Skin
The skin is first and foremost a protective barrier. It helps regulate temperature through sweat and is also a place where products and environmental exposures meet the body. Sweat contains small amounts of some substances, but skin does not replace liver or kidney function.
Bowel and colon
The bowel carries digestive waste and material released in bile out of the body. Fibre, food volume, fluid and movement can support comfortable regularity. Persistent change, pain or bleeding should not be dismissed as a detox reaction.
Liver
The liver transforms and packages many substances so they can be used, stored, recycled or eliminated. Its enzyme-driven phases depend on energy, amino acids and micronutrients—not a harsh flush.
Kidneys
The kidneys continuously filter blood, regulate fluid, electrolytes and acidity, and move water-soluble waste into urine. Normal hydration supports this work; extreme water intake does not accelerate it and can be dangerous.
Lungs
Every breath participates in elimination by removing carbon dioxide, one of the body’s major metabolic waste products. Movement can increase ventilation and circulation, but specialised breathing does not prove the removal of vaguely defined toxins.
Lymphatic system
The lymphatic network returns tissue fluid, transports immune cells and carries material towards the circulation. Unlike blood circulation, it has no central pump; ordinary muscle movement helps lymph flow.
Blood and circulatory system
Circulation is the transport highway connecting tissues with organs that process and eliminate material. Good blood flow does not itself ‘detox’ a compound, but without transport the wider system cannot coordinate effectively.
Seven slippery slides: the teaching analogy
Corey’s original talks pictured seven slippery slides: different routes, different jobs and constant movement. Two larger slides drew special attention to skin and bowel as practical boundaries where exposure and elimination are easy to recognise. The analogy is a memory tool, not an anatomical ranking.