Detoxification is an alternative medicine approach that proponents claim rids the body of "toxins", accumulated harmful substances that are alleged to exert undesirable effects on individual health. Detoxification usually includes one or more of: dieting, fasting, consuming exclusively or avoiding specific foods (such as fats, carbohydrates, fruits, vegetables, juices, herbs, or water), colon cleansing, chelation therapy, or the removal of dental fillings. Body cleansing is not supported by science, with no medical benefits demonstrated, and is based on questionable or disproved scientific claims. The toxins are usually undefined, with no evidence (or inappropriately used testing) for toxic accumulation in the patient.

Contents

• 1 Background
• 2 Types
  • 2.1 Detox diets
  • 2.2 Colon cleansing
  • 2.3 Heavy metals
  • 2.4 Foot and skin "Detoxification" devices
• 3 Criticism
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Verb

detoxify (third-person singular simple present detoxifies, present participle detoxifying, simple past and past participle detoxified)

1. To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.

• detoxification

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• Amen Health
  amenhealth.com
  Fasting programs, colema boards, and detox kits.
• Internal Cleansing Dynamics
  enempo.com
  All types of enema equipment and colonic irrigation equipment for detoxifying the body.
• LL's Magnetic Clay Baths
  magneticclay.com
  Offering clay bath kits to help remove heavy metals and chemicals such as mercury and lead from the body.