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Why Detox?

Every day, we are bombarded with toxins, chemicals, pollution, and everything else!  These toxins come from the cars that we drive, the food that we eat, the carpets that we have in our house, the plastic containers that we use to heat our food in the microwave, the chemicals that we put on our skin (like makeup, sunscreen, lotion, hairspray, deodorant, etc.) among many other things.

These toxins and chemicals build up in our body, and they can leave us feeling tired and weak.  We may lose our sense of mental clarity; we may experience brain fog, forgetfulness, or a loss of memory.  These and other signs and symptoms may indicate a need to detoxify.

How does detoxification help me lose weight?

When a toxin gets into your body (through our skin, stomach, or lungs) your body tends to (eventually) bury it in fat if it can not get rid of it through other means.  This means that a natural effect of a detox program will allow you to lose weight if you have extra weight to lose.  When your body is healthy, it will reach the weight that is best for you.  A healthy weight is different for each individual.

Is a detox program safe?

Unfortunately, many weight loss and detox programs are fad diets that are unsafe in ineffective.  I would be careful when looking at a "new" diet.  Some detoxification programs force you to dramatically reduce your calories.  This may be unsafe.  Many programs involve an extremely long period of fasting--this may also be unsafe.  Even others offer injections of some kind that are supposed to help. 

The best way to detoxify is to give your body the support it needs to detoxify itself.  This does not involve fasting for weeks, injections, starving yourself, or eating unhealthy food. 

Our Program

When you start a detox program at our office, we will first assess your need to detoxify.  If you do not need to detoxify, we will recommend that you do NOT start the program.  If you do need to detoxify, we will help you through your program.  We actually have two programs available, depending you your need.

You will begin your program by filling out a toxicity questionnaire.  This will help us determine your need (or lack of need) of detoxification.  Next, we will choose which program is best for you.

Our 21 day detoxification program involves greatly reducing or eliminating all refined sugars, flours, trans fats, and fatty meat.  We will give you whole food nutritional supplements to support better digestion, elimination, and detoxification.  Remember, it is your body that does the detoxifying--we just give it what it needs.  We will give you healthy and delicious recipes for meals.  You will have supplements to put into healthy shakes every day.  If you wish, we can also add daily email support.  We coach you, and support you through the entire process.  After the 21 day detoxification program, if you choose, you may continue on with a post detox program (recommended for lasting results). The 21 day detoxification program is a great way to jump-start a new healthy lifestyle.

If you are not ready for the 21 day program (or if you do not need it) we offer a 5 day quick cleanse.  This is beneficial if your toxic load is borderline, or if you want a quick program to help you decide if the 21 day program would be beneficial.

As always, we are eager to answer any questions you have about any health concern.