to abuse our bodies for entertainment and dopamine rushes. Then apply magical shortcut solutions to undo the abuse 🥴

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Sultan hareb Alsuwaidi

July 9, 2021 at 7:22 pm

I just like her speeches. It’s remarkable.

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sinthiafs

July 9, 2021 at 7:33 pm

I wish there was Portuguese subtitles so I could show it to my mom. Excellent video!

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Soumya Deouskar

July 9, 2021 at 7:50 pm

Doesn’t she remind you of Leslie Winkle from Big Bang Theory? Anybody?

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limelemon

July 9, 2021 at 8:07 pm

Cayenne and lemon sounds like a wing sauce

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Lara

July 9, 2021 at 8:55 pm

This needs subtitles in every single language so we all can send it to our moms and aunts

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Happy Steven D

July 9, 2021 at 9:15 pm

THANK YOU!!! I don’t know if keep my eyes from rolling any more when I hear patients use the word “detox”

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Aaron Jennings

July 9, 2021 at 9:19 pm

I used to break out in a rash whenever I’d exercise… So I tried a detox… And the thing was… It worked.

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TL

July 9, 2021 at 9:27 pm

Thanks doc

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AWA

July 9, 2021 at 9:33 pm

I love this. really informative and I love the production.

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angel esmero

July 9, 2021 at 9:36 pm

Does water fasting help the liver?

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Kindness

July 9, 2021 at 9:51 pm

She’s so entertaining, I feel like I could hear her talk for hours and it would be education and fun

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Katsudon Games

July 9, 2021 at 11:00 pm

Hoax
mampoes lu

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90MysteriumFascinans

July 10, 2021 at 12:20 am

Except, of course, science has shown that fasting confers a whole host of health benefits. And by exercising, you detoxify via the cleansing of the lymphatic system, etc. Drinking more water can even be a ‘detox’ for people.

So we can and should detox in a few ways. Just not in a low-effort commercial package.

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suzi Manipur

July 10, 2021 at 12:29 am

🌹😊

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Caroline Merkel

July 10, 2021 at 1:02 am

A quick lemon & cayenne isn’t a cleanse. But, eating fresh fruits and vegetables all day, sure does give the body the best of what it needs! Medical Medium claims to h as cured millions, with chronic disease, who eat this way. Including me & my sister.

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Ronnie 147

July 10, 2021 at 5:21 pm

All you need is a healthy liver, no sugar, alcohol, gluten, and limit non organic foods. Avoid putting those toxins in the first place! 😁 The liver will do the rest. Make sure to sleep well, exercise, and a nutritious balanced diet.

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metaspherz

July 10, 2021 at 5:21 pm

Using questionable liquids to detox the liver is like watching Carlson and Hannity on Fox cable news to reduce your anxiety. It’s a time best served by taking a nap.

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Rob Fila

July 10, 2021 at 5:42 pm

What a blessing of a video. I’ll show it to my mom and sister but this may not even persuade them to stop wasting their money.

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Bareera Ysr

July 10, 2021 at 6:18 pm

Detox is not medicine, nor magic. If you’re gonna do a detox just make sure you have a good diet, some exercise won’t hurt and sleep most importantly is effort less to do. I do detox everyday (lemon and Apple Cider Vinegar) because of a Chronic Skin disease that gets better without toxins. It ain’t always about liver.

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Rando Jones

July 10, 2021 at 6:36 pm

Fasting is legitimate though.

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piyush aggarwal

July 10, 2021 at 7:12 pm

2:08 so you are saying liver is a magician which turns alcohol into balloon dogs😝🤭

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Michael Marshall

July 10, 2021 at 7:25 pm

I Appreciate Her being a Straight Shooter !!!

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Villain uday

July 10, 2021 at 7:32 pm

Stay natural! It is like detox everyday.
Fasting is good. Avoid packaged chemicals.

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PetiteFemme

July 10, 2021 at 7:54 pm

Intermittent fasting is a good way to give your body a break and allow your body to naturally detox

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Wrektum

July 10, 2021 at 7:55 pm

And stay far away from high fructose corn syrup

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edbenzino

July 10, 2021 at 9:10 pm

… is this a joke… detox cleanse flush… i do it twice a month and i eat healthy have an active lifestyle and have 7-8 hours sleep. I do it because of what it states… and no not to imrove liver functions. What do they teach people over there…

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23zchris

July 10, 2021 at 9:22 pm

Thank you for educating us.

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Paige Bevando

July 10, 2021 at 9:44 pm

This didn’t tell me how to actually care for my body or how to detox the right way…

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CHRISTCOMBIC COMBICHRIST

July 10, 2021 at 10:00 pm

No eating. That it.

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Gweegoop

July 10, 2021 at 10:01 pm

Is there any medical value in controlled fasting?

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oldschoolwaverider

July 10, 2021 at 10:01 pm

What about fasting? Once per week I might fast for 24 hours.

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Cal Bar

July 10, 2021 at 10:24 pm

“Alcohol is a substance that is fine in small or moderate amounts” Um, I don’t think so. Alcohol is cytotoxic and so are its processes. Alcohol can be medicinal for certain indications, not as a daily lubricant in “moderate amounts”. Small snippets of studies here and there on possible aid in prevention of X disease with small amount of alcohol intake has yet to be supported by large scale meta analyses. Until shown otherwise, no alcohol is better than any amount of alcohol, save for certain medical indications

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Mats Dimalupil

July 10, 2021 at 10:30 pm

i love dr jen! she explains things with so much ease. like a mom to a kid. yea

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KT-JO NJ

July 10, 2021 at 10:33 pm

Whenever an “expert” wants to trash the idea of doing a cleanse it seems they only ever mention the lemon juice one. I personally never tried it but I know people who did to lose a quick 10-15 lbs for an occasion. Beyoncé said in an interview that she did it for her role in Dream Girls.
I have, however, followed an anti-inflammatory diet which has been called a cleanse because you eliminate sugar, dairy, bread, alcohol and caffeine. It gives your liver and kidneys a break from the daily barrage of crap most people consume. The first few days were really tough but by day 4 I never felt better! My skin was glowing and my brain felt supercharged! I’m trying to motivate myself to do it again soon!

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Orbit Music

July 10, 2021 at 11:33 pm

Interesting the only thing I can say “maybe i am wrong” is that she didn’t mention drinking water at all

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Sean Darling

July 10, 2021 at 11:41 pm

Cleansers want want you to consume in order to detox when it’s not consuming certain things that will detox you

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Chop Up The Soul Ethya

July 11, 2021 at 12:46 am

I think the last 20 seconds or so is really the most important part to this video

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eblman

July 11, 2021 at 12:54 am

Thank you, TED for helping to educate the masses with science. Not opinion-based science. We crave truth. Especially after the last 1.5 years.

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eblman

July 11, 2021 at 12:56 am

What about fasting 1-3 days a month causing autophagy? Is this not the best form of a “cleanse”?

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Nabil Shaleh

July 11, 2021 at 1:05 am

“So talk to your doctor before you start them.” But, that is exactly what happened.

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Canada

July 11, 2021 at 4:15 pm

so alcohol is not poisonous in small amount?

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savannah M

July 11, 2021 at 4:24 pm

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” -John 3:16(bible)

“the wages of sin is death”-Bible. Therefore God the judge has given man the death sentence due to man’s sin, but because of God’s mercy, he gave himself(god incarnate/jesus)to die on a cross for the sins of the world. That means he paid our fine and if we trust in him God can legally let us go guilt free in court/judgment day and have everlasting life with Him
“go and sin no more”-Jesus

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Centigradz2 Centigradz2

July 11, 2021 at 4:36 pm

Cayenne and lemon gives u diarrhea. Not a cleanse. Just a weight loss gimmick.

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Ringo Star

July 11, 2021 at 4:41 pm

Cleanse pa more

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Sarang Bhasme

July 11, 2021 at 4:50 pm

My friend after 20 years would probably look the same as the host , and also more smarter )

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Oishi Sensei

July 11, 2021 at 5:58 pm

Ms. Korino Sanchez Philippines

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Rayana

July 11, 2021 at 6:04 pm

Recent research shows that any amount of alcohol is toxic to the liver.

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Michael Drummond

July 11, 2021 at 6:19 pm

Lmao.

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Aran Lufthansa

July 11, 2021 at 7:03 pm

Maybe instead of talking to us like we’re slow she should tell us what it is that DOES work

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Alex Frentz

July 11, 2021 at 7:24 pm

Weird video, considering all the other good reasons to consume lemon, for your health (you might think the “expert” would at least mention a few of them). Also peppers, of course. // Seems like they might also comment on achieving a more-healthy digestive system, eg a better biome, etc But then, this is all asking a lot from a non-expert (I mean, “MD” yes, but gynecology .. ).

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K-Pine440 🌲

July 11, 2021 at 7:56 pm

Dry fasting.

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Mark Members

July 11, 2021 at 8:03 pm

If you think of human society as the planet’s liver, then capitalism & the mad pursuit of ever-increasing financial profits are the worst toxins. I’m beginning to think religious beliefs are a close second. Time for a global DEtox, peeps. Doomsday clock is about one second to midnight.. Join a revolution now; ANY revolution will do.

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- MJ Holiday
  
  July 11, 2021 at 8:19 pm
  
  Right on, bruh. And we better hurry before governments & corporations finish criminalizing our constitutional rights of free speech & peaceful protest!
  
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Samuel Ikonallah Olokpo

July 11, 2021 at 8:20 pm

The last sentence was all you needed to say. Not tongue lashing self care products, no rating doctors over herbalist, just plain old KNOW THY BODY, over and out.

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calvin ellis

July 11, 2021 at 8:35 pm

No mention of fasting?

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Lucas Martin

July 11, 2021 at 8:57 pm

This lady sounds really nice

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Run Onwards

July 11, 2021 at 9:08 pm

“Dont smoke, drink alcohol or eat too much fatty foods”.
No you dont understand, I want to do all those unealthy things AND get a quick fix I found on Facebook

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russell zauner

July 11, 2021 at 9:14 pm

Bloodletting, purging, fasting…she just described the better part of my 20’s lol damn im in trouble

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King In Black

July 11, 2021 at 9:19 pm

Balance PH levels. Add acidity and base to your body. Break down knotted tissue with a muscle roller, or end of a kitchen utensil. Heat up your body, sweat.

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Arif

July 11, 2021 at 9:30 pm

I’ve been sober for 4 months. Hopefully, it makes a difference soon

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The Play Lab

July 11, 2021 at 9:38 pm

I like how this is just excellent basic health information that debunks loads of fad diets and cleanses. This is the root of anti-antivax.

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Caiçara

July 11, 2021 at 10:15 pm

I heard consuming beets are especially good for the liver.

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Pj K

July 11, 2021 at 10:32 pm

Dry fasting once a year or few months detox the body

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Yoga Prasetya

July 11, 2021 at 10:57 pm

Thumbnail Kuyang

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Venkat Babu

July 11, 2021 at 11:16 pm

Impossible to take the people out of uti and urine industry.

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MoonWishes

July 11, 2021 at 11:23 pm

Any vaccines will be Toxic & sure AF not Help the liver Ever ! Couldn’t continue to take this talk seriously after that advice.

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Orpheus Head

July 12, 2021 at 3:46 pm

Fast once a month for three days. Ancient method.

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Laveena Bachani

July 12, 2021 at 3:58 pm

I saw detox on these so-called nutritionist on Instagram, suggesting fruit detox. I asked what is the scientific proof? She had nothing.

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Em.

July 12, 2021 at 4:01 pm

I’ve done a liver cleanse before and I can say that… it changed my life and gave me the cure I was looking for so this video seems to be super misleading. I was able to cure my life long skin issues with herbs given by a naturopath and it was just a liver cleanse I did nothing else differently. I spent most of my life using creams doctors gave me because they told me I had a dry skin issue when it was much deeper than that literally. To this day even I’m using herbs (neem lead and oregano) to clear a fungus infection I got from traveling and it’s working. Natural health is not supported mainstream because it’s not profitable. In fact in some ways it seems natural health is villainized the same way they villainized cannabis until it became something that industries could profit from so now its good. Only when big industries find a way to make money off of natural healing will they start to do the appropriate studies to complete the full picture and add the missing facts and info this video didn’t

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- Em.
  
  July 12, 2021 at 4:02 pm
  
  Neem leaf*
  
  Lead is not safe ever lol
  
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THE TIK TOK LIBRARY

July 12, 2021 at 4:42 pm

I clicked because of the thumbnail.
It looked like “penanggal”
Penanggal detoxing after meal.

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Tommy Dolan

July 12, 2021 at 4:59 pm

Shoot up S glutathione its 50x stronger than vit C, its what your liver makes that shes tacitly mentioning.

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HIGH VIBE TAROT

July 12, 2021 at 4:59 pm

This is terrible LOL food as medicine is obviously healthy LOL what propaganda is this 😂 Hippocrates, the founder of modern medicine, knew this. But yeah, let’s keep it commercial with medications and doctors and not use nature to purify our bodies 😂😂😂 ridiculous laughable omg

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Pectoralis

July 12, 2021 at 5:18 pm

Somebody should give the thumbnail guy a talk.

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Yukim Nomoto

July 12, 2021 at 5:40 pm

Can we have more vids like this on basic function of each body parts and how popular products we might use for them may or may not work ?

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pyanek

July 12, 2021 at 6:01 pm

She didn’t mention drinking water once…

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Cathryn Mataga

July 12, 2021 at 6:50 pm

It’s useful for spotting bogus products. If anything talks about ‘cleansing toxins’ — I just know it’s a scam so I can ignore.

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IAM Nykira

July 12, 2021 at 7:02 pm

HERBS ARE THE WAY FORWARD.

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Fräulein Marlenschka

July 12, 2021 at 7:18 pm

listening to this while having a beer hits differently

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hailey peters

July 12, 2021 at 7:58 pm

But do these thing help u lose weight 🤔

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Louis Arnold

July 12, 2021 at 8:37 pm

Clickbait I see

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Jose Villalobos

July 12, 2021 at 8:45 pm

Well, something that has worked wonderfully for me is intermittent fasting, I once every 6 months go for 30 days at least of 18 to 23 hrs fasting, I start with 18 and slowly move to 23 hrs once reaching 23hrs I stay there for a couple of days and then start going back to 18 hrs, during that time I avoid any animals foods, no processed food, no oils, no sugars, no salt, what I gain is clear skin, more regular bowel movements at least twice a day, more energy, better focus on daily tasks and I save lots of money. I don’t believe that the digesting system removes any waste or harmful artifacts and science has no greater evidence to state that now recently there has been advances in microscope technology which can see the width of hydrogen when a Study comes from utilizing that technology about how the body breaks down food or substances ingested then I will think is better than listening to my own body.

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Joseph Scott

July 12, 2021 at 9:23 pm

You lumped in fasting with blood-letting? Thanks for making it obvious that I should disregard everything in this video. what a hack.

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Achak Hakan

July 12, 2021 at 9:44 pm

She recommended vaccines, which are full of toxins. Aside from that there was no advice whatsoever. More propaganda from a mainstream doctor who knows nothing about nutrition.

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Ultra

July 12, 2021 at 11:12 pm

Wine aunt culture is devastating women nowadays

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Dale Thomas

July 12, 2021 at 11:26 pm

Go from eating pizza and fast food for most of your meals to eating oatmeal, fruits, and veggies. In a few weeks you feel so good its unbelievable. Wish I did this earlier. Nobody ever thinks a bad diet will catch up with you when your in your 20’s but then you hit 30 lol.

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Gary Geiser

July 12, 2021 at 11:34 pm

She works for the AMA. Anything to keep us completely dependent on the doctors so they can continue to enrich themselves.

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A Gut Feeling

July 12, 2021 at 11:35 pm

I always find it very intriguing when someone who claims to “know better”, because they paid thousands to add a prefix to their name, tries explaining something they clearly have no idea how it actually works…

From the consumer perspective, a “detox’ or “cleans” is marketed as a way to flush out toxins, which is understandable because most people don’t understand how this actually works, including the people pushing said “detox” and “cleans”, and apparently that also includes this doctor. So, here’s an actual biological breakdown of how “detoxes” and “cleanses” work.
They kinda work, just not in the way they are marketed, and they can be really hard on your liver and body, so be cautious.

First, we need to understand how the body “detoxes” in the first place. When this doctor mentioned that detoxing is the job of your liver, she’s not wrong but it’s also not entirely accurate nor the whole story.

All living things (including plants, fungi, and bacteria) have a set of genes that are specifically designed to produce a set of proteins called “Cytochrome P450 (CYPs) enzymes, that breakdown and metabolize “stuff”. We’ll focus on the ones mammals make because that’s what we’s humans are. 😊

The most basic explanation for CYP enzymes is that, in mammals, they are a large group of proteins that oxidize (breakdown) steroids, fatty acids, and xenobiotics (foreign chemicals not made by your body), and are important for the clearance of various compounds, as well as for hormone synthesis and breakdown. CYP enzymes are primarily made in your liver but you also makes them in every cell in your body, so your liver plays a crucial part in this.

So why is this important to know when we’re taking about “detoxing” and “cleansing”? Because the CYP pathway is what’s being “activated” or “triggered” when people are talking about something being good for “detoxing” or “cleansing”.

Here’s why.

When foreign toxins (xenobiotics) enter the body, your body creates a specific set of CPYs to metabolize them so you can get them out of your body as safely as possible. All foods, plants, and drugs trigger your body to make CYPs. Some foods, plants, and drugs trigger your body to make more CYPs than other foods, plants, and drugs do, and some can even inhibit (deactivate) certain CYP enzymes, rendering theses CYPs unable to breakdown anything, so your body must create new ones.

Grapefruit being a great example. Grapefruit inhibits a specific CYP enzyme (CYP3A4) which your body needs to metabolize many different drugs. Without this CYP enzyme or when it is inhibited, the body cannot get rid of the drug properly, which can lead to an accidental overdose. It’s like taking many times the recommended dosage. This is why it can be very dangerous to eat or drink anything that has real grapefruit in it when you’re taking certain drugs. In pharmacology this is called “Pharmacokinetics”.

Side note: I would suggest that everyone should learn more about drug food interactions before taking any medication(s).

Here’s where CYPs and detoxes/cleanses meet:

A lot of the same CYP enzyme are responsible for metabolizing many different chemicals. In fact, out of the 57 functional human CYPs, only about 12 enzymes are responsible for metabolizing most commonly used drugs and foreign substances (xenobiotics), and around 80% of all drugs in use today are metabolized by only 6 CYP enzymes (CYP3A4, CYP2D6, CYP2C9, CYP1A2, CYP2C8, and CYP2C19).

So why is this important regarding a “detox” or “cleanse”? Because CYP enzymes metabolize stuff without prejudice, meaning if there is something in your blood that a CYP enzyme can break down, then it will break it down. It’s as simple as that.

When you eat or drink something that is claimed to be “detoxing” or “cleansing”, what they actually mean is that this food/herb/whatever triggers your body to make a lot of certain CYP enzymes and these enzymes will not only break down the food/herb/whatever you ate or drank, but it will also break down any other substance in your blood that can be broken down by the same CYP enzymes that are triggered by the food/herb/whatever you ate or drank.

So do “detoxes” or “cleanses” work? Kinda. Are they hard on your body? Yes. Do they stress your Cytochrome P450 pathway? Absolutely! With this knowledge, would I ever suggest someone do a “detox” or “cleanse”? Well, that all depends on the person’s circumstances and health.

If it’s your average person wanting to do one because they think it will make them feel better or to lose weight, then no. There are much better and healthier options, like eating better, stress management, and exercise. But if it’s someone who is chronically sick and maybe their Cytochrome P450 pathway isn’t functioning properly and needs a food/herb to trigger their Cytochrome P450 pathway to help their body heal? Then yes, they might benefit from a detox or cleanse.

But for this doctor to blatantly say that detoxes and cleanses don’t work, clearly without knowing the mode of action and not having a full understanding of how the body detoxes itself, is just wrong. This is one of the biggest things wrong with allopathic medicine, and the health and nutrition sciences as a whole. Compartmentalization and proud individuals believing they have all the answers and know everything there is to know about the body and how it functions. They only treat the symptoms and rarely, if ever, treat the cause of the symptoms. Part of the problem is that it’s not very profitable to completely cure someone, and doctors and scientists are trained and funded by the same organizations who profit from not completely curing people.

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Jonatan Q

July 12, 2021 at 11:54 pm

I love how they talked about hep c screening!! It’s very important.

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ScyberVEVO

July 13, 2021 at 12:21 am

Carrot juice and apple cider vinegar.

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Elly Davis

July 13, 2021 at 12:48 am

You mention the danger of your body going Into starvation mode. What is your opinion on fasting, the various types. Is it good for you. If so how often, how long for, how long is too long? What about some who go all the way to One Meal a Day lifestyle?

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Alex McGregor

July 13, 2021 at 1:22 am

Fasting water that has electrolytes.

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RTH

July 13, 2021 at 6:40 pm

It would be great if we could re-home all of the people who disliked this video.

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Gabriela Pollard

July 13, 2021 at 6:49 pm

Also, things with activated charcoal may interfere with prescription meds that your taking, hurting you in the process. I’m not a expert so do your own research on trusted sources 👍

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เรียนภาษาอังกฤษวันนี้

July 13, 2021 at 7:04 pm

WORTHLESS BECAUSE SHE DOESN’T TELL WHAT KIND OF SUPPLEMENTS!!!

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Julius Tan

July 13, 2021 at 7:09 pm

If the kidney is a filter then how do we clean it? That is the question, besides changing it like an AC filter

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LeakyPirate

July 13, 2021 at 7:10 pm

Drink more water

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Helipeek

July 13, 2021 at 7:28 pm

To badly paraphrase Eddie Izzard – “You say ‘erbs, and we say herbs… because there’s a fucking ‘h’ in it”

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FILDASVANCHO

July 13, 2021 at 7:33 pm

Watching this while smoking a cigarette and drinking my beer

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ana ML

July 13, 2021 at 7:35 pm

Love her hair

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Grace

July 13, 2021 at 7:40 pm

It’s sad the amount of diet pills and “supplements” that are marketed to my generation by Instagram “influencers” like the Kardashians and others are literally causing cancer.

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PROmotion Certificate

July 13, 2021 at 7:41 pm

I’ve learned a valuable lesson. But it didn’t feel good as I’m watching this at 1 in the morning and about to start eating my morning dinner.

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marsbeads

July 13, 2021 at 7:43 pm

Don’t ask your doctor about supplements, because they say they don’t know.

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Babetravelling

July 13, 2021 at 8:06 pm

Wa5ching while eating chips

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kami mésa

July 13, 2021 at 8:21 pm

Her voice so complimenting to its content;goodjob

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Matt

July 13, 2021 at 8:58 pm

It is very condescending to talk to us like children and use overly descriptive hand movements when convey a thought… you are not teaching 2nd graders

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Toga the girl Who flips

July 13, 2021 at 9:45 pm

Detox is not meant to just clean the liver….it’s a form of food restrictions which science has proven as beneficial.

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Toga the girl Who flips

July 13, 2021 at 9:47 pm

And why doesn’t the liver just drop the parts that make you fat? And keep only the healthy stuff? IF I Eat ice cream, get rid of most of it.

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donnytheghost

July 13, 2021 at 10:00 pm

She’s full of 💩!
A cleanse detox is beneficial for your body!
Don’t believe me though!
Try it for Yourself!

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Sebastian Doyle

July 13, 2021 at 10:04 pm

This is truly superb quality

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UncleSamz Bastardson (U.S.B.S.)

July 13, 2021 at 10:06 pm

TED is awesome for this. We need more accurate information to counter all the nonsense out here.

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Kenneth M. Truth

July 13, 2021 at 10:12 pm

You could do a couple of things in a day and your body will spit out little green bile deposits. Just like a colonic will clean out blockages that have been proven to have a positive impact. Who paid you TED?

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Renoir Randy

July 13, 2021 at 10:29 pm

Fasting is the way to detox the body

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Livin That Life

July 13, 2021 at 10:33 pm

extended fasting is the best detox u can do.. anyone argue? have done 3-day fasts a few times. its good to do once a year or so.

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Fern Taylor

July 13, 2021 at 10:51 pm

So sad that people believe this woman. We live in a toxic environment. Fasting is extremely helpful to cleanse the body. Most people love this video b/c they don’t have to go thru the emotional and physical withdrawals of cleansing. Injections actually create an auto immune response. This woman is just reading from a screen and has no personal detox experience. A sheep leading the rest of the sheep.

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iris law22

July 13, 2021 at 11:18 pm

This video, like her education, bought and paid for by big pHarma. Detoxes bad. Vaccines good.

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MechakittenX

July 14, 2021 at 1:10 am

[Sarcasm] This does not reenforce my erroneous assumptions about the human body’s inner workings therefore, I will ignore it and continue doing the bad things. [/sarcasm]

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