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Toxins and Xenobiotics: Foundations
The body clears foreign compounds constantly. Everything interesting happens when the arrivals outpace the exit. Six readings, a check on each, free.
Reviewed by Team SOMA
Last updated August 2026 · English
What you'll be able to do
- âś“How the liver detoxifies: phase one and phase two
- âś“Why some compounds stay in the body for years
- âś“How chemical exposure actually adds up
- ✓Where “the dose makes the poison” breaks down
- âś“Do detoxes work? What actually helps clearance
- âś“Xenobiotics: what lingers, and why
What's inside
The liver’s two-phase chemistry
How the liver detoxifies: phase one and phase two
Knowledge check: The liver’s two-phase chemistry
Fat, storage and the long half-life
Exposure, clearance and rate
Mixtures, timing and windows
Supporting clearance honestly
Xenobiotics: what lingers, and why
Finish with the check
Is this for you?
Who it's for
- Anyone starting out in this field, with no science background assumed
- People who want to understand their own health rather than be told what to do
What you need
- Nothing to pay. A free SOMA account, so your progress and knowledge checks are saved.
- The journal articles behind each reading can be read without an account.
About this course
The body clears foreign compounds constantly, and has done so against a natural chemical background for its entire history. Everything interesting happens when arrivals outpace the exit.
You will meet the liver as a chemistry lab rather than a filter, and why the balance between its two phases matters more than the speed of either, why some molecules stay for years and how a blood level can rise while the body carries less, what mixtures and timing do that single chemical limits cannot describe, and what genuinely supports clearance once the cleanses are set aside.
Six readings, each with a short check. Free, and yours to take in any order.
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