Cleansing the cleanse

Researchers at the University of Colorado investigating 10 years of toxicology records found some folks in “alternative medicine circles” believe that drinking a solution of high-test, concentrated peroxide can be used for internal cleansing. That’s even though folks get sick and some have died – because it’s poison.

Even the world’s most famous peroxide blonde, Marilyn Monroe, knew peroxide goes on the outside, not the inside.

Now, hydrogen peroxide, a very dilute form of peroxide, is useful for everything from keeping your kitchen clean to removing earwax (check out “8 Household Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide” at www.doctoroz.com). But aside from gargling and spitting out a diluted form of hydrogen peroxide to treat gum disease – with your dentist’s permission, of course – it’s never taken internally. Some surgeons use hydrogen peroxide to disinfect large open wounds and infected sores, but even those benefits haven’t been proven.

Interested in a safe cleanse? Try Dr. Oz’s 5-Day Summer Cleanse or a 48-hour weekend cleanse. But don’t go overboard. Stick with whole, organic foods and juices, and monitor how you are feeling. By the way, Dr. Mike doesn’t believe cleansing makes sense unless you’re going to change your nutritional behaviour and make healthy food choices every day for the rest of your life.