Functional Medicine
Detoxification and Healing
This isn't a juice cleanse. Medical detoxification means identifying what toxins are in your body (mold, heavy metals, pesticides, microplastics), testing your body's ability to clear them, and supporting the pathways that remove them. Evidence-based. Lab-confirmed. Medically supervised.
Why Toxin Exposure Matters More Than You Think
We live in a world saturated with chemicals that didn't exist 100 years ago. Mold in water-damaged buildings. Heavy metals in food and water. Pesticides on produce. Endocrine disruptors in plastics. Volatile organic compounds in building materials. Your body was not designed to handle this load.
Your liver, kidneys, lymphatic system, and gut are responsible for clearing toxins. When the toxic load exceeds your body's clearance capacity, these compounds accumulate. They disrupt hormones, damage mitochondria, trigger autoimmune responses, and create chronic inflammation. The result is vague, multi-system symptoms that don't fit neatly into any conventional diagnosis: fatigue, brain fog, hormonal disruption, immune dysfunction, weight gain, and pain.
Mold illness (CIRS, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) is one of the most common and most overlooked toxic exposures. An estimated 25% of the population has a genetic susceptibility that prevents them from clearing mold toxins normally. For these patients, even brief exposure to a water-damaged building can trigger debilitating, multi-system illness that persists long after leaving the environment.
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Evidence-Based Detoxification
We test before we treat. Toxin exposure is identified through specific lab testing, not guesswork. Your protocol is built around what we actually find in your labs.
- Mold and mycotoxin testing. Urine mycotoxin panels identify specific mold toxins your body is harboring. If positive, we implement binder protocols, support liver detoxification, and guide environmental remediation.
- Heavy metal assessment. Lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, and other metals assessed through blood or provoked urine testing. Chelation or binder protocols when indicated.
- Liver support. Phase I and Phase II liver detoxification require specific nutrients (glutathione, NAC, B vitamins, amino acids). We optimize these pathways so your body can actually process and eliminate what's stored.
- Gut function. The gut eliminates the majority of toxins via bile. If gut motility is slow or the microbiome is compromised, toxins recirculate. We address gut function as part of every detox protocol.
- Genetic factors. Some patients have genetic polymorphisms (MTHFR, GST, SOD) that impair detoxification capacity. We account for these when designing protocols.
Treatment timelines vary based on toxin type and load. Mold illness protocols typically run 3-6 months. Heavy metal protocols depend on levels and source elimination. We monitor labs throughout to track clearance.
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Completely. We test for specific toxins through laboratory testing, identify impaired detoxification pathways, and use evidence-based medical protocols. This is not a juice fast, supplement stack, or 7-day cleanse. It's medically supervised detoxification based on your actual test results.
Common symptoms include fatigue, brain fog, respiratory issues, joint pain, and worsening in certain buildings. A urine mycotoxin test identifies specific mold toxins in your body. We also assess genetic susceptibility (HLA-DR) that makes some people unable to clear mold normally.
It depends on the toxin and the load. Mold protocols typically run 3-6 months. Heavy metal clearance varies. The key is testing, treating, and retesting to confirm the toxins are actually leaving your body.
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