A variety of “detoxification” diets, regimens, and therapies have been suggested as ways to remove toxins from the body, lose weight, or promote health. I discussed half a dozen of them in the previous posts and explained why those modern detox methods do not work, harm the body in different ways, and create health problems. Then, what is the most effective or the best way of detox?
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Intoxication from Water Detox
Many health experts nowadays advise people to drink more water, such as eight 8-ounce glasses or even one gallon of water every day to detoxify the body with water constantly. Some people keep a bottle of water in their hand for drinking all the time or have a heavy drinking schedule such as the one shown here in the table.
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You must have heard about gut health and detoxification.
Many people think that there are too many toxins in their body, especially in their intestines. As a result, they constantly use probiotics, various laxatives or teas to cleanse their gut, remove waste and toxins from your colon, trying to improve their health and wellness as well as controlling weight. The laxatives come as pills, capsules, liquids, foods, gums, suppositories, and enemas. The teas include senna, peach blossom, and even rhubarb. But they don’t realize that constantly using this kind of detox can lead to a condition called “Qi Sinking” or “Energy Collapsing” in TCM.
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