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Detox is short for detoxification. The meaning of detox is technique to remove a toxic from the body. The toxic may come from alcohol, drug or other metabolic toxics. There are some types of detoxification, alcolhol detox, drug detox, metabolic detox, and metabolic detox.

Drug detox is method for get rid the accumulated drug toxic from patient body. The first step of drug detox is drug withdrawal. Patient will went to drug rehab to take the better care. Patient must discontinue using the addictive drug substance. Patient will receive therapy and counseling to help the psychological distress that the individual may experience as well. The detoxification should cover physical and psychological aspects.

Alcohol detox is like drug detox. The goal of this method is to get rid the alcohol toxic from patient body. Usually the alcohol detoxification is needed by a person who drinks alcohol for long time and in serious addicted conditions. Patients will be given some medicine and vitamin to remove the toxic for their body and went to alcohol rehab center to get better care.

Human metabolism can produce such harmful substances. This toxic is eliminated by oxidation, conjugation and excretion system. Sometimes our body can not remove such substances. This accumulated toxic may harm human body. Usually health food, fruit, and some vitamin are used for metabolic detoxification.

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Vitamin C is one of the important vitamin for your body. Vitamin C may help protect you from health disorders, including immune system deficiencies, cardiovascular disease, prenatal health problems, eye disease and cancer. The latest research clinical data shows vitamin C may reduce risks of cancer, heart disease and variety of other health disorders.

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Research Review Published in Seminars in Preventive and Alternative Medicine

NEW YORK–A new research review published in Seminars in Preventive and Alternative Medicine (vol. 3, iss. 1, pp. 25-35) shows that vitamin C may help protect against a range of health disorders, including immune system deficiencies, cardiovascular disease, prenatal health problems, eye disease and cancer. The article, titled “Vitamin C Dietary Supplements: An Objective Review of the Clinical Evidence, Part I,” examines data from clinical trials over the past several decades to reveal the growing evidence of vitamin C’s benefits.

The research review, conducted by lead author Mark A. Moyad, MD, MPH of University of Michigan, examined over 100 studies in more than ten different medical specialties that evaluated vitamin C as both a standalone supplement and as a nutrient used to enhance combination products. Emerging from the analysis is evidence that suggests that vitamin C by itself may provide a significant amount of the health benefits attributed to the combination products. The data further suggests that certain vitamin C-containing metabolite formulations, such as Ester-C, may be even more effective than C alone and provide longer-lasting immune enhancement with lower risk of side effects.

“Vitamin C has received more clinical and commercial attention than any other dietary supplement, and for good reason,” said Dr. Moyad. “The more we study vitamin C the more we appreciate its diversity in protecting our health. For example a recently published meta-analysis¹ showed vitamin C to be beneficial to those whose immune systems may be weakened due to stress, something common to most people in today’s society.”

Dr. Moyad and his team are currently designing a clinical study to compare standalone vitamin C with the Ester-C formulation. In one of the largest human studies of its kind to date, the team plans to determine just how effective the nutrient is in impacting the immune system and its related disorders.

About Seminars in Preventive and Alternative Medicine

Seminars in Preventive and Alternative Medicine, an Elsevier publication, is devoted to speeding the delivery of essential information regarding preventive measures (both mainstream and complementary to physicians who strive to offer their patients the full range of options for treating cancer as well as chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, and chronic pain.

¹ Douglas RM, Hemilä H, Chalker E, Treacy B. Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD000980. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000980.pub3

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