Re: a list of foods--fyi

February 3, 2010

Wow, these lists sure are a mouthful... Even if following them would save your

gallbladder, trying to follow them might stress you to death and you would

probably end up worse ill in another way. They list onions and garlic as

helpful and tell you to stay away from onions... Stay away from fiber but eat

apples and pears (4 grams of fiber per)... Lemons are OK but oranges and

grapefruit are out? No Chicken (white meat), pork (the other white meat), and

no red meat. Protein sources are trimming down. No dairy, no eggs; trimming

down further. Ok, we can go vegan but now we have to cut out all legumes. Now

we are screwed. Major vegan protein source. the no no on legumes is because

they increase the cholesterol in the bile??? Would you rather have it in your

arteries? Legumes contain no cholesterol, nor the precursors. The fiber (4

times the fiber of oatmeal) soaks it up in the digestive tract after it is

emitted in the bile. No fiber, guess what you reabsorb...? Yup, bile, so now

you get to load the liver and gallbladder up again.

Avoidance diets like this screw your liver and gallbladder up more while you are

shaking in fear of another attack. The problem with gallstone formation is the

balance of constituents. Too little water, too little acids, to little

lecithin. Too much congealed lipids. The cholesterol then comes out of

suspension and coagulates. Eat sensibly, drink plenty of water, extra lecithin

and mild acids such as citric, malic, acetic, etc. stimulate buckets of thin

bile. Take smooth muscle relaxing compounds such as magnesium, wild cherry

bark, Jamaican dogwood etc in order to prevent another spasm. Soften your

stones (if you have them) the same way. When they are soft and small enough

blow them out by creating the spasm! That is what the flushes do.

-D

a list of foods--fyi

GALLBLADDER DIET

HELPFUL FOODS

Beets

Cucumbers

Green beans - are NOT the same as dried

Okra

Sweet potatoes

Avocados - a good way to get needed fats directly from food

Vinegars all types

Garlic and onions help with liver cleansing but not processed types like

flakes or powder. But some people have trouble digesting them so pay attention

Shallots

Tomatoes - ripe

cold water fish

Lemons (lemon juice in the morning with hot water helps to clean the liver)

Grapes and fresh organic grape juice

apples, berries, papaya, pears

Omega 3 oils like flax or hemp. Use these with fresh lemon juice or vinegar on

your salads. DO NOT COOK flax oil.

Vegetable juices - Beet and cucumber are especially helpful to gallbladder You

can add other green vegetables like tender baby greens, swiss chard, dandelion

greens, beet greens, celery, carrots -- avoid the cabbage family)

Avoid all fruit juices except organic grape juice and organic apple

(self-juiced is best).

All the vegetables listed above for juicing are good. Use baby mixed organic

greens for salads and avoid the bitter greens for now.

Stay away from---

Fiber such as found in fruits and vegetables and guar gum

Eggs, pork, onion, fowl, milk, coffee, oranges, grapefruit, corn, beans, nuts,

in that order.

Trans fats

Hydrogenated, partially-hydrogenated oils

Margarine

Fried Foods

Saturated fats

(even coconut oil until feeling better)

Red meats

Dairy products

Eggs (Research showed that eggs caused symptoms in up to 95% of patients.

However, in my clinical experience soft-boiled or poached with no fat added

seems to be okay. Perhaps this is due to the lecithin content that is present in

the raw or close to raw egg.)

Coffee, regular or decaf

Chocolate

Ice cream

Black tea

Alcohol, beer, wine, liqueur

Fruit juice

Carbonated water

Tap water

Raddishes and turnips

Cabbage, cauliflower

Colas and all sodas

Oats (for some people)

Wheat

Barley

Rye (although the sour German ryes seem to be less troublesome)

All legumes (beans) as they tend to increase the cholesterol in the bile.

Avoid all artificial sweeteners, sugar, preservatives, refined and bleached

foods (like white flour)

Many steamed greens like collard, mustard and kale, also brussel sprouts and

broccoli seem to be a problem for some people. Greens (and especially kale and

brussel sprouts) are used by the liver to detoxify. It may be necessary to avoid

these until you have done some work with the products and flushes as well as

diet. Your goal should get to the point where these foods do not cause distress,

as they actually target the root of the problem.

GALLBLADDER DIET TIPS

DO NOT OVEREAT

DO NOT EAT UNDER STRESS

EAT ONLY FRESH FOODS - DO NOT

EAT PACKAGED FOODS ORGANIC FOOD IS IMPORTANT

ORGANIC IS IMPORTANT - The liver is the root of the problem here, and the

pesticides and herbicides used in commercial fruits and vegetables causes extra

burden on the liver and therefore, the gallbladder.

February 3, 2010

Thanks for saying what IÂ couldn't, Dave.....I was just in shock.Â All my

favorite foods in the no-no list!

I say eat as well as you can and cleanse until you are free of stones,Â and

then maintain by doing a cleanse a few times a year,Â or whatever your body

tells you.Â

herbladie

Â

Wow, these lists sure are a mouthful... Even if following them would save your

gallbladder, trying to follow them might stress you to death and you would

probably end up worse ill in another way. They list onions and garlic as helpful

and tell you to stay away from onions... Stay away from fiber but eat apples and

pears (4 grams of fiber per)... Lemons are OK but oranges and grapefruit are

out? No Chicken (white meat), pork (the other white meat), and no red meat.

Protein sources are trimming down. No dairy, no eggs; trimming down further. Ok,

we can go vegan but now we have to cut out all legumes. Now we are screwed.

Major vegan protein source. the no no on legumes is because they increase the

cholesterol in the bile??? Would you rather have it in your arteries? Legumes

contain no cholesterol, nor the precursors. The fiber (4 times the fiber of

oatmeal) soaks it up in the digestive tract after it is emitted in the bile. No

fiber, guess what you reabsorb...? Yup, bile, so now you get to load the liver

and gallbladder up again.

Avoidance diets like this screw your liver and gallbladder up more while you are

shaking in fear of another attack. The problem with gallstone formation is the

balance of constituents. Too little water, too little acids, to little lecithin.

Too much congealed lipids. The cholesterol then comes out of suspension and

coagulates. Eat sensibly, drink plenty of water, extra lecithin and mild acids

such as citric, malic, acetic, etc. stimulate buckets of thin bile. Take smooth

muscle relaxing compounds such as magnesium, wild cherry bark, Jamaican dogwood

etc in order to prevent another spasm. Soften your stones (if you have them) the

same way. When they are soft and small enough blow them out by creating the

spasm! That is what the flushes do.

February 3, 2010

Probably. The reason that eggs have the greatest chance of all foods of

stimulating an attack is that the fats stimulate a contraction! The lime has

the citric acid. As always, keep the phone handy and 911 on speed dial. If you

have to use it let them give you the morphine but save your gallbladder for

another day...

-D

a list of foods--fyi

Wondering if anyone out there has tried the 'egg yolk and lime juice cleanse'

that I've heard about lately.....especially you, Dave. What do you think~will

it work?

Thanks,