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There are a wide range of brands available to choose from if you’re looking for detox teas. This is a multimillion-dollar industry and these teas often make bold claims such as total body cleansing and guaranteed weight loss.
But are these teas effective?
In this article, we’re not going to look at any one brand in particular. Instead, we’re going to look at teas as a method of detoxing in general, and see if they really deliver on their claims.
* Do detox teas help with weight loss?
For starters, the claims of weight loss are often inaccurate. Depending on how you use the detox teas, if you’re fasting and only drinking teas, you will lose weight, but most of it will be water weight.
There will be some fat loss, but it will be negligible because the moment you start eating normal food, the pounds you lost will return. Green tea is often said to have weight loss benefits because the catechins in the tea accelerate weight loss during exercise.
The key word here is ‘accelerate’. Green tea helps with weight loss, but only if you’re at a caloric deficit and exercising regularly. Drinking a detox green tea alone will not result in massive weight loss.
* What about cleansing?
There is often much confusion about what a cleanse is and what a detox is. People usually like to overcomplicate things. There’s no real definite distinction between the two terms because of so much overlap.
For the sake of discussion, we’ll assume that both are the same because they actually are. When teas claim to cleanse your body, the idea is that toxins and waste will be removed from the body.
Some teas act as laxatives. So, you’ll have increased bowel movements. While this is good, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the body is getting a full detox. You’ve just eliminated more waste.
One downside to detox teas is that they may cause side effects for some people. Since individuals’ bodies have different constitutions, some of the ingredients in detox teas may not agree with your body and you may develop allergies, etc.
Now you’ll need to see a doctor for medication. Instead of removing toxins from your body, you’ll be consuming chemicals in the form of medicine. Definitely not what you want.
The goal of a detox is to eliminate toxins and free radicals in your body. You really do not need detox teas to achieve this.
If you really wish to detox, do a water fast that lasts anywhere from 3 to 7 days. Your body will naturally go into ketosis and start cleansing itself. Always remember that your body is a highly intelligent organism that is looking to heal and cleanse itself.
You just need to get out of its way. So, by consuming no food, no teas, no nothing – except water, you’ll not be introducing any new toxins into your system and your body can remove the existing gunk that’s clogging up your body.
If you wish to detox in an easier way (since not eating for days can be difficult), you may give juicing a try. Only drinking vegetable and fruit juices for 5 to 7 days can be just as effective. Just remember to only drink raw natural veggie and fruit juices, and not the processed ones that are sold on supermarket shelves.
The truth is, you really do not need any detox teas to get healthy. This said, some teas are made with natural ingredients and contains no fat, cholesterol, or artificial sweeteners. Delicious hot or cold, Sunrider's Calli tea makes a healthy replacement for coffee, tea and other beverages.
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