Detox Teas? Yea, there's no such thing.
A good ole bowel movement and urinating are all we need in the way of daily cleanse. Seriously.
If you are ever told that a specific (or in general) tea or herbal blend can treat ailment, regulate your bodily systems (hormone regulation), or cure a disease, be wary. Be careful of products that makes general health claims, because health is
Personal
Nuanced
Complex
Never comes down to one thing, but is multifactorial
Put on your critical thinking cap, approaching with much skepticism.
The word “detox” is used mainly as a marketing ploy to sell you a product, that in reality, doesn’t do what it is said to do.
Definition: Detox or detoxification is the process by the body or with the aid of other mechanical and medical help, removes toxic, poisonous, or harmful substances from the body, that doesn’t belong there.
Think substance abuse detox, alcohol detox, or detox from ingesting a poison.
Our bodies come equipped with its own, functioning detox system that does that job for free. Our Kidneys filter our blood and maintain our blood’s pH (hence alkaline water and the alkaline diet is a sham and not backed by scientifical evidence-based studies). Our Liver metabolizes, converts, and flushes our body of toxins (such as alcohol, alcohol in any form is a toxin, and the liver LITERALLY detoxifies the blood of ethanol, not a tea or herb) and the daily waste by-products of metabolism we produce daily.
Our lungs expel CO2, our skin excretes waste via sweat, our gut excretes waste via bowel movement. If you find yourself in need of a detox, the hospital or a detox center is where you’ll want to be, for sure you won’t be at home drinking Yerba Mate. Frankly, our body is a badass piece of machine that takes care of you, if you take care of it, ridding us of metabolic toxins/waste or any unintentional toxin or poisonous substance we may have been exposed to via ingestion, inhalation or injection. Depending of the route of the chemical, the dose and length of time of exposure, your body will need help in detoxing you, this is where mechanical assistance, such as pumping the stomach comes in.
Data reported from the Global Wellness Institute shows that the global wellness industry is worth 6.8 trillion dollars and climbing, and most of that money is made from preying on and lying to regular, vulnerable people who mean well about their health, who want to take better care of themselves, who perhaps have been or feel they have been dismissed my the medical system but who do not understand the fundamentals of anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, metabolic pathways and the the meticulous intricacies of the systems of the body. These grifters count on you not understanding fundamental things and they mainly appeal to the emotional side of our brains
Let’s drink teas and herbal blends because they provide our bodies with minerals, they have healing properties, they make us feel good, they are health promoting, and when consumed moderately, alongside other health focused lifestyle practices, will add to your quality of life and living. and tea culture is one of deep rooted history in our connection to the land and others.
Avec amour et thè, Dacia