/oss/taxonomy/term/454/all en /oss/article/medical-critical-thinking-you-asked/debunking-detox-your-colon-doesnt-need-cleaning <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in</em> <a href="https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-fact-and-fiction-of-physiological-phenomena-volume-i/"><em>The Skeptical Inquirer.</em></a></p> Fri, 01 Sep 2023 18:40:28 +0000 Ada McVean M.Sci 9617 at /oss /oss/article/health/youre-full-crap-literally <p>I’m told I’m full of ….ummm “crap.”  And so are most of you. Literally. So say the promoters of various colon cleansers. Actually, they’re not quite so crass, they prefer to use gentler terms like, fecal matter, impacted waste, or “spackle.” But the message is clear. Our colons are loaded with a repulsive noxious sludge, the result of an improper diet and a “toxic” environment.</p> Thu, 06 Sep 2018 18:11:08 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7336 at /oss /oss/article/health-and-nutrition-quackery/what-colon-cleansing <p>John Wayne did not die with forty pounds of fecal matter impacted in his colon. Where does such a preposterous notion come from? Generally one of two sources. The nonsense stems either from people who promote the notion that eating animal foods leads to the buildup of toxic sludge in the colon, or from promoters of various colon cleansing regimens. Promoting a vegetarian diet is fine, even if it is for the wrong reason, but colon cleansing is a different matter.</p> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:57:02 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1797 at /oss