detox

Josh Morin, one of the organizers of the detox programs in Washington, believes that simply ditching the phone is not enough and that an appealing alternative is vital.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

There was bed space, they assured them, there was room at the detox center, there were mental health services and more.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026

Americans’ monthlong exercises in restraint have been known to affect sales of everything from razors in November to alcohol at the beginning of the year and snacks as some take on a one-month sugar detox.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

It’s that time of year again: detox season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026

In fact I feel irritated and can’t help wondering whether I could have gotten the same result without spending $30 and three days on detox and bloat.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

And new tools are available to make that happen: digital detox apps, phone-blocking gadgets, and groups, such as the one in Washington, that facilitate month-long detoxes.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

Digital detoxes don’t work, says author Paul Leonardi, a professor of technology management at UC Santa Barbara, because they’re temporary fixes that don’t address our underlying tendencies and tech habits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026

He says digital detoxes, like going phone-free for a day or a weekend, are useful to learn how much you rely on technology and how you feel when you aren’t using it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026

Shafransky says to think of digital detoxes as a diet for your finances.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2025

Even regular detoxes once a week, you still go back the rest of the week.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2023

She underwent insulin-potentiated chemotherapy, detoxed and did more alternative treatments that brought the cancer down to Stage 2 in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

By 2020, staffer Louis Theroux tells me proudly, the detoxed grounds will be the city’s second largest park.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2015

Should you be in need of some detoxing, here are four twisty, gripping stories to make you forget about that heated argument at dinner.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

It’s unclear whether detoxing could affect nutrient absorption or negatively affect the healthy bacteria in the gut microbiome.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2022

Then we need to start to think about pulling back, like taking breaks every couple of hours, digitally detoxing, going outside, putting on music.

From Reuters ● Dec. 27, 2021

“We’re clocking over 10 hours a day on average in front of computers and devices,” says Mandi Vance of Kakadu Dream, a line dedicated to detoxing skin from the hazards of “modern digital life.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2020

I founded the Cancer Schmancer movement, and a big cornerstone of our organization is detoxing your life.

From Salon ● May 2, 2019