Steinberg stressed the individuality of people and treatments. There are many ways to detox someone, she said. It all depends on how sick they are. If you lead a healthy lifestyle eat healthy, eat organic foods, exercise you'll naturally detox on your own, she said. A toxic system can generate many symptoms, including frequent headaches, constipation, skin problems, frequent colds, general aches, low energy, bad breath and premenstrual syndrome.
People are more aware of the qualities in our air, qualities of our water, food source qualities.
According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the number of Americans using an alternative therapy rose from 33 percent in 1990 to more than 42 percent in 1997. It's not just for hippies anymore. Most naturopathic doctors and holistic healers feel that detox, which is sometimes called alternative medicine, is not just an alternative but something to be used in conjunction with mainstream medicine. Risks do exist in this type of treatment, just as in mainstream medicine, most naturopaths recommend that a detox be performed under a doctor's supervision. I've been in practice for 25 years, Wessels said.