We Live In A Toxic World
Chronic fatigue, weight problems, sleeping disorders, mood swings, fuzzy thinking, recurrent headaches, body pains, skin conditions, asthma, allergies, hayfever….. Complaints not exclusive to the elderly or unfit, but now frequently experienced by almost everybody, even children!
Today we are exposed to an all time high level of man-made toxins on a daily basis. Synthetic chemicals are everywhere, from the air we breathe, to the food we eat, water we drink, carpets we stand on, wall-paint we are surrounded with, along with house-hold products we use. When you combine these environmental toxins with smoking, alcohol, pharmacueticals, junk food, and personal care products with synthetic additives, it leads to a huge burden on your Liver and body’s detoxification processes.
Detoxification is a two-step process for neutralizing unwanted chemical compounds (Phase I and Phase II). These include not only drugs, pesticides, and toxins from the gut, but also normal body chemicals such as hormones and inflammatory substances that become toxic when built up over time. It is absolutely vital that both Phase I and Phase II occur for detoxification to be successful. Phase I either directly neutralizes a toxin or converts it to a chemical form that can be neutralized by the enzymatic process of Phase II. It can be thought of as the process of packaging up all of the toxins, whereas Phase II is shipping them all out of the body. The problem is that if Phase I is doing its job of packaging up the toxins, which creates free radicals in your body, and Phase II doesn’t complete the job of ridding them, then the toxins hang around and can become even more damaging.
This is why it is important to have a medically supervised detox so that the proper procedures take place. There are specific substances that activate and inhibit the Phase I and II processes. It is important to have proper supplementation in order to get the nutrients needed for activation of both phases. It is also vital to avoid inhibitors of detoxification. Among these include drugs, caffeine, alcohol, and specific inflammatory foods. There are hundreds of different cleanses and detox products out there today, many of which may actually do more damage than benefit. Intensive detoxification or fasting can be both challenging and dangerous to do on your own. This is why Liver health specialist, Brianna Brownfield, LAc offers a medically supervised Detoxification Program consisting of:
· Nutritional supplementation shown to enhance Liver detoxification phases 1 & 2
· A reasonable, safe elimination of potential inflammatory foods and allergens
· Evaluation for custom herbal prescriptions
· Comprehensive health consultation with acupuncture treatment and one followup session to augment and support your body through this process
To start the Purification Program and to schedule your appointment please call (530) 448-9729
