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The Purification Rundown, also known as the Purif [1] or the Hubbard Method, [2] is a pseudoscientific procedure that advocates of Scientology claim is a detoxification program. There is no evidence for its efficacy in detoxification, and significant evidence from clinicians that it is dangerous.
Detoxification (often shortened to detox and sometimes called body cleansing) is a type of alternative-medicine treatment which aims to rid the body of unspecified "toxins" – substances that proponents claim accumulate in the body over time and have undesirable short-term or long-term effects on individual health.
The name multiple chemical sensitivity has been criticized, partly because MCS is not a sensitivity in the allergic or immunological meaning of that word. [5] Being more sensitive than average to some chemical exposures (e.g., secondhand smoke) is fairly common. [5] MCS is generally used to refer to more significant disability. [5]
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The detoxification program has been offered for free to rescue workers, and also offered to other New York City residents, some of whom paid $5,000. [ 2 ] [ 22 ] According to tax filings, the project pays some of its money to two bodies that promote the Purification Rundown , both related to the Church of Scientology .
Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a chronic condition involving non-specific physical and psychological symptoms that appear when the affected person has been exposed to "chemicals", or at least believes they have been exposed to. [1]
Theron Grant Randolph (July 7, 1906 – September 29, 1995) was a physician, allergist, and researcher from the United States.He studied food allergies, chemical sensitivities, and preventive care.
In his 2015 article "Activated charcoal: The latest detox fad in an obsessive food culture", he said: [1] Fake detox, the kind you find in magazines, and sold in pharmacies, juice bars, and health food stores, is make-believe medicine. The use of the term 'toxin' in this context is meaningless.