Homeopathic Detox Therapy (HDT) aims to enhance overall wellness through stimulating the body's detoxification pathways and encouraging the elimination of accumulated toxins. HDT can be used for both adults and children. Homeopathic detoxes use highly diluted potencies of homeopathic medicines in recurrent, carefully spaced out doses, which encourages the body to recognise and detox the offending substance(s), whilst supporting the elimination process to keep going.

A HDT program is specific and individualised. You may expect this program to take between 6-12 months to complete, depending on the specific detoxes you require. A short detox protocol where only 1 substance is being detoxed will usually take 1-2 months to complete.

Homeopathic detox remedies are prescribed in a specific order, individualised to what substances you have been exposed to. This order might not always start with the detox remedy relating to the substance you are most wanting to detox from, but be assured that when removing layers of toxicity in order of most importance, this is the most sensible way to complete HDT. People often experience an improvement in well-being early on in the protocol as we are working on removing layers of suppression right from the start.

Why is there an order of importance to detoxing substances? If a person has been exposed to steroids, long or short-term, but your main interest is in detoxing heavy metals, it is important to remove the suppressive layer of the steroids first. Due to the strong suppressive nature of steroids, if this is not addressed first, it can impede the body's ability to detoxify heavy metals as effectively.

Common detoxes include:

• Steroids
• Hormonal drugs ie. the oral contraceptive pill
• Antibiotics
• Fungi and mould
• Heavy metals including lead, aluminum and mercury
• Environmental toxins
• BPA/plastics
• Pesticides including glyphosate (round-up)
• Botox
• Toxins present in vaccines
• Radiation
• Ultrasound
• Dental amalgam
• Anaesthetic
• Cortisone

HDT also incorporates some supporting remedies in addition to the specific detox remedies. Supporting the body's detoxification pathways to enhance the effectiveness of elimination is vital in any detoxification program. A homeopathic bowel support as well as a homeopathic organ support are usually used during a HDT protocol. Supporting the body's detoxification pathways allows for the most gentle and rapid healing to occur.

Whilst homeopathic medicine does not carry with it any side effects, it is important to understand how the body heals and the healing response. During any homeopathic treatment, as the body's healing mechanisms are being stimulated, it is important to understand how the body may express this. The direction of cure in homeopathy explains the order of healing: from above downward, from within outward, from the most important organs to the least important organs, and in the reverse order of the appearance of symptoms. Example: if after taking a remedy, a person is more mentally stable but has developed a rash, a cold, or a return of eczema or a cough, this can be considered a positive direction of healing because the mental level is considered deeper than the physical level or symptom suppression.

Common symptoms you may experience when your body is detoxing:

• sneezing, runny nose, cough
• nausea, headache, joint pain, body aches
• frequent loose stools, frequent urination
• fatigue, shivers
• anxiety, irritability