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

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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50 Comments

  1. I do not agree.
    I did the Gerson Therapy in 2010 after being put on a liver transplant list at musc. I came home, did a 3 day baking soda, blackstrap mollasses… Dare I say detox. 1 teaspoon each 3 times s day 4 days, wow
    Then began the Gerson Therapy for 2 years, changed my diet. I still eat healthy because we grow most of our own food. But they are now treating our staple foods like grains, dairy, and produce with their sorceies at the grocer’s, and it has become toxic.
    Fact is if you are dying from a disease they gave you, and you became their experiment, if you figure it out before or while they are gaslighting and slowly killing you. You too will find yourself on your knees praying to GOD for guidance. He will send your teachers.
    This lady has some truth stirred up with a lot of gaslighting and fear. I choose to disregard her comments. Because i personally had a completely different experience. God bless you all.

  2. What about the gut and stomach? Is there a way to detox them, or is everything they say just nonsense?

  3. So wait!! Liver can’t process ingredients to detox but it can process vaccine to prevent hepatitis? 😂😂

  4. Amazing video! I just wanted to share that I’ve been drinking Detox Tea from Planet Ayurveda, and it’s helped me feel so much lighter and more energized. Highly recommend it!"

  5. Spoken like a true drug peddler of evil ph@rm@!

    What a waste of almost 5 min of my valuable life *sigh*

  6. Number one step in detox. Stay away from western medical doctors unless you need vitals stabilized or you are leaking blood.

  7. chinese cultivation protagonists out there removing black tar impurities from their pores to attract jade beauties

  8. I found her advice uninformed and unhelpful. She just dismisses detoxes without going into any science about them at all, then recommends vaccines. Seems like she is embedded in the matrix, like the rest of the Rockefeller Medicine puppets…

  9. She wants us to take a vaccine for the liver? Did the discoverer of the virus, Baruch Blumberg, say he discovered the virus or just a protein antigen? Did he say he discovered or isolated a virus, or did he say he hypothesized there was a virus? If he said the latter, why did he say that? And why would anyone take an injection made from a hypothesis? Who can hypothesize? Can anyone hypothesize? Can I? Can you?

  10. Of course we all agree with the healthy lifestyle and balanced diet for long term health. But I’ve tried both a water fast and a raw food diet for a few days to give my digestive system a break/increase fibre. I felt so much cleaner, lighter, was less bloated, more regular following both of these "detoxes" if that’s what you want to call them. My mood, energy and sleep improved. Fasting has so many science backed benefits and I’m sure everyone agrees that giving your digestive system a break has multiple benefits, including giving it time to clean out any excess waste. I do not think we need expensive products in order to achieve this, but I don’t see the the point in discouraging physically healthy adults from doing a fast or cleanse every so often when there are crazy benefits.

  11. Every time I see a company selling "detox" medicine it makes me start to question the rest of their products, which makes shopping for tea annoying. Best case scenario this tea does nothing, worst case scenario this tea makes me actively sick. If you’re willing to sell me snake oil how do I know I can trust the rest of your products?

  12. I did a 14 day cleanse once and afterwards i had fast and easy bowl movements more often, I had no more Body Order when I sweat, I felt lighter and faster with a faster mind, I would wake right un in the morning and have almost no desire to lay there anymore. I’ve been a health nut ever since.

  13. "I’ve been using Planet Ayurveda’s Detox Tea for a few weeks now, and I feel so much more energized and refreshed! It really helps with my digestion and overall detoxification." it contain taruni which is good for heath

  14. Coconut oil, plenty of water, spirulina, moringa, etc I’m vegan/gluten & oat free + sugar free I don’t drink or take medications or smoke/vape/use nicotine + I walk daily. I had 32 medium brain lesions & now they’re mostly gone. I do fast here & there. Healthy fats in moderation are best for the liver (coconut oil is what I use because it’s so good for the brain- 2 tsp daily & I eat nuts like pistachios, almonds etc) but you have to exercise to trigger regeneration & do stretching to promote blood flow through the tissues & get plenty of rest, plenty of water w/electrolytes, less carbs especially sugar- I use agave, VG Or manuka honey if I crave something sweet. I was raised in poverty on a diet of only processed foods, diet soda, cigarettes & dairy/meat… no fresh fruit or veggies… now I love fresh veggies mostly lol I was about to die so I had to do something- God came to me on my death bed & told me what to do 🙏❤️‍🩹🥰🌈☀️🕊️

  15. "Best natural detox solution I’ve ever tried is 5 Bitter Capsules. I feel healthier from within."

  16. This is very misleading. It all depends on what “toxins” you’re trying to rid your body of. Fasting in itself will increase autophagy in your body, the process of your body getting rid of dead cells, that promotes health. There are absolutely supplements that can help the body with getting rid of heavy metals and parasites that can cause a host of health issues.

  17. Sound advice. Awareness is key. Listen to your body, learn to understand it and pay attention to what it’s trying to communicate to you. A crumbly digestive system isn’t normal. Our bodies like to run at optimal health, once you’ve experienced it, it’s unlikely you’ll jeopardise it with unhealthy decisions…..well, maybe occasionally.😉

  18. I can get a “cleanse” by putting an insulated hot water bottle on my lower abdomen. My intention was to alleviate cramps. Wound up unintentionally purging my entire digestive tract. 🤷🏼‍♀️

  19. It’s simpler than you think. Live a life of abstinence, don’t eat crap and exercise regularly.

  20. *भारत हजारो सालो पहले लिखी किताब आयुर्वेद में इस बिमारी को आमा कहते हैं। बहुत बहुत शुक्रिया मेरे देश के ऋषि-मुनियों का*

  21. I don’t drink alcohol, eat only whole foods, drink plenty of water, and my blood work comes back good on every marker…. but I constantly feel sick and have digestive issues. This video does not help at all and just made me more likely to do a colon cleanse

  22. 8 carcinogenic chemicals allowed in the US what band from most every country including fluoride almost every country has banned it people find God because you’re going to meet him soon regardless

  23. She has no idea what she’s talking about when she mentioned herbal medicine yes the body does most of the work, but herbal medicine “ Real herbal medicine not the shelf stuff “ is far more effective than she claims to know and they are naturally made to do what science keeps attempting to do.

  24. please don’t buy this bs she talks about , do 3 days of disatilled water and and lemon juice and then watch what comes out when you break fast with oatmeal and soaked dried plums

  25. When you’ve been acutely poisoned what the F do you do? Especially poisoned by western medicine? They injected toxic heavy metal in me, causing me a variety of issues and refused to confirm it bc this contrast media made of dangerous heavy metals into my blood stream and went everywhere in my body. This is different than people who were exposed to small amounts of toxins over a long period of time and developed illnesses. Btw I’m talking about GADOLINIUM CONTRAST they inject people with at MRIs. It’s pure poison, but the institutions will tell you it’s 100% safe lmao what a lie. How is injecting any heavy metals into the blood stream “safe” by any means?

  26. The first question you should ask before you buy into what she’s saying is how you know? Just because she is a doctor doesn’t make her credible, especially when she claims fasting does not work, this is false. Fasting is one of the most effective ways of cleansing the body. along with water and certain herbs. This is why my doctor, and most doctors don’t recommend fasting because it is effective, and they would lose their job. Beware!

  27. Problem with eating well, we no longer have access to clean food. I hope RFK Jr can really get the crap out of our food, I just want to go to the grocery store and not buy poison or toxins. I already avoid processed food, but all the dyes, preservatives, etc… in our meat and vegetables make it hard to eat healthy.

  28. Oh my God she is Soo unclear🤕and no don’t agree that drinking certain natural drinks don’t cleanse our body,

    Moringa for instance is great to take in the morning on empty stomach

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