AN OPEN, EVIDENCE-INFORMED LEARNING LIBRARY

Project Detox

A curated resource for understanding detoxification, nutrition and practical ways to support the body’s natural pathways.

Curated by Corey SieversWellness educator and integrator since 1997
The seven detoxification pathways: skin, bowel and colon, liver, lungs, circulatory system, kidneys and lymphatic system
THE RESOURCE LIBRARY

Watch, listen, consider.

Inclusion means a resource is worth examining—not that every statement is endorsed. Open Corey’s note for context, cautions and the ideas worth carrying forward.

FOUNDATIONAL EXPLAINERS

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What does the liver do?

TED-Ed · Emma Bryce · 2015

Corey’s note

A clear visual foundation. It shows why the liver is not a simple filter: it processes, transforms, stores and coordinates. That distinction matters whenever someone promises to ‘flush’ it.

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How do your kidneys work?

TED-Ed · Emma Bryce · 2014

Corey’s note

Useful for understanding filtration without reducing the kidneys to a detox slogan. Notice the constant balancing of water, salts and waste—not a once-a-month cleanse.

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Gut & BowelEstablished

How your digestive system works

TED-Ed · Emma Bryce · 2017

Corey’s note

The bowel is an exit route, but it is also part of a much larger digestive process. This is a helpful reset when detox discussions focus only on ‘moving things out’.

METHODS & PRACTICAL CONTEXT

Fasting & resets

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Research & Emerging IdeasEmerging

Fasting, diet and metabolic health

FoundMyFitness · Valter Longo, PhD · Interview

Corey’s note

A longer technical conversation. I include it because the mechanisms and human evidence deserve attention, while the practical claims still need to be matched to the person and context.

CLAIMS WORTH EXAMINING

Myths, claims & controversies

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Detox MythsExploring

What your body actually does with toxins

Evidence-led explainer · Video

Corey’s note

A useful counterweight to overblown cleanse language. I agree with the demand for defined substances and measurable outcomes, while still leaving room to discuss reducing exposure and supporting normal physiology.

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Detox BasicsClinical observation

‘Detox’ myths versus reality

Dr William Li · Interview

Corey’s note

Worth considering for its practical framing. As always, a persuasive interview is a starting point; individual claims should still be traced back to the quality of the underlying evidence.

PROJECT DETOX FOUNDATIONS

Start with the framework.

Concise reference pages that explain the Project Detox position before you explore individual voices and debates.

ABOUT PROJECT DETOX

Curiosity, context and clearer wellness education.

Project Detox was founded by Corey Sievers, a wellness educator who has spent decades helping people connect complex ideas from nutrition and physiology with practical everyday choices.

This library includes established science, emerging research, clinical perspectives and ideas still worth questioning. Corey’s role is to help connect the dots—not to pretend every interesting idea is settled.

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