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Today we're talking about wellness trends. Social media has supercharged the wellness world, with new trends popping up and spreading faster than ever.

It feels like we're constantly being sold the next

must-have product. Each one a guaranteed route to better health that you simply can't live

without. But how many of these trends are actually backed by science? And could some of them

actually be doing more harm than good? I'm joined by wellness expert Liz Earle, a nutritional scientist Dr. Federica

and Marty to separate evidence from exaggeration.

Federica, I will start with you. Trend number one, detox drinks. What is that?

Detox drinks appear in lots of different ways, whether it's detox teas,

sometimes it's detox juices, cleanses. These are drinks that are supposed to help speed up

detoxing. I mean, I often see these sold as a way to lose weight, to be honest, and there is literally

no science behind. These are some of the

worst contenders. Sometimes they can be quite dangerous for health. Some of the supplements that are

sold as detox supplements can make you go to the loom more. So they make you go wee more, basically.

And that can actually be quite dangerous. It can lower your blood pressure. It can make you dehydrated.

So it's really

important to not buy these products. First of all, we have an excellent detox system that works

very well for us. Our liver, our kidneys and our large intestine help us to get rid of anything we don't

need. Any byproducts from the cellular mechanisms that are in our body are expelled through those

ways. You know, if you're

looking to help your natural detoxification systems, there's lots of things you can do, eat and

drink water in a way that supports your liver, in a way that supports your kidneys, in a way that

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