Dear Alexandra:

You made a few thoughtful choices, thinking before purchasing, that is a good thing. I don’t think I qualify as “a biologist” but to answer your question: I don’t know. The placebo affect is real though, very real. When you have faith in something, you automatically and naturally relax and open to feeling better. As a matter of fact, I am careful to not rain on anyone’s parade of believing something will be helpful. The placebo affect is often good enough.

If something is not too expensive, I suppose, or harmful, why not.

Reducing sugar and salt is a good thing for anyone overdoing these two things. I don’t know if it is necessary to do an extreme diet for the purpose of reducing these things. What is his proposed three month detox diet?

anita