{"id":73267,"date":"2018-11-05T04:30:56","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T11:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/?p=73267"},"modified":"2022-08-25T02:32:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T09:32:12","slug":"whats-the-difference-between-a-detox-and-a-cleanse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/articles\/diet-nutrition\/whats-the-difference-between-a-detox-and-a-cleanse\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s The Difference Between A Detox And A Cleanse?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Maybe you had a long and indulgent weekend. Perhaps one of your friends recently lost weight and attributes the weight loss to some mysterious detox or cleanse. What do these words mean and how should you go about picking one? This can be a hard decision with all the different fitness or health food advertisements being forced on you from all corners of social media, TV, or radio. Before you choose some random product, it\u2019s important to know the difference between \u201cdetox\u201d and \u201ccleanse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detox Versus Cleanse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Both of these words circulate the health world, but a lot of people interchange them. They are different, even though both claim to flush toxins from your body. For the majority of the 20th<\/sup> century, detoxing typically referred to treating substance abuse and cleansing referred to cleaning house or getting rid of parasites<\/a>. While they are different, both words involve removing harmful substances or toxins from the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Purpose of Detoxing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you detox, the goal is to get toxins like cigarette residue, heavy metals, chemicals, or environmental toxins out the body via waste elimination. Secondly, it\u2019s important to improve the body\u2019s detoxification pathways, specifically the liver and the kidneys. Those organs are always detoxing, so a \u201cdetox\u201d is a way to make sure those organs are functioning without problems. A detox also involves a dietary change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Purpose of Cleansing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The primary purpose of a cleanse is to remove undigested food, toxins, old fecal matter, and parasites from the digestive tract and colon<\/a>. When you are cleansing, you typically have to avoid consuming dairy products<\/a>, eggs, gluten, soy, refined sugars, meats, processed foods, and alcohol. The goal is to focus on foods that aid the cleansing process, yet supply the body with tons of nutrients as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: Cleansing does not mean you have to starve yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to medical experts, detoxification is the body\u2019s process of turning toxins into waste. Cleansing helps to enhance the body\u2019s detoxification system by eliminating toxic waste from the digestive tract. In a way, you could say that the two terms work hand in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signs That Indicate You Need To Cleanse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n