Myths And Facts About Fasting And Detox

We all have almost tried detoxing our bodies through fasting at least once. But even though we completely don’t understand the science of detoxing and fasting, we do it for a lot of various reasons. While for now, you may have heard a lot of controversies about fasting and detoxing from many people. These controversies can sometimes make it hard to confirm the truth leaving us confused.

Myths And Facts About Fasting And Detox

In this article, we will talk about some of the common myths of detox and fasting. By the end, you will know whether our beliefs are a fact or just an assumption.

Myth: Fasting is a way of detoxification

Fact: Yes, Fasting can be a way to promote healthy detoxification, but it needs not necessarily be done. We have a whole detoxification organ that goes through the detoxification process every day. So, there is no issue even if you don’t go through fasting.

Some studies show that fasting can help go through healthy aging and also help you with cellular repair. But there is no research to prove it as an essential process for detoxification as we have an in-built system for it in our bodies. A healthy body can detox effectively by itself through a healthy way of living. But, if you have any health conditions.

it is better to consult a doctor before you go through the fasting or detoxification process.

Myth: Detoxing through fasting is a practice from ancient time

Fact: Yes, it is not a lie. It is true. Detoxification through fasting is not a modern-day concept at all. It is an age-old practice that has been followed for ages. Even though the methods of fasting may have changed, the concept is still the same.

Many religions in Asian countries such as India have been following these practices from ancient times. Even some of the medical treatments in the 20th century used fasting to cure some of the medical conditions.

Myth: Fasting and Detox speed up our metabolism

Fact: Yes, it is true. Fasting for the short-term, of course, can speed up your metabolism. This is due to the rapid increase in blood levels. So, there will be a sudden increase in your metabolism.  But fasting for long hours or even some days actually can slow down the metabolism.

Sometimes it just resets the who;e body’s metabolism. Sometimes, it can make it difficult to reduce weight in the future. So, it is good to stick with short-term fasting or intermittent fasting if you want to improve your metabolism and at the same time detox your body.

Myth: Fasting helps in skin detoxification.

Fact: Yes, it is true. Fasting, of course, helps in skin detoxification. But it would be better if you go with short-term fasting. As short-term fasting improves our body metabolism, it helps rapidly increase all the body organs’ functions. As the skin cells metabolism increases, the skin cells start repairing damaged skin cells and other skin parts. So, fasting helps us detoxify our skin and give fresh and flawless skin.

Myth: The toxins are harmful substances that can be through our body or environment

Fact: Yes, the toxins are not only produced in our body but also enter our body through our surrounding environment. The toxins are not only supposed to be food items but also can cause toxic air or any product applied to the skin. Sometimes it gets through outward food products such as alcohol. It is the source of many diseases and also releases many toxins into our body, damaging our body parts.

Myth: Detox diets help you reduce body fat

Fact: No, it can help you reduce fat sometimes, but not all the time. In most cases, we lose body water and muscle from all the detox diets. So, your scale may be showing you that you lost weight, but the weight loss doesn’t come from fat in particular. So, it’s not true that we lose fat through detox diets.

Myth: Colon cleanse is nothing but drinking a lot of water.

Fact: It is not true. Colon cleanse is generally done by using a tube with which water is put through the colon to flush out toxins. A small tube is put into the rectum through which the colon cleansing process takes place.  

Myth: Avoiding alcohol for a month can get rid of all the body toxins

Fact: No, is not true. Just avoiding alcohol doesn’t mean that your body will detoxify itself for a month. Then, a person’s body who doesn’t drink alcohol at all will not get rid of all the toxins daily. But, it can help to speed up the detoxification process.

Eating foods that are easy to digest and helpful to release defying enzymes in our body can improve the detoxification process. But studies show that avoiding alcohol for a month can certainly improve their perspective towards alcohol.

Myth: Detox Diets can be addicting

Fact: Yes, it is true. Nothing serious addiction happens when you do it for a short time. But starving yourself for a long period can give a good feeling after some time, just like alcohol or any addictive things. This is the reason why some people go without food for some days continuously. So, you can just be addicted to the feeling of starving yourself, if you do it regularly. 

Summary

So, this is all about fasting and detox myths that we generally come across. Based on all the above myths, doing something in moderation is a good thing to go for. Going to extreme situations like starving for a long time thinking it would detox your body is not true.

All the benefits that we get through fastings, such as improved metabolism and whole-body detoxification, are applicable for a short time in most cases. So, try to stick to a short time while it comes to fasting. It is recommended to visit a doctor as you may know more about your body and follow the fasting procedure that will suit your body type.