The amount of misinformation in some of the answers to this question is simply stunning.
First of all: the whole idea of “detoxing” — be it through detoxification products / diets / supplements, or drinking warm water for that matter — is absolute nonsense. The first category represents a way to flush your money (instead of toxins); the second category is a persistent pseudo-scientific fantasy — drinking water is good and healthy, but your body doesn’t care at all if the water is 15°C or 35°C.
Other “detox methods” such as complete fasting, water or juice-only fasting, only-fruit or only-vegetable diets, supplements or enemas can even be (very) dangerous, as strict regimens like these can cause electrolyte imbalances, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, diarrhea and other stomach problems, and even be lethal.
Karolina Krzyżak, for example — a yoga and vegan enthusiast — starved herself to death after switching completely to a raw food diet, refusing to eat any cooked or processed food. She dreamed of a “clean lifestyle,” but as so many people who turn to radical and alternative dieting, she had no idea what she was talking about scientifically.
At the time of her death, she weighed less than 23 kilograms. Her teeth were ruined, her nails weakened, and her overall health had severely deteriorated. Very clean, indeed.
The liver is our detoxification machine, and detoxifying the normal things we eat, drink and breathe is one of its main tasks, so if you really want to detox you should maintain a (healthy, varied, non-strict) diet which is good for your liver. End of story.
So forget about enemas, radical diets, drinking warm water or other ridiculously naive “detox methods”: everything should be made as simple as possible —
But not simpler.
SOURCES: image retrieved through NEXTA TV. (The last quote is usually wrongly attributed to Albert Einstein.)
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