Slim fast detox?

Has anyone tried the slim fast detox?

No because there is no such thing as a "detox". If your body couldn't get rid of toxins, you would be dead.

Clean up your diet and you'll feel 100% better. It's really that easy

Thanks, I'm an RN and familiar with anatomy and physiology. 

i'm pretty sure "slimfast detox" is an oxymoron.

If you are an RN and so educated about health than you should know better than to ask about this...right? 

Original Post by spirochete:

No because there is no such thing as a "detox". If your body couldn't get rid of toxins, you would be dead.

Clean up your diet and you'll feel 100% better. It's really that easy

While I think that both of these statements are way too broad, yes.

Here's a good article from the Mayo Clinic on Detox diets:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/detox-diets/ AN01334

Note the last paragraph in the article....  "The best diet is one based on fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean sources of protein and unsaturated fats. Add regular exercise and stress reduction techniques, and you have a solid foundation for good health."  

Original Post by nursemeow:

Thanks, I'm an RN and familiar with anatomy and physiology. 

Then why on God's green earth are you asking about a "detox" with some garbage food supplement???????

i'm familiar with several different detoxes, and am of the opinion (however unpopular it may be) that they can indeed be healthy. however, slim fast seems something you should be detoxing FROM, not ON. it's full of sugar, preservations and other (as spirochete said) garbage. if you want to try a detox diet do a reliable program, not this nonsense!

Oh perhaps I am curious. What a bunch of !@#$%

I'm surprised at how this thread was pounced on with such force! I've read many posts about detox diets, and I think nursemeow was treated very rudely.

I've never heard of the slim fast detox, but I certainly have been tempted to try different detox methods. From what I understand, though, clean eating and working out enough to sweat a lot will do fabulous things for getting rid of toxins.

I don't mean to upset everyone's delicate sensibilities here, but as a nurse she should know that detoxes are complete and utter nonsense.

Actually, it's undecided.  Depends on what study you look at and what day of the week it is, I'm a cardiac nurse, I have seen many women (and men) come in tachy after using diet aids, Whenever I hear or see of something new, I like to sniff it out. 

I'm currently doing Slim Fast, but not exactly what they suggest on the box.  I have oatmeal for breakfast, a Slim Fast for lunch, and a good dinner (ie tonight I had baby peas, chicken breast broiled with garlic powder, a little olive oil, parsley and salt/pepper, and a small baked 'tater with ICBINB (my little treat for the day) and a glass of milk).  I then eat fruits and veggies throughout the day whenever I get hungry.  I think this works good because the oatmeal makes me so full that I don't really want a full lunch.  And the Slim Fast leaves me just hungry enough at dinner that I can enjoy my food.

I second everything spirochete has posted in this thread.

I have done a lot of reading on detoxing the body, and more often than not, 'studies' say it is either BS or not good for the body.

Nothing is better than lots of water and good healthy unprocessed food.

Original Post by spirochete:

I don't mean to upset everyone's delicate sensibilities here, but as a nurse she should know that detoxes are complete and utter nonsense.

Perhaps your delicate sensibilities were upset when it is pointed out that your approach comes off as rude, even when it is weighted with good information. 

If we leave the focus on delivering information, these postings will probably benefit many readers in the future, as it is, it seems mean spirited to someone who had an honest question and wanted to seek out an honest answer... Nurse or not, that myth busting approach should be encouraged not stomped on. 

You brought an aluminum bat to a whiffle ball game

Funny, I thought spirochete's original response was to the point and in no way rude.

Where I thought it got rude was with nursemeow's huffy little "I'm a nurse, thank you very much!" response.

Original Post by apophenia:

Funny, I thought spirochete's original response was to the point and in no way rude.

Where I thought it got rude was with nursemeow's huffy little "I'm a nurse, thank you very much!" response.

I don't feel like the original question had anything to do with the human bodies "complete inability" to process normal toxins efficiently, I believe the spirit of the question was referring to a slow build up of toxins that become to much for the body to handle, and what is the best way to handle it. 

In that sense a snipey answer that "suggest" you are stupid, because you would be dead, is not productive.   An explanation would be a great approach for interested responders. 

I don't believe "detox diets" are a good thing.

Eating unhealthily clearly can overpower our bodily systems capacity to handle toxins.

If you eat a healthy diet, like kaufmkk reccomended, your body will cleanse itself.

the original question was vague and misleading.  suppose nursemeow had started out with a question like this:

I'm an RN and like to keep up to speed with current trends in weight loss, so that I can respond appropriately to patients' questions.  Does anyone have any personal experience with the slim fast detox that I can pass along?

spiro's response to that would have considerably different.  ask a thoughtful question, get a thoughtful answer.

conversations are much less likely to deteriorate like this if people say what they mean in the first place.

Original Post by pgeorgian:

the original question was vague and misleading.  suppose nursemeow had started out with a question like this:

I'm an RN and like to keep up to speed with current trends in weight loss, so that I can respond appropriately to patients' questions.  Does anyone have any personal experience with the slim fast detox that I can pass along?

spiro's response to that would have considerably different.  ask a thoughtful question, get a thoughtful answer.

conversations are much less likely to deteriorate like this if people say what they mean in the first place.

Seriously,  "Has anyone tried the slim fast detox?", seems simple and straight forward enough.

and I gave a simple, straight forward answer. TA DAAAAA!