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Originally posted by RickyM How clean on the inside do you need to be though? I think it's going too far when you're counting out the number of strawberries and spoons of oats that you are eating...

Well then don't do it. I, on the other hand, will continue to do so

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Originally posted by DarkAngel Sod off.

LMAO!!

Well can I?!?!

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Originally posted by Frenchie HAHA! Oh please!

If you want to be irresponsible about the shit you put in your mouth then so be it. I count and measure everything I eat.

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I was talking to my mom about this over supper tonight and she says, good job. She told me it was something everyone should do once in a while......so then I ordered chocolate cake.

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Originally posted by Frenchie I was talking to my mom about this over supper tonight and she says, good job. She told me it was something everyone should do once in a while......so then I ordered chocolate cake.

See... mommy knows best!

What evidence is there that such a regimen will "cleanse" one's body in any significant way?

Normal, healthily functioning bodies eliminate waste (unneeded and possibly hazardous stuff) every day without the need for special diets.

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Originally posted by Ang ' ela_ie If you want to be irresponsible about the shit you put in your mouth then so be it. I count and measure everything I eat.

I'm pretty responsible to a certain extent, I mean I eat the suggested servings of everything I am supposed to. I don't know very many people who measure EXACTLY 3 tbl spoons of whatever it is they are eating, it's a little ridiculous to me, that's all. I have a healthy serving of what ever it is I am eating but I don't go over board.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles What evidence is there that such a regimen will "cleanse" one's body in any significant way? Normal, healthily functioning bodies eliminate waste (unneeded and possibly hazardous stuff) every day without the need for special diets.

I suppose there is no physcial evidence that I could produce, however there have been a lot of studies that say detoxification is healthy for the body.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_cleansing

Anyway, whether it will cleanse me or not, it is still a healthy diet to lock myself into.

Eating salads also cleanses your body.

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Originally posted by Frenchie Eating salads also cleanses your body.

Which is why vegetables are high on the list of foods I am allowed to have.

P.S. Eating one salad every few days doesn't cleanse the body, especially when you are eating it with mcdonalds, or some other crap.

Actually it does cleanse the body if eaten that much. The nurtrients in the salad are good for your body.


...and when I eat them I eat them alone with a little bit of chicken on top (sometimes).

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Originally posted by Theresa I suppose there is no physcial evidence that I could produce, however there have been a lot of studies that say detoxification is healthy for the body. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_cleansing

I see. The article does not link to any studies, although it does link to a "quack watch" site disputing the claims made in favor of "detox" diets.

Anyway, the diet you adopted seems to have nothing obvious wrong with it, so I suppose the whole thing is a harmless diversion at worst.

[As far as "acne cures" (mentioned in the Wikipedia article) go, I have found the most effective remedy to be very intense exercise like sprints or weightlifting. For some reason I have clear skin if I do these regularly, although I have no idea how that might work.]