Table 3.
Use of Detoxification Therapies in General Therapy
| |
Percent (%) |
|---|---|
| N=169 | |
| Cleansing foods (i.e., Brassica family, beet root, dandelion, etc). | 91 |
| Increased fruit/vegetable intake | 88 |
| Vitamin/mineral/antioxidant supplementation | 85 |
| Organic foods | 85 |
| Elimination diet | 84 |
| Probiotics | 83 |
| Reduce environmental exposure | 81 |
| Stool bulking agents/fiber | 79 |
| Cholagogue herbs | 75 |
| Sauna | 66 |
| Chelating agents | 60 |
| Skin brushing | 56 |
| Lymphagogue herbs | 51 |
| Avoidance of animal products | 47 |
| Constitutional hydrotherapy | 40 |
| Unmonitored cardiovascular exercise | 39 |
| Increased protein intake | 35 |
| Colonic irrigation/colon hydrotherapy | 33 |
| Combination homeopathic remedies | 33 |
| Fasting | 31 |
| Constitutional homeopathic remedies | 27 |
| Laxative herbs | 27 |