Linking Detoxification to Wellness
Dr. George Moricz from Naples Center for Functional Medicine joined ABC7 to shed some light on cleanses and detoxification.
Updated: 10:22 AM EST Jan 31, 2025
MEAN, YOU LIVE. >> WELL, THE NEW YEAR BRINGS A NEW ROUND OF HEALTH FOCUSED RESOLUTIONS AND SOME A VOW TO GO CLEAN OR THE TALKS IN THE NEW YEAR. BUT IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL, THOSE TERMS CAN BE POTENTIALLY UNHEALTHY OR UNSAFE. SO THIS MORNING WE HAVE DOCTOR GEORGE MORRIS FROM THE NAPLES CENTER FOR FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE. HE'S BACK WITH US. GETTING US MORE INTO THESE CLEANSES AND DETOXIFICATION EFFORTS. GOOD MORNING, DOCTOR. GLAD TO BE BACK. WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK. HE'S ALSO A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, ROOT CAUSE MEDICINE. THIS IS A BOOK THAT I KNOW IT'S BEEN VERY POPULAR FOR GOOD CAUSE OF WHAT IS WHAT IS ROOT CAUSE ABOUT. IT'S KIND OF SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WERE JUST SPEAKING. SO. >> AFTER YEARS OF SAYING PEOPLE'S THEY WERE LOOKING WHAT WE CALL FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE AS A POSTER DYSFUNCTIONAL. OKAY. YOU KNOW, TRADITIONAL AS GOOD TRADITIONAL APPROACHES CAN WORK. IF YOU HAVE AN ACCIDENT, YOU IN THE HEART ATTACK. YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S A TOW TRUCK SYSTEM. THEY BRING IT TO THE HOSPITAL AND SAVE YOUR LIFE. RIGHT. BUT OFTENTIMES THE THINGS. SO LOOK AT AND T AGING REGENERATIVE APPROACH WHAT THEY DO IS THEY GET TO THE ROOT AND THEY GET YOU HEALTHY AND YOUTHFUL FIRST THEN YOU GET BETTER, OK, THAT MAKES SENSE. SO YOU START BEFORE YOU EVEN GET SICK. YOU PUMP UP ON WELLNESS AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE DO COME IN SICK. OKAY. AND THEN I CAN STILL REWIND THEM BACK THEY ARE ABLE TO REVERSE SOMERVILLE TO REVERSE. REALLY SLOW IT DOWN. OKAY. BUT A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S AGING THERE'S BIOLOGIC AGING AND THEN THERE'S AN ILLNESS ON TOP OF OK? BUT IF YOU ALLOW BIOLOGIC AGENT TO ACCELERATE WE'RE GONNA GET MORE THOSE DISEASE, I SAY, OK, THAT MAKES SENSE. I KNOW THAT WHEN IT COMES TO DETOX AND YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE CHAPTER IN WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THESE DETOX DIETS AND EFFORTS? IS IT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE DOING? YOU KNOW, SPORADICALLY CONSTANTLY THROUGH OUR LAWS. SO WHAT IS THE CONSUMER-FACING IT? CONFUSING THE CONFUSION. THEY'LL HEAR. OH, I CAN DO A JUICE CLEANSE. I CAN DO THIS RIGHT. SO THE IDEA THAT YOU CAN JUNK FOOD AND AND THEN DO INTERMITTENT FASTING OR DO A CLEANSE. IT KIND OF MISSES THE POINT. OKAY. SO RIGHT NOW, EVEN WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT OUR BODIES OR SOME BETTER THAN OTHERS THE GOT LIVER, KIDNEYS YOUR SKIN WHEN YOU SWEAT AND KNOW, SO IT'S THERE'S A WHOLE SYSTEM THAT'S DOING IT. BUT WHAT HAPPENS LIKE AN ASSEMBLY LINE, IT CAN GET PLUGGED UP. OKAY. SO IF YOU JUMP INTO ONE OF THESE OVER-THE-COUNTER OR EVEN SOMETIMES RECOMMENDED ON, YOU KNOW, THE BIG SITES SURE DO. THIS CLANS. YOU CAN RELEASE TOXINS IN. BUT IF THE MACHINERY TO REMOVE IS CLOGGED UP AND WHAT YOU CAN DO, IT GETS IN YOUR BLOOD SO PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY GET SICK. REALLY NICE. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU HAVE KIDNEY DISEASE OR LIVER DISEASE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT YOU MIGHT NOT ITS FUNNY. SO IF YOU GO TO TRADITIONAL DOCTORS IN YOUR NEW YEAR, THE CLASS AVERAGE ON YOUR LAB TESTS. SO HERE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A C -0 AND YOU'RE OK, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT FUNCTIONAL APPROACHES, WE REALLY LOOK MORE AT THE EFFICIENCY OF THE SYSTEM MESSAGE. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THE NORMALLY ABNORMAL ALLOWED SO THERE ARE STEPS THAT I OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 6, AS YOU SAID OF THE THE ORDER THAT YOU DO IT, YOU PREPARE A GOURMET MEAL AND THERE'S AN ORDER THERE. CERTAIN DEGREE. A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE SAY ALL DO THIS ALL DO THIS. SO IT'S EXPERIMENTATION. WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND? WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO AT HOME TO TO GET ON THAT TRAIN OF OF BETTER HEALTH AND FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE. OKAY. SO ONE OF THE THINGS EVEN BEFORE THEY GET INTO THIS PROGRAM IS THEY COULD DO ELIMINATION DIET. YOU KNOW, IF YOU ELIMINATE WHEAT GLUTEN, OKAY, GET OFF WARREN AND WHEN I SAY CORN, IT'S NOT JUST CORN ON THE COB. OKAY. YOU SCORE AND DERIVATIVES THROUGHOUT OUR FRONT. OKAY. LIKE A CORNSTARCH THEN START JUST SYRUP. YOU KNOW? SO SO THEY WORK IT INTO A LOT OF FOODS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE LABELS AND THAT'S PRETTY SNAKE. OKAY. BUT IF THEY START WITH THAT FIRST WEEK, THEY WOULD GET RID OF GLUTEN THE NEXT WEEK THEY REMOVED THE DAIRY THEN THE CORN. SOMETIMES WHAT YOU FIND IS THEY FEEL A LITTLE BETTER NOW. IT'S NOT THE SAME THING IS GOING THROUGH ALL BUT AT LEAST YOU'RE REMOVING SOME OF THE BURDEN. AND WHEN DO YOU START FEELING THE DIFFERENCE OR SEEN THE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR BODY IF YOU IF YOU START THAT PROCESS? WELL, IF SOMEBODY IS VERY YOUNG AND HEALTHY, YOU NEED A PROPER DIET, THEY MIGHT IN SOME MINIMAL IMPROVEMENT. THE SICKER YOU ARE, THE MORE LIKELY YOU'LL FEEL BETTER. OKAY. FOR INSTANCE, THE LAST FEW DAYS WITH NO CONFIRMATION HE WRITES, THE MESSAGE THAT'S BEING MISSED IS THAT THIS IS ABOUT CLEANING UP WATER, FOOD ENVIRONMENT. SURE, LIVE IN A TOXIC ENVIRONMENT. AND WE DO SO. LET'S JUST SAY YOU DID ALL THE RIGHT THINGS. LET'S SAY YOU AVOIDED THRONG FOODS, BUT YOU STILL COME TO ME AND YOU HAVE SOME IMMUNE PROBLEM. YOU'RE INFLAMED OR YOUR METABOLIC LEAD. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GETTING FAT AND YOU CAN'T DO IT ON YOUR OWN WELL, JUST LIKE HORMONES LIKE MALE HORMONE BUILDS UP MUSCLE, YOU CAN USE DERIVATIVES OF MALE HORMONE TO PUSH OUT THE HORMONE, DISRUPTING CHEMICALS. SO IF I IF I SUMMED IT UP IN ONE. PARAGRAPH, THE ENVIRONMENT HAS ALL THESE HORMONE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS. THEY CALL THEM AND ARE CAN DISRUPT OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT. ESTROGEN THAT WEST REGION. SURE THEY BIND RECEPTORS FROM FIRE WEIGHT IN YOUR MALE HORMONE RECEPTORS, ESPECIALLY IN WOMEN. AND WHEN I CAN UNTANGLE THAT AND I HAVE WAYS OF DOING IT, I CAN DECREASE INFLAMMATION. THE IMMUNE SYSTEM BETTER. AND THE METABOLISM KICK STARTS. IT'S IT'S FASCINATING. AND YOU ARE MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE. I KNOW THAT YOU'RE OFFERING AN OPPORTUNITY. >> TO NOT ONLY MEET WITH YOU AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS BUT ALSO GET A COPY OF THE BOOK. YEAH. I THOUGHT IT'D BE FUN NEXT IF THEY CALL THE NUMBER BELOW AT 11:00AM ON FRIDAY. ALL DO AND AND AUTOGRAPHED BY AUTHOR SIGNINGS. SO FOR THE FIRST TIME REGISTER THEIR ACTUALLY GET A COPY OF MY BOOK. HOW COOL? AND I'LL SIGN UP FOR 8 SON. I THINK IT'LL BE VERY ENJOYABLE. I LOVE IT WITH DOCTOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR APPRECIATE WHEN YOU COME IN WE'LL PUT INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK AND THE BOOK SIGNING IN ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET IN TOU
Linking Detoxification to Wellness
Dr. George Moricz from Naples Center for Functional Medicine joined ABC7 to shed some light on cleanses and detoxification.
Updated: 10:22 AM EST Jan 31, 2025
The new year brings a new round of health-focused resolutions. Some may vow to "go clean" or "detox" in the new year. But if not careful, those terms can be potentially unhealthy or unsafe.Dr. George Moricz, an anti-aging expert, author and integrative health specialist who treats patients at the Naples Center for Functional Medicine, joined ABC7 to shed some light on cleanses, detoxification and the prevention-based science of functional medicine.Toxins in our body should be removed through detox. They can come from different sources, including environmental, food- and water-borne toxins like food coloring or dyes, pesticides, air pollutants, certain household cleaning products, and industrial chemicals. This is done through the body’s natural detoxification system, including the liver, gut and kidneys.While juice cleanses can be effective for flushing your digestive system, detoxification considers a broader approach for cleansing your liver, kidneys and organs from toxin build-up. When taking a root-cause approach, it's important to get to the source in order to achieve lasting results. Fad diets usually require cutting something out temporarily and those habits aren’t sustainable over time. We are striving for long-term health and wellness, not a quick fix.Larger detoxification can take place with physician instruction, as well as everyday tips like limiting plastic containers, using ceramic, stainless steel and cast-iron cookware, choosing non-canned, BPA-free packaging, or buying organic when possible. A quick reference is the "clean 15 and dirty dozen," which serves as a guide for fruits and vegetables that have the lowest and highest pesticide residue. You should also avoid food dyes, filter drinking and bathing water, switch to natural cleaning products and exercise and drink water.If you are interested in learning more about functional medicine, head over to the Naples Center for Functional Medicine's website. You can also call their office at 239-649-7400.You can also attend one of their free information events. The next one is Friday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m. at their office in Naples.WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW ABOVE!
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The new year brings a new round of health-focused resolutions. Some may vow to "go clean" or "detox" in the new year. But if not careful, those terms can be potentially unhealthy or unsafe.
Dr. George Moricz, an anti-aging expert, author and integrative health specialist who treats patients at the Naples Center for Functional Medicine, joined ABC7 to shed some light on cleanses, detoxification and the prevention-based science of functional medicine.
Toxins in our body should be removed through detox. They can come from different sources, including environmental, food- and water-borne toxins like food coloring or dyes, pesticides, air pollutants, certain household cleaning products, and industrial chemicals. This is done through the body’s natural detoxification system, including the liver, gut and kidneys.
While juice cleanses can be effective for flushing your digestive system, detoxification considers a broader approach for cleansing your liver, kidneys and organs from toxin build-up. When taking a root-cause approach, it's important to get to the source in order to achieve lasting results. Fad diets usually require cutting something out temporarily and those habits aren’t sustainable over time. We are striving for long-term health and wellness, not a quick fix.
Larger detoxification can take place with physician instruction, as well as everyday tips like limiting plastic containers, using ceramic, stainless steel and cast-iron cookware, choosing non-canned, BPA-free packaging, or buying organic when possible. A quick reference is the "clean 15 and dirty dozen," which serves as a guide for fruits and vegetables that have the lowest and highest pesticide residue. You should also avoid food dyes, filter drinking and bathing water, switch to natural cleaning products and exercise and drink water.
If you are interested in learning more about functional medicine, head over to the Naples Center for Functional Medicine's website. You can also call their office at 239-649-7400.
You can also attend one of their free information events. The next one is Friday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m. at their office in Naples.