Biodetoxification

I offer several options for biodetoxification within all the 12 and 24-week programs, each customized, based upon a patient’s individual needs. The biodetoxification is approached system by system, in order to avoid highly unpleasant “cleansing symptoms” which many people have been misinformed to think is to be expected. These reactions mean that the body does not have available the nutrient reserves to transform toxins into less toxic substances. 

If you are reading this it is likely that you or someone you care about suffers from an accumulation of environmental or endogenous toxins that is producing symptoms that is compromising the quality of life (such as triggering systemic inflammation, acting as one of the root causes of an autoimmune condition, anxiety, depression, AD(H)D, mood swings, poor energy or other health condition). Exposure to toxins such as chemicals, estrogens in meats and dairy, pesticides with estrogen-like activity, BPA-containing plastics, heavy metals (lead, cadmium, mercury, aluminum, etc.) and pathogens (parasites, viruses, bacteria, fungus, spirochetes and dinoflagellates) is hard to avoid as well as remove once embedded into the body’s tissues. These toxins can even act as neurotoxins, affecting the mind and emotions.  

Everyone is a candidate for bio-detoxification, but is especially important for those with chronic inflammation, chronic disease, environmental allergies, multiple chemical sensitivity, for those over forty and for those who are planning to conceive (for both men and women).Whenever a patient consults me I evaluate their need for biodetoxification, I offer a number of options for protocols, individualized to each person's needs. There is an option for everyone. Those who will be working with me through one of our 12 -week programs may wish to choose a more comprehensive program. In general, those who have been chronically ill for a long time will need to spend more time making a conscious and organized effort to improve their body's ability to detoxify properly. 

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With the evidence from long-term studies mounting about the benefits of a plant-based diet many people wish to move toward a vegetarian diet or embrace it completely. I offer expert guidance to help you accomplish this safely and easily, confident in knowing that all your nutritional needs are being met, whether your concern is adequate intake of protein/amino acids, vitamins, minerals or a balance of the more subtle properties of food. I, myself, have been vegetarian for over thirty years and, indeed, it was the best nutritional decision I could have made. Some may wonder how they will manage their transition to a more plant-based diet when other family members may not share their enthusiasm. I can help here, too, with family meal planning.

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SPECIAL DIETS (An abbreviated list) - Patient meal plans are customized to individual needs. No one particular diet meets a specific patient’s needs. Every patient receives a customized diet and meal plans that are completely individualized to his or her needs and taste preferences. (Vegetarian, vegan, Kosher & ethnic meals & menus are available). The meal plans and menus I provide are NOT print outs from a computer data base and are NOT general recommendations. They are specific tools for helping YOU reach YOUR health goals by controlling such nutritional factors as macronutrient levels (protein, fat and carbohydrate) and ratios, sensitizing foods and allergenic foods, vitamins, minerals, phytoestrogens, tolerance for oxalates, tyramine, histamine and salicylates, time for meal preparation and more.

Allergy Substitutions - Expert dietary makeovers starring foods to which you are non-reactive!

Casein-Free - Free of the most highly allergenic dairy protein.

Beyond DASH - Goes far beyond the National Institute of Health’s recommendations (Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension - DASH) to address potassium, magnesium and nitric oxide production as well as insulin production and for controlling high blood pressure.

“Gluten”- Free - Free of the most inflammatory gluten (alpha gliadin) in wheat, barley and rye.

Keto- Diets and Keto-Friendly Nutrition Plans - Customized to your specific metabolic needs.

Carbohydrate tolerance varies tremendously between patients and changes with time. If you consume too few carbs for an extended period of time you may develop adrenal exhaustion and if you consume too many you may stall your weight loss and/or increase the inflammatory processes in your body. You need an individualized program that addresses your metabolic individuality, which also takes into account all your other medical issues and risk factors.

Carbohydrate-controlled/Low Glycemic - Assists in weight loss, controlling blood sugar, triglycerides, and in reducing systemic inflammation and in improving quality of life in COPD and in other lung diseases.

Cardiac Prudent - Sodium-controlled with specific recommendations for amount and types of dietary fat, to help control lipid levels; optimal in magnesium and potassium.

Leaky Gut Syndrome - Designed to repair lining of the gut and to re-establish healthy microbiome.

Low FODMAP - Low in fermentable oligosaccharides-, disaccharides-, monosaccharides and polyols- which may be triggering digestive symptoms like bloating, gas and stomach pain.

Low Fructose - Assists in weight loss, blood glucose control and fructose sensitivity/ malabsorption(which may present as IBS symptoms).

Low Histamine - Assists in controlling histamine sensitivity.

Low Oxalate- Helps reduce occurrence of oxalate-containing kidney stones and severity of vulvodynia.

Low Purine - to reduce uric acid levels (a major factor in the development of gout).

Protein-Controlled (in kidney disease, for example) - supplemented with essential amino acids to reduce kidney stress and to ensure that protein needs with a much lower intake of dietary protein.

Potassium-, Sodium- and Phosphorus-controlled (in kidney disease)

Renal Diet - individualized protocols updated based upon latest research and clinical pearls to aggressively control kidney stress, electrolytes, albumin and dozens of other laboratory values which are important in maintaining or improving kidney function.

Low Salicylate - Controlled in this substance found in aspirin and in plants, in general.

Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) - Grain-free diet low in natural sugars and lactose with no added sugars.

Low Tyramine - Controlled in foods because it can trigger migraines or increase blood pressure.

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FREE: Nutrition Counseling For Disabled Veterans. Call for information on how to apply for free care. “Our disabled veterans deserve the best…” Let’s all stand together and volunteer our services! If customers can’t find it, it doesn’t exist. 

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I have been utilizing botanical medicine and other herbal therapies in my practice for almost 23 years. These recommendations are always given to complement dietary recommendations and with care in regard to any botanical-drug interaction with pharmaceutical medications a patient may be taking. I only recommend the cleanest and most solvent-free products. Whereas I do not retail products in my office I am always glad to direct my patients to providers of the highest quality products, with consideration for excellent value. My favorite provider for many of the herbs that I recommend is Blue Boy Herbs. Formulas were/are created by Master Herbalist Darrell Martin, who has been providing unsurpassed products for my patients for these last 23 years. www.blueboyherbs.com 

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