Do juice fasts/cleanses work?

Fasts and liquid fasts are usually used for spiritual/religious reasons and this idea crossed over into the health foods craze. "If you don't eat, you'll loose weight so drink everything you can get hands on and you'll be fine." Wrong. Yes, you consumed 1500 calories but your body is not designed to live off of liquids alone. The nutritionist is right, though. Your body does get rid of the toxins by itself but you can help that along by consuming your daily water intake (64 ounces but you get that from your food as well). Personally, pooping myself lighter is not my ideal weight loss strategy. Ever had a nasty stomach bug? I did once for 3 days and lost 15 pounds. Not cool. I would suggest just eating healthier, portioning your food out, drink more water and exercise (like a walk for 20 minutes) daily and you should be able to drop weight pretty quickly and alot more healthily. Best of luck!