Oprah's 21 Day Cleansing Diet

A detox diet may be good to get rid of toxins however i'm not sure it a good method for weight loss. So many of these detox's involve eating and drinking little which means you will likely become dehydrated and weight loss is more likey in the fluid loss and will come straight back on.

the day I start taking lectures from Oprah on gluttony is the day I start taking marriage advice from Liz Taylor.

I will certainly read the blogs as I heard about this adventure of hers. I have to admit, the sample menu actually sounds pretty tasty - I just love meat too much though..

No doubt that if the outcome is positive, millions will flock towards it.

Completely agree that increased awareness of how our food choices affect us and the world around us is a good thing.

Also, I just wanted to thank you for the article.

amen caffeine free.

Im sure we could----but it would be farFAR more blah.

I don't understand how this diet could supposedly be a cleanse, yet includes grains and legumes. The only foods I (and most others) would regard as cleansing, in the least, are fruits and vegetables.

If Oprah can afford to hire such talented chefs, you'd think she could also hire a nutritionist who would keep these whackos away from her.

I reject the notion that any of those things (except for alchohol) are "toxins" or that we need to "cleanse" our body of them. Humans have evolved over hundreds of thousands of years consuming gluten, sugar, and animal products. There is no meaningful sense in which they are "toxic."

That doesn't mean there aren't health benefits from reducing or eliminating animal products, and cafeinne from our diets or from reducing sugar and gluten. But stating that these things are "toxins" that need to be "cleansed" seems like a very silly way to discuss health issues.

Even certain forms of alchohol (red wine) drunk in moderation appear to confer some health benefits.

Oprah still seems to be on the quest for the perfect diet. I mean, if she's been eating clean on her healthful regime--and Lord knows she's got enough expert help on hand--then why does she need to "detox."

I would assume eating well, drinking plenty of clean water, and exercising are all ways to keep yourself "clean", healthwise.

I think this sounds like another wacky weight loss thing--like her protein drink diet. She needs to stop glamorizing extreme diets and be a role model for sane eating, not "how fast can I lose what I regained" dieting. She knows she's got a huge army of Oprah-ites who'll do everything she does/says.

Sheesh.

Anyway, I don't think eating animals is gluttony, either. It's a protein choice and only has a moral component if one thinks animals can't be a food source. Me, I think humans are omnivores digestively and can eat anything that's edible, animal or vegetable. I disapprove of cruel animal raising/breeding conditions, but hey, some animals were made to be food. Nature has plenty of meat-eaters, and we have the option (choose it or not) to eat meat.

But agreed: As we deal with planetary/global issues, including best use of growing space, food prices,e tc, we need to discuss this and make wise decisions. I try to have several vegetarian days a week, and I eat some purely Vegan meals a week, as well. But I don't rule out meat...yet. It's a great protein source, and I don't do well with soy (sadly,cause I like it, really LIKE it.)

Oprah, stop with the wackiness!

The Princess

Heather from dooce.com did this cleanse, and after day 4 she was so sick her doctor instructed her to stop.

She blogged about it here: http://www.dooce.com/2008/06/25/revelations

"Detoxes" and "cleanses" are just socially-acceptable ways of trying out anorexia. It's not sustainable over the long term and has no demonstrable physically beneficial purpose over simply eating clean.

Full disclosure - I used to do the Master Cleanse diet once or twice a year until the lemon juice in the "lemonade" jacked up my tooth sensitivity so much I can't even drink cold water from the tap without jarring pain.

I'm always a little cautious when it comes to diet changes like this. I don't have any idea if this is a good alternative or if it is helpful, but I am reluctant to try relatively extreme diets compared to what I already do.

I'm a little skeptical of most "cleansing" procedures because I don't think it's a very sustainable way to eat long term. I mean, sure, I could probably go without sugar and meat and alcohol and all that for 21 days and I'm sure Oprah can too but what's she going to do after the 21 days are over? Drink a bottle of Merlot and eat a T-bone? I think I'd rather eat healthful foods 90% of the time and allow myself 10% of my diet in treats so I never get to the point wher I have to detox or whatever. Your body has a liver for a reason...we encounter toxins every day in our environment and the liver metabolizes them and gets them out of our system.

A "Quantum" diet?
Does that mean you get to have your cake AND eat it too (at least as long as nobody's looking, otherwise the probability wave will collapse). I guess you could call that Schrodinger's Cake.

Calling something "quantum" doesn't make it any more scientific than if you called it "magic". Especially when sounds like they're essentially using the q word to justify using a lot of New Age-y concepts. Just because quantum mechanics is really counterintuitive and difficult to understand doesn't mean it can be co-opted as a mechanism for metaphysics and pseudoscience.

I have been doing a cleanse that lasts 15 days. You can read my experinces starting here http://nutritionbits.com/blog/my-challenges/eating-the-good-stuff-part-1 and I speak of a number of challenges that I have gone through.
The reason I choose to do a cleanse is not because I eat terribly it is because of the envoirment that I live in.

Either people don't read or study and, instead, preach or they are just plain stupid.
Gluttony has nothing to do with Oprah's behavior: that's a judgement, on a biblical level, and just plain wrong.
There's nothing wrong with Oprah. She has an eating disorder: compulsive over-eating for whatever reasons...and no one's business who doesn't care about her.
There are solutions. She hasn't found them yet, but she will. In the meantime, keep the tired, judgemental observations to yourself. They aren't spiritual and they don't help the situation.

Imagine putting your life under a microscope every day: how would you like being called slothful? You call that benevolent? Helpful? Compared to Ms. Oprah's schedule, I suspect the "description" would fit.
Read a book and step off the high horse. It's not that difficult.
Best to Ms. Winfrey.
Karen F

I love Oprah and the fact that she keeps trying to find what works for her without resorting to gastric bypass or other surgical procedures (despite her wealth) is admirable. She keeps trying and so do many many others like myself.

This particular diet is most beneficial, but certainly not for everyone. I tried to give up coffee, but couldn't.

So Habit, how long did u fast?

I'm never sure whether I'm in favour of these stop-start cleansing or dieting or whatever other stop-start programs we try. Frankly I'd rather try to eat consistently healthily than subject my body to 21 days cleanses or whatever. However, I'm not sure Oprah is going this for weight loss reasons.... I think this has a spiritual component to it as well and I think that makes an important difference.
http://www.ditch-diets-live-light.com/21-day-cleanse.html

Does someone have a copy of the Pasta Puttanesca recipe recently published in a Women's magazine? I tried this vegetarian dish and it was DELICIOUS. It was listed under Oprah's 21 Day cleansing diet and I can't find my magazine or the recipe anywhere. I am desperate to make more!

Extreme circumstances often require extreme measures.

If you just simply ate healthy without all the animal flesh that is clogging your body you wouldn't need to do detox or cleansing diets. Your body would naturaly cleanse itself. It doesn't matter how many poeple make fun or, mock, or try to belittle the vegetarian or vegan style of eating. The fact that vegetarians and vegans are healthier, live longer, have fewer diseases,look,& feel younger and more engergic is proof in itself. You don't need anyone to tell you you are healthy when you feel,look and act healthy. The proof is in the pudding as they say. Instead of mocking and trying to prove vegetarians eating is stupid or a fraud, or spending a fortune on detox and cleansing diets, try eating vegetarian or vegan, and e if it doesn't make a difference in your how you feel and look.

I have to admit that I've been thinking about experimenting with eating vegan, especially after watching that video on "Meet your Meat".

Maybe this New Year's will be time for me to learn and try something new.