CLEANSING THE LIVER & GALLBLADDER
The liver serves as the major filtering system for toxins and waste in the body. It
removes microorganisms from the blood stream, which prevents them from getting
deeper into the body where they may cause serious infection. It also converts fat-
soluble chemicals into water-soluble chemicals so that they may be easily excreted
from the body via the bile and urine. The liver also plays an important part in
supporting and maintaining good digestion, fat metabolism, and immune response.
A *quick overview of what this amazing, self-generating organ does on a regular
basis would include:
As you might expect with all the liver does, when it is over-burdened, or not
functioning properly, many unhealthy or even life-threatening conditions result.
Symptoms of a mal-functioning liver include abnormal metabolism of fats (which can
result in elevated LDL levels and reduced HDL levels of cholesterol), blocked
arteries that lead to high blood pressure, heart attacks, and strokes, cellulite, and
excessive weight gain or inability to lose weight, even while dieting. Signs of a toxic
liver might also be digestive problems like abdominal bloating, indigestion, and
constipation, blood sugar problems (like hypoglycemia), depression, allergies, skin
rashes, and recurrent headaches.
Your liver is so important medical experts agree that, if your body was a corporation,
the liver would be the president! Chinese medicine considers the liver to be the most
important organ in the body and the site where **emotional dis-ease, especially
anger, is stored. One of the main jobs of the liver is to make bile, which is then
delivered by way of tiny biliary tubing to the common bile duct. The gallbladder,
which is attached to this duct, acts as a storage reservoir for the bile. Eating fat or
protein triggers the gallbladder to release the stored bile and squeeze itself empty.
The bile then makes its way down to the intestine, where it helps with fat metabolism
and assimilation.
But by the time you’re 40, the tubes and ducts leading to and from your liver start to
get clogged with environmental toxins, undigested fats, gallstones, scar tissue, and
metabolic waste. By age 50, you’re probably only getting one-fourth of the bile your
body needs to break down the fats from the foods you eat. And, unfortunately, when
your liver can’t make enough bile, it shifts to “Plan B,” where instead of dissolving
toxins, it encapsulates them (puts them into a storage form that your organs harbor
for many years! Hmmm…I’m not too keen on Plan B).
For many people, including children, their biliary tubing is choked with gallstones,
whether they have any symptoms or not. These stones can be black, red, white,
green or tan colored. The more common green ones get their color from being
coated with bile. At the core of some of the larger stones you might be able to see
some unidentified objects which may be clumps of bacteria or dead bits of parasite
that initially caused the stone to form. If you’ve done any previous liver cleansing
you might also have stones that are composites—made of many smaller ones—
showing that they regrouped in the bile ducts some time after the last cleanse you
did.
As the stones grow and become more numerous, the back pressure causes the liver
to make less bile, much like how water in a garden hose gets backed up when the
hose is twisted. So instead of being flushed out naturally with the bile, stones begin
to collect and grow. This also means that much less cholesterol leaves the body,
and consequently levels begin to rise. Gallstones are porous, so they can pick up all
the bacteria, cysts, viruses and parasites that are passing through the liver, since it
is the main filtering system of the body. In this way "nests" of infection can form. Dr.
Hulda Clark, author of The Cure for All Diseases, believes that no stomach infection,
such as ulcers, or intestinal bloating can be cured permanently without removing
these gallstones from the liver using surgery or a formal cleanse.
There are a variety of natural substances you can use to at least tone and help
detoxify the liver. Some of these are the amino acids glutamine, glycine, taurine, and
cysteine, vitamins C, E and K, natural carotenoids, lecithin, selenium, zinc, essential
fatty acids (EFAs) and the B vitamins 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 12, biotin and inositol. Alfalfa
sprouts, cruciferous and green leafy vegetables, fresh raw vegetable and
wheatgrass juices, green tea, and foods that contain sulfur, like eggs, garlic, onions,
cabbage, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts, also pamper the liver. Milk thistle, which
contains silymarin, acts as an anti-oxidant and is one of the most popular herbs
used to insure good liver health.
However, to get stones out a formal cleanse is called for. And what’s nice is in the
process you will not only remove gallstones without resorting to surgery, but also
dramatically improve the overall health of the body, especially your digestion. A
cleanse can also help clear up some seemingly unrelated issues, such as allergies
and shoulder, upper arm and upper back pain. Gallstones are the fifth cause of
hospital admission and the third most common surgical procedure (yipes!), but
fortunately the book A Healthier You From the Inside Out gives you a way to get
stones out employing nothing more that Epsom salts, grapefruit juice and olive oil.
Think of it—no expensive hospital stay, no days missed from work or play, no
surgery and scars to recuperate from!!
There are a variety of liver/gallbladder “recipes” you can use for flushing out
gallstones, and a number are included in the book to give you options to choose
from. Hopefully there will be at least one that works with your time schedule,
personal preferences, and level of dedication. You’ll notice that most of the routines
have certain things in common, but may vary in the number of days required,
amount of olive oil taken, etc. Some of the protocols call for special ingredients or
products, while others only require things that are readily available, like the Epsom
salts, olive oil and grapefruit juice mentioned earlier. Regardless of which routine
you end up using, be sure to choose a time when you will be able to rest the day
after the actual cleanse (you’ll also want to stay close to a bathroom!).
*For in-depth information about the liver, how it functions, its detoxification processes, and more,
you can check out Dr. Sandra Cabot’s website liverdoctor.com, listed on our Resources page.
**”From a Qi gong perspective, much disease is caused by emotional repression. The repressed
emotions get stored in the organs and tissue, causing energetic blockages that can hinder the
free flow of energy. Things start to back up and circulation can be reduced to the organs, and
physical toxins can also then begin to accumulate. In Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine
each organ stores a specific repressed emotion. The liver stores anger, the lungs store sadness,
the kidneys store fear, and the spleen stores worry.”—Michael Mohoric, Qi Gong energy healer
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The liver serves as the major filtering system for toxins and waste in the body. It
removes microorganisms from the blood stream, which prevents them from getting
deeper into the body where they may cause serious infection. It also converts fat-
soluble chemicals into water-soluble chemicals so that they may be easily excreted
from the body via the bile and urine. The liver also plays an important part in
supporting and maintaining good digestion, fat metabolism, and immune response.
A *quick overview of what this amazing, self-generating organ does on a regular
basis would include:
 | Manufactures a quart or more of bile daily to break down fat. Bile is the | |
| yellowish-green fluid that’s produced in your liver and stored in your gallbladder. Bile also plays an essential role in emulsifying—or breaking down—the fats you eat. Think of bile as a substance that works in the same way as a detergent that gets rid of grease from your dishes. | ||
| Filters harmful toxins and substances (including alcohol) out of nearly 100 | |
| gallons of blood every day, and allows nutrients to get to your cells. | ||
| Produces more than 13,000 crucial chemicals and hormones, including | |
| cholesterol, testosterone, and estrogen. Plus, your liver manages over 50,000 (are you kidding me!?) enzymes to maintain a healthy body. | ||
| Regulates blood sugar levels and prevents dangerous spikes and lows. | |
| Detoxifies all internal and external environmental pollutants. If your liver didn’t | |
| continually remove metabolic trash & toxins from your blood, you would be dead in a matter of hours! | ||
| Stores essential vitamins and minerals—including vitamins A, D, K and B12— | |
| to help keep your bones from crumbling. |
As you might expect with all the liver does, when it is over-burdened, or not
functioning properly, many unhealthy or even life-threatening conditions result.
Symptoms of a mal-functioning liver include abnormal metabolism of fats (which can
result in elevated LDL levels and reduced HDL levels of cholesterol), blocked
arteries that lead to high blood pressure, heart attacks, and strokes, cellulite, and
excessive weight gain or inability to lose weight, even while dieting. Signs of a toxic
liver might also be digestive problems like abdominal bloating, indigestion, and
constipation, blood sugar problems (like hypoglycemia), depression, allergies, skin
rashes, and recurrent headaches.
Your liver is so important medical experts agree that, if your body was a corporation,
the liver would be the president! Chinese medicine considers the liver to be the most
important organ in the body and the site where **emotional dis-ease, especially
anger, is stored. One of the main jobs of the liver is to make bile, which is then
delivered by way of tiny biliary tubing to the common bile duct. The gallbladder,
which is attached to this duct, acts as a storage reservoir for the bile. Eating fat or
protein triggers the gallbladder to release the stored bile and squeeze itself empty.
The bile then makes its way down to the intestine, where it helps with fat metabolism
and assimilation.
But by the time you’re 40, the tubes and ducts leading to and from your liver start to
get clogged with environmental toxins, undigested fats, gallstones, scar tissue, and
metabolic waste. By age 50, you’re probably only getting one-fourth of the bile your
body needs to break down the fats from the foods you eat. And, unfortunately, when
your liver can’t make enough bile, it shifts to “Plan B,” where instead of dissolving
toxins, it encapsulates them (puts them into a storage form that your organs harbor
for many years! Hmmm…I’m not too keen on Plan B).
For many people, including children, their biliary tubing is choked with gallstones,
whether they have any symptoms or not. These stones can be black, red, white,
green or tan colored. The more common green ones get their color from being
coated with bile. At the core of some of the larger stones you might be able to see
some unidentified objects which may be clumps of bacteria or dead bits of parasite
that initially caused the stone to form. If you’ve done any previous liver cleansing
you might also have stones that are composites—made of many smaller ones—
showing that they regrouped in the bile ducts some time after the last cleanse you
did.
As the stones grow and become more numerous, the back pressure causes the liver
to make less bile, much like how water in a garden hose gets backed up when the
hose is twisted. So instead of being flushed out naturally with the bile, stones begin
to collect and grow. This also means that much less cholesterol leaves the body,
and consequently levels begin to rise. Gallstones are porous, so they can pick up all
the bacteria, cysts, viruses and parasites that are passing through the liver, since it
is the main filtering system of the body. In this way "nests" of infection can form. Dr.
Hulda Clark, author of The Cure for All Diseases, believes that no stomach infection,
such as ulcers, or intestinal bloating can be cured permanently without removing
these gallstones from the liver using surgery or a formal cleanse.
There are a variety of natural substances you can use to at least tone and help
detoxify the liver. Some of these are the amino acids glutamine, glycine, taurine, and
cysteine, vitamins C, E and K, natural carotenoids, lecithin, selenium, zinc, essential
fatty acids (EFAs) and the B vitamins 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 12, biotin and inositol. Alfalfa
sprouts, cruciferous and green leafy vegetables, fresh raw vegetable and
wheatgrass juices, green tea, and foods that contain sulfur, like eggs, garlic, onions,
cabbage, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts, also pamper the liver. Milk thistle, which
contains silymarin, acts as an anti-oxidant and is one of the most popular herbs
used to insure good liver health.
However, to get stones out a formal cleanse is called for. And what’s nice is in the
process you will not only remove gallstones without resorting to surgery, but also
dramatically improve the overall health of the body, especially your digestion. A
cleanse can also help clear up some seemingly unrelated issues, such as allergies
and shoulder, upper arm and upper back pain. Gallstones are the fifth cause of
hospital admission and the third most common surgical procedure (yipes!), but
fortunately the book A Healthier You From the Inside Out gives you a way to get
stones out employing nothing more that Epsom salts, grapefruit juice and olive oil.
Think of it—no expensive hospital stay, no days missed from work or play, no
surgery and scars to recuperate from!!
There are a variety of liver/gallbladder “recipes” you can use for flushing out
gallstones, and a number are included in the book to give you options to choose
from. Hopefully there will be at least one that works with your time schedule,
personal preferences, and level of dedication. You’ll notice that most of the routines
have certain things in common, but may vary in the number of days required,
amount of olive oil taken, etc. Some of the protocols call for special ingredients or
products, while others only require things that are readily available, like the Epsom
salts, olive oil and grapefruit juice mentioned earlier. Regardless of which routine
you end up using, be sure to choose a time when you will be able to rest the day
after the actual cleanse (you’ll also want to stay close to a bathroom!).
*For in-depth information about the liver, how it functions, its detoxification processes, and more,
you can check out Dr. Sandra Cabot’s website liverdoctor.com, listed on our Resources page.
**”From a Qi gong perspective, much disease is caused by emotional repression. The repressed
emotions get stored in the organs and tissue, causing energetic blockages that can hinder the
free flow of energy. Things start to back up and circulation can be reduced to the organs, and
physical toxins can also then begin to accumulate. In Qigong and Traditional Chinese Medicine
each organ stores a specific repressed emotion. The liver stores anger, the lungs store sadness,
the kidneys store fear, and the spleen stores worry.”—Michael Mohoric, Qi Gong energy healer
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