Anyone done a Dr Gillian McKeith Detox?

De-Tox is a myth. Save your time and energy - don't make yourself miserable with three days of mungbeans and water. There aren't a bunch of toxins in your body - you have organs that deal with waste product for you. These organs are known as your liver and your kidneys and they are remarkably effective.

De tox is a myth. If you do one you can expect to be lethargic, miserable, poorer, hungry and no better off for it.

tip: drink plenty of water, eat lots of different coloured fruits & veg. Stop listening to Gillian McKeith - does she strike you as the picture of health?

Fuck. Lilly beat me to it ?

Do yourself a favour and ignore detox. Gillian McKeith is an evil old witch who is to nutrition what I am to astrophysics.

Just to clarify, I'm not an astrophysicist.

Wow, Lilly's back on form!

To the OP: Whole grains, lots of water and plenty of exercise will kick start you better than depriving your body of all nutrition for a while.

Lol - cheers Lilly.

No! I wouldn't say she's the picture of health...she's a "scrawny old trog" as my OH refers to her!! But my lovely Mum (said through gritted teeth) bought me her book!

I already drink plenty of water and have a healthy diet, I just can't seem to control my portion size!! I didn't realise that a detox was such a waste of time. Maybe I should just continue as I am then.

Thanks for your advice.

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Cheers everyone else, I went for a wee mid post!

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I was about to advise to post for LTP on this subject... but I see she has already given us the benefit of her wisdom on this one ?

Can't add anything more. ?

LTP, are you a nutritionist?

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LTP is an anti-quackologist.

ahhh hhaaaaa! Marvelous. Well thank you for showing me the light and warning me against the Gill-meister!!

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Ben Goldacre's now-classic forensic demolition job on McKeith.

McKeith has a track record of threatening to sue people who've written mean and nasty things about her, so feel free to draw your own conclusions just from the simple fact that the entire piece is still available on the Guardian website, over two years on! ?

Lol! I didn't realise people ridiculed her so much! Thank you for educating me.

I have just munched through a Double-Decker! I shall continue with what I'm already doing (the chocolate was just a treat - obviously!!) but just up the exercising. Thanks guys!

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Albeit one who recommends Bowen therapy wtf? ?

Ah yes, the day when KN defined LTP as Lateral Transverse Poo. Lovely.

Good grief, that article is amazing. Gillian Mckeith and Gina Ford should get together ?

'Doctor' ?