{"id":4146,"date":"2025-03-10T00:34:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T00:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/?p=4146"},"modified":"2025-03-10T18:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T18:19:27","slug":"how-diet-culture-is-causing-harm-with-clean-eating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/2025\/03\/how-diet-culture-is-causing-harm-with-clean-eating\/","title":{"rendered":"How Diet Culture is Causing Harm with Cleanses and \u201cClean\u201d Eating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4147 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/02\/diet-culture-detox-cleansing-eating-disorders-harms-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/02\/diet-culture-detox-cleansing-eating-disorders-harms-min.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/02\/diet-culture-detox-cleansing-eating-disorders-harms-min-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/02\/diet-culture-detox-cleansing-eating-disorders-harms-min-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/02\/diet-culture-detox-cleansing-eating-disorders-harms-min-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/02\/diet-culture-detox-cleansing-eating-disorders-harms-min-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/02\/diet-culture-detox-cleansing-eating-disorders-harms-min-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Recently, I <a href=\"https:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/dangers-cleansing-and-detox-eating-disorders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reviewed<\/a> the controversies about cleansing and detox among health professionals. This included the use of strategies to reduce the risks from chemical exposures in our environment and consumer products.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/cleanse-and-detoxify-in-our-chemical-world-a-haes-health-at-every-size-and-naturopathic-perspective-on-shielding-the-body-from-toxic-insults-part-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pervasiveness o<\/a>f detrimental substances in our world, I feel it is advisable to mitigate the harms that result from them. This can be accomplished by offering holistic support for the elimination of toxins and taking steps to prevent their further accumulation.<\/p>\n<p>Yet in attempts to assist with \u201cpurifying the body,\u201d many integrative medicine practitioners do not consider the unintentional, negative consequences that can occur. These <a href=\"https:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/dangers-cleansing-and-detox-eating-disorders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">include<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Economic strains and accessibility<\/li>\n<li>The promotion of food morality and <a href=\"https:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/dangers-cleansing-and-detox-eating-disorders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">healthism<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fueling disordered eating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In my latest <a href=\"https:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/how-diet-culture-messages-about-cleanses-detoxes-and-healthcare-can-backfire-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video blog<\/a>, I dive more into one of these pitfalls. Specifically, I discuss how mixing diet culture messages within detoxifying protocols can lead to serious mental health ramifications.<\/p>\n<p>Topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How diet culture damages our relationship to our bodies and food<\/li>\n<li>How purifying our life can lead to an unhealthy preoccupation with &#8220;clean&#8221; eating<\/li>\n<li>How an obsession with dietary cleanliness can result in a deadly mental health disorder<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFood addiction\u201d and &#8220;pure&#8221; eating<\/li>\n<li>Is it possible to be healthy in a toxic world without giving into diet culture?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dr-lobisco.com\/how-diet-culture-messages-about-cleanses-detoxes-and-healthcare-can-backfire-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a><strong> to access the full video and additional resources.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After reading the blog or watching the video, let me know your thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p>I believe it is possible to support our natural ability to detoxify ourselves of chemicals while also nourishing our bodies with foods that feel good and support our biology, psychology, and pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for taking the time to learn how to nurture your mind, body, heart, and soul.<\/p>\n<p>Sending you many blessings. \u2764<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you like this content, please spread the word by subscribing to my<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VmpahKb_MUE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> YouTube<\/a> channel and <a href=\"https:\/\/getoiling.com\/SarahLoBisco\/page\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newsletter<\/a>. This will allow us to reach more people and help to empower them with natural health information and safe, evidence-based essential oil education.<\/p>\n<div>If you haven\u2019t yet checked out my free resources and additional educational tools, <a class=\"default-link-style\" href=\"https:\/\/getoiling.com\/SarahLoBisco\/page\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>You can also become a community member and access my essential oils course and essential oils database. <a class=\"default-link-style\" href=\"https:\/\/getoiling.com\/SarahLoBisco\/members\/vaults\/4204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn more.<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, I reviewed the controversies about cleansing and detox among health professionals. This included the use of strategies to reduce the risks from chemical exposures in our environment and consumer products. 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