MOLD. HEAVY METALS. ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS. GLYPHOSATE.

If you are struggling with toxins, you need a solid foundation.

Here are the MOST IMPORTANT NUTRIENTS your body needs to optimize its DETOXIFICATION processes:

MOLYBDENUM: a nutrient you’ve never heard of, but is critical for detoxification.

Molybdenum helps convert the toxic sulfite into sulfate.

We NEED sulfate for detoxification.

Molybdenum cofactor deficiency = rapid brain damage

Best food sources: beef liver, pasta, rice.

GLYCINE: critical for detoxification.

⬩Drives glutathione synthesis
⬩Directly binds to toxins for excretion
⬩Great for liver health (master detox organ)

Low glycine levels = higher risk of heart disease.

Foods: bone broth, chewy steaks, whole shellfish, gelatin, collagen.

TAURINE is also a key detoxification nutrient.

⬩Critical for bile acid production
⬩Incredible for liver health
⬩Detoxes ammonia (produced from dietary protein)
⬩Antibacterial

Mainly in red meat, eggs, dairy.

DIETARY CARBOHYDRATE for detoxification.

Yes.

⬩Insulin increases glutathione synthesis (glutathione is our master detoxification and antioxidant enzyme)
⬩Glucose (carb) itself is required to regenerate glutathione

Toxins are typically fat soluble - we need to make them water soluble to excrete them through urine and feces.

We use glycogen (stored sugar) to make toxins water soluble.

Fruit / fruit juices, honey, cane sugar, potatoes, white rice, fermented/sprouted/unfortified grains.

BICARBONATE aids detoxification.

It is the master acidity controlling compound in the body.

The acidity of the blood and urine is a critical determinant of what can be excreted through the detox pathways.

Bicarbonate increases glutathione.

Baking soda = sodium bicarbonate.

VITAMIN B1 for detoxification.

⬩Critical for carbohydrate metabolism
⬩Imperative for carbon dioxide production, regulating acidity
⬩Helps produce acetyl groups, which bind toxins for excretion.

Meat and some fruits including orange and its juice are good sources.

CHOLINE in detoxification.

Choline support the system of methylation, which is another method we use to make toxins available for excretion.

Choline literally saves baby chickens from dying of arsenic poisoning.

Choline is mainly in egg yolks and beef liver.

PROTEIN is actually one of your most important detoxification nutrients.

Protein is composed of amino acids, which play roles in making glutathione and providing support for methylation.

Meat, dairy, shellfish, eggs.

1 gram per kg bodyweight is a good minimum.

IRON is perhaps the most important detoxification nutrient.

The 1st phase of detoxification is to oxidize, before attaching things like acetyl groups for them to be excreted.

All of this first phase requires heme iron, found in red meat primarily.

Iron is a bit of a double edged sword - it is toxic to our tissues in excessive amounts.

Especially the free form of iron found in fortified grains.

Iron panel: ferritin, TIBC, transferrin, % saturation, serum iron, is a good way to track status.

I would not supplement iron.

FIBER is important for detox, too.

Both insoluble and soluble fibers can bind to toxins in the gut and aid in their excretion.

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I've covered some other important detox methods here:

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Deep dive on mold here:

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Heavy metals here:

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