detoxification

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, detoxification has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Jan 2023 on Gary Brecka.

Detoxification or detoxication is the physiological or medicinal removal of toxic substances from a living organism, including the human body, which is mainly carried out by the liver. Additionally, it can refer to the period of drug withdrawal during which an organism returns to homeostasis after long-term use of an addictive substance. In medicine, detoxification can be achieved by decontamination of poison ingestion and the use of antidotes as well as techniques such as dialysis and chelation