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I want to clean out my system of thc faster than normal not just for an hour but permanently is their any herbs or vitamins to help this along I stopped 7 weeks ago & still testing dirty I was a heavy smoker & weigh 180# I'm 5'7" tall with a little belly
Hi paul,
THC is a fat-soluble material and it will take a long time to clear this from the body. The best is to go on a hypoglycemic diet together with anti-oxidant nutrients, such as zinc, vitamin C. In my clinical experience it takes about six months for the body to be free of THC
See The Hypoglycemic Diet, Hypo diet at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/hypoglycemic_diet.html
Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/drug_addictions_nutritional_disorder.htm...
Also have a look at:
Detoxification at Herbs2000 at:
http://www.herbs2000.com/h_menu/det_1_detox.htm
Books on Detoxification at:
http://books.google.com/books?q=detoxification+from+marijuana&spell=1&as_brr=3
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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist
Hon. Editor of
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author of "Getting off the Hook"
Freely available at Google Book Search
Skype: jurplesman
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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist
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I have a degree in Psychology from the Sydney University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition. I am also the author of “GETTING OFF THE HOOK” which deals with the nutritional and psychological treatment of personality disorders. It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. I am interested in the relationship between nutrition and behaviour, and as a Probation ans Parole Officer facilitated groups for offenders, many of whom were alcoholics and drug addicts, sex offenders or compulsive gamblers, as well as the whole gamut of “personality disorders”. I am also the ex-editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia Newsletter, a quarterly publication dealing with hypoglycemia and related health problems. Its web site, together with a shortened course of PSYCHOTHERAPY can be visited at: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Experience
Nutritional Psychotherapist
Organizations
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Publications
GETTING OFF THE HOOK
which is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search.
Various articles in Hypoglycemic Health Association Newsletter
Education/Credentials
BA(Psych) (Sydney University) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)
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