At An Optimal You, we believe that wellness is not just about treating symptoms—it’s about creating an environment where your body can heal and thrive. Two of the most powerful ways to do this are by reducing inflammation and supporting your body’s natural detox systems.
Let’s explore what this means for you—and some simple, powerful steps you can take today.
What’s the Big Deal About Inflammation?
Inflammation is your body’s natural defense system. When you cut your finger or catch a cold, inflammation helps you heal—that’s the good kind. Inflammation is essential when it is a part of a normal healing process.
The problem comes when inflammation becomes chronic—a slow-burning fire inside your body. This type of inflammation can damage joints, organs, brain, and mitochondria. It is linked to fatigue, joint pain, brain fog, weight gain, digestive issues, and even long-term conditions like diabetes, dementia, heart disease, cancer and autoimmune disorders.
Think of chronic inflammation as background static—it may not scream for attention, but it slowly drains your energy and vitality.
Detox: Not Just a Buzzword
Your body is designed to detox on its own—through your liver, kidneys, lungs, skin, and lymphatic system. But with today’s constant exposure to pollutants, chemicals, processed foods, and stress, these systems can become overloaded.
Supporting detox isn’t about harsh cleanses—it’s about reducing the toxins that you expose your body to and also giving your body the right tools and supporting your body so it can do its job better. It is a marathon, not a race.
Practical Steps You Can Take
✔ Eat to Heal: Choose organic colorful vegetables, leafy greens, berries, avocado, wild-caught fish, free range as well as hormone and antibiotic free chicken/turkey/beef, grass fed butter, and coconut oil. Consume fiber to keep your digestive track moving properly.
Use herbs that reduce inflammation: turmeric, garlic, ginger and rosemary.
Avoid simple sugars, wheat, processed foods, fast food and industrial seed oils (like canola, soybean, corn, and sunflower oils as well as shortening and any hydrogenated/partially hydrogenated oils) which are highly inflammatory.
✔ Stay Hydrated: Water is essential for flushing toxins. Aim for clean, filtered water throughout your day.
✔ Move Your Body: Gentle activities like walking, yoga, or stretching lower inflammation and support circulation and lymphatic detox.
✔ Stretch, Breathe & Ground: Daily stretching and mindful breathing calm the nervous system. Grounding (walking barefoot on grass, sand, or soil) helps reduce inflammation and restore balance by reconnecting your body to the earth’s natural energy.
✔ Prioritize Restful Sleep: Your body does its deepest detox and repair while you sleep. Protect those 7–9 hours.
✔ Utilize glass and stainless steel instead of plastic.
✔ Reduce the toxins that you use in your house and put on your body by using safer household and personal care products. EWG.org is a wonderful resource.
✔ Manage Stress: Meditation, journaling, or simply stepping outside for fresh air lowers stress hormones that trigger inflammation. Take slow deep breaths throughout the day. Treat your mind and body to 10-15 minutes or more of guided meditation to your morning—Joe Dispenza is our favorite to listen to.
✔ Try Supportive Therapies:
At An Optimal You, we offer treatments such as:
IV Ozone Therapy: Enhances oxygen delivery, detox, and immune function. Assists your body in reducing chronic inflammation.
Prolozone Therapy: Directed ozone and vitamin therapy injections to reduce pain and inflammation at specific sites on your body.
Biocharger: Painless restful sessions that utilize PEMF, frequency, and voltage to stimulate your cells to heal and recover.
Peptide Therapy: Subcutaneous injections that provide your body with healing elemements to repair and rejuvenate tissue. These can be done at home or in our office.
Bio-Identical Hormone Balancing: Proper hormone balance supports your adrenal glands and allows your body to be in a better state for healing and detox.
MIC B Complex injections: Enhances cellular function and overall energy and wellbeing.
We also work alongside a wonderful variety of wellness practitioners.
Supportive therapies provided by our Wellness Partners:
Movement Therapy: Customized stretches and exercises to improve mobility and reduce pain.
Lymphatic and Body Massage Therapy: Improve circulation and promote healing and detox.
BioMagnetism: Improves circulation and promotes healthy detoxification. Helps to calm the nervous system and promotes adrenal gland recovery.
Hypnotherapy: Reduces stress and assists with achieving restful sleep which supports detox.
A Real-Life Success Story
One of our patients came in struggling with joint pain, low energy, and restless sleep. By combining an anti-inflammatory diet, bio identical hormone balancing, lifestyle adjustments, IV ozone therapy, BioCharger sessions, and gentle movement, she noticed changes within weeks: less stiffness in the morning, more energy to get through the day, and deeper, more restorative sleep.
Her story is proof that small, consistent changes—combined with the right therapies—can make a big difference.
Tips at a Glance:
✔ Eat whole, colorful, anti-inflammatory foods
✔ Avoid processed foods & seed oils (canola, soybean, corn, sunflower)
✔ Stay hydrated with clean, filtered water
✔ Move daily—walk, stretch, or practice yoga
✔ Utilize ewg.org when you purchase personal care and cleaning products.
✔ Ground yourself by walking barefoot outdoors
✔ Prioritize 7–9 hours of quality sleep
✔ Manage stress with meditation, journaling, or nature time
✔ Support detox with targeted therapies (IV ozone, Prolozone, Biocharger, peptides, movement therapy, massage therapy, biomagnetism, hypnotherapy, etc) Consult our office for any questions on these therapies.
Final Takeaway
Reducing inflammation and supporting detox isn’t about restriction or quick fixes, it’s about daily habits that give your body the tools it needs to heal. Start with one of these tips and add more to your life as you are able. You do not have to do everything at once. Start somewhere and focus on progress. Over time you will create a wonderful foundation for your health. When you create this foundation, you’ll notice more energy, less pain, and a greater sense of vitality.
We’re here to guide you on this journey, every step of the way.
Ready for a Different Kind of Doctor in Murrieta, CA?
If you’re ready to stop chasing symptoms and start building a real foundation for long-term health, we’re here to help. A functional medicine doctor in Murrieta can be the partner you need to finally understand your body and feel your best. Get in touch with us at An Optimal You to schedule a consultation and begin a new health journey today.