Purification Rundown
Question answered by formerscientologist in Scientology
Michael_Crichton asked this question on 9/2/2000:
How exactly is the Purification Rundown supposed to work? Has
there been any scientific validation for it? If it has, in fact, been
"Scietifically proven to work", then why has it been reported
that those undergoing it have to sign a waiver first?
formerscientologist gave this response on 9/5/2000:
There is no scientific proof that the purification rundown does
what it is supposed to do.
On the Purif, a person takes vitamin and mineral supplements,
particularly niacin, all-blend oil, drinks plenty of water,
consumes fresh vegetables, jogs, and sits in the sauna and
supposedly sweats out toxins.
This can be a healthy routine, but it is dangerous to sit in the
sauna.
Hubbard introduced the idea of a fat exchange. The idea is
that if you provide a person with good fat, their bodies
become willing to give up the bad fat.
The idea has some merit. Adelle Davis writes that if your
body lacks essential fatty acids it will have trouble burning
fat (No quotes here--just a shabby memory). However there
are better quality fats than all-blend oil, and there is no
guarantee that your body will burn up the toxic fat in the
process.
Niacin, in large quantities, expands the capillaries, supposedly
aiding circulation and thereby allowing the body to release
more toxins. However niacin suppresses the burning of fat,
and it is my understanding that many toxins are stored in the
fat.
How can sitting in a hot sauna cause your body to sweat out
more toxins than just urinating at room temperature? Perhaps
there are some water soluable toxins that are located near
one's skin?
Drinking more water can help, so does the jogging, and eating
a healthier diet can certainly help. The jogging is the only
activity that increases the circulation while burning the fat.
The sauna is certainly more dangerous than it is useful.
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