ful welcome to Sunday Saturday's class. I'm your host Dr. Steel. This week uh I am hosting actually Saturday's class on Sunday. Uh so we'll work uh work through our class. Hello Solo. So, we will kind of get started, go over um what we would have gone over on Saturday with a little bit of review and then we'll talk about also next week and what's going on with next week. So, perfect.
So, I'm going to dive in. If you don't see this live naturally, uh it'll be hosted on YouTube um for probably the next week or so and then um I'll pull it down and put in the course shell. Um, if you are new to my channel, welcome. My name is Dr. Erica Castile. I'm a board-certified naturopathic doctor. I hold seven degrees in my field. They're all in the natural healthc care space. I like to say that I went to school so you don't have to. And this class is week 10, our part two class from week 10 uh of intro to holistic medicine part two.
Intro toolistic medicine part two is all about detoxification. And this week we've really been talking about detoxification protocols and how to um create those protocols. So we will get started. Again um if you would like to participate in this self-guided course, you can click the link in the bio. If you're currently in the course, welcome in. If not, I totally understand. Um, and so we will get started while we wait for people to trickle in. All right, let me Okay, perfect. This should be good. Awesome. All right, so week 10 is all about customizing our detox protocols based off of data. So in holistic medicine, everything is actually based off of data. We combine um all of the beautiful practices in holistic medicine, meditation, breath work, nutrition, all of the things that help us with really healthy holistic living, but then we combine it with the modernization of things like labs. Now, the labs don't have to be, you know, really, really aggressive labs or really expensive labs. In this class, we're using um salivary, excuse me, we're using urinary pH, we're using bowel transit time, and then an optional stomach acid test as well.
If you took androidistic medicine one, you'll know that we did focus on salivary pH in that class as well. Uh and we talked about heart rate, uh and how that impacts stress. So, let's go ahead and get started. Uh let me move this. All right. All right. So today's class we are going to really explore safe and effective ways to customize your detoxification plan. And you'll learn again subjective what the patient tells us that can be measured and objective which is something that we we collect from a um a lab panel. Something outside of me something outside of you. And so we're going to look at energetic and emotional states and design a patient- centered protocol using again our therapeutic order. So first things first, it's really about matching the plan to the pattern.
So we've really talked about different functional patterns. So we're going to identify as we look at those patterns which detox tools are most appropriate based on the client's symptoms and based off the data that you're collecting. And then you're going to learn how to sequence these interventions without overwhelming the system. So remember, you know, low and slow is key. We want to be really gentle with the system. We don't want to be aggressive because we don't want to overwork the system. And then we're going to um look at our therapeutic order and also see where our patient or ourselves is uh healing. So you're going to ask yourself, what's the symptom picture telling me? what are all of these signs and symptoms that I'm hearing about and what are they uh telling me about the person? So, we're going to put our detective hat on and we're going to really think outside the box. Then, we're going to also um think about are we building, are we draining, or are we in a deep detox phase? And we'll break those three things down.
We talked a little bit about yesterday with that. And then what's the most gentle accessible entry point for this individual? So again, it's about bringing the protocol to the patient, not necessarily overwhelming uh the patient. So part two is looking at tools for customization. So as we have looked at the various different structures and symptoms, now we're going to really look at I'm trying to find the right.
Okay, perfect. the tools that we use to customize any of our um detox protocols. So, our assessment tools would be like a symptom journal, our detox questionnaire that we took, which is subjective, our bowel transit time, our urinary pH, etc. Our biochemical markers, like I said, urinary pH, salivary pH, and a stomach acid test if it's available. And so our holistic indications are going to be emotional pattern identification, medication and supplement review, which we went over yesterday, body composition, so muscle mass, water, weight, etc. And then our nervous system readiness, which we're going to look at, looking at heart rate, breath test, um, and then also mood.
And as we define our framework around our um detoxification um protocol that we are building, we look at that layered approach. So we look at the foundations where we're making sure that our patient is hydrating, adequate amounts of protein, minerals, bowel movement regulation, nervous system regulation, sleep rhythm correction, and movement and light sweating. So those are our foundational phases where we want to make sure that we've addressed these issues with our patient before we move into the drainage phase. Now when we get into the drainage phase, we look at li liver and kidney supports. There's different herbs, nutrients, and foodbased therapies, which we've gone over extensively. Our skin, which we use for dry brushing, saunas, sweating, lymph, rebounding, walking, and then energetic clearing. So that's breath work, journaling, or any sort of emotional healing or trauma.
And after we've addressed that, then we go into our deep detox phase. And that's where things like parasite cleansing, micotoxin or mold protocols, chelation, heavy metal, bofilm breakdowns, deep GI therapies. But this is only done after our foundation and drainage pathways are fully functioning and we've witnessed that. So we want to be mindful of that. All right. So now we're going to put that on the court a little bit.
Let me Okay, here we go. Um, and so looking at this particular case as an example, 37year-old woman with fatigue, acne, poor sleep, anxiety, bloating, urinary pH of 5.5, so very acidic, no regular bowel movements, 60 grams of protein a day, and a recent miscarriage. So what phase is she on? Right? So is she in a building phase? Is she in a draining phase or is she in a deep detox phase? Right? So, if you said that she is a foundational phase, you would be accurate because we see that poor sleep, uh she doesn't have enough energy, no regular bowel movements. So, she we know that she's contraindicated from doing any kind of detoxes as well. Her protein is also super super low. So, those are some indications.
Remember, we're going to use our uh language, our inter our motivational interviewing skills and reframe, especially if this patient is really desperate to detox. Remember, we can't heal from a space of fear. So, we want to look at what's the best starting point. So, it's to reassure the patient. It's to let them know um you know that we have a long-term goal of detoxification, but these foundational pieces, especially because recent miscarriage, she's probably super depleted.
We need to get her out of the super depleted phase and move her into more um of a healing state. Um which tools are contraindicated? Pretty much any sort of detox that produces elimination because she has no regular bowel movements. And then what foundational supports are missing? We know that there's probably water, there's definitely sleep, mood, emotions, um and also our protein. So a lot of things missing there.
Um we need to get that emotional regulation as well as the bowel regulation down. So we may consider um starting with hydration, magnesium, sleep hygiene, and some gentle journaling and grief exercises. So things like binders, cleanses, castor oil packs, all that would be contraindicated, which means that we wouldn't proceed with that um at this time. All right. So now we're going to look at customizing our detox protocols based off of biochemical, emotional, and energetic data. So this is where that precision really comes in handy. Um if you'll recall, um therapeutic order, therapeutic order is kind of how the process to which we build someone up to be able to detox. And it honors the patient's current terrain. Remember, we practice terrain theory instead of germ theory. Germ theory is more for conventional doctors. We do more with terrain theory. So we want to honor the patients current terrain based off of their subjective symptoms, their emotional state, their readiness, and also their data that they have presented with. And this is how we kind of keep the patient safe and it's rooted in therapeutic order.
Now whether you're a conventional doctor or a non-conventional doctor, we still all follow therapeutic order because it's part of the um scientific process. So, if you have a provider that's not necessarily uh utilizing scientific process, that may be something to consider uh at least maybe finding a better fit or somebody who is paying more attention um and honoring that therapeutic process because it's really a clinical reasoning and it's designed to keep you safe. So, some internal um questions that we must ask. Remember, we're assessing to match. We're not pushing. We're not forcing. We're being very gentle in the body. So where is the client on a healing pyramid? When I talk about healing pyramid, this is in holistic medicine.
Most patients start off in their physical body. Then we look at their environment, their mental health, their emotional health, their spiritual health, and finally their ancestral health. So we may have a combination of a few things there, but for right now, we just kind of get the basic overview and the lay of the lamb. What symptoms are asking for support first? So again, you know, our foundationals, our hydration, our sleep, um maybe minerals, electrolytes.
So um and also to organ systems. So it's the digestive system, the nervous system, the hormonal system. Now, we may not be able to address those symptoms directly or those systems, excuse me, directly. We may need to put some supports in place. Um like magnesium helps with pretty much every system in the body. you know even though we're not targeting let's say the hormonal system or targeting the neurological system it does get that added benefit um and what's their constitution so constitution is the strength of their body we use that in homeopathy so the strength of the body in terms of their vital force life energy you know you can kind of tell when somebody feels really strong they have a strong constitution where when one maybe feels a little bit wavering if you've done any kind of end of life work you know kind of that begins to waver um as time goes on also to look at their belief system because you don't want to be fighting people.
People don't believe in holistic medicine. They don't believe in what you're trying to do, educate you, resistance, their egos coming up, they're, you know, having severe emotional reactions, etc. Probably best to back off. Um, and then their compliance history. So, um, in my practice, we have an app where we actually track their progress. So, we can track how many tasks that they have checked off, etc. to hold them accountable because sometimes what can tend to happen is patients can get frustrated with their care themselves and they often don't look at themselves. They will project and look at the practitioner. So, it's something you're not doing right or you're, you know, and so you really have to have a really, again, a not to kind of reiterate, but the strong constitution, you really have to be willing to set boundaries um and know yourself and know your craft and your practice because patients will try to manipulate and push and all sorts of things really just to keep themselves unwell unfortunately.
Um, and then what are they physically capable of today? So, are do they have physical capability to drink water? Hopefully, they do. Do they have enough to prepare their food? Do they have enough to move their body, you know, to get a restful night's sleep? All of these things we really need to assess when we're looking at therapeutic order. Remember, we don't treat a diagnosis. A diagnosis is just an educated guess. It's a sophisticated labeling system using conventional medicine. Right now, patients will come in with a diagnosis that we need to honor, especially if they're on medications or anything like that.
So, but again, we're looking at the function, not to label something. So, when it's terrain theory, we look at how the organ is how the body and the organs are functioning, and we support that in the body's ability to heal itself. And remember, we're detoxing the terrain. We're helping support the body's own ability to detox itself rather than using force. and now I'm going to go and, you know, use some crazy detox protocol that may injure a patient.
Um, if the nervous system says no, the cells are most surely saying no as well. So, if a patient is in chronic fight or flight or they're anxious or um, you know, they don't they're not sleeping well or they have anxiety, that's all signs of the nervous system is not in a rest and digest state, but rather more in that fight orflight state. In those instances, we're going to work on veagal nerve. Maybe we'll assign some humming. Maybe we'll assign, you know, some cold showers. Uh, anything to help kind of keep that veagal nerve or get that name veagal nerve to reset. We talked a little bit about the holistic pyramid. So, I do want to review that.
Hey, Chrissy, I do want to review that with you. So, most patients are going to come in at the bottom of the period pyramid, excuse me, um, wanting to address their physical symptoms. So cellular function, organ systems, detox pathway, structural integrity. However, physical manifestation of disease is often the last um and and a lot of times it's all these other aspects that have impacted the patient, which is why it's expressing physically, but they tend to ignore those other things. So environmental exposures, some people are not aware that they're being exposed to things, especially with more deregulations.
Um, with environmental standards, we really can be exposed to a lot more things we're may not be aware of. So, what do I mean by that? Environmental exposures to toxins in the air, the water, the food, living conditions, and of course, daily stressors, including relationships, people in the home, outside of the home, bosses, that kind of thing, work environments. Then we look at the mental health of the person. So, their cognitive patterns, their belief systems, their mindset, and really their nervous system health overall. Are they able to self soothe? Do are they able to get into executive functioning? Are they able to communicate and express how they're feeling and how they're thinking and really honor that? And then naturally, we look at the emotional body. We broke it up into two because detoxification is going to kind of wake up this emotional body. So we look at unprocessed emotions, stress responses, resilience, and of course emotional regulation. Is the patient able to regulate themselves emotionally? And then we start to look at spirituality which links us into more of our purpose, connection, meaning our values like our core values um and align it with one's higher self, our higher truth.
So a lot of times as we have worked through the physical, the environmental, the mental aspects, we start to clear out our uh old wounding from the past. Then it really opens up our sense of purpose connection and that uh kind of leads way to our spiritual health. And then lastly, we look at ancestral health. So looking at the role of epigenetics, inherited patterns, family history, ancestral traumas and we can also quantify this utilizing um genetic data as well. So we're not doing that in this class but uh in the future we will look at it in terms of epigenetics which is the environment the genetics sit in but we will also address um some of the genetic influences as well. So stick around uh and make sure that you follow me, like, share, subscribe, all of the good things. All right, so personalizing our detox strategy map. So there's key domains to customization. Uh there's things like um biochemical, functional, emotional, energetic, and constitutional.
Remember, constitutional is kind of like, you know, how your body is that vital force life energy. So constitutionally um are they you more of a cold or a damp person like for instance I'm more cold and damp um not cold as much but definitely damp so mucus will build I have to be mindful of that not to do things to create that um and then also to looking at fatigue and resistance to change. So if somebody's really exhausted hey little sassy somebody's really exhausted again they're not a good candidate for detoxification and also too if they're resistant to change. If they don't want to change and they think they got it all figured out, let them right.
Um, but TCM, which is traditional Chinese medicine, ardic constitutions and element typing can all help with uh the constitution of the person. Also, I love homeopathy for improving um the constitution of the person and really building that up. Energetically, uh we look at um cluttered environments, breath restriction, post-t trauma holding patterns. So we may look at things environmentally like you know a person's house. I'm trained in funu. So we look at you know how the their environment is affecting them energetically. If you have a lot of clutter around naturally that's going to bog you down and you're not going to feel like you can breathe. Breath work exercises as well. Sematic check-ins. What's sematic? Meaning body. So connecting with your body, mind, and spirit. making sure that you're using conscious communication and languaging that's going to help and support your system. Speaking of which, emotionally, we look at um different emotions, all sorts of emotions, things like grief, anger, anxiety, unresolved trauma, and then detox fear. Some people have, you know, had past traumas with detoxification.
Either they went too fast or they did it themselves, not knowing what they were doing, and they had bad reactions. and also to itrogenics and medical trauma is common uh that unfortunately we deal with quite a bit. Um and so some of the tools that would use emotion as a tool um chart trauma flag sematic check-ins all of those things are really helpful. And then naturally we went over lots of tools for helping heal the emotions functionally when we're looking to customize um a detox strategy. Uh sleep cycles. So, if a person's having bad sleep cycles, we want to really work on supporting their sleep patterning, making sure they're falling asleep well, staying asleep, and then waking up refreshed. Um, heart rate, heart rate irritability, resting heart rate, we want a 70. If it's lower than that, they're chronic stress loading. So, we want to really work on, you know, self soothing, and also taking the pressure off of them. If it's high, uh, then, uh, what we know, um, if they're a runner, typically it's going to be a little bit higher. Also, too, if it's selectively high, think kind of red lining, um, with their, um, energy.
So, we also look at our hydration, metabolic energy, etc. Um, so some things that we use to track that RPM, which is remote patient monitoring tools, um, heart rate monitors like Fitbits, Apple watches, those sorts of thing, symptom journal, and a sleep diary, biochemical, which is the last kind of key domain of customization. That's where we're using our urinary pH, bowel function, protein intake, micronutrient depletion, etc. Um, and our tools are bowel transit time tracker, food logs, and stomach acid tests. So we see different aspects that we can uh customize and uh personalize looking at some of the examples and then some of the tools that you either um are trained in or at least have some sort of awareness in uh and we'll have a lot more education about these different tools um as time goes on. All right. So now let's look at our toolkit selection and staging. Remember our framework is we want to build that foundation focus on drainage and then de deep detoxification. So first things first foundational we need to restore function.
So hydration, sleep, minerals, protein, breath work typically no contraindication because these are what every person should be doing to maintain their health. Most people are actually treating themselves under simply because a lack of self-love, self-worth, self-acceptance, a lack of education, all sorts of reasons, access. There's so many reasons um that people don't take care of themselves well. So, making sure that those foundational pieces are taken care of. Then, we work through the drainage phase where we open up the exit routes. I love like a dry sauna or a steam um as as a really good tool for this. Um and also too there are um things like castor oil packs as well dry brushing and then naturally there's herbs genten berto bo excuse me all of those Spanish blacker radish there's homeopaths which are a little bit gentle contraindications pregnancy gallbladder issues adrenal exhaustion so if their gallbladder is filled with stones a lot of times we have to flush we have to get their diet where the fat intake is low so that we can be able to flush out their gallbladder sometimes we're not being able to flush about their gallbladder.
If their gallbladder is removed, they have to be on lipase the rest of their life just to assist the liver. Adrenal exhaustion, if they're super fatigued, can't get out of bed, can't withstain in the day. Again, like I was telling you yesterday, by the time you get a patient to detoxification, they should be feeling amazing, like a million bucks. they the detoxification process is really just you know one step to feel better but by the time you've built up all their foundations they should feel really good before they go into detoxification and then naturally deep detoxification removes all those stored burdens so heavy metals mold chemicals depending on what you're trying to detox out tool examples like a parasite cleanse I know people love to do parasite cleanses um I believe it's the environment that makes it habitable for the parasite to live. So I tend to do more of liver GI before I go into a deep parasite cleanse. Also to mold binders um such as um activated charcoal is a mold binder, bentonite clay, zeolyte, those sorts of things.
Those also assist in chilation as well. And then advanced herbal protocols. So all contra indications remember are need to be cleared first. So we need to make sure that the patient is ready for that deep detox. So, we start with the foundation. We make sure they're good. Then, we start getting them draining. Let's say maybe Epsom salt bath or dry brushing or infrared dry sun. And we do that for a few weeks while we're building their body up with minerals, electrolytes, and then we go into this deep detoxification um phase.
All right. So, let's um put this on the court and do a little bit of a case study here. So, Tyler is in biohacker burnout. 35-year-old female has done prior cleanses like a 7-day juice cleanse, a parasite cleanse, etc. They're currently on progesterone uh and anti-depressants. They have one to two bowel movements a week. They're waking up tired. They have a high stress job and they eat protein but a very low carb intake. And they want to do a heavy metal detox. So, first things first, let's put our thinking caps on. What are her contraindications? So, I'll give you a couple minutes with that. Contra indications naturally is she's not moving her bowels. So, we definitely can't do any work with that. She's waking up tired.
She has a high stress job. Um, she's not eating enough carbohydrates as well. So, we really need to make sure also emotionally that she's prepared, especially because she's on an anti-depressant. Now, is she grounded or disregulated? If you thought that she was disregulated, you would be right because we know she's on hormones and um anti-depressants as well as being exhausted and being in a high stress job and not feeding herself. So in a lot of times in these cases, their work has become their priority. Their work has become their primary function in in a survival capitalistic world. And so what we need to do is reframe them back where they are the priority. Not the family, not the kids, not the husband, uh not the work, but themselves. And I think that's the biggest thing to teach people is to begin to prioritize themselves. People will feel all kinds of feelings about that. They'll feel shame, they'll feel sadness, they'll feel grief, etc. But recognizing that um you know with this with with um you know these feelings that come up that's all a part of unprocessed emotions uh from the past because it's healthy to prioritize ourselves.
If you are have an empty cup you cannot pour out of it. So we want to fill our cup up first and get those foundations which may mean we have to shift some things around in our lifestyle. Uh, we talked about what's missing in her foundation naturally, her bowel movements, her energy. We didn't really talk about her water, her protein, her movement, that sort of thing. Um, and what pro protocol phase is she actually in? She would be in foundational. Why? Because we haven't met those foundational qualifiers yet. We need to make sure those foundational pieces are um addressed. So, she's has energy. Uh, you know, she's eating healthy. She's drinking water, moving her body, and of course, her bowels are moving properly. And so what I would recommend with this patient, again, you know, we start the day with themselves. I like to structure my day and do a lot of time management with patients.
So, beginning, middle, and end of the day, especially if they're in a high stress job. Uh, also too, helping them to prioritize themselves. So, we may work on just unpacking that and getting water and healthy food and movement into them. And then naturally we're really working physically to find out why the constipation is there. Whether it's magnesium deficiency, whether it's pH balance issues, whether there's a lack of fiber, etc. Now with the um high carb, low fiber, that's probably where it's coming from. And we don't know about the water status. So again, how we think about cases and how we structure cases um is, you know, important. All right. So, for this class, uh you will be doing a um uh hold on one second. You'll be doing a custom case plan where you'll be going through um either you'll use yourself or a per a friend, right, that you get permission with and we're going to look at the readiness.
Is the person ready? And then we're going to look at an intake form and we're going to choose one detox phase. Thank you for the heart meme. Uh detox phase. So, one to two nutritional tools, one to two lifestyle interventions, one emotional or energetic practice, one supplement if it's appropriate, and we've ruled out all of our contraindications. And we're really reflecting on what patterns helped us to make those choices and what did we leave out and why. So, you'll be submitting this to get a certificate for this class. You'll be submitting this. So, I'll make sure um I just want to get this the class part like done and then I'll go through and put in all the the PDFs um to make sure that you have those. Um I have most of them, but I think some of them I still have to create. So, bear with me on that. All right. So, some advanced clinical teaching pearls I want to go over just from my wisdom of many, many years of doing this work.
Start slow. Low and slow. That's key. Your foundational care is going to build not only client trust, but it's also going to build the safety and and proper therapeutic order. Then you want to have energy before you drain the body. So a cold or a depleted body is going to resist detoxification. So if a body is exhausted, if they're cold, if they're not, the constitution is not strong, not a good idea to um you know uh put that patient through detoxification, which is going to make that worse.
Movement is medicine. You would be shocked at how powerful movement is. So making sure that there's no stagnation, whether it's emotional or physical. I'm not saying the patient has to crossfit or whatever, but making sure that they have some sort of emotional or movement practices that come up. and supplements don't lead. Okay, so I know everyone loves to take supplements. They feel like they're doing something and that's really remnants of the conventional model. People assume that because um you know be because they take something that that's going to fix it. Oftentimes that doesn't fix it. Oftentimes that can just make uh things that have not been addressed kind of exacerbate. So we want to focus on the person, not the protocol. Remember, we treat the patient, not the lab test or any other metric. And then don't detox the data. So detox the dysfunction. So again, we want to look at those root causes, not just addressing the symptoms. We're not conventional doctors. Our goal is not to diagnose or even pay attention. I mean, we obviously diagnosis are important, but I I just want to make sure you don't get caught in that because if you're thinking like, oh, this patient is high hypertension and I'm there treating the hypertension, you're going to lose the plot, right? You're treating a person that has developed hypertension and you're trying to understand how they developed hypertension and what were the things in place.
So like for hypertension, dehydration, sodium, stress, those are all things that we want to rule out and we want to consider as we're addressing these things. Some other things that um we'll get into in deeper courses is understanding the blueprint for detoxification. Some clients because of their genetics uh require advanced layers of customization based off of their unique uh predisposition. So if they have an MTHFR snip gene um then and and they may know that or you may need to test for it.
We need we know that this patient is not processing folate well. So we're going to need to make sure we give lots of B complexes. They they have to be methylated and we have to make sure we have folate in there as well. COOMT and CBS snip variants impact the neurological system. So think magnesium, think tyrrosine, think tryptophan. Um these are also precursors to um uh what is it? Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, dementia, all in that realm.
Epigenetic trauma, that's trauma that's been passed down in the DNA that will impact the nervous system. Um and so making sure that you're um looking at that. Um again, we'll do a whole class with genetics. Genetics is a pretty complex topic and I don't want to get too off into it, but making sure those detox pathways, your primaries, your eliminate, your um secondaries. So, making sure your liver, your kidneys, your blood, lymph, lungs, etc. are all working optimally and eliminating out. So, we again we can go really really broad or we can go really really um specific.
So, we're kind of starting off a little bit more broad and then over time we'll narrow it down because there's just a lot a lot to uh to this process. All right. Delivery methods of protocols. So again, this is how we deliver our reporting our treatment plans to our patients. We always want to provide a paper handout because that gives tangible printed guidelines. I like to do um PDFs and I like to do checklists and things like that. Um also too, I use an app. Um you don't have to use an app, but it's a great tool. So I use a platform called Body Site for interactive tracking. I've been I've done their marketing for years or I was in their marketing campaigns. And so um we use that for um tracking pretty much anything. I can track over 350 things and I use it as an EHR, which is an electronic health record to kind of keep all of my patient chart notes and all of that stuff.
You can use it for scheduling. There's lots of different um tools in it. I don't use every single tool that it has. Email drip campaigns can be helpful, too. I in fact, I spent this weekend working on some of mine. And so, you want to pre-educate people so that they understand before they come to you what it is you're doing. so that they understand this is not a quick fix. This is not a three steps to whatever. You know that this is this is really going to take require a little bit more attention and some time. I always tell people this is a three-month process because we have to build then we we work on um you know draining the body and then that deep detoxification. So having that education and then some of the things you can house like your normal like reference guides of like contraindications or things to look for symptoms etc.
You can house that in a shared Google doc or a notion to be able to easily uh provide it. So this isn't necessarily a business class. I will have business classes um you know eventually um but we just want to make sure that I touch on this in terms of how patients receive um their protocols to make sure that it's comprehensive and they're getting everything they need. A lot of times patients will have a lot of questions. So you can definitely um prevent a lot of that back and forth because that's time and energy and all of that. Um, and so you can if you if you give the patient everything they need upfront, that usually can cut down on a lot of questions.
Not to say they won't have questions, of course they will, but you know, a lot of those questions will be answered. Make sure your patients read, force them to read. Uh, it's that's very very important. All right. What do you do when your clients override you? So again, this is the internet. Everybody thinks that they are somebody else apparently. Um, and many patients will try to push the gas. So they they want it quick, they want it fast, they want they want, they want, they want even though you've told them a million times it's not healthy for them, etc. A lot of times they don't care. Um, and so we want to make sure that you know how to handle resistance. So acknowledge whatever their expectations are, their goals, validate how they're feeling, but gently redirect them or reframe them into something that's healthier.
For instance, I know that you really want to detox. I know that you want to, you know, fill in the blank, etc. However, looking at this subjective data, looking at this subjective data, you know, it's really not healthy until we address these foundational pieces or we address, you know, whatever needs to be done. And this is really for the safety of your body. You want to set boundaries. So you want to clearly define the scope of your role and really have no non-negotiable. I had a patient a little while ago that actually asked me to give her um uh dosing information on a medication. And of course that's outside of my scope of practice. And when I told her that, she got very upset and I raped and was berating me and telling me that, you know, that's not that's, you know, that's not what it is and all this stuff.
Um, and so I, again, I discharge her as a patient because I'm not gonna I'm not going to argue with people about my scope of practice. I went through tons of ethics courses. Um, but again, you have to be willing to walk away and set boundaries. Again, you're not there to negotiate with terrorists. Um, and so if people don't want to listen to you, they don't trust you, etc., it may not be a good fit. Document, document, document. I cannot say this enough. Making sure that you have lots of agreements, you have good compliance in your agreements. It lists out anything um that impacts you financially, time-wise, etc.
You just want everything out in the open. And that's before you give them their plan. So you want to make sure they've signed your informed consent. They want to make sure that you know they are aware of you know what the parameters are for your care, the cost etc. Um and then al also offer alternatives. So um as you look at their readiness, you want to validate and gently rephrase them into something else. So maybe they need to, you know, do a nervous system reset first and so you need to work with them on that breath work. make sure that you give them some alternative. You don't just tell them, "No, sorry, I can't help you.
Goodbye." Because that's not true. You know, if their foundational health pieces are not addressed, then you have a lot of work to do before you get to detoxification. So, um, this is more of a traumainformed approach um, and fosters greater trust. So, again, it's not about selling patients something. It's not about, you know, quick fixes. It's really about helping people to restore back to their ability to heal um themselves. And naturally, we talked a little bit about this yesterday in terms of protocol tapering. So, remember, you can always slow it down. Uh you don't always have to speed it up.
Um and so you may want to reduce different detox herbs and supplements to prevent shock and ensure smooth transition. So naturally, like for a liver cleanse, for instance, with me, it's about 3 weeks. So it's 5 days on, two days off. The five days don't have to be consecutive. The two days don't have to be consecutive. Um, and that kind of slows some of it down and gives the body a little bit of time to breathe.
Also too, you want to reassess. So of course, this is the exciting part. This is science and therapeutic order. So if you've gotten those questionnaires and bowel trackers and mood journals and all those things, make sure that they do it at the end, too. So, make sure they do it before they detox and make sure they do it after so they can see the change and you can see the change and you can quantify that. And then seasonally, we'll talk a little bit about um how to do detoxification in a seasonal perspective. Um that's from Dr. Elson Hos and um I adamantly agree we had to read him in school. And so, um, in terms of using nature to be able to determine when you're going to be detoxifying, what organ and when.
So, that will be, um, one of our last slides is integrating that seasonal detox. So, in the summer, which we're in right now, would technically be the blood and the lymph focus, but if you're just starting, you want to start with your liver. Fall is going to be lungs and large intestines focus. Winter is kidney and bladder, and then spring is liver, gallbladder. So, usually in the spring we do liver gallbladder because we flush that winter heavy into that lighter summer eating pattern and then we eat really really healthy in um the summer. That's a great time uh for small intestines because you are more restrictive on your diet. Typically, it's easier to eat lighter, healthier, that kind of thing in the summer. So, great time to do like an AIP or something like that to clean up uh the small intestines. And then that fall time, again, large intestines, so much more restrictive in the fall. Um, and cleaning things out before you go into the winter where it's kidney and uh gallbladder focus or excuse me, bladder focus.
Um, and so another way, another uh thing to keep in mind is you can also integrate um new moon and full moon cycles. Your new moon is preparing for release, setting intentions for cleansing. and your full moon, you're going to be more heightened awareness for things like parasite activity and gentle support. So, thinking about that when you actually do a parasite cleanse, you do it on the full moon cycle to get the best out of it. So, as we kind of go through and I'll do deeper classes, we'll get into uh this more. All right, so we have come to the end of our training today. Uh again, this will be on YouTube for you to check out. We're going to apply that three-phase detox strategy of build, drain, and then deeper detox. Design that evidenceinformed protocol using your subjective and objective data. Recognizing emotional and energetic barriers that may override your biochemical logic, and explain detox choices using therapeutic order, identifying when not to detox and how to educate the patient from a very compassionate, loving perspective. All right, if you enjoyed this class today, this is a part of our intro to holistic medicine 2.
Um, I teach two classes. Intro to holistic medicine one, which is all about nutrient deficiencies, and intro to holistic medicine 2. They're both 12week courses, uh, that are offered on demand, so they're all self-guided. They've all been pre-recorded. I'm in week 10 now. Um, and so this will give you a deeper understanding of therapeutic order. Intro to listing medicine one's all about your nutrient deficiency. So, if you need to work on your nutrition, work on your diet, that's a really great um class to take.
This class is a detox class. So, a 12 weeks of understanding how to detox the body um really provide you with essential skills um and assessment tools from both classes and also clinical reasoning. These serve as the foundational classes for our holistic health coaching certification. So, if you're interested, these would be the baseline courses because it has a lot of science in it and has a lot of information so that you're not harming anybody. That's like the the the root of it. If you're not ready to join into a class, that's totally understandable. We do have holistic health communities. They're private community groups that I give lots of resources in. You can engage in live discussions, ask questions, get real-time support. I also have been working on, that's what I've been super working on this week, is our digital library access. So downloadable PDFs, tracking tools and protocols, as well as exclusive trainings and video lectures. I have so many so much content from the 20 plus years I've been in natural healthcare. So working on getting them all organized and putting them into the portal. You also be the first to know when I host upcoming events, master classes, wellness collectives, etc.
And you'll be able to enjoy my content in a more personal space. Lastly, lastly, if you want to track your data and kind of see where you're at or if you are looking for a holistic doctor, I still do treat patients very very small though. I still do treat patients virtually and internationally. Uh, and I do it through remote patient monitoring where we track uh your health tracking like your vitals, your mood, your food, hydration. We can set up a whole triage in your home so you have all of that and you can assess uh pretty quickly and I teach you the data. I teach you the metrics. So in public health it's all about making sure you as the patient are informed, you have proper informed consent. A lot of things I would say 80 to 90% of things you can treat at home.
Uh you just have to know what to do and so that can cut down on office visits or emergency medical. We try to get you into a proactive state instead of a reactive state with your health. Also too, through the app, you can book appointments. You can um access my inapp uh companion courses. So, some of our courses have like a standalone course and then others have a standalone plus um a course in the app where the app will give you daily tasks.
And if you are a patient, you do get that from me already. You get kind of that built in. And so my goal is really to be education first and education forward, teaching you what you need to know. I like to say, you know, after seven degrees, I went to school so you don't have to. And I kind of boilerplate it down for you. So you only get what you need when you need it. Nothing more, nothing less. So wonderful. Well, I thank you guys so much for uh attending and stopping by to the class. I want, this is not my normal day that I teach this class, but I wanted to make sure that I got it. Thank you so much for the likes and the gifts. Um, I wanted to make sure that I got it recorded live so you could see it. I'll host this up on our YouTube channel for about a week and then pull it down in the course shell so you can go back and check it out uh and see if it would be a good fit for you.
So, I'm going to jump off now. I have a phone call and I'm going to get the rest of my Sunday going and just enjoy myself. But I wanted to make sure that I got this information out to you so you can understand deeper how to customize your detoxification protocol. So if you're in the class, definitely um make sure you start working on and thinking about your detox protocols and I'll uh create some PDF resources to put in uh the app for you. So all right, I think we are good to go. So I will see you guys later..