We are all exposed to external toxins on a daily basis.

These include pollutants, pesticides and chemicals. Internally, our bodies produce waste byproducts as a result of metabolic function.


Purification, also known as detoxification, can help remove these natural toxins from your body, and metabolize to manage weight, which is important to maintain your health and vitality.


If you are curious about the program, here is a little Q and A:


Q: What symptoms indicate a need for a purification program?
A:  Toxins can contribute to a wide range of conditions, including:

• Stuffy head
• Fatigue or difficulty sleeping
• Indigestion and other temporary gastrointestinal upset
• Food cravings and weight gain
• Reduced mental clarity
• Low libido
• Skin that’s not looking its best
• Joint discomfort
• Hormone imbalance
• Sluggish concentration
• PMS

Q: Where Do these Toxins Come from?
A: There are approximately 80,000 chemicals registered for use in the U.S. Here are some examples of external and internal toxins:
External Toxins:

• Air and water pollutants
• Cigarette smoke
• Skin lotions/creams
• Makeup
• Hair products
• Heavy metals
• Certain household cleaning products
• Pesticides
• Preservatives and additives
• Trans fats

Internal Toxins:

• Ammonia
• Carbon dioxide
• Free radicals

Q: How do I determine my toxic load?
A: Your toxic load is the amount of toxins that you body must process. If you answer yes to the the majority of the following questions, then it is likely that your diet contributes significantly to your toxic load.

• Do you or have you eaten processed foods?
• Do you eat non organic fruits and vegetables?
• Do you eat meat that is not organic?
• Do you or have you ever used artificial sweeteners?
• Do you drink soda?
• Do the foods you eat have preservatives, additives, dyes or sweeteners added?
• Do you eat out regularly?
• Do you charbroil or grill foods?
• Do you drink coffee regularly?
• Do you drink alcohol?
• Do you drink tap water?

Beyond diet, many external toxins, such as makeup, shampoos, body lotions, household cleaners and pollution, all add to your toxic load.


Q: How do internal organs assist in purification?
A: The Purification Program stimulates specific detoxification organs in the body – liver, kidneys and intestines. With help from these organs, your toxic load can decrease and your body can concentrate on purification. This helps you achieve optimal health by cleansing the body from the inside out.
Liver – filters toxins, removes excess estrogen and xeno-estrogens, aids in metabolizing fat, protein and carbohydrates, helps transform many toxins into harmless agents
Kidneys – filters waste and excess fluid from the blood, regulates and releases sodium, phosphorus and potassium for the body to function properly
Small Intestine – digests food so that nutrients can be absorbed into the blood and transported to the liver, provides a barrier that blocks toxins from the rest of the body.
Large intestine – absorbs water and electrolytes, forming waste that excreted from the body, produces antibodies for gastrointestinal health, contains bacteria that creates fatty acids and some vitamins for extra nutritional support.


Q: How Does the Program Work?
A: This 21-day program includes eating whole, organic and unprocessed foods; taking supplements that support liver, kidney, gall bladder and the digestive system, made with whole foods and other ingredients; and drinking plenty of water and a meal replacement shake. The SP Complete shake offers essential whole food nutrition, including:

• Provides amino acids
• Supports intestinal muscular and immune system health
• Provides ingredients with antioxidant activity
• Supports healthy liver function
• Supports the body’s normal toxin-elimination function
• Supports the maintenance of a healthy weight when combined with a healthy lifestyle

If you're interested in the cleanse program, give us a call 330-386-1111

We live in a society that promotes last-minute health care…

We get blood and urine tests that will show if there is a problem that is well on its way.
Some manual tests will show early detection, but still we are looking for problems that already exist. Personally, I would rather not develop a health problem in the first place.
There are some basic areas of health that are very instrumental in having a healthier, well functioning physiology. These same areas are usually pretty beat up when people first show up in the office.

These areas include:

1. 1. Liver function
   2. Immune system
   3. Digestive strength
   4. Toxicity

These areas gradually weaken over time due to the American diet, pollution, chemical and metal exposure, and use of OTC’s and prescriptions.

There is plenty you can do to keep these areas strong:

1. Eat real and whole food
2. Reduce/eliminate processed sugar
3. Don’t buy or use chemical-laden foods and products
4. Don’t buy or eat GMO foods
5. Exercise and stretch regularly
6. Reduce stress, or at least create time for yourself.

Even with these efforts, it is impossible to not be affected by our modern lifestyle and the environment that we live in. That’s why we have several prevention approaches to address these problems.

For example, once a year you should do a purification. Depending on your health history, you may benefit from our immune system cleaning and strengthening once or even twice a year. Everyone should do a gut flora restoration program at least once. The liver/gall bladder is instrumental and frequently congested when people first start here.

Why wait for that again? Get “your oil changed” annually. These are powerful avenues to preventing disease! And so easy to do. Just ask us for the details. Keeping well is just as important as getting well.

Most people that come to ELFP for help are taking supplements from their local grocery or drug stores. They may be using a protein powder to make smoothies. We have been told that they will help us in one way or another. Did you know that they can also cause problems?

It’s true that human beings need vitamins, minerals, protein, enzymes, and other nutrients to repair and maintain the body. The problem is that 99% of supplements you find on the shelves are synthetic. This means that they are made in a lab. They are not food. All vitamins are not created equal!

For example, a Vitamin C supplement can be synthetic or real. The most popular form of synthetic C is ascorbic acid, which comes from corn starch, corn sugar, or rice starch, and is chemically dependent upon volatile acids. Some manufacturers put “natural” on the bottle. This only means that 10% of the ingredients need to be real. The rest is synthetic. A real Vitamin C supplement has hundreds of parts to it including ascorbic acid, and comes only from food and plants. This is what makes it effective.

In the office, we have seen in some cases, the fatigue, toxicity, mental sluggishness, etc., have come from the synthetic supplements that patients have been on for years.
Why do they make and sell synthetic supplements? We’ll give you one guess….money.
It’s cheaper and easier to make synthetic supplements. Whole food supplements require food from a reputable organic farm. Processing is careful so as to not destroy the live, delicate enzymes that are a vital part of the supplement. These are not found in synthetic supplements…at all…ever.

Eventually, synthetic supplements take a toll on the body. If you are taking a protein powder or supplement that hasn’t been tested on you, bring them to your next appointment. We will see if they are helping you or hurting you.

So, that is the difference between the imposters and the real thing.

Who cares? Your body does!

And so should you.

Did you know there are over 14,000 chemicals put in our food, the air, water, household products, personal care products, etc.?

Many of these are big players in endocrine disruption.

It is impossible to get away from them. They are involved in thyroid and adrenal dysfunction and disease as well as a major reason for low fertility and cancer.

There are things you can do to limit your exposure as well as assist the body in disposing of them.

1. Limit or stop using plastic around your food. Buy fruits and vegetables not wrapped in plastic. Use glass containers for storage. Never heat food in plastic wrap or Tupperware.
2. Eat more bone broth. Bone broth actually helps to move glyphosate and plastics out of the body. But make sure you are getting REAL bone broth.
   
3. Decongest your liver and gall bladder. This should be done at least once a year, along with body detoxification. Ask Dr. Hill if you have questions or want to know more specifics to your health. Also, bring in your personal care products such as lotions, creams, sprays, etc. to be tested on you – or you can also look for cleaner alternatives without chemicals and heavy metals in them.

 Have you ever been told that you have to live with a disease or health problem for the rest of your life?

If you have high blood pressure, allergies, asthma, diabetes, chronic pain, or other health problems, you may have been led to believe that there is not much you can do about these problems except to take the medicine.

But people do recover and heal from these conditions. It happens all the time. Your body is a healing machine if you know exactly what to do. Remove the barriers to poor health and feed the body nutrient-dense food, and it’s amazing what can happen.

We all know that if you break a bone or cut your finger the body immediately goes into a healing mode. Your bones repair, your cut heals. This healing process doesn’t end here. Your physiology repairs too. You just need to create the right environment. Do you have a food intolerance, a chemical overload or immune challenge? Any of these things will stand in the way of body repair. Address the situation, then provide the nutrients to put the healing power into action. It’s a beautiful thing!

For more information about we have helped our patients heal from health problems, visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/DR.HILL.ELFP and come in for a Nutrition Response Testing screening and exam.