Toxins, Detoxing, and Fasting
Understanding how toxins affect the body is an important part of supporting digestive and overall health. This course introduces the principles of detoxification, the different types of toxins found in daily life, and how safe cleansing methods can be integrated into a wellness routine. Colon hydrotherapists will benefit from this knowledge by being able to better educate clients, minimise cleansing reactions, and offer informed guidance around diet and detox support before and after treatments.
Why Choose this Course?
Understanding Toxins and Their Sources: Learn how toxins from food, the environment, and daily habits enter the body, and how they influence digestion, energy, and overall wellbeing.
Types of Toxic Substances: Explore how different toxins affect organs and body systems, giving you deeper insight into symptoms clients may experience.
Health Impacts: Understand how long-term exposure to pollutants can be linked to common health concerns, allowing practitioners to have more informed conversations with clients.
Detoxification Techniques: Study a range of gentle detox approaches, including liver, kidney, lung, lymphatic, and heavy metal support, and learn how these methods complement colon hydrotherapy sessions.
Fasting for Renewal: Learn how fasting works, the different types of fasting practices, and how to guide clients through common detox symptoms with confidence.
Juice Fasting and the Master Cleanse: Explore structured cleansing methods that may support digestion and energy.
Certification: Earn a certificate recognizing your training in detoxification and fasting principles.
This course gives colon hydrotherapists and wellness practitioners the tools to support clients safely, reduce cleansing reactions, and improve treatment outcomes through a more holistic understanding of detoxification.
What You’ll Learn:
By the end of our Toxins, Detoxing, and Fasting course, you will be able to:
- Understand toxins in the environment and their effects on health
- Recognise common dietary and environmental toxin sources
- Identify various toxic substances and their impact on the body
- Understand the connection between pollutants and certain disease patterns
- Apply strategies to minimise or manage cleansing reactions
- Support effective detoxification practices to enhance wellbeing
- Understand the concept of a healing crisis and how to navigate it
- Explore detox methods including kidney, liver, lung, lymphatic, and heavy metal approaches
- Explain the role of fasting in detoxification and rejuvenation
- Learn different fasting styles and their potential benefits
- Identify common detox symptoms during fasting
- Explore scientific research supporting fasting practices
- Understand when fasting may be appropriate or beneficial
- Learn about juice fasting and the Master Cleanse as structured detox methods
You will complete this course with practical tools to educate clients, guide them safely through cleansing processes, and strengthen your confidence as a colon hydrotherapist or holistic practitioner.
Units of Study:
- HLTH5006 Principles & Practice of Lifestyle Medicine I: Foundations