Skip to main content
Elson Haas

Elson Haas

Elson Haas, M.D. — integrative medicine physician, founder and medical director of the Preventive Medical Center of Marin in San Rafael, California, and author of The Detox Diet and other health books.

Aug 21, 2026

13:53
When you talk about, in your book here, it's called Detox Diet, so is the fasting something you do prior to going on to a healthier diet?
14:02
Well, I have three different programs in the book.
14:06
One is juice cleansing.
14:07
One is the detox diet, which is mainly steamed vegetables.
14:10
It's an alkalinizing process.
14:12
Steamed vegetables at lunch and dinner, a little fruit and grain in the morning, but I get people off of wheat and dairy and all the substances.
14:19
And it just lets the body kind of calm down and relax and lets the digestive tract do that.
15:58
was

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.