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"  Put down that kale juice: It turns out all the detox diets we&amp;#039;re shelling out big bucks for aren&amp;#039;t doing much detoxing after all.  &amp;quot;No good scientific data supports any of those cleanses, where you drink juice, or (only) water for a week,&amp;quot; Elizabeth Matzkin, MD, chief of women&amp;#039;s sports medicine at Harvard Medical School recently said in an interview. Our bodies\u2014specifically the kidneys and colon\u2014are designed to flush out all the excess junk we put into our bodies, like alcohol. So there&amp;#039;s really no need to use a juice, all-fruit, or whatever cleanse to try to do the same thing. Our take? Just say no to that two-week juice fast and instead opt for a healthy cleanse that includes plenty of water, nutrient-rich foods, and workouts.  And if you like kale juice? Keep drinking: A daily dose of green juice gives your body plenty of essential vitamins, but it&amp;#039;s not a miracle worker\u2014and it&amp;#039;s definitely not a substitute for a healthy diet and regular sweat sessions. Want more from Meagan? Follow her on Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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