detoxing
Flushing harmful substances
Detoxing is the process of removing toxins or harmful substances from the body.
In medical contexts, it refers to supervised withdrawal from addictive substances: He spent a week detoxing from alcohol.
In wellness culture, detoxing often means dietary cleanses or juice fasts claimed to purge impurities—though such regimens lack scientific support.
Figuratively, people detox from technology or social media: I'm detoxing from my phone this weekend.
Unimpaired mental state
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
inpatient · outpatient · 12-step · abstinence · relapse prevention · sober living · intervention · rehab center
Intense desires for something
- cold turkeyImmediate complete cessation
- symptomsIndicators of disease
- tremorsSlight shaking movements
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
sweating · insomnia · irritability · anxiety · discomfort · dependency · tolerance · tapering
Therapeutic wellness facility
- saunaHeated room for sweating
- steam roomHeated humidity enclosure
- sweat lodgeHeated structure for ritual purification
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
dry brushing · lymphatic drainage · massage · hydrotherapy · flotation tank · mud wrap · seaweed wrap · hot springs
Extracting produce liquid
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- smoothiesBlended fruit beverages
- flushSame suit, five cards
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
juice cleanse · liver cleanse · lemon water · celery juice · activated charcoal · colonics · enema · purge
From living matter
- rawIn original state
- veganAvoids all animal products
- vegetarianOne who abstains from flesh
- gluten-freeContaining no wheat protein
sugar-free · whole foods · plant-based · elimination diet · anti-inflammatory · alkaline diet · superfoods · antioxidants
Lacking electronic displays
- unpluggingRemoving from power source
- social media breakAbstaining from networking sites
- offlineNot internet-connected
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
counseling · inpatient · outpatient · 12-step · abstinence · relapse prevention · sober living · intervention · rehab center · sponsor
cravings
Intense desires for something
- cold turkeyImmediate complete cessation
- symptomsIndicators of disease
- tremorsSlight shaking movements
nausea · sweating · insomnia · irritability · anxiety · discomfort · dependency · tolerance · tapering · methadone
spa
Therapeutic wellness facility
- saunaHeated room for sweating
- steam roomHeated humidity enclosure
- sweat lodgeHeated structure for ritual purification
infrared · dry brushing · lymphatic drainage · massage · hydrotherapy · flotation tank · mud wrap · seaweed wrap · hot springs · hammam
juicing
Extracting produce liquid
elimination · juice cleanse · liver cleanse · lemon water · celery juice · activated charcoal · colonics · enema · purge · toxins
organic
From living matter
- rawIn original state
- veganAvoids all animal products
- vegetarianOne who abstains from flesh
gluten-free · sugar-free · whole foods · plant-based · elimination diet · anti-inflammatory · alkaline diet · superfoods · antioxidants · fiber
screen-free
Lacking electronic displays
- unpluggingRemoving from power source
- social media breakAbstaining from networking sites
- offlineNot internet-connected
- daily livingbathing, cleaning, eating, cooking, dressing
- drinkingbooze, liquor, guzzling, gulping, chugging
- consumptioneating, drinking, consuming, ingestion, ingesting
- digital habitsscrolling, screen time, binge-watching, doom scrolling, doomscrolling
- eating habitsvegetarian, vegan, omnivore, carnivore, pescatarian
- drunkennessdrunk, tipsy, buzzed, intoxicated, inebriated
detoxingintoxicating
Causing altered mental state
poisoning · toxifying · contaminating · polluting · bingeing
detoxingself-destructing
Designed to obliterate itself
indulging · overindulging · bingeing · pigging out · gorging
detoxingindulging
Satisfying a craving
bingeing · relapsing · using · falling off the wagon · getting high
- liver detoxificationMetabolic breakdown of poisons
- detoxification programsStructured substance elimination treatment
- detoxification centersFacilities treating substance dependence
detoxify, detoxification, detoxifying, detoxifies, detoxified