Detox explained
Detox – what is it?
Detoxification or detox for most of us is the physiological removal of toxic substances from the body. It can also be used to describe the period of withdrawal during when a body is returning to health after a prolonged period of using addictive substances. These days this can include alcohol, opiates, marijuana, amphetamines as well as prescription drugs such as antidepressants, pain medication and sleeping tablets.
“I first went in for a detox in 2003, South Pacific in Sydney. They took away one addiction and with their pills replaced it with another. And the environment, it was scary. Do those psychiatrists really understand drug addiction? It was like a jail. At Palladium in Queensland, with its farm environment and Holistic approach, it was another world. I am now three years clear and will NEVER go back. The Fountainhead Method taught me to value my life”. Josephine Erbitter, Jan 2011
Why don’t allopathic methods recognise detox?
In regard to drug and alcohol detox all that is done is to lock a client away and give them a muscle relaxant as it is assumed the body will eventually return to homeostasis on its own. This is quite an assumption.
“I have been through rehab 8 times; every time the periods between stints became smaller and smaller. I did Palladium once at the insistence of my family as I just thought it was going to be one more thing that didn’t work. What I didn’t realise is I needed to understand the WHY behind my drug use. Now I know and drugs are a thing I used to do”. David Houghton October 2009
Why Palladium Private does work for Detoxification
Clients suffering from addiction make up the third largest group attending these programs. Palladium Private’s approach to addiction is completely different to traditional methods that are low on results. Our solution has four major components:
- We only use Fountainhead Method ™, trained Life Coaches. “The Fountainhead Method™ is the number one system for understanding stress and its application to health in the world today” [1]
- It is supported by Journey Therapy. Developed originally by American author Brandon Bays similar to time line therapy but different in that the focus is not only to identify your patterns of behavior and their origins, but to change the pattern then and there. “Where was this when I was studying psychology at University”.[2]
- It is underpinned by Mindfulness Training which has existed for millennia but has only been explained scientifically the last twenty years. “One has to try to develop one’s inner feelings, which can be done simply by training one’s mind.” [3]
- A highly nutritious organic diet to give the body the essential components it needs to fuel the mechanics of detoxification. This is combined with gentle exercise and massage to assist the body to move toxins out, we have a multitude of therapies to choose from for the physical change, but long term permanent change is always done with the first three components.
“I have done a physical detox many times but never achieved the results i wanted, I now know what I needed was to combine this with what I like to call a mental or emotional detox, I needed to look at how the way I thought affected my need to use drugs to cope with life!, the change was profound thanks to everyone ”
Ange Smithe, May 2011
What the experts say
The Anti Depression Association of Australia (ADAA); recently interviewed author Michelle Mark who confirms this new approach to treatment for addiction : “When you are experiencing addiction, the real work needed to reduce it for the long term is not done by just addressing the physical addiction. This is a temporary solution at best. The real work is done by changing the root cause of that emotional response which substance is being used to cope with. Those who suffer from addiction must look beyond just the physical, and go back to the reasons why they started using in the first place. The Fountainhead Method™ shows you how to do this”.
Length of Stay-recommendation
Palladium Private Programs of 33 days are normally sufficient for the education of most addiction disorders. For addiction longer than five years, we recommend the full program.
[1]Quote from Michelle Mark, author, 28days To Beat The Blues
[2]Quote from Cassandra Hackett, Psychologist and previous attendee of the program.
[3] Quote from His Holiness the Dalai Lama
