Source: myhealthyclick.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Katy Perry is trying to her \u2018Teenage Dream\u2019 alive in a somewhat unconventional way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Thursday, in an Australian interview, the 34-year-old singer revealed that she is getting older and her cells are dying so she has started practicing enemas, what she calls as an \u201cancient remedy,\u201d to stay young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perry said, \u201cI\u2019m kind of into those type of things, like health and healing places and self-betterment places. Especially as you get older and you have longer hangovers, you realize the cells in my body are dying. I did this thing called Panca Karma\u2026you do lots of enema.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Explaining the potential benefits of getting enemas, she said, \u201cYou definitely feel more energy, it basically like gets all the crap out of you, every pun intended.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, her strategy to use this type of treatment is not really smart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For those who do not know, enemas are the \u201cinjection of a liquid through the anus into the large bowel,\u201d according to the US National Library of Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the most popular reasons people often get enemas is to cleanse the colon, a therapy some believe that it removes toxins, aids weight loss, and improves the absorption of nutrients, among other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, there is some bad news for Perry. There is no scientific evidence to support the benefits of getting enemas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Ranit Mishori from the Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, told Health, \u201cI think people are constantly looking for ways to feel better, and there\u2019s a psychological component to wanting to cleanse yourself and get things out of your system, so to speak. But that\u2019s already being done, very expertly, 24 hours a day, 365 days a week, by the kidneys and the liver; it\u2019s why we have bowel movements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Mishori was part of a 2011 scientific study that was published in The Journal of Family Practice. She concluded, \u201cDoctors should advise patients that colon cleansing has no proven benefits and many adverse effects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She explained that enemas could cause harm and irritate the mucosal lining of the gastrointestinal tract, potentially increasing the risk of colon infection<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Mishori said she \u201ccan\u2019t imagine why a healthy person would want to do this\u201d even if enemas did not pose health risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In her interview, Perry said, \u201cOrlando is very all about that kind of new age of living\u2026today we are actually on a little bit of a health kick because we ate so many croissants when we were on vacation,\u201d adding that they are currently \u201ceating fruit and apple cider vinegar and later I may have a vegan meal.\u201d Later, she clarified, \u201cProbably tomorrow I will have an In-N-Out burger.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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