What is Detoxification?
What is Detoxification?
Detoxification or more commonly known as detoxing is the act of removing toxins from the body. In which the body returns to homeostasis after the long term us of addictive substances. Detoxification can be achieved by the use of antidotes as well as chelation therapy. Alternative medicines promote other types of detoxification such as diets, which may be wasted money to some.
There are many reasons for detoxification such as but not limited to:
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Drug Detoxification
- Metabolic Detoxification
- Alternative Medicine
Alcohol Detoxification: Process in which a heavy drinker’s system is brought back to normal after being used to having alcohol on a normal basis. GABA is reduced in serious addictions to alcohol as alcohol acts as a replacement. Without medical care long-term withdrawal can cause serious health problems and could result in death. After the detoxification process, other treatments should be sought to deal with the addiction.
Drug Detoxification: Used to reduce or relieve withdrawal symptoms. This is not to be used as an alternative to treat the addiction but as a step in long-term treatment. Often this kind of detoxification is done in a community program taking several months to complete. People undergoing this type of detox also inquire about counseling as well as therapy during the detox.
Metabolic Detoxification:
Alternative Medicine: Certain approaches remove toxins through herbal, electrical or electromagnetic treatments. Under this type of detox if toxins are released too rapid without being safely eliminated it can cause damage through the body. Therapies used include: contrast showers, body cleansing, and oil pulling.
Here at AWAREmed, we use Chelation Therapy which is a process in which a powerful antioxidant (a synthetic amino acid) called EDTA is delivered intravenously (Into the veins). Chelation comes from the Greek word “chelate” which means claw and apparently refers to the alleged removal of plaque and calcium deposits from arteries and veins by EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid).
