With the rapid growth of the wellness and weight loss trends over the past decade, the word “detox” has become somewhat of a buzz word with it being used to refer to anything from cleansing the body after an alcohol binge to going liquid fasts for extended periods of time, or making extreme changes that could be dangerous to the body.
As with anything else, there are some detoxification programmes that truly offer benefits and many that simply do not. At the same time, the conventional medical community largely does not even believe in the concept of detoxification, autointoxication, or the idea that the body can in fact suffer from an accumulation of toxins due to poor diet or lifestyle choices.
With all the above factors in play, it can be hard for one to make a decision to go on a detoxification programme and more so on what programme to use and why.
Understanding the Basic Causes of Disease
Before talking about detoxification, we first need to understand the how and why one should consider going on such a programme. Why is detoxification important? Based on the principles of naturopathic medicine, we understand that the basic causes of many chronic and degenerative diseases are due to toxaemia and nutritional deficiency. Each day, our body is exposed to toxins of all kinds from external and internal sources. Health experts estimate that over 90% of cancers and other chronic diseases are due to a combination of poor diet and toxins in the body.
Toxemia refers to the accumulation of toxins in the body due to external factors such as pollution, impure food/water, consumption of chemicals found in food additives/pesticides, smoking, drugs (recreational/prescribed), trans-fats found in processed foods, accumulation of heavy metals such as lead and mercury, and more. The body can also suffer from “autointoxication” due to constipation and poor elimination by the liver, kidneys and other eliminatory organs.
Nutritional Deficiency is when the body is not being supplied with an adequate amount of essential nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, probiotics, enzymes, antioxidants, etc. Unfortunately, many foods we consume daily are high in calories and macronutrients like fats, carbohydrates, and proteins, but low in essential micronutrients that the body needs to be healthy because of commercial agriculture, the refining and processing of foods, and the use of additives or synthetic components in foods. Also, the overconsumption of certain nutrients such as sodium, omega 6 fatty acids, and others can cause nutritional imbalance in the body, which is harmful over time.
Progression of Chronic & Degenerative Diseases
It is now widely accepted that a majority of chronic diseases are due to lifestyle choices. Below is a chart showing an example of the progression of diseases.
On the far left, you can see the acute stage, where the body may be showing symptoms that the immune system is compromised due to stress. As you look at the chart from left to right, you can see that if the root causes of poor health are not addressed, the body will over-time degenerate and suffer from symptoms of poor health that we label as diseases. On the far right, the body is in the stage of degeneration where the conditions are potentially fatal.
The whole goal with making healthier choices and lifestyle changes is to help the body to progress from right to left, instead of left to right. We believe that many chronic diseases should not be considered as “normal” due to a person’s age or genetic pre-disposition. We make choices every day that either contribute to our wellness, or contribute towards disease. Most chronic diseases do not happen overnight, but are instead a result of years or decades of poor choices. The good news is that since they are developed over time and through the choices that we make, they can also be reversed or controlled over time through lifestyle changes and health building programmes. It is up to us to make the right choices to have our health progress from “right to left” instead of towards poor health and death.
The Goal of an Effective Detoxification Programme
The aim of an effective programme should be three-fold:
- To support the body’s natural ability to detoxify by eliminating toxins and restoring healthy function to the colon, liver and kidneys.
- To provide plenty of high quality, essential nutrients.
- To rebuild a weakened or suppressed immune system.
Ultimately, an effective detoxification programme should support the body’s natural ability to self-heal, self-repair, and self-rejuvenate. Similar to how a cut can heal itself over time, we believe that in the case of most chronic and degenerative diseases, the body has the ability to restore balance and reverse the root causes of the disease if it is given a chance to do so.
An effective programme will focus not just on detoxification, but also on rebuilding the body by supplying it with plenty of essential nutrients. It should use a combination of naturopathic therapies, herbal remedies, and nutrient rich foods / supplements in order to achieve the goal of bringing the body back into balance and providing the most conducive environment possible for the body to heal itself.
Dr. Lynn Tan’s
Detoxification & Rejuvenation Programme (DRP)
Dr. Lynn Tan’s DRP is a time-tested programme that has proven to be effective in restoring health naturally and safely. It uses a combination of detoxifying therapies and essential nutrients to support the body in restoring balance to metabolic function, organs and tissues. The products and therapies used in the DRP not only stimulate detoxification, but also help to combat oxidative stress or free radical damage throughout the body, bring the body’s pH back into balance, and reduce systemic inflammation in the body’s cells and organs. All the above mentioned set the DRP apart from many seemingly similar programmes in the market.
In addition, an integral part of the DRP is the use of Coffee Enemas in combination with the nutritional supplements and DRP diet plan.
The Coffee Enema helps to detoxify the liver and the blood, while causing a dilation of the bile duct, which facilitates the elimination of toxic breakdown products from the liver and the toxins from the blood out of the body through the colon. When one does the DRP, the change of diet in combination with the nutritional supplements will cause the body to flush out toxins from cells and tissues. Retained chemicals, heavy metals, and other substances will be pushed into the bloodstream and out through detoxifying organs such as the liver, kidneys, skin, and bowels. This can cause “healing reactions” as the body experiences similar symptoms to conditions that it may have had in the past, and this is one of the positive key signs that the body is in the healing process. Coffee enemas are essential as they help to remove toxins from the body quickly, thus reducing the severity and duration of healing reactions that may occur.
Additionally, the palmitates found in coffee stimulate the production of the master antioxidant glutathione S-transferase in the liver by up to 700%. This powerful antioxidant helps to neutralise free radicals that cause inflammation and cellular damage throughout the body. Free radical damage is one of the key causes of many chronic and degenerative diseases, such as premature aging, heart disease and cancer.
Going through the DRP is similar to sending your car for an overhaul. Its effectiveness has been proven through hundreds of testimonials and many have had their health restored and chronic conditions reversed through this programme. It has become the starting point for many people in pursuing a healthier lifestyle and future for their families.
In closing, always remember: “there is no miracle product, miracle drug, or miracle programme — but a miracle body that can heal itself, if given an opportunity to do so.” Give your body this opportunity and take the first steps towards turning your health around, today!
