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I detox 2x a year. 1 week of only water, raw veggies and fruit, and 100% cranberry juice mixed with H2O and 1T flaxseed (2x a day). Plus, I take senna tea every other day.

I have digestive issues and this really helps me. It does not, though, help me lose weight.

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Originally Posted by darcie2009 (Post 2915425)

sorry just saw your comment. I just wanted to mention something. Taking laxatives and forcing your body to purge just isnt so great. Neither is not feeding your body any nutrients, while fasting. But there are ways to detox/fast in a healthy and effective way, that really do make great changes to body and mind. I have been fasting for years, and now I use a all natural drink called Simplifast to fast with. its a ready-to-drink fasting beverage designed to do the opposite of what you described. It has lots of electrolytes and vitamins and high fiber, to keep you healthy and energetic without passing out and depleting the body. I do agree a water fast or a plain juice fast can be intense and not so healthy, but when you can find a healthy option that works, then detox can be good. Its just that up until now, there were no healthy options for people, because even thought juice is good for you, it still lacks some of the important nutrients that the body needs. So its more about using the right product and being smart, using what makes you feel good. And detox and fasting has helped lots of people, and still does.

I went and looked it up and it has the following ingredients:
Filtered Water, Lemon Juice (not from concentrate,) Organic Maple Syrup Grade-B, Fibersol-2, Natural Flavor, Fruit and Vegetable Juice for Color, Monopotassium Phosphate, Salt, Guarana Seed Extract.

So basically, is a twist of the master cleanse in a bottle which is not what I'd consider healthy.

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Originally Posted by nelie (Post 2915562)

LOL.

i think maybe someone owns stock in this company....

I'm on the bunk side (from experience)

I did want to add, since there seem to be a few who do engage in the occasional liquid fast that they must be sure to pay attention to their probiotics.

Really that goes for anyone experiencing a lot of 'quit exits of the colon'

Because of the lack of fiber, most of these cleanses incorporate some type of laxative or colonic, etc.

This, in effect, rinses the body of your important flora.

So, if after doing your research, you find you want to go this route, think about this as well.