Re: food based liver cleanse

[Guest guest]

I am familiar with the curezone liver flush recipies but I see nothing

about a gradual food based cleanse. What do you mean by food based and

can you send a link to that or give more information as to what you mean

by that?

Steph

[Guest guest]

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> I am familiar with the curezone liver flush recipies but I see nothing

> about a gradual food based cleanse. What do you mean by food based and

> can you send a link to that or give more information as to what you mean

> by that?

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> Steph

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Steph,

If you're asking about the food based liver cleanse referred to in the post I

forwarded recently from another list, the person who wrote that email was

talking about using a combination of olive oil and citrus juice to flush the

liver, as these are foods, not herbs. She didn't say the cleanse was gradual,

but rather that it was much easier for the liver to handle than the many

different supplements and herbal remedies many people often take to try and

cleanse and decongest their livers, instead of just doing the flushes.

Elan

[Guest guest]

Lot's of cold pressed raw oils. Citrus. Apples or other malus. Beets. Extra

lecithin in smoothies or... Any bitter flavor. Bitter flavors and foods

stimulate the production of bile. Most anti oxidant compounds and many anti

inflammatory compounds are bitter. Bitter greens or vegetables. High fiber.

High water. Low refined carbs. While I agree that taking herbs and supplements

but not changing diet is the improper way to approach, the assumption that the

herbs or supplements are harder on the liver is a bit scewed. Some supplements

are, some herbs are, but many herbs are strictly supportive and of no negative

consequence (as well as supplements). What is the difference between an herb

and a food? Are beets a food or a supplement (Beta Food contains betaine from

beets and beet powder). Probably a combination of dietary changes and support

along with some liver/gallbladder specific supplementation may be appropriate.

Always, in all ways,

-Dave

Re: food based liver cleanse

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>

> I am familiar with the curezone liver flush recipies but I see nothing

> about a gradual food based cleanse. What do you mean by food based and

> can you send a link to that or give more information as to what you mean

> by that?

>

> Steph

>

Steph,

If you're asking about the food based liver cleanse referred to in the post I

forwarded recently from another list, the person who wrote that email was

talking about using a combination of olive oil and citrus juice to flush the

liver, as these are foods, not herbs. She didn't say the cleanse was gradual,

but rather that it was much easier for the liver to handle than the many

different supplements and herbal remedies many people often take to try and

cleanse and decongest their livers, instead of just doing the flushes.

Elan

[Guest guest]

Dave, what are examples of " bitter " foods? Thanks.

> >

> >

> > I am familiar with the curezone liver flush recipies but I see nothing

> > about a gradual food based cleanse. What do you mean by food based and

> > can you send a link to that or give more information as to what you mean

> > by that?

> >

> > Steph

> >

>

> Steph,

>

> If you're asking about the food based liver cleanse referred to in the post

I forwarded recently from another list, the person who wrote that email was

talking about using a combination of olive oil and citrus juice to flush the

liver, as these are foods, not herbs. She didn't say the cleanse was gradual,

but rather that it was much easier for the liver to handle than the many

different supplements and herbal remedies many people often take to try and

cleanse and decongest their livers, instead of just doing the flushes.

>

> Elan

>

>

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>

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[Guest guest]

Endive, mustard greens, citrus peel, bitter melon, escarole, dandelion (if you

collect your own it must be organic), chicory, poke shoots, etc.

Re: food based liver cleanse

Dave, what are examples of " bitter " foods? Thanks.

> >

> >

> > I am familiar with the curezone liver flush recipies but I see nothing

> > about a gradual food based cleanse. What do you mean by food based and

> > can you send a link to that or give more information as to what you mean

> > by that?

> >

> > Steph

> >

>

> Steph,

>

> If you're asking about the food based liver cleanse referred to in the post

I forwarded recently from another list, the person who wrote that email was

talking about using a combination of olive oil and citrus juice to flush the

liver, as these are foods, not herbs. She didn't say the cleanse was gradual,

but rather that it was much easier for the liver to handle than the many

different supplements and herbal remedies many people often take to try and

cleanse and decongest their livers, instead of just doing the flushes.

>

> Elan

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>

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[Guest guest]

--- In gallstones , " Dave Shelden " <wholehealthawareness@...>

wrote:

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> Lot's of cold pressed raw oils. Citrus. Apples or other malus. Beets.

Extra lecithin in smoothies or... Any bitter flavor. Bitter flavors and foods

stimulate the production of bile. Most anti oxidant compounds and many anti

inflammatory compounds are bitter. Bitter greens or vegetables. High fiber.

High water. Low refined carbs. While I agree that taking herbs and supplements

but not changing diet is the improper way to approach, the assumption that the

herbs or supplements are harder on the liver is a bit scewed. Some supplements

are, some herbs are, but many herbs are strictly supportive and of no negative

consequence (as well as supplements). What is the difference between an herb

and a food? Are beets a food or a supplement (Beta Food contains betaine from

beets and beet powder). Probably a combination of dietary changes and support

along with some liver/gallbladder specific supplementation may be appropriate.

>

> Always, in all ways,

>

> -Dave

>

Hi Dave,

You bring up some good very points, thanks.

I went to 's website, (the colon hydrotherapist who wrote the email I

forwarded from another list) read some of the articles there and listened to an

interview with her. It seems that she's very focused on a diet/cleansing based

approach to healing and less interested in recommending lots of supplements and

herbs to her clients. Evidently at one time she was very ill herself, and

overcame her difficulties primarily through diet and detoxification, so maybe

this helps to explains her comments about a food based flush being preferable to

relying on lots of supplements and herbs to cleanse the liver.

Although I do understand what you say about some supps and herbs being hard on

the liver and others being totally supportive and not at all harmful for the

liver, my feeling is that many people often don't have enough information or

understanding about these things to know the difference. And there are loads of

herbal 'cleanses' and 'detox' formulas on the market these days, many of which

often contain combinations of all kinds of different herbs, some of which can be

very harsh on the system. It's important to remember that anything we put into

our mouths ends up in our blood, and all of our blood goes through our liver to

be filtered. So if folks either don't know any better or haven't done their

homework, it's possible that they can sometimes end up doing themselves more

harm than good by taking all these herbs, when they're just trying to do the

right thing and help themselves get well by taking a more natural approach to

healing.

This is one of the reasons why I love using and recommending things like natural

clays, activated charcoal, Homozon, salt/clay baths, dry skin brushing, sweats,

enemas, castor oil packs and liver flushes for healing and detoxification,

because they have the ability to naturally support and encourage the body's own

healing wisdom, while helping to draw toxins and other pathogens out of the body

as they take a load OFF the liver - an organ which is already chronically

overburdened, congested and stressed in many people today.

I'm also a huge fan of using medicinal mushrooms and sea vegetables as natural

supports to health and healing, as they're not only very nourishing, but also

have hugely beneficial and tonic qualities, while having virtually no

potentially harmful or toxic side effects even when taken over time.

To be sure, there are many herbs and supplements out there that can be very

beneficial, but there's also a lot of impure and inferior schwag being sold

these days. So I think it's really important for people to educate and inform

themselves - and/or consult a knowledgeable naturopath, herbalist or other

trusted health professional - so they really understand what they're doing

before they start buying and putting any of these kinds of products into or onto

their bodies.

Elan