Gut, Liver and Detox
The Remedies (15)
Liver Detox
Commercial liver cleanses and flushes examined: a healthy liver detoxifies itself, evidence for the products is scant, and some supplements have injured livers.
Read the deep dive →Detox Protocols
A naturopathic overview of the liver's three detoxification phases and the nutrient, sweat, hydration and diet protocols built around supporting them.
Read the deep dive →Natural Constipation Relief
Fruits, vegetables and other natural approaches ranked by how they relieve constipation through fiber, sorbitol, water and gentle gut stimulation.
Read the deep dive →Gut Brain Axis
How gut microbes, the vagus nerve and immune signals link digestion to mood, with research on depression, anxiety, Parkinson's and psychobiotics.
Read the deep dive →Gut Healing
The naturopathic 5R protocol for intestinal permeability, with its remove, replace, reinoculate, repair and rebalance phases, plus testing and cautions.
Read the deep dive →Prebiotics
Fermentable fibers that feed colon bacteria to make butyrate; the strongest though modest evidence is for constipation, and research is still young.
Read the deep dive →Parasites
An overview of protozoa, worms and ectoparasites in humans, covering symptoms, why testing often misses them, conventional drugs and botanical approaches.
Read the deep dive →Liver Cleansing
A naturopathic liver-support approach covering supportive herbs, nutrients and foods, seasonal cleanse programs, castor oil packs and the red flags that need a doctor.
Read the deep dive →Iridology
Reading iris patterns as a map of body health; controlled studies found iridologists could not detect disease better than chance.
Read the deep dive →Betaine HCL
An old acid-supplying digestive aid taken for indigestion and bloating on a low-stomach-acid theory the page calls partly right, mostly overstated.
Read the deep dive →Pepsin
The stomach's protein-digesting enzyme, once prescribed for weak digestion, works only in strong acid and is studied as a factor in reflux.
Read the deep dive →Ear Candling
Burning a hollow wax-soaked cone at the ear is claimed to draw out wax; studies found no suction and report burns and injuries.
Read the deep dive →Fluoride-Chelation
A plain-language record of the minerals, herbs and protocols people use to remove fluoride, from boron and calcium to iodine, and each camp's view.
Read the deep dive →Chelation Therapy for Heart Disease
The history of EDTA drips for clogged arteries, the TACT trial's modest result, and TACT2's null result in diabetes even though blood lead fell by more than half.
Read the deep dive →Colon Hydrotherapy
Colonic irrigation flushes litres of warm water through the large intestine; evidence for its detox claims is lacking and real risks are documented.
Read the deep dive →Liver Extract
Concentrated liver once rescued patients with pernicious anemia and earned a 1934 Nobel Prize, before purified vitamin B12 replaced it.
Read the deep dive →Prescription and over-the-counter drugs now have their own section: Pharmacology › Drugs.
Protocols aimed at digestion, the liver and the idea of clearing something out. “Detox” is the least evidence-backed word on this site and several pages here conclude the practice does not do what it claims — that verdict belongs on the page, and the pages give it.
A remedy is filed here by what it claims to do, not by a judgement that it works. This section deliberately covers practices whose own pages conclude they do not — read the page before the category name.