Shiban Ganju confronts the concerns of the ‘worried–well, who scurry to ‘detox’ their bodies’ and the ’scared sick, who fall prey to needless death’ and journeys from ‘twenty-first century neurosis to nineteenth century ignorance’.

Changing behavior is an uphill task – anywhere in the world. I have ranted against scams in health care; pleaded against colon cleansers, protested against refeloxolgy and energy healing without success. If I have failed in persuading educated twenty first century people against ionic footbaths, how will I convince these illiterate women about the benefits of iron in pregnancy?

I realize, it is all about ‘detoxing’ the mind and not the body.