I am really curious if cleansing and detoxifying products link Isagenix, Almighty Colon Cleanse, etc. really work. I would like to try one, but I have no idea which ones out there are truly effective.

Also, I am a bit afraid that it will be too gross to handle - some of the pictures on the net really got to me. Does that really happen?

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what kind of pictures are you talking about?

Some cleansing products show the most disgusting pictures of these huge things people pass when on the diet. If you look up cleansing diets on the internet you will find these scary picturers in no time. :P

I think this new product Alli is a cleansing/detoxing product. But the side effects sound terrible! loose stools and oily discharge.
Sorry, but I haven't worn diapers for almost 38 years, not going to restart now.

LOL - No Kidding eh! ;D
Another product to avoid.
Seems like most of the diet products out there are designed to do one thing... take your money!

I don't know about other detox methods, but I have been using detox foot pads from Purify Your Body: www .purifyyourbody .com. When I started using them, they would come out almost black...now when I use them, they're a lighter brown color. I have never felt better or slept as good as I do when I'm usuing them. I love these detox foot pads and would reccommend them to anyone who just wants to feel better and have more energy.

This is the first time I have heard of these Detox Foot Pads. Interesting stuff.

I am a skeptic for sure, but won't knock it without trying it first, usually. However, that won't happen in this case because I won't buy something that seems like a big scam.

I googled the Detox Foot Pads and found this great article here Foot Detox Pads, Do They Really Work? Actually, it's not the article that's good, but the discussion that follows with some people saying Detox Foot Pads are a scam and then some other very sincere and convincing people describing how they have been helped. Really interesting debate.

I guess what sticks out in my mind the most though is the comment that was made by a woman Rebecca who claims to be the owner of purifyyourbody.com (the website above that is selling the foot pads). Rebecca states,

"I have had many people "TEST" the pads in a lab... to do this correctly you need to test an un-used, un-altered pad using it as a control. Then, you test a used pad. Many lab reports show lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium (how does one get cadmium in their system!!) and also pthlalates which are plastic by-products. This shows that the pads DO pull these heavy metals out of your body."

Well, my goodness, such scientific research. So I went to purifyyourbody.com to read about their double-blind studies and control groups and all their product research results that I just assumed they would be proud enough to display on their website as proof their product works. And I'll admit I was disappointed to find that THERE'S NOT ONE MENTION OF THEIR RESEARCH ! C'mon now, if your product was that tested and really worked that research would be smeared all over your site.

Just something to think about.

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I have to agree with guinea piggy. How does a pad that you stick underneath your feet have the ability to absorb toxins from all over your body? I have always had a hard time understanding exactly how that could work. What do they use to draw toxins? Do they explain the process step-by-step?