This is the approach of alternative medicine . For the practice of detoxification, detoxification .
Detoxification in the context of alternative medicine is an approach that aims to rid the body of "toxins" - harmful substances accumulated supposedly exert adverse effects on the health of individuals in the short or long term. Detoxification usually includes one or more of : dieting , fasting , consumption exclusively , or avoiding specific foods ( fats, carbohydrates , fruits, vegetables , juices , herbs or water ) , cleaning colon , chelation therapy or removing dental fillings
The British organization Sense About Science described the purification of the body as "a waste of time and money " , and many researchers agree that there is no clinical evidence that these schemes are effective. The
"toxins" are generally not defined, with little or no evidence of toxic accumulation in the patient
The principle of purification of the body is based on the ancient Egyptian and Greek idea of autointoxication , in which the food consumed rot and produce toxins that harm the body , or the humoral theory of health so that the four humours they can rot and produce toxins that harm the body . Biochemistry and microbiology seemed to support the theory in the 19th century, but at the beginning of detox approaches twentieth century - base quickly fell out of favor.Although abandoned by conventional medicine, the idea has persisted in the popular imagination and among practitioners of alternative medicine . In recent years [ when? ] The concepts of body cleansing have undergone something of a revival , with many other alternative medical approaches. However , conventional medicine continues to produce evidence that the field is unscientific and anachronistic
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