Active ingredients in Olive Oil/Lemon Combo

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In a message dated 2/1/02 1:28:53 AM Eastern Standard Time,

medwards706@... writes:

> I read (perhaps on curezone.com, I forgot) that the reason apples

> disolve or partially disolve gallstones is that they contain malic

> acid.

>

> I'm looking for similiar information on why the olive oil works.

> Could other oil be used instead, such as flaxseed oil? Is it the

> monounsaturated fat that is the key?

>

My understanding is that the reason the olive oil works is that after the

partial fast and non-fat meals earlier in the day, the olive oil is the first

fat to enter the system and it triggers the action of the gallbladder (which

pushes out the bile and the stones with it). Of course the olive oil has

other wonderful qualities, but for the purpose of the gallbladder cleanse,

I'm pretty sure the main idea is that it's the fat that triggers the action

of the gallbladder. So it would seem that another oil could be used.

Although, flaxseed oil would be a much more costly alternative! At least

around here it's more costly than olive oil.

Okay, I think that's enough for my amateur speculation. I'm heading to bed!

in health,

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I read (perhaps on curezone.com, I forgot) that the reason apples

disolve or partially disolve gallstones is that they contain malic

acid.

I'm looking for similiar information on why the olive oil works.

Could other oil be used instead, such as flaxseed oil? Is it the

monounsaturated fat that is the key?

Also, what is it about lemons/grapefruits that works? Is it citric

acid? Would limes work? Oranges?

How does the olive oil and the lemon/grapefruit work together? Can

the work apart? For instance, what would happen if you regularly

consumed a lot of lemons (I eat them whole) and/or grapefruit? Would

they help somewhat just like apple juice helps, or would they not do

anything without the oil?

Lastly, I exchanged some email a week ago with someone who did what

she called a liver flush (the regular olive/lemon thing) and also a

daily liver cleanse which consisted of 1T olive oil/1T lemon juice

each morning. I don't remember reading about that here, on curezone,

or anywhere else really. Are people here doing that? Besides the

possibility of maintaining gallbladder/liver health after or between

flushes, I'm curious what the difference would be between taking 1T

olive oil/lemon juice every morning for 3 months as opposed to taking

all of that all at once.

Thanks!