Can you "detox" your body with a Potato slice in your sock?
140This is something I always hate seeing on the internet, people will put potato or onion slices in their socks at night and because the potato turns brown they assume it's detoxing their body.
This is %100 nonsense on par with sacrificing a chicken to make it rain, Potatoes will turn brown regardless because it's an enzyme reaction. But demonstrating is always good so I set up a very simple experiment with potato slices to show they brown on their own and it is not detoxing you.
disabling comments because the amount of scientific illiteracy is depressing. NO ONE has responded with an explanation as to how it supposedly works. I left comments open for a year to give the naturopaths a chance to defend their claims, I received hundreds of comments all of which I have read, 0 offered any valid explanation. they just offer anecdotal evidence and promote ignorance. If you legit believe potatoes can detox please try to find a mechanical or chemical explanation. Keep ion mind you can't detox your body and that's scientifically proven. So the simple belief that detoxing is a thing disqualifies you as it shows you lack any basic understanding of the topic.
Remember, detoxing, homeopathy, naturopathy and bogus cure alls kill people every day, a lot of the dead are children because their parents are abusive idiots who think you can cure meningitis with green tea. If you know someone who promotes naturopathy and has young children please report them and have their children taken away before they harm them.
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