We live in a toxic environment. We are exposed to organohalogens like plastic residues and dioxins, organophosphates like pesticides, organic solvents like benzene and petrochemicals, as well as heavy metals like lead and mercury. Most of us will not experience high level exposures, for example through an occupational exposure, but research is showing that even low level, chronic exposure can lead to health problems.

The following are some of the most common sources of exposure:

• Community City and neighborhood air quality, noise, electromagnetic fields
• Home Home heating and ventilation, cleaning chemicals, pesticides, paints, carpets, building materials, molds, allergens, water
• Hobbies Toxic chemicals, paints, solvents, metal fumes
• Occupation Workplace air quality, toxic chemicals
• Personal habits Smoking, drinking, drug use, sun exposure, exercise, stress management
• Diet Overall quality of diet, overeating or undereating, meat eater or vegetarian, fast foods, snack foods, deep-fried foods, fish and seafood, organic or nonorganic foods, food allergies or intolerances, leaky gut syndrome, abnormal microbial ecology of the digestive tract
• Drugs Prescription and nonprescription
• Dental Amalgams placed and removed, extractions, root canals
• Development Mother's pregnancy history (e.g., smoking, drugs, drinking, toxic exposures, dental work), childhood exposures (e.g., leaded paints, pesticides, secondhand smoke)

There are so many "detox" products on the shelves of health stores today, it is difficult to know which is best for you. Most are actually ineffective and some can even be potentially harmful.

Algoma Natural Healing Clinic's Natural Detoxification Program guides and educates you to gently and effectively detoxify your body.

The name of the program is somewhat of a misnomer. You can actually think of it as a "pre-detoxification" program. You see, the reason why most detox products are ineffective is because they do not include any preparation phase for the detoxification process. This is analogous to trying to get rid of waste without a proper sewage system - eventually the sewage will back up. What this means for our bodies is that we need to ensure our organs of elimination (our kidneys, lymphatic system, bowels) are working optimally first before we begin detoxifying. Otherwise, the toxins will be moving out of the cells, but with no place to go since they are not being eliminated properly.

Our program opens the channels for drainage prior to detoxification.

Nature abhors a vacuum. Another common problem with popular detox products is that they forget that fact. They detoxify and take away without replenishing the body. When something is to be taken away, drained or detoxified, then it is our bodies' nature for something else to take its place. In practical terms, this results in nutrient deficiencies. And when an individual is deficient in trace minerals, enzymes, electrolytes, probiotics, amino acids, or vitamins, the healing process is challenged. Therefore, it is very important to re-establish the nutritional foundation while opening the drainage pathways before detoxification.

What the Program Includes

You receive the following:

• 90 minute consultation
• Nutritional counseling - what foods are more toxic, what foods help with detoxification
• Lifestyle counseling - tools to address stress, proper sleep, relaxation and activity levels
• One month supply of nutritional supplements - specially formulated for drainage and detoxification
• Instruction Booklet
• The Detox Solution by P. Fitzgerald

Don't do another ineffective, potentially harmful detox on your own again. Call Dr. Esposito at (705) 575-5760 or email her to learn more about how you can achieve effective detoxification, gently and naturally.