Detoxing & Cleanses - Do They Work?

Science Vs

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Education, Science, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 12.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Juice cleanses, fancy foods, sweat, charcoal, and colonics-- is there a scientifically proven way to ‘clean out’ your system? This week, we dig in deep to the science of detox and turn ourselves into guinea pigs for a juicing experiment. We talk to a passionate proctologist named Prof. Graham Newstead, as well as nutrition researcher Prof. Stella Volpe and toxicologist Dr. Susanne Ramm. Check out the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2LEsSwr Our Sponsors: Cole Haan | Google Cloud, Maker of GSuite | Cotton Inc + Madewell Credits: This episode has been produced by Shruti Ravindran, Wendy Zukerman, and Heather Rogers. Our senior producer is Kaitlyn Sawrey. Edited by Annie-Rose Strasser and Blythe Terrell. Fact checking by Michelle Harris, with help from Rose Rimler. Sound design by Martin Peralta. Music written by Bobby Lord. Extra thanks to Lynn Levy, the Zukerman Family, Joseph Lavelle Wilson, Torey Armul, Dr. Naveed Sattar, and Dr. David Juurlink. Selected ReferencesOn the inability of activated charcoal to absorb wind, aka the ‘poo in a blender’ study Review paper on the dangers of colonics Why liquids don't make you feel very full An investigation of capsaicin, aka the spice in spicy food, for weight loss Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and you're listening to Science Versus from Gimlett Media.
0:07.1	This is the show where we pit facts against fads.
0:10.5	On today's show, detoxing and cleansing.
0:14.7	There are a whole bunch of detox diets and cleansing regimes that are designed to remove toxins
0:20.5	from your body and help you lose weight.
0:24.9	The detox industry is making millions of dollars, saying that you are taking toxins into
0:30.8	your body every day, from pollution to pesticides to synthetic chemicals and processed food,
0:37.6	and you need to get rid of them.
0:40.5	Detox your body, boost your energy, help you drop weight quickly.
0:43.9	It's a kind of laxative, isn't it?
0:45.8	Release toxins and walk away feeling recharged and glowing.
0:49.4	Sounds bad.
0:50.4	Like a daily diet.
0:51.4	It is like Kylie Jenner can be found drinking something called a detox tea.
0:57.0	Yes, it's a tea-tox.
1:00.5	According to the Gosset Mags, Beyonce is into colonics.
1:05.0	That's where you shove water up your butt to get rid of toxins.
1:09.0	And one of the biggest detox trends right now is juicing.
1:15.2	When it's paltrow who has built an empire on wellness is a huge fan of juicing.
1:23.5	So how can you really cleanse your body and get rid of toxins?
1:28.9	Today we're going to talk you through four big types of detoxes.
1:33.6	One, colonics.
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