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can i take vitamins while on a detox?

i have a 100% natural herbal detox tea made with organic dandelion and other organic ingredients. The name of the tea is called yogi detox. I wanted to know was it safe to take it with my all natural multivitamins for men and my triple strength fish oil. I am 5ft 6 male 150 pounds, I don’t want too loose weight, I just want to cleanse my body. On the box says its a mild detox and it safe to drink every day for 30 days and 1 to 3 cups may be taken a day. It also contains no harsh laxatives. So will taken it with vitamins over work my kidneys and liver?

Detox teas, weight loss teas, cleansing teas, are all a waste. But to each his own. Green tea does have beneficial antioxidants in it but in minimal amounts.
There is no build up of bad plaque, toxins, or sludge in a normal, reasonably healthy system.
If this was the case we would have people dying left and right from malnutrition since their small intestines couldn’t absorb nutrients.
The majority of the water from food and what we drink is reabsorbed through the colon, if our colons were clogged we would all be walking around looking like sponges right?
Detoxing is ridding the system – liver, kidneys, and intestines of toxins both internal and environmental. Additionally, many toxins are stored in our fat cells so in order to truly “detox”, you need to lose excess body fat as well.
Our liver and kidneys aren’t clogged with toxins. Otherwise we would be dead.
The liver does in fact get layered with fat if we become overweight.
We “cleanse and detox” naturally 24 hours a day through respiration, sweat, liver, and kidneys.
We can help by eating a healthy diet with minimal added sugar and salt. Lots of fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grain foods, beans, peas, and brown rice keep a system as healthy as it can be.
Minimal alcohol, caffeine, soda.
Read food labels. If you can’t pronounce it, don’t put it in your body.
A healthy high fiber diet works every time.
Increases the speed and efficiency of the digestive system and helps the body rid itself of both internal and environmental toxins.
Did you know the digestive system is one of the largest contributors to our immune system?
Cleanses and detoxes actually flush out the beneficial bacteria and enzymes in the digestive system. Search gut flora to learn about the beneficial bacteria we need in our colon.
We have more beneficial bacteria in our digestive systems than all the cells in our bodies!
They don’t tell you about the gas, cramping, and bloating you will experience when you start eating again and the body has to rebuild this bacteria population.
Spend your money in the produce department.
I have recently added the supplement milk thistle to my very limited supplement regimen (multi and fish oil). I tried the 1000mg and it gave me serious diarrhea. I am on a 175mg and everything is grand. Milk thistle supports liver health.

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