Detoxification

Heavy metals, pesticides and plastics have made their way into the ecology of the planet, so that none of us escape these influences. Some individuals are genetically geared for efficient detoxification, whereas others accumulate toxins and suffer the multitude of disruptions that they can cause to cell signalling and energy production.

In the post-industrial age, we are exposed to toxins from a variety of sources, including: by-products of chlorination in drinking water and bath water, air pollution, pesticides and herbicides from food, parks, golf courses, plasticizers and coatings in our bottles and packaging, mercury from dental amalgams and in seafood.

Damage to the internal ecology of the body of such toxins is often associated with the chronic disease. The body has many mechanisms to break down and eliminate toxic substances. most drug, chemical, pesticide and hormones, are broken down or metabolized by pathways inside the liver. Other organs, such as our lymphatic system, kidneys, intestines and skin are involved in excreting these substances.

Many of the toxic chemicals that enter the body are fat-soluble, meaning they only dissolve in fatty or oily solutions and not in water. This can make it difficult for the body to excrete them. Fat-soluble toxins move to the fat tissues and cell membranes, which are made of fatty substances. These parts of the body may store toxins for years. During times of exercise, stress or fasting the toxins may be released into the system, triggering disruption of health with a multitude of symptoms, depending on each individuals’ most vulnerable systems.

Detoxification is a complicated process, and it is recommended that a detox regimen be designed with your medical or health practitioner. A useful approach to detox is fasting, which is an entire subject of it’s own, and should not be tried without the guidance of a health professional.

There are useful IV therapies that can be employed to assist in detoxification. IV Vit C can facilitate detox pathways, chelating agents can bind toxins and render them water soluable so that they can be excreted, oxidation therapies can breakdown toxins, making them more readily excretable.