Myth Busters for Four Wellness Trends
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1) Kombucha
There’s one human study on kombucha. It’s inconclusive. It’s a probiotic beverage, and it’s made out of tea. But in the studies that find that kombucha contains compounds that have been shown to improve human health (particularly liver health), they admit that these same compounds are also found in the base tea.
2) Coffee with Lemon Juice for Fat Loss
Coffee can help with fat loss, particularly if you pair with low level physical activity. However, lemon juice does nothing to help with the weight loss.
3) Cabbage Soup Diet
Eating too much cabbage can make weight loss harder. Cabbage is a good source of goitrogenic compounds that are great in small to moderate doses but in high doses can reduce thyroid activity, which makes it harder to lose body fat and depresses the metabolic rate.
4) The Master Cleanse: Lemon Juice, Cayenne Pepper, Water and Maple Syrup Detox Tea
They just aren’t magic, nor are they the master key to a body free of toxins and heavy metals and all the other evil things our corrupted animal bodies supposedly harbor.
