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Another major use of people that will help or even part of the package togeth- ing and to understanding
IVs is for Detox purposes. go through it with them or er with B12 injections. We how nutrients are absorbed.”
“We take people off of all be on the phone with them. tier it out based on what When discussing healthy
kinds of medications and Then go through the house the budget is, and then we eating with Dr. Reese and
street drugs through this and clean out all the junk strategize on what is real- what changes we can make
detox process. I am current- food. We come home from istic. For example, if you to improve our overall
ly working with a patient to work, and we're tired, and are going to fast it is best health, Dr. Reese suggests, "I
get him off of meth. He is it's easy to go for that junk put my patients on a keto-
two weeks in and doing fan- food and making those genic anti-inflammatory diet
tastic. The IV eliminates all salads seems so hard. And which emphasizes the good
of the nausea, shaking, and the next step is to set up fats, like avocado, white
basically all the symptoms appointments for massages, fish, and coconut oil. It is
of withdrawal, making it an acupuncture and facials be- a whole food diet without
easier process for someone cause if you are taking away any of the processed foods
to quit whatever drugs to all these things you have to to head into a weekend so and we also advise avoiding
which they are addicted.” give yourself back some- by Saturday, when you are dairy products. Our society
This treatment is also thing to replace them. feeling shaky and don't want is fat phobic, but we need
useful in treating Alcohol- So those are the prepa- to do anything, you can just beneficial fats - it is fat that
ics. They are given daily IVs, ratory pieces and then there relax. makes every one of our hor-
and the Lotus Rain protocol are options like what we call With all of the success mones. So, if we lose our fats
requires that they are also the master cleanse, which is Dr. Reese has had in this we have lost our hormone
in a support group, so they a lemonade and maple syr- area, I had to ask why more balance, which includes
have a plan. Approaching up fast which puts us into doctors don't rely on this our happy hormones like
it this way results in the serotonin.”
greatest likelihood that they The doctors at Lotus
will attain sobriety. It works Rain Naturopathic Clinic
so well because it has been don't believe in popping
found that people who have pills for every ailment. They
addictive situations are not give each patient a 45-min-
absorbing their nutrients. ute appointment so they
The IV gives them the can get to know them and
nutrition they are missing understand their problems
and they immediately start and work together to put a
to feel better, and they can plan in place. "We are honest
then take care of themselves and tell them upfront that
and become more motivat- this is going to be a lifestyle
ed. Over the years Dr. Reese change, and it won't be easy
has worked at treatment at first. It will probably be
facilities providing this ser- a drastic change. There is
vice to recovering addicts. nothing off limits. We talk
One of Dr. Reese’s most about sleep and what they
popular programs are her are eating. We discuss how
weight loss programs. “So they are urinating, and what
what we have is called the kind of bowel movements
Cadillac version and the they are having. These are all
Simple and Easy. When things that don’t get dis-
people are really serious ketosis which is wonderful. treatment to help their cussed in a typical 10-min-
about it we put them on We then follow that with patients. "I think if they had ute doctor’s appointment.
a 6-week program and it only a protein shake for a the knowledge, they would Since we spend more time
begins by letting your family week. If the pure fast is too willingly share it. Tradition- with them, we delve deeply
and friends know that this hard, they can add salads al medical schools do not into their lives, including
is what your goal is, this and vegetables. offer training in this, where- their spiritual side as well
is what and how you are We also incorporate as naturopathic medical as what gives them joy and
going to do it. Participants hydrogen peroxide IVs and schools devote many hours laughter and what they are
are advised to get some key infrared saunas, which are a to nutritional infusion train- grateful for and what they

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