Show #152 – Detox Series: Phase 2.5 detox with Dr Kelly Halderman

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And onto this week’s show!

Have you heard of phase 2.5 detox and the key role it plays in supporting the healthy removal of used hormones and toxins from our system? Dr Kelly Halderman explains what it is and why it is so key – especially for people who live or work in high tox environments or who have detoxification impairment due to illness or (epi)genetics.

We also talk about the full detoxification picture, how to optimise detoxification, links between poor detoxification, chronic illness, gall bladder issues, and resistant weight loss. 

The framework for my discussion with Kelly:

What 

• Detoxing with the help of your internet: What are some of the pitfalls you’re seeing in the way people are self-diagnosing and treating when it comes to a need for detox? 

Detoxing overview – so let’s talk: 

• Phase 1 purpose/function/pitfalls
• Phase 2 “      “ “ 
• Phase 2.5 – you coined an extra lil’ guy here: Talk us through it. 
• Phase 3 

There are some things that “shut the 2.5 door”…

• Inflammation: There are standard markers that could tell us if our 2.5 door is potentially closed or not, but sometimes inflammation shows up in other places / those markers could be ‘normal’. 
• Gut
• Bad Estrogen (Carrie’s been on the show twice so feel free to talk Dutch test, our listeners are up with it) 
• Resistant weight loss: There’s a link, right? 
• How is the best way to get a clear picture of what our detox pathways are doing in our own bodies? Are there particular symptoms that go with each of the phases that give us a clue as to which phase we need the most support in? 
• What are some of your favourite protocols/lifestyle tweaks that help us move the needle on that 2.5? 
• Let’s talk bile/thyroid connection. How do we get our Docs to routinely test T3/4 RT3/antibodies instead of TSH and “your thyroid’s normal”? Is there a document / patient hand out you have to help patients feel they have the medical research support to justify the additional tests?
• And all this liberation of toxins and moving them out – we want to make sure they’re headed OUT – can we talk about binders as it’s a bit of a minefield as to what to use out there.

 

Top takeaways from the show:

1. Phase 1 of detoxification takes toxins to the liver and makes them more reactive.

2. Phase 2 of detoxification then takes the toxins, puts them through glucuronidation, amino acid conjugation, glutathione and sulfation, and methylation, which makes them water soluble.

3. These water soluble toxins include indigenous toxicant such as old thyroid hormones or fat soluble vitamins, histamine, xenobiotics, and exobiotics, that can be toxins, heavy metals, and other things that need to get out.

4. When Phase 2 toxins are ready, they enter the bile, which sends them to the GI tract for expulsion.

5. Detox 2.5 is the door that toxins go through to get into the bile.

6. If the Detox 2.5 door is shut down due to inflammation, toxins will re-enter your bloodstream, causing fatigue, brain fog and other symptoms depending on the individual.

7. When beginning the process of detoxification with her patients Dr. Halderman first starts by looking at the sources of inflammation, whether it is physical, chemical, emotional or microbial.

8. Phase 2.5 involves three things; toxins moving into the bile, the bile salt moving into the bile, and putting more phosphocholine into the body.

9. Dr. Halderman recommends Sulforaphane, bitters, and artichokes to help stabilize the transporter so the bile salts will get out.

10. Dr. Halderman is a big fan of restricted eating, giving your gut a break by inducing autophagy which helps open the 2.5 door.

11. Taking binders is extremely important when beginning a detox protocol and to know which ones to take it’s best to work with an experienced naturopath or integrative GP in your area.

 

Other helpful links:

To know more about Kelly and her supplements, check out: https://professional-health-products.com

Follow Kelly on Instagram @nutraceuticalformulators or on Facebook

 

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