Chapter 1: Why You Need to Detox
1. Jenny L. Carwile and Karin B. Michels, “Urinary Bisphenol A and Obesity: NHANES 2003–2006,” Environmental Research 111, no. 6 (August 2011): 825–830, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21676388.
2. Diana I. Jalal, Gerard Smits, Richard J. Johnson, and Michel Chonchol, “Increased Fructose Associates with Elevated Blood Pressure,” Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 21, no. 9 (September 2010): 1543–1549, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20595676.
3. Betty Kovacs, “Artificial Sweeteners: Health and Disease Prevention,” MedicineNet, www.onhealth.com/artificial_sweeteners/page6.htm.
4. Joseph Mercola, “Health Risks of Genetically Modified Foods,” Mercola, http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/02/health-risks-of-genetically-modified-foods.aspx.
5. Joseph Mercola, “19 Studies Link GMO Foods to Organ Disruption,” Mercola, April 27, 2011, http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/04/27/19-studies-link-gmo-foods-to-organ-disruption.aspx.
Chapter 2: Getting Ready to Detox
1. Mette Kristensen, Marlene Jensen, Jane Kudsk, Marianne Henriksen, and Christian Molgaard, “Short-Term Effects on Bone Turnover of Replacing Milk with Cola Beverages: A 10-Day Interventional Study in Young Men,” Osteoporosis International 16, no. 2 (December 2005): 1803–1808; S. Johnson, “Multifaceted and Widespread Pathology of Magnesium Deficiency,” Medical Hypotheses 56, no. 2 (February 2001): 163–170; K. L. Tucker, K. Morita, N. Qiao, M. T. Hannan, L. A. Cupples, and D. P Kiel, “Colas, but Not Other Carbonated Beverages, Are Associated with Low Bone Mineral Density in Older Women: The Framingham Osteoporosis Study,” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 84, no. 2 (October 2006): 936–942; G. Wykshak and R. E. Frisch, “Carbonated Beverages, Dietary Calcium, the Dietary Calcium/Phosphorus Ratio, and Bone Fractures in Girls and Boys,” Journal of Adolescent Health 15, no. 3 (May 1994): 210–215.
2. “Sprouting,” Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprouting.
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. Ibid.
Chapter 3: The Love Your Liver Weekend
1. Frances Albrecht, “The Basics of Detoxing Your Liver,” Health-well, April 1997.
2. Scott Rigden, “Liver Detoxification,” www.drscottrigden.com. See also Michelle Schoffro Cook, The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan: A Program for Greater Energy, Health and Vitality (Toronto: Wiley, 2006), 223–224.
3. “Avocado,” The World’s Healthiest Foods, www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=5.
4. “Fat-Burning Foods,” Woman’s World, April 27, 2004.
5. Ann Louise Gittleman, The Fat Flush Plan (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002), 19.
6. Michael Murray, Dr. Murray’s Total Body Tune-Up (New York: Bantam Books, 2000), 78.
7. Xandria Williams, The Herbal Detox Plan (Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2003), 129.
8. Robert Bentely and Henry Trimen, Medicinal Plants, vol. 3 (London: J & A Churchill, 1880), 159.
9. K. Faber, “The Dandelion—Taraxacum Officinale Weber,” Pharmazie 13, no. 7 (July 1958), 423–435.
10. A. Mahesh, R. Jeyachandran, L. Cindrella, D. Thanqadurai, V. P. Veerapur, and D. Muralidhara Rao, “Hepatocurative Potential of Sesquiterpene Lactones of Taraxacum Officinale on Carbon Tetrachloride Induced Liver Toxicity in Mice,” Acta Biologica Hungarica 61, No. 2 (June 2010): 175–190, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20519172.
11. Albrecht, “The Basics of Detoxing Your Liver.”
Chapter 4: The Lymphomania Weekend
1. Michelle Schoffro Cook, “The Secret of Great Health: An Interview with Best-Selling Author Harvey Diamond,” April 2003.
2. Jillian Boyle, “Is Lymphatic Stress the Reason You’re Fat? Bloated? Hungry for Junk Food?” Woman’s World, March 2, 2004.
3. Ann Louise Gittleman, The Fat Flush Plan (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002), 21.
4. Michelle Schoffro Cook, The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan (Toronto: Wiley, 2004).
Chapter 5: The Kidney Flush Weekend
1. Gary Null, with Amy McDonald, Be a Healthy Woman! (New York: Seven Stories Press, 2009), 608.
2. Ann Louise Gittleman, The Fat Flush Plan (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002), 27.
3. M. E. El-Mesery, M. M. Al-Gayyar, H. A. Salem, M. M. Darweish, and A. M. El-Mowafy, “Chemopreventive and Renal Protective Effects for Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA): Implications of CRP and Lipid Peroxides,” Cell Division 4, no. 1 (April 2009): 6, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19341447.
4. M. Twal, P. Kiefer, A. Salameh, J. Schnabel, S. Ossmann, S. von Salisch, K. Kramer, et. al., “Reno-Protective Effects of Epigallocatechin-gallate in a Small Piglet Model of Extracorporeal Circulation,” Pharmacological Research 67, no. 1 (January 2013): 68–8, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23103594; A. M. El-Mowafy, H. A. Salem, M. M. Al-Gayyar, M. E. El-Mesery, and M. F. El-Azab, “Evaluation of Renal Protective Effects of the Green-Tea (EGCG) and Red Grape Resveratrol: Role of Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Cytokines,” Natural Product Research 25, no. 8 (April 2011): 850–856, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21462079.
5. El-Mowafy, et al., “Evaluation of Renal Protective Effects of the Green-Tea (EGCG) and Red Grape Resveratrol.”
6. Jyh-Gang Leu, Chin-Yao Lin, Jhin-Hao Jian, Chin-Yu Shih, Yao-Jen Liang, “Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Combined with Alpha Lipoic Acid Attenuates High Glucose-Induced Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products (RAGE) Expression in Human Embryonic Kidney Cells,” Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 85, no. 2 (June 2013): 745–752, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23780308.
7. Anurag Kuhad, Sangeeta Pilkhwal, Sameer Sharma, Naveen Tirkey, and Kanwaljit Chopra, “Effect of Curcumin on Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Cisplatin-Induced Experimental Nephrotoxicity,” Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry 55, no. 25 (December 2007): 10150–10155, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23780308.
8. M. A. Beerepoot, G. ter Riet, S. Nys, W. M. vad der Wal, C. A. de Borgie, T. M. de Reijke, J. M. Prins, et. al., “Lactobacilli vs. Antibiotics to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Non-inferiority Trial in Postmenopausal Women,” Archives of Internal Medicine 172, no. 9 (May 2012): 704–712, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22782199.
9. Joseph Mercola, “Six Ways to Keep Kidney Stones at Bay,” Mercola.com, September 29, 2011, http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/09/29/six-ways-to-keep-kidney-stones-at-bay-from-the -harvard-health-letter.aspx.
10. Leu, et al., “Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Combined with Alpha Lipoic Acid Attenuates High Glucose-Induced Receptor.”
11. Ilchi Lee, Meridian Exercise for Self-Healing (Sedona, AZ: BEST Life Media, 2008), 97, 230–231.
Chapter 6: The Colon Cleanse Weekend
1. Patricia Fitzgerald, The Detox Solution: The Missing Link to Radiant Health, Abundant Energy, Ideal Weight, and Peace of Mind (Santa Monica, CA: Illumination Press, 2001), 140.
2. Ibid.
3. Xandria Williams, The Herbal Detox Plan: The Revolutionary Way to Cleanse and Revive Your Body (Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2004), 83; Gloria Gilbère, “A Doctor’s Solution to ‘Plumbing Problems,’ in Your Gut That Is!” Total Health 26, no. 1 (February 2004), 37.
Chapter 7: The Skin Rejuvenation Weekend
1. Shari Lieberman and Nancy Bruning, The Real Vitamin & Mineral Book: The Definitive Guide to Designing Your Personal Supplement Program (New York: Avery, 2003), 91.
Chapter 8: The Fat Blast Weekend
1. Kevin Gianni, “7 of the Most Unhealthy and Potentially Cancer-Causing Foods,” Renegade Health, May 21, 2012, http://renegadehealth.com/blog/2012/05/21/7-of-the-most-unhealthy-and-potentially-cancer-causing-foods.
2. “How Many Pounds Does One Extra Soft Drink Add to Your Body?” Mercola.com, August 24, 2006, http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/08/24/how-many-pounds-does-one-extra-soft-drink-add-to-your-body.aspx.
3. Robert Crayhon, “The Ultimate Weight Loss Nutrient,” Total Health Resource Guide: Healthy Weight Management, July/August 2002, 12.
4. S. Rayalam, M. A. Della-Fara, J. Y. Yang, H. J. Park, S. Ambati, C. Baile “Resveratrol Potentiates Genistein’s Antiadipogenic and Pro-Apoptotic Effects in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes,” Journal of Nutrition 137, no. 12 (December 2007): 2668–2673, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18029481.
5. A. Bhattacharya, M. M. Rahman, R. McCarter, M. O’Shea, and G. Fernandes, “Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Chromium Lower Body Weight and Visceral Fat Mass in High-Fat-Diet-Fed Mice,” Lipids 41, no. 5 (May 2006): 437–444, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16933788.
6. Bernard Gout, Cédric Bourges, and Séverine Paineau-Dubreuil, “Satiereal, a Crocus sativus L. Extract, Reduces Snacking and Increases Satiety in a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of Mildly Overweight, Healthy Women,” Nutrition Research 30, no. 5 (May 2010): 305–313, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20579522.
7. Akira Niijima and Katsuya Nagai, “Effect of Olfactory Stimulation with Flavor of Grapefruit Oil and Lemon Oil on the Activity of Sympathetic Branch in the White Adipose Tissue of the Epididymis,” Experimental Biological Medicine 228, no. 10 (November 2003): 1190–1192.