Cleanses, specifically store-bought ones, are almost always bunk. No weeklong celebrity cayenne pepper diet or colonic lemonade spritz can rid your body of the gunk you鈥檝e been exposed to鈥攆rom alcohol and nicotine to pesticides and air pollution鈥攕ays Mark Moyad, a urologist at the University of Michigan. Luckily, you鈥檙e already equipped with the three greatest toxin removers ever invented.
鈥淭he kidneys and the liver do an incredible job of cleansing,鈥 says Moyad. 鈥淭hey filter and siphon everything.鈥 That doesn鈥檛 mean a two-day juice fast or a one-month holiday from alcohol is a bad idea. Done right, it can lead to healthier habits. 鈥淚t鈥檚 more of a psychological restart,鈥 says Moyad. But don鈥檛 follow a program with severe diet restrictions for more than 48 hours. Doing so will prompt your body to release health-crushing stress hormones.