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the body already runs a 24-hour cleanse crew called the liver and kidneys.
means A period or program meant to rid the body of toxins, drugs, or alcohol — or, in the wellness-marketing sense, a juice-and-vegetable regimen claiming to do the same.
from A clipping of 'detoxification,' which stacks the prefix 'de-' (Latin, meaning 'remove' or 'reverse') onto 'toxic.' That core traces back to Latin 'toxicum,' meaning poison, which itself came from Greek 'toxikon (pharmakon)' — literally the poison smeared on arrows, from 'toxon,' a bow. So buried in your green smoothie is an archer dipping arrowheads in venom. The short, brisk 'detox' is a 20th-century medical clipping that later escaped the clinic and colonized the spa.
- built-in
- Liver, kidneys, and lungs detox you for free
- juice myth
- No cleanse juice removes a single real toxin
- origin
- Term hijacked from genuine drug withdrawal medicine
- market
- Detox industry worth over fifty billion dollars
- diuretic trick
- Lost weight is mostly water, not poison
alcoholics anonymous — founded 1935, helped millions recover from alcohol addiction through 12-step program
betty ford center — established 1982 in california, treated celebrities and public figures for substance abuse
hazelden betty ford foundation — minnesota-based addiction treatment network founded 1949, one of the largest in the us