Dr. Nicole McCarter

It’s that time of year that you’ve probably been eating more sugar and drinking more alcohol and caffeine. It’s important to support your body nutritionally. Whether you’re finishing the year out with a cleanse or just want to offset some of the holiday indulgences here is some guidance. Don’t worry; this isn’t about fasting or a juice cleanse. It’s about the best foods to be eating to promote detoxification and cleansing. If you haven’t noticed, detox and cleanse are buzz wo

Your liver is your second largest organ (I wrote about the first last week). It processes around 1.4 liters of blood every minute. But what does your liver do for you? Most people know that the liver plays a role in detoxification. And that is correct; the liver plays a huge role. The process of detoxification is very complicated, and the liver has a ton of other jobs. Therefor, supporting the liver is important for many diseases and symptoms. In this article, I’ll cover th

Did you know that your skin is your largest organ? Yeah, it’s an organ. And it covers around 20 square feet of your body. Here are some things to think about. Not only does your skin act as a barrier but it is also responsible for releasing toxins through sweat. The average person sweats a little less than 1 liter per day The average person sweats 0.8-1.4 liters per hour of vigorous exercise. Although the skin acts as a barrier, it’s also highly absorbent This is why medicat

Detox and cleanse are buzz words these days, but most people don’t know what they mean. Detoxification and cleanse are used synonymously to refer to the process of removing toxic substances from the body. This is something our body is doing every minute of every day. What are we detoxing from? Our regular everyday biochemical processes such as making energy and hormones naturally result in byproducts that our body must eliminate, which it does through detoxification pathways.