Why the "cleansing" of the body of "toxins" is a myth

And I stayed dirty

Elena Foer, Copper news based on the materials of The Guardian: You can’t detox your body. It’s a myth. So how do you get healthy?Recently, there are more and more programs for "cleansing" or "detoxification" of the body.

The authors and presenters of these programs (as well as the owners of alternative medicine centers) promise "getting rid of toxins" to everyone. However, official medicine has not yet been able to find out what kind of "toxins" and "toxins" are being discussed in commercials.

For a hundred years, the cleansing of the body with quack drugs was advertised no less than now.
True, both the "miracle drugs" themselves and the ways of pairing them have changed a little since then - VM. 

Of course, the idea that a glass of carrot juice and a cleansing enema can "wash away" all the caloric sins of fast food and alcohol lovers is extremely attractive. Unfortunately, it is just as unrealistic. Detoxification and getting rid of toxins are just concepts that allow you to effectively sell goods and services.

In fact, there is no way to "wash" the organs and tissues of the human body to shine. Yes, it is not necessary – a healthy body copes perfectly with the tasks of maintaining an adequate chemical composition.

"The word detoxification has two meanings," says Edzart Ernst, professor of complementary medicine at the University of Exeter. – The first implies getting rid of the consequences of drug abuse, the second is a way that "healers" use to sell you a fake method of getting rid of non-existent "slags".

If the body has really accumulated toxic substances that it could not get rid of, you will need the help of a resuscitator and a toxicologist, but not a diet of raw vegetables or hydrocolonotherapy. In a healthy body, the kidneys, liver, skin, even the lungs are engaged in "detoxification", and there is no way to make what already works well even better.

Most sales to dealers of drugs for toxins or toxins are naturally provided by the very concept of toxins in the body: harmful substances that are either inhaled or excreted from food. It would seem that it is worth listing them – and it will become easier to deal with these substances – it will be possible to conduct research in order to evaluate the effectiveness of drugs or services and even make them better. However, when in 2009 scientists from the Sense about Science association – this can be roughly translated as "meaningfulness in science" – turned to 15 manufacturers of detoxification drugs with a request to talk about the mechanism of their funds, none of them could even unequivocally formulate what the word detoxification means, let alone call toxins.

Cleaning methodsAnd yet, there are a lot of products and services for getting rid of toxins.

Tablets, teas, body cleansing tinctures, face masks, bath salts, shampoos, shower gels. Yoga, cleansing cosmetic procedures, massage and diets are also easily declared to get rid of toxins and toxins. Of course, by going on a detoxifying diet, you can lose weight, but it will still have nothing to do with toxins.

Separately, it is worth mentioning hydrocolonotherapy. Proponents of this method claim that feces accumulate on the walls of the intestine for years and are gradually absorbed back into the body. Fortunately, no doctor has ever seen this mythical picture, but a specialist who will warn that during the procedure it is possible to damage the intestines can be found.

There are other tactics for cleaning the intestines. Polymers and food dyes are often added to life-saving pills by manufacturers. During the next visit to the toilet, a person sees unusual secretions and convinces himself of the effectiveness of the chosen "program", without having the slightest idea of what actually happens to the body after taking the pill.

Another way to "get rid of toxins" is fasting or a diet of products from only one group. Catherine Collins, a nutritionist at the St. George Clinic in London, believes this approach is fundamentally wrong. "Banning certain food groups or choosing just a few such groups is not what we need," she says. – A real "detox" is quitting smoking, regular exercise, and a healthy, full–fledged diet, such as the Mediterranean one, for example."

Fresh vegetables and fruits, fish, olive oil, whole grains, nuts – such a diet makes the body as a whole and, in particular, the immune system function most effectively. Almost any nutritionist will confirm this. So why do so many people, denying themselves the pleasure of eating full and varied food, limit themselves to "ridding themselves of toxins" products, attend painful and unpleasant procedures and purchase expensive detoxification drugs?

London psychologist Susan Marchand-Heiko believes that it's all about the heyday of the wellness industry. "In search of the origins of this phenomenon, it is worth paying attention to the recent past," she says. – In the 1970s, the era of the beauty and nutrition industry began, fitness centers began to appear one after another, people began to pay much more attention to healthy nutrition. And detox specialists have just found a way to make money from this new hobby - and that's all."

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