Cleanses are a gimmick but they can work
First off let me say this, cleanses are a gimmick! The selling point to most of the cleanses I have come across is that they can cause you to lose weight by drinking water along with some herbal supplement that you have to buy and not eating for some amount of time. Doing so is suppose to “cleanse” all the toxins out of the body to allow for weight loss. This is the gimmicky part, you’re body is already really efficient at cleansing itself and you do not need special herbs or ingredients to achieve weight loss.
Here’s what a cleanse can do
The reason cleanses do work is because of the fast, which you don’t need to pay money for! Not eating for an extended period of time can help for weight loss and steady energy throughout the day. Most people, since they eat the typical breakfast, lunch, and dinner, are spiking blood sugar multiple times throughout the day. Doing this leads the hormone insulin to escort the glucose to fat cells making them larger. While fasting the body will also deplete fat from cells and insulin levels will not be spiked. The reason people have ups and downs in energy level throughout the day is because they keep ingesting foods that spike blood sugar and insulin.
My personal thoughts on cleanses
I will never do a cleanse and I will never recommend any of my clients to go on a cleanse. I am however a big believer in fasting and do a form of it called intermittent fasting. Save your money from those cleanse gimmicks. Invest it into some quality foods that will help control insulin. Do some research on fasting or intermittent fasting. Next time someone tells you they’re on this cool fad cleanse, educate them, be a hero on their weight loss journey.
Educational resources for fasting and IF
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/health-effects-diet-mimics-fasting
This link goes into some positives and negatives of fasting in general:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/295914.php
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2015/10/interested-fasting-health-get-facts-first/
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