Detoxic Shock Syndrome

“You have, in your body, one of the most incredibly intricate detoxing systems that exists: Your liver regulates glucose, protein, and fat levels, removes ammonia from the body, as well as alcohol and some drugs. The rest of the heavy lifting is done by your kidneys, processing drugs with an intricate system of enzymes, balancing your body’s water levels, salts, excreting waste right into your bladder.” So, if your body is built to detox, why do you need expensive wellness products to help the process along? The short answer is that you don’t. But wellness solutions from cleanses to crystals and salt lamps have been around for decades. And as we’ve repeatedly seen, the Internet is the ultimate enabler of all things fake. Here’s Outline on the sickening business of wellness and the scams meant to cure you of your money.