The Detox Prescription ─ Supercharge Your Health, Strip Away Pounds, and Eliminate the Toxins Within

"The first science-based cleanse proven to sweep the system of toxins that lead to disease, weight gain, and energy swings. The human body has an extraordinary ability to detoxify itself. We rely on this system when we wait for a hangover to lift or recover from a bout of food poisoning. However, cutting-edge science is revealing how toxic exposures can actually affect our genes and lead to conditions such as obesity, diabetes, cognitive dysfunction, pain, arthritis, mood disorders, energy, allergies, asthma, hypertension, fertility and heart disease--all of which are on the rise in modern Western society. The good news is that each of us can optimize this natural cleansing system for better health, greater energy, and efficient weight loss. In The DetoxPrescription, Dr. Merrell draws on new research to help readers assess their own toxic risk factors and health deficiencies. Next, he and Mary Beth Augustine, RD, offer more than 75 delicious and nutrient-rich recipes incorporating juices and whole foods, broken into 3-7-, and 21-day cleanses. Dr. Merrell's holistic approach also relies on light yoga practices, basic self-care, beginning meditation, and sleep hygiene to reset body, mind, and spirit--and take control of our genetic destiny"--

Woodson Merrell, MD, is chairman of the Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center and an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. The cofounder of the Continuum Center for Health and Healing in New York City, he maintains a private practice on Manhattan's Upper East Side and lives in New York City.

Mary Beth Augustine, MS, RDN, is an integrative and functional nutrition expert on the faculty of the Continuum Center for Health and Healing. She lives in Westchester, NY.