Where Is Katie Holmes?
No, really, where is she? Oh wait...there she is. She turned sideways for a second and I thought she disappeared.
Srsly. Girlfriend is looking frail. I mean, I'm all for losing excess poundage and keeping trim and looking after your health, but this is bordering on anorexic skinny. She doesn't even look healthy. Word is that she went in for one of those Scientology vitamin detoxes after her Broadway run, but did she really need to drop any more weight?
And just what is in a Scientology vitamin detox, better known as a purification rundown, anyway?
The program usually takes several weeks. As well as spending time in saunas, people are required to do light exercise including calisthenics, treadmills, and other similar activities. The program is not a weight loss program, and a medical officer's permission [a Scientology officer, NOT a doctor-k] is required in advance to start the program. Daily reports monitor the person's condition and progress through the program. The program consists of a course of doses of vitamins (niacin in particular), long periods in a sauna, exercise, and consumption of a blend of vegetable oils. A normal, healthy menu is maintained throughout the procedure. Doses of vitamins are monitored, and are adjusted during the course of the rundown. The theory is that toxins, drugs, and radioactive particles are stored in body fat, which are released through the exchange of fats (thus the oil consumption) and exercise, and then finally released via perspiration and other normal mechanisms such as body waste. Independent scientific evaluations report that the concentration of toxins or drugs in the sweat is negligible, as they are primarily removed from the body through the liver, the kidneys and the lungs. In the Purification Rundown Hubbard asserts that large niacin doses (up to 5000 mg) could restimulate and "run out" all manner of past phenomena, including radiation exposure, sunburn, allergies, cancer, gastroenteritis, and anxiety. He noted, "If it is there to be turned on by niacin it will be turned on by niacin." The dosages Hubbard described are within the range known to cause harmful side effects, such as liver damage and stomach ulcers. The Purification Rundown requires its participants to ingest the following at regular intervals:Well sign me right up. /jk/ It hasn't been that long since the end of Katie's Broadway play, just a few weeks, but we haven't seen much of her lately (pun not intended) and she is definitely looking thinner than she was the last time we saw her...and she was skinny then. Quite frankly, I think she needs to ditch the Scientolocrap and have a cheeseburger. In most photos I've seen of her, she doesn't look happy any more, plain and simple. Add to that the fact that the purif is just not medically sound or good for you, plain and simple...it is designed purposefully to cleanse your wallet from your money. I mean, if this is what this so-called church does for you, then I believe I'll just stay away. Save Katie!
- Niacin, in doses large enough to cause skin irritation or flushing. Scientologists believe this skin reaction is caused by "reappearing" past sunburns or radiation leaving the body.
- Oils, to replace the oils that are sweated out in the sauna.
- "CalMag" a drink consisting of calcium, magnesium water and cider vinegar.
- Multi-vitamins, Vitamins A, B1, Bcomplex, C, D, E, and multi-minerals
- Plenty of water, salt and potassium, used to replace the fluids and minerals lost in the sauna.
