A cleanse won't detox your body -- but here's what will | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter | TED

Put down the cayenne-lemon water and step away from the herbal tea. Cleanses and detox products like these don't remove toxins, says Dr. Jen Gunter, and some of them may even be hurting your health. Learn how your body rids itself of harmful substances and what you can do to keep this system running smoothly.

Think you know how your body works? Think again! Dr. Jen Gunter is here to shake up everything you thought you knew -- from how much water you need to drink to how often you need to poop and everything in between. This TED original series will tell you the truth about what's *really* going on inside you.

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[khiaratt]

basically, eat, sleep, exercise.
same thing everybody says and what we already know but don't really do. lol

[dawniebug]

Solution: Do the things that everyone already know to do. Eat well, sleep well, exercise well, and limit consumption of bad things.

[ryanatallah]

People really underestimate how important a healthy balanced diet is to our body and how even small amounts of junk food can have drastic effects on your body . In the end the quote “ you are what you eat” does have some truth to it

[genericeric]

I was amazed what a well balanced whole foods plant-based diet done for my health. But I won't call it a cleanse, I called it food and I got my health back.

[KajSeVai]

So she basically said: there is no detox just don't take in toxins and your liver will do the rest?

[beJT]

When I eat mostly nuts, fruits and veggies with about 4-8 oz of meat per day and a couple servings of yogurt I feel amazing. My body and skin looks better than ever.

[EliPullHard]

So glad To see this posted here. I’m a personal trainer & nutritionist and every time somebody asks me about detoxing or tries to convince me on including it in my programs it makes my skin crawl. Great video!

[musicsme]

I've been sober for 4 months. Hopefully, it makes a difference soon

[cowbaby]

I once had a bad gall bladder. My dr. wanted to put me on drugs and look down the road to surgery. She thought I was crazy when I told her I was just going to clean it. She told me to come back when "whatever it is you are going to do" doesn't work and she would put me on the drugs. After a fairly easy cleanse and 10 years later of no problems I know at least 6 people who have had their gall bladder removed for much the same symptoms as me. I know our medical community tries hard but in many areas they are vastly misinformed.

[sacdaabdurhman]

“We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.” Sharing some love from small YouTuber. I am believe in you even if I don’t know you.

[ladylove]

I had surgery in my abdomen, and my doctor later told me i had such a beautiful liver. Best compliment I've ever received.

[ArunSharma-tcfb]

I love Ted for spreading awareness among the society

[marybowers]

By friend was a hard core alcoholic who drank for 35 years, did massive amounts of hard core drugs, got pancreatic cancer beat it in 8 months by using chinese herbs to cleanse liver, cut out all sugar, grains, processed food, no dairy, only ate organic diet, quit smoking drinking and drugs. Still in remission 7 years later.

[rickjames]

Love my lemon, cayenne, flax seed, ACV, molasses and water tonic every morning. Great way to start the day and so refreshing !

[dalethomas]

Go from eating pizza and fast food for most of your meals to eating oatmeal, fruits, and veggies. In a few weeks you feel so good its unbelievable. Wish I did this earlier. Nobody ever thinks a bad diet will catch up with you when your in your 20's but then you hit 30 lol.

[bipsomma]

Shout out to my kidneys and liver for naturally detoxing ❤️

[christmysavior]

Love my lemon, honey and apple cider toddy every morning on an empty stomach. Works wonders 🙂

[brett]

I like her. She's a no-nonsense type who's words I listen to. Thanks.

[johnsmiff]

When she mentions not consuming too much alcohol she probably should have mentioned sugar too, NAFLD is getting pretty relevant these days.

[RDK]

Could this person sound any more condescending? I went on 40 day fast which included lemon water in the morning, fresh squeezed citrus juice in the afternoon and dark leafy green juice in the evening. Changed my life !!!