Detox Patches - Are They A Scam Or Do They Really Work?

The latest health fad is the use of detox patches to clear the body of poisons and toxins. While many people believe these patches work and clear out toxins as they are advertised to do, the science behind the patches is questionable.

For those not familiar with the product, detox patches are basically an absorbent pad with adhesive around the edges that can be stuck to the body. The patches are filled with powdered ingredients such as bamboo vinegar, wood vinegar and mushrooms, which are supposed to draw the toxins out of the body onto the pad. The user puts on a clean white pad on the affected body part, sleeps eight hours with it in place, then removes the pad the next morning to find it filled with a gunky black sludge that is supposed to be the toxins pulled from the body by the pad.

While the pads can be placed in any location on the body, they are most frequently used on the feet. This is in accordance with the study of reflexology which states each organ system in the body corresponds to a zone on the feet. By placing these detox patches on the feet; they are supposed to stimulate these zones, thus causing each organ system to release its toxins.

While I am not an expert on the subject the way these detox patches are supposed to work is highly reminiscent of the foot spa scam of several years ago. People were reportedly going to spas where they would have their feet soaked in a tub of salt water charged with a slight electrical charge. Like the detox patches, this soak was also supposed to pull the toxins out of the body. To most people, the practice seemed to work because the soaking water would turn dark as their feet soaked. As time went by, however, we learned it wasn't actually the toxins at all that made the water dark, some say it was rust coming from the metal electrodes after they were placed in the water, while other think it was some sort of chemical reaction. At any rate, no toxins were actually being pulled from the feet.

Anyone with even a basic knowledge of biology will tell you that poisons and toxins cannot be pulled or drawn through the skin by anything. While some nutrients are passed through the skin via the pores, the skin is generally impermeable to most other substances. It also doesn't make sense that putting a patch on the feet would cause all of the toxins in the body to be pulled to the feet overnight. This goes against the way science has proven that the body works. Even if the detox patches did have some power to pull toxins and poisons out of the body's cells, these toxins would enter the bloodstream where they would be filtered out by the liver and kidneys and excreted as urine.

If you are looking for a quick and easy way to detox, remember, nothing quick and easy is worth doing. If you are serious about cleaning your body of toxins, detox patches are not a good choice.

Raylen Sterling is the author of the best selling Master Cleanse Secrets ebook and publisher and the publisher of the Lemonade Diet blog that is a hub of the natural body cleansing and detoxing community.

Bowel Diseases
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symptoms

Colon Cleansing Recipe

A colon cleansing recipe is one of the easiest way to experience the health benefits of a clean colon. You can accomplish this with a quick trip to the grocery store, and a quick drinking of your concoction. Colon cleansing recipes, when pulled off correctly, have just the right blend to be able to do everything that you need done. There are many different drinks that you can make in a method that will end up in a very clean colon.

Constipation is caused by so many different contributing factors that it is very challenging to come up with a colon cleansing recipe that will work fairly widely. However, there are several different components that you will see cropping up in a huge amount of the recipes that you will find. If you get the right combination of these ingredients, you should be able to put together a customized colon cleansing recipe for your own personal needs.

Some juices have a very good cleansing effect. The two that are most effective are grape juice and cherry juice. If you drink some of this every day, you will definitely have some sort of change for the better. You don't have to buy any special kind made with entirely organic processes. Even the regular commercial grape juice has enough of the essential ingredients that will cleanse colons.

Vinegar and lemons both play a huge part in colon cleansing recipes. They allow the colon to reach a state known as alkaline. It helps to dissolve the materials sent into the bowels, and make everything digest smoother and easier. You don't need much of it, which is a relief since neither of them taste too appealing.

Okra Pepsin are capsules that are designed to improve digestion. Constipation can be caused by tough layers of plaque that line the walls of your intestines. Okra pepsin capsules are made to dissolve this plaque and get your intestinal walls back to their soft regular state. You can find them in lots of health food stores, or in a number of online distributors.

Vitamin C and calcium are two very important things that should be strictly imposed on every diet. You can get them through the food you eat, or you can eat vitamin supplements to get an extra intake. They will not only improve your digestion issues, but you will also see other health benefits and be a generally healthier person.

There are many other supplements and capsules that will do more of the technical things that are required to maintain good digestion. These include cayenne, pancreatin, and probiotic capsules that all break up and help to dissolve many of the different things that can enter your intestines. You may be able to find these at a local place, but they are slightly less common than some of the other vitamins.

It can take a good deal of effort and research to gather all of the components of the colon cleansing recipe that you are trying to make. But if you spend sufficient time perfecting the recipe and getting all of the best ingredients, you will be able to benefit from it so much that it will have been worth every bit of effort.

For more information on a specific colon cleanser or to check out our Dr. Natura Colonix review area, visit http://www.ColonCleansingForum.com today.

Colon Cancer Diet
Colon Cancer Awareness
Colon Cancer Research