This article is meant to outline and educate you on the different types of detoxification. Detox can refer to several different processes including diets to lose weight, drug and alcohol addiction, and the process of eliminating the harmful buildup of assorted toxins in the body. Hopefully you will find some useful information that will guide you in your quest for the right Detox.

When you are on a so-called Detox diet you are trying to achieve several things including improving health, mental state, energy, resistance to disease, digestion, as well as aiding in weight loss. This type of diet consists of changing your consumption habits in an attempt to detoxify the body by removing toxins or other contaminants. Some proponents of detox diets would insist it is a lifestyle, not just a diet.

Detox Diets range widely in variation depending upon the desired effect:

Food combining.
Increased consumption of fish such as salmon
Fasting, water fasting and juice fasting.
Caloric restriction.
Herbal detox.

The word Detox also refers to the process of purging the body of toxins accumulated by drug use. It all begins with ceasing use of the drug or what is more commonly known as withdrawal. The dictionarys relevant definition is: the discontinuance of administration or use of a drug or the syndrome of often painful physical and psychological symptoms that follows discontinuance of an addicting drug. It is definitely a difficult process but imperative if someone want to successfully detox his or her body. The main purpose of detoxification is to diminish the uncomfortable symptoms of drug withdrawal.

There are many different forms of Drug Detox depending on where you decide to receive treatment. The best facilities will not just use treatment to relieve the physical symptoms of withdrawal; but will include counseling and therapy sessions during the process to aid recovery from the psychological distress.

While this brief article cant answer all your questions, at least you are more informed about the different kinds of Detox. I have listed several good resources at the end of this paragraph. You can also find a lot more on the subject at www.detoxdetails.com/.

You can find more information on the subject of Detox in these quality books:

The Detox Book: How to Detoxify Your Body to Improve Your Health, Stop Disease, and Reverse Aging, 2nd Edition -- by Bruce Fife

The Fast Track One-Day Detox Diet: Boost metabolism, get rid of fattening toxins, safely lose up to 8 pounds overnight and keep them off for good -- by Ann Louise Phd Cns Gittleman

Chapman Medical offering rapid drug-detox treatment : An article from: Orange County Business Journal -- by Chris Baiocchi

Prescription Drug Addiction: The Hidden Epidemic -- by Rod Colvin