What are detoxifying processes?
These are procedures that support the body's detoxification. Detoxification of the body mainly happens in the liver, the excretion of substances takes place in the gastrointestinal tract and the kidneys. Many of us don’t know that the skin is also an organ for detoxification of the body and to a very limited extent also the lungs. “Detoxifying processes" refers to all measures aiming at the detoxification of a contaminated organism. These can be herbal medicines or homeopathic remedies that support the functions of the organs. Also substances from orthomolecular medicine can be used.

How does detoxifying through the skin work?
First the skin is stimulated by light therapy that does not use UV radiation. There will be no damage from radiation, but also no skin tanning. Afterward, the patient is resting in a special body wrap to enhance the detoxification through the skin. On treatment days it is very important for the patients to drink as much as possible.

A special and very complicated issue is the drainage of amalgam. It will be discussed in a separate chapter.