Detoxification Health Quiz

How do you know if you should “Detox” or “Cleanse”?

Almost every sup­ple­ment com­pany has their own ver­sion of a detox or cleanse pro­gram designed to help you lose weight.

I am going to be hon­est with you.

I see weight loss not as a pri­mary aim, but as a sec­ondary ben­e­fit to bal­anc­ing other sys­tems of the human body.

While I do not like plans that focus on low calo­rie intakes and exces­sive fast­ing, I do like plans that allow you to eat as much as you want of the “right” foods while fol­low­ing some anti-inflammatory and hypoal­ler­genic meal guidelines.

My goal for a cleanse pro­gram is to jump­start lifestyle change and show how healthy food can be tasty and sat­is­fy­ing. With your 21–30 day com­mit­ment, you are forced to learn new habits, and try new recipes.

It takes at least 21 days to cre­ate a new habit, so it’s impor­tant that my clients com­mit for the full period of time, and use 10–14 days cleanses not as a crutch, but as a way to fine-tune their diet habits over the long-term fol­low­ing that ini­tial commitment.

If you are inter­ested in a detox or cleanse pro­gram, please sched­ule a 15-minute phone con­sul­ta­tion to dis­cuss what pro­gram may be right for you.

I will be hon­est with you if I find that your time and money would be bet­ter spent dig­ging deeper into other areas of your health.

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Health quizzes are for edu­ca­tion pur­poses only and do not sub­sti­tute for health or med­ical advice and/or diag­no­sis. Please con­sult a qual­i­fied health pro­fes­sional for spe­cific advice regard­ing your condition.

Adapted from the Insti­tute of Func­tional Medicine