Modern life exposes us to a constant stream of things we can and can’t control.

Processed foods, pesticides, plastics, heavy metals, poor air quality, chronic stress, toxins in beauty and cleaning products, perfumes and fragrances, even tap water. A functional medicine detox is designed to support the body’s natural detoxification pathways so it can better process and eliminate these daily toxic burdens. Our Dr Cabral detox centres around nourishment, lifestyle support, and helping the body function again as it was designed to.

The body already has sophisticated detoxification systems through the liver, kidneys, lymphatic system, skin, digestive tract, and lungs. However, when toxic load becomes greater than what the body can comfortably process, we start experiencing symptoms such as fatigue, bloating, headaches, skin issues, brain fog, low energy, hormonal imbalances, poor sleep, sluggish digestion, even chronic conditions such as auto immune, gut disorders and more serious dis-eases of the body.

Functional medicine recognises that these symptoms are often signs that the body may need additional support, rather than simply masking the symptoms themselves.

A functional medicine detox focuses on reducing the incoming toxic burden while increasing the nutrients and lifestyle practices that assist detoxification. During a detox we remove inflammatory and processed foods, increase hydration, prioritise whole foods rich in antioxidants and minerals and support gut health while incorporating gentle movement and sweating practices such as sauna or dry brushing.