Beyonce, Sarah Jessica Parker and especially Gwyneth Paltrow all swear by detox cleanses. But the Today Health show has questioned whether they’re safe and as healthy as they claim to be or not.

Dr Ian Smith, author of The 4 Day Diet, and Heidi Skolnik, a nutritionist to the New York Giants, went on to the morning chat show to discuss the pros and cons to these sometimes extreme eating programs.

Watch the video above for the answers…

Oh yes, Fergie and Gwyneth Paltrow look stunning as always, we know that the two take great care in eating properly and exercising but now we’ve discovered that the two beauties also get some help through dietary supplements.  The Beverly Hills skin specialist, Sonya Dakar, known for telling her clients that great skin starts with a healthy body, has just released an FDA-approved supplement collection called Beauty Boot Camp.

Fergie takes the Ultima Power shake mixes which is micronutrient-fortified, rich in protein and promotes fat loss and muscle gain.  As for Gwyneth Paltrow she likes the Perfect Women multivitamin packs which have Omega-3 and vitamins that will balance hormones, support energy levels and keep the metabolism steady.  Keep in mind that Fergie’s shakes are $59 for a 14-day supply and Gwyneth’s vitamin packs are $98 a month.  So unless you’ve got the job to pay for these costly supplements it’s best to stick with drinking loads of water and sweating out all of those toxins at the gym; you’ll still get great skin and be healthy.

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In her latest GOOP newsletter, actress Gwyneth Paltrow shares her recipe for her version of ‘fast food’ – roast chicken and potatoes.

“I started to learn how to cook when I was about 19. I was going to the University of California, in Santa Barbara, and I was trying to be an actress as well so I kept driving down to LA to audition,” she says at the beginning of the video.” My dad was there working and we sort of started getting into cooking together… It just became our thing. We started watching a lot of cooking channels and over the years it just became a passion.”

In her YouTube video she takes viewers through the preparation from peeling and boiling potatoes to deboning the chicken.

“[Deboning] will cut the cooking time in half because the bones make it more dense and then it just takes longer for the meat next to the bone to get cooked all the way through,” Paltrow says. “Right now I’m working so I’m really interested in quick meals. I can come home from work, whip it in the oven or make a pasta and it’s done.”

If you don’t want to watch the full 7-minute video, Paltrow has also included a text version of the roast chicken recipe (and a yummy farmer’s market salad).

The meal serves 4 and takes only 1 hour to cook and prepare.

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