HALT! Before you spend your greens on another beautifying-slash-slimming-slash-detox product, check out a recent headline by the BBC News. Apparently, scientists have debunked (yet again, don’t they do this every coupla years or so?) that those products you see on TV, magazine ads and catalogues–vitamins, shampoo, detox patches and even body brushes–that promise you quick and efficient results if you only shell out several tens and sometimes even hundreds of bucks, are nothing but flukes. They don’t really work as promised. In other words, you’re being screwed.
The scientists even got a majority of the companies questioned to admit that “…they had simply renamed processes like cleaning or brushing, as detox.” Oy, vey. That’s marketing, for you!
Evelyn Harvey, a biologist who looked into a five-day detox product from popular retailer Boots, said that if consumers followed the healthy diet that was recommended alongside the supplement they would probably feel better–but it would have nothing to do with the product itself. In fact, the UK charitable trust Sense About Science reviewed 15 products, from bottled water to face scrub, and found many of the detox claims to be “meaningless.” Eating fruit and vegetables is the best way to feel healthy, researchers say.
To read the full article, clicky here. Now excuse me while I go bite on an apple.
