# The Myths About “Detox Cleanses”

## Метаданные

- **Канал:** Institute of Human Anatomy
- **YouTube:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf8VOuz41Uo
- **Дата:** 06.05.2026
- **Длительность:** 1:30
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## Содержание

### [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf8VOuz41Uo) Segment 1 (00:00 - 01:00)

Many detox products are marketed as if toxin buildup is something that is happening to everyone all the time. When in reality, your body is already doing a very good job at preventing that. And let's start with juice cleanses. The idea here is that by consuming only juices for a period of time, you can somehow flush out toxins. But when you look at the physiology, there really isn't a mechanism that supports this. Your liver and kidneys don't suddenly become more effective at processing and eliminating substances just because you're drinking juices instead of eating food. Now, that's not to say someone couldn't feel different during a juice cleanse. Changes in caloric intake, hydration, elimination of certain less healthy foods from your diet, or even placebo effects can absolutely influence how someone feels. But that's very different from actually removing toxins from the body. Next are detox teas and supplements that claim to cleanse your liver. But your liver is not something that needs to be cleansed. It's the organ doing the cleansing. And unless a substance is directly affecting liver enzyme activity in a meaningful and clinically relevant way, most of these products are not doing what they claim when it comes to detoxification. And then there's the idea that you can sweat out toxins. Now, as we talked about earlier, only a small amount of certain substances are excreted through the sweat. And so, this is not a major detox pathway. And while sweating can absolutely be beneficial, often because it's tied to something like exercise, which has some major health benefits, its primary role is again thermoregulation, not detoxification.

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*Источник: https://ekstraktznaniy.ru/video/50411*