Welcome to the Get Fit Guys' quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Ben Greenfeld, and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

Now, you've probably heard about toxins being released from fat loss before.

Maybe you've heard a friend say something like,

yeah, I'm on a new diet and exercise program,

and I feel like crap. My trainer says I'm detoxing. Or even ever since I started restricting

calories and drinking more water, I get brain fog and fatigue. Well, many will refer to this as

the healing crisis, aka a cleansing reaction, a detox reaction, or a Herksheimer reaction.

I know that's a mouthful. It's described as a reaction that occurs when the body tries to

eliminate toxins at a faster rate, then they can be properly disposed. The more toxic your

biological systems are when you start eliminating toxins,

the more severe that detoxification or crisis you'll experience. And you'll often see these

same type of reactions described in the realm of detoxification or cleansing programs, which often go

hand in hand with fat loss programs. These reactions are typically described as signs that the treatment

is working and that your body is going through the process of cleansing itself, of impurities,

toxins, and imbalances. So is there anything to this, especially when it comes to fat loss?

Is there any evidence showing that people undergoing weight loss via diet or exercise may be releasing

stored pollutants into their blood? Well, you're about to find out. Now, we know that pollutants

and environmental toxins can readily accumulate in adipose tissue. In one interesting study,

which I'll link to in the show notes over at quick and

dirty tips.com, you'll just want to look for Get Fit Guy episode 236. In this study, they found that

subjects 40 years or older were separated into five different weight categories, stable weight,

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