Debunking the Detox

Written by Dr. Kate McCann
28th December 2023

Do you need a “detox”? Does anyone need a “detox”?

No.

That is it. That is really all you need to know.

 

Need the science?

Your kidneys and liver do most of the heavy lifting of keeping your body free of things it doesn’t need every day. (Your gut and sweat does some as well!) There is no diet, no tea, no steaming routine, no enema, no supplement, no tea, no coffee, no physical manipulation by adjustment/acupuncuture/reflexology, no aruyveda, and most definitely no IV drip bar offering — nothing — that can “boost” your body’s natural ability to “detox”.

And, if you don’t mind, please give your amazing organs credit, they do NOT need any help.

These are indications that you urgently need an actual doctor, not a detox:

If your kidneys or liver are not working.

If you are worried about effects of alcohol on your liver

If you have actually ingested a real toxin and are at imminent risk of poisoning

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