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Skeptoid #83: The Detoxification Myth

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2008

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Despite its sciencey-sounding name, there is no such thing as "detoxification" beyond what your body already does.

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0:00.0

Your body detoxifies itself.

0:07.0

You have a liver and kidneys and lungs, which all work together to separate and excrete

0:12.6

everything in your body that's not supposed to be there.

0:16.1

It's worked this way for millions of years, yet some clever marketers out there have persuaded

0:21.6

much of the general public that it's not adequate, and that you need to purchase special

0:26.9

supplements and drinks and gadgets to, supposedly, detoxify, unspecified stuff from your body.

0:36.0

The truth behind detoxification is today unskeptoid.

0:46.7

Hey everyone, Brian here.

0:48.3

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0:56.4

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0:59.8

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1:03.4

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1:05.0

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1:06.3

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1:08.2

Please visit survey.prx.org-skeptoid to take the survey today.

1:15.5

That's survey.prx.org-sk-e-p-t-o-i-d.

1:23.2

Thanks.

1:26.4

You're listening to Skeptoid.

1:30.3

I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

1:34.0

The detoxification myth.

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