Detoxification

I recently attending a talk where the guy swore that you had to dtox your body before you could really get at all of the fat cells.  He claimed that toxins from the processed foods that we ate all kind of accumulated around our fat cells.  He claimed that these toxins had a slight acidity to them, and as such, our bodies stored water around our fat cells in order to counter-balance that acidity (water is a natural acid-base buffer). 

He claimed that by rebalancing our pH by detoxing, we would lose that water weight that our bodies was so desperately clinging to (because of the toxins) and that then we would begin to lose fat much more easily than before.

Has anyone ever done this?  He said something about an algae that is the best detox method, but he wouldn't give anyone more specific details about it unless we paid 35 bucks to have a specific consultation.  Ideas?

So how are you doing? What is the name of the program on ebay...i just came back from a cruise, and now I wish I had done the program. I was at a seminar but didnt do anything.

Thanks for your bravery and posting your story. I too attended a seminar on a cruise ship recently (Carnival) and paid the $35 fro an individual analysis. I walked away feeling like that may have been the most valuable $35 I've ever spent. To everyone else's credit though, I must say that I am typically the biggest skeptic with these things because I was a competitive athlete in college and understand the basic principles of being healthy and staying in shape. What compelled me to listen was that in the last couple of years, I've noticed a distinct change in my health. I can't seem to lose weight and more disturbing is that other techniques like intense workouts, fasting, etc. doesn't seem to have any effect on this "bloated" feeling I get whenever I eat any meals large or small.  In the seminar, the basic understanding of healthiness was reinforced with a new concept of liver detox and yes, they touted an algae process but they really didn't push their product that hard. It was about $100/month. I didn't buy it and thought I would do a little research first. I can buy into the notion that all of our foods contain additives, preservatives, growth hormones and other non desireable things. Perhaps after a lifetime of ingestion, there is a benefit to purging this stuff if it's possible. The anlaysis that I took for $25 defined how much water content was being stored in muscle tissue and how much was being trapped in fat cells. The results apalled me but I couldn't deny the visible connection. Considering all the money I've spent on food and bad habits like beer and alcohol, even just the renewed effort to balance my vices will be worth the money.

My husband and I also heard this same information on the Norweigen Cruise this week.  Our seminar was presented by qualified physical trainers, with one having a Bachelor's in nutrition and health.  We did not purchase the analysis because we also like to do research first, as we sat through two classes feeling like beached whales.  However, the same information was presented as on the other cruises.  We found it very valuable. In the past I have paid attention to food labels for pork products and kosher but not to this extent of watching the additives and preservatives.  I left the "Whole Foods" world because it became a little expensive. However, with this new information and a renewed vision of a healthy lifestyle my husband and I decided to rejoin the "Whole Foods/Trader Joes" family.  Also, our seminar representative stated that if these stores seem to big for your wallet Target and other grocery stores have organic products as well. 

Ok but what about the "Algae Detox." As a member of the healthcare community, I know that pH levels are important in analysis of any disease state.  Therefore, looking at what we put into our bodies and it's reaction to a acidic level makes since.  So the tips about soda and coffee, as well as the additives, preservatives and artificle sweetners took the egg head in me to another level. We all know that diet and exercise can make you or break you but we don't know is that we need to be looking at labels closer, and that portion was a benefit to itself.  Also, it makes since that anything found naturally on this earth could help control the disease processes we have. God gave us everything we need to survive on this earth.  Like mentioned before, we spend money on things that can harm us like alcohol and tobacco and we don't care what it cost.  Why is it always a problem to spend money on things that may help us?  After doing my research, online and at Whole Foods Green Blue Algae is a great buffer and it is found to help with AIDS/ weight loss, allergies, anemia, vision problems and many other diseases. 

The only thing is that people are willing to pay for information instead of doing the work themselves. These are the people, who find time a value over money.  It is nothing wrong with that.  They have the information if you need it.  You can choose to take it or leave it. There was no pressure to buy after the seminar. Like Jesus told his disciples in Luke 9:5  "and who ever will not receive you, when you go out to that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them."

Well as soon as we placed our feet on the ground, we went straight to Whole Foods and started reading even the labels there, and we also brought some green blue algae tablets to start the process.  The pills cost $17.00 for 90 pills. Once we find the perfect detox plan, that fits our budget we will start a program. Good health and God Bless.

Thanks for the info # 23, moral support also plays an important role here! This is such a great forum, I benefit from every post, even the skeptics that keep me grounded in reality. There is no one pill that will miraculously convert years of neglect, if it takes a critical viewpoint to remind me of this then it's greatly appreciated, thank you everyone! I did buy a 2 week liver detox program and did get the bottle of much less expensive blue green algae. I've also converted my typical shopping habits and spend a little more on organic foods. To date, I haven't lost a pound, actually gained a couple. Testament to the fact that a pill can't possible balance the tried and true physiological principles that involve controlled calories in and controlled calories out. As they clearly stated in the seminar, the triangular equation was nutrition, exercise and detox.....the latter of which is so much easier to attain. Now for the real work ...!