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Any time I hear someone talking about “flushing out toxins” I assume that everything else being said is nonsense as well.

senectus1 7y ago
yup. its a big red error message for me too.
gowld 7y ago
What are kidneys for?
- loco5niner 7y ago
  Removing waste, not "toxins". And unless you are severely dehydrated, they work fine. From: https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/Pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2010&issue=11001&article=00010&type=Fulltext https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/Pages/articlev... > Only a drastic reduction of total body water is able to impair renal function in healthy kidneys
loopz 7y ago
Yet, have you actually tried it yourself? Not saying claims are substantiated, but depends what it truly means to the individual. I know the effect on me, since I've tried it for longer periods of time (though I'd advice against drinking too much water during the day, as proponents often claim is soo healthy). If there's miracles, it's rather subtle. No need to become super-men or women! ;) Science is all about experential experimentation after all (with healthy dose of scepticism).
- loco5niner 7y ago
  Linking feeling good with drinking the right amount of water has nothing to do with "toxins".
- larrywright 7y ago
  As someone else pointed out, I’m not suggesting that drinking plenty of water isn’t good for you - I do it myself. It’s good for you, and there’s plenty of evidence to back that up. I AM saying there’s no evidence that doing so “flushes toxins from your body”. The word toxins here is what is suspect, as that term is way overused these days, and rarely in a way that aligns with its actual meaning. tl;dr Toxins means something specific and if your body is full of toxins you should probably seek medical assistance at once. Drinking water isn’t going to help.

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Any time I hear someone talking about “flushing out toxins” I assume that everything else being said is nonsense as well.

by larrywright 7y ago

senectus1 7y ago
yup. its a big red error message for me too.
gowld 7y ago
What are kidneys for?
- loco5niner 7y ago
  Removing waste, not "toxins". And unless you are severely dehydrated, they work fine. From: https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/Pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2010&issue=11001&article=00010&type=Fulltext https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/Pages/articlev... > Only a drastic reduction of total body water is able to impair renal function in healthy kidneys
loopz 7y ago
Yet, have you actually tried it yourself? Not saying claims are substantiated, but depends what it truly means to the individual. I know the effect on me, since I've tried it for longer periods of time (though I'd advice against drinking too much water during the day, as proponents often claim is soo healthy). If there's miracles, it's rather subtle. No need to become super-men or women! ;) Science is all about experential experimentation after all (with healthy dose of scepticism).
- loco5niner 7y ago
  Linking feeling good with drinking the right amount of water has nothing to do with "toxins".
- larrywright 7y ago
  As someone else pointed out, I’m not suggesting that drinking plenty of water isn’t good for you - I do it myself. It’s good for you, and there’s plenty of evidence to back that up. I AM saying there’s no evidence that doing so “flushes toxins from your body”. The word toxins here is what is suspect, as that term is way overused these days, and rarely in a way that aligns with its actual meaning. tl;dr Toxins means something specific and if your body is full of toxins you should probably seek medical assistance at once. Drinking water isn’t going to help.