| Detoxification |
The concept of detoxification or drainage is found in natural and homeopathic medicine. This
valuable treatment is no longer a part of western or allopathic medicine, which is a great loss for
those patients who utilize western medicine as a stand alone therapy.
Chronic and degenerative disease, from a natural medicine viewpoint, can be viewed as the end
result of multiple assaults upon the body’s systems, from both external and internal “toxins.”
These toxic materials are variously known as environmental pollutants, hazardous and toxic
chemicals, food preservatives, fixatives and colorants, anti-oxidants and metabolic waste
products. Many western medicines will also be considered biological toxins or biological poisons.
For example, all antibiotics are poisons, they kill bacterial germs because of their poisonous
nature, otherwise we would not use them. Many chemotherapeutic agents are poisons; they kill
cancer cells, that is why we use them.
Any of these materials can build up over time and will be found in storage cells throughout the
human body. Most practitioners of natural health and healing believe that these toxins lead to
chronic disease states.
Cancer, in most of its forms, can be described as a chronic degenerative change requiring whole
body detoxification and drainage. Drainage will not be curative in these cases but is still done for
its palliative benefits. This basically means that most people feel better after any detoxification of
the body.
One of the areas that natural therapy speaks of is the “terrain.” This is your personal internal
environment and represents the total “experience” or exposure that your body has acquired
through your lifetime. Each of us will have a unique group of experiences which represent all of
the external and internal toxins which have accumulated at our personal cellular level.
The goal of detoxification and drainage is to remove as many and as much of these materials as
possible. In other words, we think it is a good idea to clean up your terrain which has either
allowed or encouraged the growth of your disease.
Detoxification and drainage can be either complex or simple depending upon your personal vitality
and the overall current level of health. It should never weaken you or leave you in a “run down”
feeling.
What do I mean when I tell you to “Detox?”
Detoxification the broadest sense of the term means housecleaning to re-establish normal bio-
regulation or homeostasis. I use the term to mean cleansing of the Liver, Intestinal Tract, Kidneys
and the Lymphatic System and therefore by extension the red blood and circulatory system, the
white blood tissue and immune system as well as the endocrine and hormonal system. Bio-
regulation is the natural medicine term which refers to restoring the “unbalance” of the hormonal
system, the regulation of the central and peripheral nervous system and the regulation of the
extracelluar matrix.
Do not let all these terms scare you. You are just going to do a good house cleaning of your own
body, probably something that has been neglected for far too long.
When should you begin to “Detox?”
Detoxification of your body should begin slowly, allowing your body to gain strength and vitality.
Anytime is a good time to start, and there is no time like the present to start to work. However,
you should not detox while actively taking any chemotherapeutic material as this may weaken the
chemotherapy below the level of activity.
It is acceptable to detox after you have completed or before starting any chemotherapy. You are
paying for the chemotherapy agent, the doctor’s office call, the laboratory tests and everything
else the goes with chemotherapy. Do not reduce the effectiveness by doing either a herbal or
homeopathic detox material. You can, however, follow the simple measures of detox even when
you are taking any chemotherapy.
How often should you “Detox?”
That depends on what your personal health and therapeutic goals are.
In cases of chronic, degenerative diseases and allergies the simple measures should be done
everyday for as long as the disease persists and bothers you. The daily 12 hour fast should
become your routine daily lifestyle for the rest of your life. It may just help increase your lifespan
as well as make you feel more empowered, feel healthier and more energized.
The complex measures which involve taking amino acids, herbals and homeopathics should
become a regular part of your lifestyle as well. Results can be measured with standard laboratory
markers, both blood and urine specimens, as well as non-traditional laboratory markers, like 24
hour urine collections, hair mineral analysis and comprehensive stool analysis.
So what are the simple measures you can do to “Detox?”
To start, reduce your personal exposure to toxins, like tobacco products and tobacco smoke,
especially second hand smoke. These toxins are known to stop the ciliary escalator found in
everyone’s lungs and reduce the effectiveness of your immune system. When faced with a chronic
or degenerative disease it is important to take any and all steps to improve your health.
Eliminate foods cooked, microwaved or heated in plastic bags, plastic wrap or plastic re-sealable
containers (i.e. Ziploc or Tupperware). Plastic is known to contain “Xeno-hormones” similar in
action to estrogen which is released on heating and then entering the food you are going to
consume. These Xeno-hormones upset the normal bio-regulation hormone balance found in your
body naturally.
Eliminate or limit sugar in your diet. White refined sugar acts to suppress the immune system,
even in healthy individuals. Use this material very sparingly if at all. Do not use sugar substitutes
either. You can eat most foods without added sugar and choose water over corn or cane sugar
based beverages.
Do not drink beverages stored in aluminum cans or tin. Aluminum and tin are both made a soft
metal which can poison your body over time with exposure to chronic or daily beverages.
Drink filtered spring water. This is the natural beverage that contains most of the minerals which
your body requires to work properly. By drinking about one gallon of filtered spring water every
day you will begin to flush out cellular toxic build up found through out your body. Your skin will
improve its tone and complexion and you might even notice that your eyes seem brighter and
have the sparkle of youth. Do not drink distilled water as the required natural minerals have been
removed.
Make green tea a part of every day life. Six cups per day will detox your kidneys and flush out
toxins from your blood through the kidney/bladder. Only those materials which are normally
removed by the kidney will be detoxified in this manner.
Increase the number of servings of fresh and raw fruits and vegetables in your daily diet. The
USDA Food Pyramid is based upon nine servings of vegetables every day along with five servings
of fruit every day. Eating fresh and raw fruits and vegetables will increase your dietary fiber which
will detox your intestinal tract, improve your natural bowel movements and cleans your blood
system of metabolic waste products. CAUTION: Some forms of chemotherapy will reduce your
white blood count and also destroy your natural immune system. Your doctor will advise you NOT
to eat raw fruits or vegetables while using these dangerous materials. Please heed this advice.
Are there simple measures you can do to “Fast?”
There is a very simple way that you can incorporate fasting into your lifestyle that is an effective
method of stimulating your lymphatic system and by extension improve your overall immune
system. Remember that you immune system is your body’s natural health monitor, it is the
defensive part of your team and everything that you can do to help it out makes your overall
health stronger.
Fasting is a method of health building and cleansing that has been advocated by most major
religions throughout the world. Why? Because it works! It is a very effective way to improve
yourself which does not cost a great deal of money. Anyone can do it. It does not require special
cloths or expensive equipment.
There are many types of fasts available today, but to start with, I recommend a very easy method
that you can follow. It is the Daily 12 hour fast. That’s right, daily, that means every day of the
week, every day of the month, until your health is as good as you can handle. Each fast will last
for 12 hours out of a 24 hour day.
This means that if you eat your last meal of the day at 8:00 PM then you can not eat anything
except for water until 8:00 AM the next morning. No bedtime snacks, no midnight snacks, no late
night bowls of ice cream. Every day you can eat normally for twelve hours, but do not overeat.
Then at night, from the last true meal of the day until the next morning when you “Breakfast” the
only thing you are allowed is water. No cheese and crackers and No popcorn.
Sounds easy? Try it for one week and you will be surprised at how much we eat every day
between our last meal and our “Breakfast.”
So what are the more complex measures you can do to “Detox?”
The most effective detoxification protocols tend to be disease-person specific and are built around
your laboratory values, vitality and stamina.
Detoxification of the body is a key component in most forms of natural medicine and has been
used safely over many years. It is essential that you cleanse and drain the liver, intestinal tract,
kidneys and lymphatic systems when treating any chronic disease state. Many people who try
natural medicine do not get the maximum benefit because they only use the vitamins, herbs,
massage therapy, or acupuncture without including detoxification.
You can use the following materials to detox specific organs and bio-regulation terrain in the body.
Liver Detoxification:
Taraxacum officinalis Danelion
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle
N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) amino acid
L-glutathione amino acid
Kidney Detoxification:
Juniperus communis Juniper berries
Taraxacum officinalis Danelion
Solidago odora Goldenrod
Scilla maritime Squill
Intestinal Tract Detoxification:
Taraxacum officinalis Danelion
L-Glutamine amino acid (Contraindicated in Leukemia)
Lymphatic System Detoxification:
Taraxacum officinalis Danelion
N-acetyl cysteine amino acid
L-Glutamine amino acid (Contraindicated in Leukemia)
valuable treatment is no longer a part of western or allopathic medicine, which is a great loss for
those patients who utilize western medicine as a stand alone therapy.
Chronic and degenerative disease, from a natural medicine viewpoint, can be viewed as the end
result of multiple assaults upon the body’s systems, from both external and internal “toxins.”
These toxic materials are variously known as environmental pollutants, hazardous and toxic
chemicals, food preservatives, fixatives and colorants, anti-oxidants and metabolic waste
products. Many western medicines will also be considered biological toxins or biological poisons.
For example, all antibiotics are poisons, they kill bacterial germs because of their poisonous
nature, otherwise we would not use them. Many chemotherapeutic agents are poisons; they kill
cancer cells, that is why we use them.
Any of these materials can build up over time and will be found in storage cells throughout the
human body. Most practitioners of natural health and healing believe that these toxins lead to
chronic disease states.
Cancer, in most of its forms, can be described as a chronic degenerative change requiring whole
body detoxification and drainage. Drainage will not be curative in these cases but is still done for
its palliative benefits. This basically means that most people feel better after any detoxification of
the body.
One of the areas that natural therapy speaks of is the “terrain.” This is your personal internal
environment and represents the total “experience” or exposure that your body has acquired
through your lifetime. Each of us will have a unique group of experiences which represent all of
the external and internal toxins which have accumulated at our personal cellular level.
The goal of detoxification and drainage is to remove as many and as much of these materials as
possible. In other words, we think it is a good idea to clean up your terrain which has either
allowed or encouraged the growth of your disease.
Detoxification and drainage can be either complex or simple depending upon your personal vitality
and the overall current level of health. It should never weaken you or leave you in a “run down”
feeling.
What do I mean when I tell you to “Detox?”
Detoxification the broadest sense of the term means housecleaning to re-establish normal bio-
regulation or homeostasis. I use the term to mean cleansing of the Liver, Intestinal Tract, Kidneys
and the Lymphatic System and therefore by extension the red blood and circulatory system, the
white blood tissue and immune system as well as the endocrine and hormonal system. Bio-
regulation is the natural medicine term which refers to restoring the “unbalance” of the hormonal
system, the regulation of the central and peripheral nervous system and the regulation of the
extracelluar matrix.
Do not let all these terms scare you. You are just going to do a good house cleaning of your own
body, probably something that has been neglected for far too long.
When should you begin to “Detox?”
Detoxification of your body should begin slowly, allowing your body to gain strength and vitality.
Anytime is a good time to start, and there is no time like the present to start to work. However,
you should not detox while actively taking any chemotherapeutic material as this may weaken the
chemotherapy below the level of activity.
It is acceptable to detox after you have completed or before starting any chemotherapy. You are
paying for the chemotherapy agent, the doctor’s office call, the laboratory tests and everything
else the goes with chemotherapy. Do not reduce the effectiveness by doing either a herbal or
homeopathic detox material. You can, however, follow the simple measures of detox even when
you are taking any chemotherapy.
How often should you “Detox?”
That depends on what your personal health and therapeutic goals are.
In cases of chronic, degenerative diseases and allergies the simple measures should be done
everyday for as long as the disease persists and bothers you. The daily 12 hour fast should
become your routine daily lifestyle for the rest of your life. It may just help increase your lifespan
as well as make you feel more empowered, feel healthier and more energized.
The complex measures which involve taking amino acids, herbals and homeopathics should
become a regular part of your lifestyle as well. Results can be measured with standard laboratory
markers, both blood and urine specimens, as well as non-traditional laboratory markers, like 24
hour urine collections, hair mineral analysis and comprehensive stool analysis.
So what are the simple measures you can do to “Detox?”
To start, reduce your personal exposure to toxins, like tobacco products and tobacco smoke,
especially second hand smoke. These toxins are known to stop the ciliary escalator found in
everyone’s lungs and reduce the effectiveness of your immune system. When faced with a chronic
or degenerative disease it is important to take any and all steps to improve your health.
Eliminate foods cooked, microwaved or heated in plastic bags, plastic wrap or plastic re-sealable
containers (i.e. Ziploc or Tupperware). Plastic is known to contain “Xeno-hormones” similar in
action to estrogen which is released on heating and then entering the food you are going to
consume. These Xeno-hormones upset the normal bio-regulation hormone balance found in your
body naturally.
Eliminate or limit sugar in your diet. White refined sugar acts to suppress the immune system,
even in healthy individuals. Use this material very sparingly if at all. Do not use sugar substitutes
either. You can eat most foods without added sugar and choose water over corn or cane sugar
based beverages.
Do not drink beverages stored in aluminum cans or tin. Aluminum and tin are both made a soft
metal which can poison your body over time with exposure to chronic or daily beverages.
Drink filtered spring water. This is the natural beverage that contains most of the minerals which
your body requires to work properly. By drinking about one gallon of filtered spring water every
day you will begin to flush out cellular toxic build up found through out your body. Your skin will
improve its tone and complexion and you might even notice that your eyes seem brighter and
have the sparkle of youth. Do not drink distilled water as the required natural minerals have been
removed.
Make green tea a part of every day life. Six cups per day will detox your kidneys and flush out
toxins from your blood through the kidney/bladder. Only those materials which are normally
removed by the kidney will be detoxified in this manner.
Increase the number of servings of fresh and raw fruits and vegetables in your daily diet. The
USDA Food Pyramid is based upon nine servings of vegetables every day along with five servings
of fruit every day. Eating fresh and raw fruits and vegetables will increase your dietary fiber which
will detox your intestinal tract, improve your natural bowel movements and cleans your blood
system of metabolic waste products. CAUTION: Some forms of chemotherapy will reduce your
white blood count and also destroy your natural immune system. Your doctor will advise you NOT
to eat raw fruits or vegetables while using these dangerous materials. Please heed this advice.
Are there simple measures you can do to “Fast?”
There is a very simple way that you can incorporate fasting into your lifestyle that is an effective
method of stimulating your lymphatic system and by extension improve your overall immune
system. Remember that you immune system is your body’s natural health monitor, it is the
defensive part of your team and everything that you can do to help it out makes your overall
health stronger.
Fasting is a method of health building and cleansing that has been advocated by most major
religions throughout the world. Why? Because it works! It is a very effective way to improve
yourself which does not cost a great deal of money. Anyone can do it. It does not require special
cloths or expensive equipment.
There are many types of fasts available today, but to start with, I recommend a very easy method
that you can follow. It is the Daily 12 hour fast. That’s right, daily, that means every day of the
week, every day of the month, until your health is as good as you can handle. Each fast will last
for 12 hours out of a 24 hour day.
This means that if you eat your last meal of the day at 8:00 PM then you can not eat anything
except for water until 8:00 AM the next morning. No bedtime snacks, no midnight snacks, no late
night bowls of ice cream. Every day you can eat normally for twelve hours, but do not overeat.
Then at night, from the last true meal of the day until the next morning when you “Breakfast” the
only thing you are allowed is water. No cheese and crackers and No popcorn.
Sounds easy? Try it for one week and you will be surprised at how much we eat every day
between our last meal and our “Breakfast.”
So what are the more complex measures you can do to “Detox?”
The most effective detoxification protocols tend to be disease-person specific and are built around
your laboratory values, vitality and stamina.
Detoxification of the body is a key component in most forms of natural medicine and has been
used safely over many years. It is essential that you cleanse and drain the liver, intestinal tract,
kidneys and lymphatic systems when treating any chronic disease state. Many people who try
natural medicine do not get the maximum benefit because they only use the vitamins, herbs,
massage therapy, or acupuncture without including detoxification.
You can use the following materials to detox specific organs and bio-regulation terrain in the body.
Liver Detoxification:
Taraxacum officinalis Danelion
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle
N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) amino acid
L-glutathione amino acid
Kidney Detoxification:
Juniperus communis Juniper berries
Taraxacum officinalis Danelion
Solidago odora Goldenrod
Scilla maritime Squill
Intestinal Tract Detoxification:
Taraxacum officinalis Danelion
L-Glutamine amino acid (Contraindicated in Leukemia)
Lymphatic System Detoxification:
Taraxacum officinalis Danelion
N-acetyl cysteine amino acid
L-Glutamine amino acid (Contraindicated in Leukemia)