Detox pads have been subjected to rigorous trials by the Japanese equivalent of the F.D.A. 
In Asia, detoxing the body has been accepted as mainstream for many, many years and it is entwined with their culture.
Here in the West we have only just begun to take this seriously, more and more people feel that they need to take control of their health and start fixing their health problems and they feel they are getting no help from their Doctor and the western attitude to just prescribe more pills that only treat the symptoms.
Check out the tests done on Detox pads and decide for yourself.