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Thursday, January 03, 2008

Detox Diets Are A Waste Of Money And Time, Says Andrew Wadge, Chief Scientist, Food Standards Agency, UK

A rare piece of truth.
"Come January 1st and millions of us feel we have been overdoing the feasting and would like to purify our bodies. It is tempting to go for the latest detox diets, but they are a waste of time and money..."
Take a gander at how stupid these things are:
" A popular detoxification method is the detox foot patch which is presented with various herbal formulations. You apply the patch to the sole of the foot at bedtime. The toxins are said to come out of the body and into the patch. This foot patch is popular in Japan and is starting to make inroads into the US market."
And people fall for this rubbish. Perhaps from tripping over the patch.

Do what works. See here, here, here, here and here.

2 comments:

Katie said...

Where is any proof of how these pads do not work? Show me the proof instead of pushing sales for your books.

Michael Applebaum, MD, JD, FCLM said...

Hello, Katie.

If you have proof that they do work, Dr. Wadge is interested in hearing from you.

This is from the article:

"There is no scientific proof that the patch removes toxins, or that it does so better than the liver and kidneys do automatically (please send me proof if you find any, I would like to publish it)."

I would also be interested, so please post a copy of the proof here.

Thanks.