The liver’s ability to detoxify is critical for health. Certain people are more at risk than others for impaired detoxification and increased health problems: Smokers or people exposed to second-hand smoke; people who consume excess alcohol, people who are regularly exposed to fumes from automobile exhaust, new carpet, new furniture, paint or industrial chemicals. People who use herbicides, pesticides, cleaning compounds, or other toxic chemicals at home or at work, people who regularly taking prescription, over-the-counter, or recreational drugs, people exposed to toxins from overgrowth of intestinal bacteria or yeast.
Symptoms suggesting the Detoxification Capacity Test include: allergies, or sinus problems; chronic fatigue; fibromyalgia; gastronintestinal problems; joint pain/ liver problems, neurological disease.
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For most toxins, the process of preparation for excretion involves two phases in the liver. In Phase I (oxidation) substrates are oxidized to become more reactive. In Phase II (conjugation), conjugated toxic compound become more water-soluble so that the products can be more easily transported to the kidney and excreted in urine. When these two phases are out of balance, the body is at greater risk of illness. This test using saliva and urine samples provides customized intervention recommendations for improved detoxification capacity based on the individual test results. |
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