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Raja75 — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:35:16 -0000

Hi

Whats yr opinion about acai berry products? They are really hot now.

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health1 — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:56:28 -0000

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Detox Diet Recipes — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:07:34 -0000

You do know that there are alternate detox diets where you can eat solid foods too right?

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Cherie @ Detox Diet — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:03:39 -0000

Good post and you hit the issue that deciding to detox is not just about losing weight but also about turning your life around. That said, getting the right outlook towards your health progress is much more important and will keep you on the right track. The important thing is that you know the reason why you're doing it . Not all diets are for the purpose of weight loss only but you can find healthy diets which are genuinely designed to help.

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SEOpinay — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:49:04 -0000

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George Yeo — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:34:04 -0000

Yea, I guess it was a little on the 'bad side'. But I guess I'm glad it did work for you.

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luweez — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:05:09 -0000

It did feel rather insane actually. And as I said, the benefits I experienced were discoveries about my diet-related health issues (skin conditions etc.), so it wasn't a complete waste. Having said that, I wouldn't do it again :)

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George Yeo — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:31:39 -0000

To be honest, to be not eating for 3 days sounds insane to me. At least I can't. So did it actually work for you?

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scammed — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:28:33 -0000

I went on the lemon detox diet followed to the letter after 10 days I had lost just 1kg and my skin became extremely dry and wrinkly I dont recommend this to anyone just a big hype and a scam.

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luweez — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:56:49 -0000

Thanks for taking the time to comment, Ash! Lots of great links with excellent information. You'll be happy to read my day 3 post ;)

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Ash D — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:09:31 -0000

As a worried friend, I wish you had really been skeptical ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skepticism#Scienti... ), and looked at this critically and rationally. If so, you would have:
1. Checked to see if the claims of the programme made sense in the first place (they don't) ( http://whitecoatunderground.com/2008/01/20/deto... and http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopi... );
2. Required valid evidence that detox and / or colonic is good for you (all medical evidence says a resounding "no") ( http://members.ift.org/NR/rdonlyres/4C86AB57-C7... );
3. Required valid evidence that detox and / or colonic isn't deleterious to your health (all medical evidence says "yes") ( http://www.quackometer.net/blog/2008/07/alleged... );
4. Picked apart the website for and programme for what it is: a transparent scam, playing on common cognitive pitfalls enlisted by marketers and grifters: celebrity endorsements and personal testimonials (our affinity for stories over valid data); psuedoscientific claims; invocation of the terms "natural", "organic", "ancient", unspecified "toxins"; etc. The Guardian has an excellent article on how to spot a quack scam ( http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/jul... ): all of the signs are present on the website of the detox programme you're following ( http://www.lemondetox.com.au/ ) - it's almost a poster child; and
5. Instead of following a fad diet, simply eliminated your intake of poor / low nutrition and processed foods, reduced calorific intake (for weight loss), increased water, and done some exercise. The second law of thermodynamics says that energy is in equilibrium in a system. Slightly reduce energy going in and increase energy going out, and you have a net loss - weight loss. It's the *only* way to safely burn fat and maintain it as a lifestyle.

Regardless, I hope you come out OK on the other side of this. Read some of the articles so you know what's happening to you from a medical POV.

You should start feeling comparatively better / more energetic / euphoric by the third or fourth day. This is your body going into survival mode as a result of starving it. It's kicking into gear to start burning lean muscle, conserving fat stores, and mobilising water stores (which will result in weight loss, but the worst kind - simply water and muscle loss. Drink lots of water, but no more than 200mL at a time or you'll dilute your digestive enzymes), but at least you'll feel good.

Good luck!