In recent years the number of diet developers and holistic healers hawking products to purge your body of harmful chemicals and foreign substances has exploded. But do your liver and lymph nodes really need cleaning? Some detox regimen — like herbal supplements, spa treatments, and special diets that are designed to mop up pollutants, dietary waste, and even unwanted pounds –can actually do you some good.

But how to know whether you should be trying any of them? art.detox.jpg Health checked with traditional and alternative medicine experts to find out which regimens might be worthwhile — and which ones just aren’t.

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