There's now an ice cream cleanse—but is it healthy?

[Suzanimal]

There's now an ice cream cleanse—but is it healthy?

Pfft, healthy-smealthy, sign me up!

Have you ever wished you could eat ice cream for every meal? D Of course, what sane person hasn't?)Well, Kippy's Ice Cream Shop in Venice, California, recently offered a four-day ice cream cleanse. That's right: Ice cream all day. Every day.

Kippy's ice creams are organic, raw, and coconut-based, so they're non-dairy (although it's worth noting that they contain honey, so they're not vegan). Cleansers got five servings of ice cream a day in flavors such as Orange Crème and Master Cleanse (which features lemon, cayenne pepper, and honey) for $220. (That price included a daily yoga class at the studio next door to the shop.)

So, spoiler alert: While the cleanse sounds fun, it's not actually a smart choice, says Brooke Alpert, R.D., founder of B Nutritious. "Whether the ice cream is coconut-based or not, I'm very concerned about the variety of nutrients that you're getting—or the lack thereof," she says. Any time you're relying on a very limited selection of foods—instead of a variety of good-for-you options—you're putting yourself at risk for nutritional deficiencies because you can't possibly be getting all of the vitamins and minerals you need. (According to Gizmodo, you're allowed to nosh on organic, raw foods such as an avocado or salad if you need to during the cleanse, but they're not actually a part of the recommended diet during those four days.)


Wondering about the weight-loss factor? Brent Rose of Gizmodo tried this ice cream cleanse with his girlfriend and did drop about six pounds, but he wrote that he gained it all back over the course of a long weekend. See, here's the thing: "If in some ways your meals are limited, you most likely are going to be eating less—and therefore you are most likely going to be losing weight," says Alpert. That doesn't mean it's necessarily good for you or healthy, though. "While you might lose weight, the weight comes all right back because it's not a sustainable lifestyle approach."


Rose did say that the upshot of the cleanse was the tastiness. "The ice cream really is delicious, and I'd definitely recommend it without hesitation (in small, normal-sized doses)," he wrote on Gizmodo.

The good news: Alpert also says it's fine to snack on ice cream when you have the occasional urge—either the coconut-based or the dairy-based variety.
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/...eam-cleansebut-is-it-healthy/?intcmp=trending

 

[donnay]

Wow, I'll have to pass this information along to my sister, she is a fanatic about ice cream. The bonus is; you cleanse while enjoying something you like.

Now if they could just make a chocolate cleanse, I'd sign up.

 

[green73]

Pfft, healthy-smealthy, sign me up!

Gurlfran, I'm with you!

 

[Ronin Truth]

I'll just take a half gallon of prune .... to go. HA HA HA HA HA!

 

[dannno]

The retarded doctor in the article apparently doesn't know what a "cleanse" is.

People who advocate 4 or 10 day cleanses aren't saying that if you go on the cleanse your whole life, you will have all the nutrients you need and you will be healthy.. What they are saying is it's spring time, bitches, it is time to clean out your intestines and organs with this shit and then you are supposed to go back onto a diet of organic fruits and veggies and healthy fats/proteins.

 

[angelatc]

Suz, if you find a chocolate cleanse program, can you please PM me so I don't accidentally miss it?

While the cleanse sounds fun, it's not actually a smart choice, says Brooke Alpert, R.D., founder of B Nutritious.

<snickers>

 

[dannno]

Health benefits of coconut

Coconut is a very versatile and indispensable fruit for most people under the tropical belt. It is a complete food rich in calories, vitamins, and minerals. An average-size nut weighing 400 g edible meat and water provide almost all the daily-required essential minerals, vitamins, and energy for a medium-sized person.

100 g kernel consists of 354 calories. Much of this comes from the fats and protein. Although, its meat is disproportionately high in saturated fats on comparison to other common edible nuts, coconut has many bioactive compounds that are essential for better health.

The important saturated fatty acid in the coconut is lauric acid (1:12 carbon fatty acid). Lauric acid increases HDL cholesterol levels in the blood. HDL is a high-density lipoprotein, which has beneficial effects on the coronary arteries by preventing vessel blockade (atherosclerosis). Medicine recommends high HDL to total cholesterol levels in the blood for the same reason.

Coconut water is a very refreshing drink to beat tropical summer thirst. The juice is packed with simple sugar, electrolytes, minerals, and bioactive compounds such as cytokinin, and enzymes such as acid phosphatase, catalase, dehydrogenase, peroxidase, polymerases, etc. Altogether, these enzymes aid in digestion and metabolism.

Coconut oil extracted from the dry nut is an excellent emollient agent. It is used in cooking, to help scalp hair nourishment, in pharmacy and in medicines.

Research studies suggest that cytokinins (e.g., kinetin and trans-zeatin) in coconut water showed significant anti-ageing, anti-carcinogenic, and anti-thrombotic effects.
The kernel is an excellent source of minerals such as copper, calcium, iron, manganese, magnesium, and zinc.

It is also a very good source of B-complex vitamins such as folates, riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, and pyridoxine. These vitamins are essential in the sense that body requires them from external sources to replenish.

Coconut meat and water contain a very good amount of potassium. 100 g of fresh meat contains 356 mg% or 7.5% of daily required levels of potassium.

http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/coconut.html

Retarded doctor. Most people eat doritors and soda and fast food, and this stupid person is pushing people away from eating organic coconut and healthy fruits/veggies for a few days...

 

[green73]

Suz, if you find a chocolate cleanse program, can you please PM me so I don't accidentally miss it?


<snickers>

Snickers cleanse ftw!

 

[KCIndy]

While the cleanse sounds fun, it's not actually a smart choice, says Brooke Alpert, R.D., founder of B Nutritious. "Whether the ice cream is coconut-based or not, I'm very concerned about the variety of nutrients that you're getting—or the lack thereof," she says.

WHO CARES? I mean, we're talking 24 hour a day ice cream here!

Heck, put me in the "live fast and die young" category, pass me the Rocky Road & Strawberry with Fudge Split and... STAND BACK!!

 

[Suzanimal]

Wow, I'll have to pass this information along to my sister, she is a fanatic about ice cream. The bonus is; you cleanse while enjoying something you like.

Now if they could just make a chocolate cleanse, I'd sign up.

Suz, if you find a chocolate cleanse program, can you please PM me so I don't accidentally miss it?


<snickers>

I would consider it my civic duty.

Snickers cleanse ftw!

Yay!!! Snickers cleanse!

 

[Suzanimal]

I'll just take a half gallon of prune .... to go. HA HA HA HA HA!

I've never seen Prune ice cream, seems like it would be a good seller for geriatrics and bulimics.

 

[Suzanimal]

WHO CARES? I mean, we're talking 24 hour a day ice cream here!

Heck, put me in the "live fast and die young" category, pass me the Rocky Road & Strawberry with Fudge Split and... STAND BACK!!

What the hell, ya only live once!

 

[Zippyjuan]

Only costs over $200? Steal!

http://www.today.com/health/do-trendy-cleanses-help-or-harm-body-6C10488683

Experts, though, say there is no scientific evidence the products remove toxins in the body, a function handled by the liver and kidneys. And they warn that people subsisting solely on the cleanses are not getting proper nutrition.

“The basic problem is this is an unbalanced diet approach,” Dr. David Heber, an endocrinologist at UCLA, told TODAY. “There’s no way that a three-day detox diet is going to remove toxins that you may or may not have in your body.”

A short cleanse may not be harmful, however, he said. “Maybe a day or two or three as kind of a jump-start to a diet, because mentally, it’s sort of like throwing down a package of cigarettes,” Heber added.

A TODAY.com survey of several hundred people found that 60 percent had not tried a cleanse, while 40 percent had. Of those who had used a cleanse, the majority, 61 percent, said they felt better afterward, with 7 percent saying they felt worse and 32 percent feeling no different.

TODAY contributor Dr. Roshini Raj was not surprised that so many people indicated they had tried the cleansing products, saying a lot of her patients ask about them.

“Everyone wants to lose weight. They want to feel healthy and they think this might be an option,” Raj told TODAY’s Willie Geist. “If you find yourself even thinking about a cleanse, it’s probably a sign that in general you’re not happy with the way you’re eating and you might want to talk to someone about a balanced approach that's a more long-term solution.”

Raj, a gastroenterologist at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York, warned that cleanses are potentially dangerous, especially for people with medical conditions or those taking medication, along with pregnant women and the elderly.

“Some of the cleanses are very extreme and they incorporate only very few ingredients in them, so you’re really limiting yourself in terms of not getting enough protein, potentially not enough fiber and even healthy fats that you need,” Raj said.

People who cleanse are unlikely to maintain any weight loss, she said.

“It’s very temporary water weight that you’re losing so it’s not going to persist,” Raj said. “You’re going to eat more later because you’re hungrier. It’s just not a balanced approach to weight loss, and this notion that you can sort of eat whatever you want and then cleanse for a week and get rid of all the bad effects from the prior poor eating just doesn’t make sense.”

“You want to, of course, eat a lot of fruits and vegetables,” she added, “but have a balanced diet and you need a long-term plan, not just a three-day or a six-day cleanse.”

Raj offered warnings on three types of cleanses.

The juice cleanse, she said, purports to help with the immune system and to detoxify the body.

“The truth is, you’re just getting a lot of fruits and vegetables, which is a good thing, but to the exclusion of everything else, not so great,” Raj said, adding that many of the juice products have a lot of sugar. “I don’t mind having a juice drink instead of one meal, but when it’s three meals for several days, it’s not a good idea.”

She said the drawback of adding herbal supplements to a cleanse is that you do not know how they will react in your body or with medication are taking. A cleanse made only of raw fruits and vegetables is too limiting for the body, she said.

If you are thinking about doing a cleanse because you are concerned about your health and diet, eating ice cream (no matter what they try to call it) is not going to do much good for you- it may increase your desire for more unhealthy foods like more ice cream.

 

[Danke]

BTW Suz, it is only effective when it is combined with Ice Cream enemas.

 

[specsaregood]

Kippy's ice creams are organic, raw, and coconut-based, so they're non-dairy

Coconut is a natural diuretic and stool softener, just saying....

 

[dannno]

Only costs over $200? Steal!

http://www.today.com/health/do-trendy-cleanses-help-or-harm-body-6C10488683



If you are thinking about doing a cleanse because you are concerned about your health and diet, eating ice cream (no matter what they try to call it) is not going to do much good for you- it may increase your desire for more unhealthy foods like more ice cream.

It's not ice cream. It is organic raw coconut, fruits, veggies and it is sweetened with raw honey that is frozen and blended. Raw honey has a glycemic index of around 30 which is very good considering most other sweeteners are in the 60-80 range.

It costs over $200, but not only are the ingredients moderately expensive and this is 4 days worth of food, but you also get 4 yoga classes with it. Yes, it is relatively expensive, but it is in LA and if it works well then other people will adopt variations of this cleanse and offer it for less or offer recipes online.

 

[Zippyjuan]

Buy four Naked Juices a day at Vons for about $2.50 each ($10 a day) plus hit some workout club in your area (many offer a free one week trial). http://thegymcrashers.com/?p=1586 $40. Same impact on your body.

 

[cajuncocoa]

Wow, I'll have to pass this information along to my sister, she is a fanatic about ice cream. The bonus is; you cleanse while enjoying something you like.

Now if they could just make a chocolate cleanse, I'd sign up.

Some chocolate is supposed to be very beneficial, so we might see this eventually. I'll be on the lookout!!

 

[dannno]

Buy four Naked Juices a day at Vons for about $2.50 each ($10 a day) plus hit some workout club in your area (many offer a free one week trial). http://thegymcrashers.com/?p=1586 $40. Same impact on your body.

Naked Juice isn't organic and it is pasteurized. Odwalla would be a better comparison, but it is pasteurized as well. It also has a ton of carbs and no coconut.

 

[specsaregood]

Some chocolate is supposed to be very beneficial, so we might see this eventually. I'll be on the lookout!!

The Raw cacao nut is really healthy. It is chock full of anti-oxidants, healthy saturated and monounsaturated fats. very few o-6 fats.
Eating the raw nut might be a bit of an acquired taste; but I love em now. sometimes I'll grind them up and put them in with the coffee grinds when I make my coffee.