http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/detox-kits.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:41:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/detox-kits.html/comment-page-1#comment-482089 David Bradley Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:05:55 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/detox-kits.html#comment-482089 Hmmm. Can you show me the controlled, blind trials that have been carried out with these systems where they've measured metabolite levels in urine. I've seen no reported, peer-reviewed evidence whatsoever for the efficacy of a foot bath in detoxifying the body other than in perhaps clean muck from the surface of one's feet. Incidentally, isn't the visual evidence for these claims based on how dirty the water ends up looking where does excretion via urine come into that equation? Hmmm. Can you show me the controlled, blind trials that have been carried out with these systems where they’ve measured metabolite levels in urine. I’ve seen no reported, peer-reviewed evidence whatsoever for the efficacy of a foot bath in detoxifying the body other than in perhaps clean muck from the surface of one’s feet. Incidentally, isn’t the visual evidence for these claims based on how dirty the water ends up looking where does excretion via urine come into that equation?

]]> http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/detox-kits.html/comment-page-1#comment-482075 dfa Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:31:31 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/detox-kits.html#comment-482075 Metabolites have to be excreted eventually and chemical analysis would reveal the presence of even modified metabolites in your urine. Metabolites have to be excreted eventually and chemical analysis would reveal the presence of even modified metabolites in your urine.

]]> http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/detox-kits.html/comment-page-1#comment-206 sciencebase Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:43:24 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/detox-kits.html#comment-206 My old stamping ground - The Guardian has an excellent piece that wholly debunks the detox myth - http://www.guardian.co.uk/befit/story/0,,1379231,00.html - they even shred media "scientist" Carol Vorderman (who only got a third class degree in engineering, allegedly, just happens to have been from Cambridge My old stamping ground – The Guardian has an excellent piece that wholly debunks the detox myth – http://www.guardian.co.uk/befit/story/0,,1379231,00.html – they even shred media “scientist” Carol Vorderman (who only got a third class degree in engineering, allegedly, just happens to have been from Cambridge

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