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Married, one dog, no kids. Vibrant, healthy and full of life. But as Teri Katzenberger explains, it wasn't always this way.

"At the age of 18 to 23, I had a severe eating disorder, I was severely bulimic and borderline anorexic," Teri Katzenberger said. 

Teri was convinced she had things under control but quickly realized she was wrong.  

"I lived on diet coke, cigarettes, coffee, yogurt, frozen yogurt, peanut butter and M&M's. I have family and friends that would vouch for that, it was horrible," Teri said. 

As time passed, she became chronically ill and found herself weighing only 110 pounds at age 26. It wasn't until 1991 that reality checked in.  

"Had a boss that introduced me to vitamins, minerals, herbs and it was from then I just dived into it and started self-educating," she said.  

Teri realized she was hurting her body, not helping it. But medical experts say more and more people are turning to things like deep cleansing diets. 

These are home liquid remedies, over the counter pills or store-bought systems that help you lose weight and rid your body of 'unwanted' digestive toxins. For up to weeks at a time, it's a strict diet allotting only a fraction of the nutrition we really need each day.

Being inexpensive and quick, though, many Americans will jump on any kind without informing themselves first.

We sat down with Avera Gastroenterologist Dr. Steven Condron.

"If you go onto a fast for a prolonged period of time, some are a few days to weeks, the body is somehow fooled into losing weight by cleansing toxins," Dr. Condron said.

He says that's something you want to avoid. Cleansing diets may only work for a short period of time because you're not eating substantially for several days. Dr. Condron says these diets deplete your body of sugar, sugar stores water so what you're losing is water weight.

 "The minute you eat a pancake, you've probably put a pound or two back on. Most important part is the body, during those days, has been shocked into the concept that it's in starvation mode," Dr. Condron said. 

He admits he sees that all too often.

"It's frequent in our practice, we see patients tell us I've been dieting for years and I seem to be gaining weight. I lose some, gain some, but if you trend my weight, I keep gaining. It's the body is not being activated in the right way," Condron said. 

Teri knows first-hand because she used to deep cleanse and sometimes didn't even read the directions.

"I would buy stuff off the shelf, not know how to do it. So I would end up with stomach cramps, diarrhea," Teri said.  

And that's just the tip of the ice burg. Dr. Condron says losing weight and being healthy takes work and dedication. He recommends the colorful foods - fresh fruits and veggies - all natural or organic.

It took years for Teri to realize eating this way is the way to go.

" choose to do that or else I skip breakfast, or may not have lunch. I can't live that way. I have to be healthy and well, skin, hair..." Teri said. 

Instead of resorting to deep body cleanses for a short period of time, Teri chooses to eat well all of the time. Now she has a system: she makes nutritious meals for the entire week, she takes multivitamins and she makes smoothies with protein powder. She's even educating others along the way.

"I resolve to be healthy and well all the days. I don't want to be ill. I don't want to be sluggish, have headaches. I don't want to feel that," Teri said.  

"if you want to eliminate toxins in your diet, your best bet is to eat healthy and that's why we talk about fruits and vegetables, staying away from pesticides, eat organically. That's where your focus should be," Condron said. 

Twenty years later and Teri is feeling her best.

As mentioned, Dr. Condron says in order to lose weight, the most healthy and efficient way is to eat right and exercise. Always consult your doctor or nutritionist before beginning and program or diet.

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