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Post-Holiday Detox Does 'More Harm Than Good'

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:56:31 CST

Planning to go cold turkey after some heavy holiday boozing? British doctors warn it may do more harm than good, the Daily Mail reports. The so-called "Janopause"—a month of forced sobriety after New Year's—often leads to excessive drinking from February onward. "You’re better off making a resolution to...

What a $5,600-a-Week Luxury Detox Is Like

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:35:05 CDT

On the first day of her $5,600-per-week stay at a ritzy Malibu detox ranch, Christina Binkley was awakened at 5:30am to do yoga, eat a tiny frittata, and then go on a 12-mile hike. "The scenery was gorgeous," she writes in the Wall Street Journal , but after four...

Brown Rumors Old News: Manager's Dad

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:56:53 CDT

Two British reality talent-show acts nearly came to blows in their competition to open for Michael Jackson’s London shows, the Mirror reports. It may be a moot point, the New York Post adds—so far, no one is willing to insure the July concerts. Elsewhere: The father of Chris Brown’s...

Pre-Pregnancy Scientology Diet Saps Katie

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:33:01 CST

Why did Katie Holmes really skip the Oscars? It wasn’t for work, the Mail reports, but because of a detox diet that left her drained. The diet, which consists of herbal drinks, is recommended by Scientology to aid conception—and Holmes and husband Tom Cruise are ready for a second...

Diet Books for a Skinny 2009

Victoria Floethe — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:11:10 CST

Another year, another diet book. What's new? The Wall Street Journal dishes the skinny—and the zany—for 2009: I Can Make You Thinner , Paul McKenna: Train your brain to only eat when hungry (hypnosis cd included). The Lemon Juice Diet , Teresa Cheung: The initial recipe—lemon juice, water, maple...

Detox is Second (or Only) Home for These Addicts

Sarah Levy — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:54:23 CDT

Drug addicts who check into New York hospital detox units dozens of times per year cost the state more than $300 million annually. These frequent fliers are often homeless or mentally ill people who see detox as a source of food and housing. People use it instead of the shelter...