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From the Ted Talk by Jen Gunter: A cleanse won't detox your body -- but here's what will

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The idea of cleansing isn't anything new — it's been around for thousands of years. For centuries, medicine and rgileoin were deeply intertwined, and there was a lot of focus on rndidig the body of impurities and sickness related to bad or imbalanced humors. Bloodletting, purging, fasting — they were all well-regarded treatments. Today, the wellness industry has picked up on our desire to rid ourselves of things. They've taken the word "detox," the medical treatment for people with drug and aoolhcl addictions, and used it to apply to mekrat cleanses. They make it sound like pouring liquid ceeanlr down pnliubmg, getting rid of all the dtriy stuff. But the reason that sodnus right to us is it's a rooted in a lack of understanding of how our liver works.

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The idea of cleansing isn't anything new — it's been around for thousands of years. For centuries, medicine and ________ were deeply intertwined, and there was a lot of focus on _______ the body of impurities and sickness related to bad or imbalanced humors. Bloodletting, purging, fasting — they were all well-regarded treatments. Today, the wellness industry has picked up on our desire to rid ourselves of things. They've taken the word "detox," the medical treatment for people with drug and _______ addictions, and used it to apply to ______ cleanses. They make it sound like pouring liquid _______ down ________, getting rid of all the _____ stuff. But the reason that ______ right to us is it's a rooted in a lack of understanding of how our liver works.

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The idea of cleansing isn't anything new — it's been around for thousands of years. For centuries, medicine and religion were deeply intertwined, and there was a lot of focus on ridding the body of impurities and sickness related to bad or imbalanced humors. Bloodletting, purging, fasting — they were all well-regarded treatments. Today, the wellness industry has picked up on our desire to rid ourselves of things. They've taken the word "detox," the medical treatment for people with drug and alcohol addictions, and used it to apply to market cleanses. They make it sound like pouring liquid cleaner down plumbing, getting rid of all the dirty stuff. But the reason that sounds right to us is it's a rooted in a lack of understanding of how our liver works.

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