Re: Some more Dr. Mercola -GB

[Guest guest]

Dr. Mercola has another good article for gall stone cleanses. Here is his

comment below. Also, this is for people who do the cleanses. I'm not trying

to push this on any one else who is against the cleanses. But the reason

that I'm posting this is for us gallstone cleansing people.

Here is the Website address to this write-up:

http://www.mercola.com/2002/feb/13/gall_bladder.htm

" DR. MERCOLA'S COMMENT:

I addressed this issue in a previous posting several years ago, but thought

it was worth reposting as so many people have unnecessary surgery to have

their gallbladder removed. In my experience, more than half the time the

gallbladder is taken out, the patient's pain that prompted the surgery still

remains.

This is because the surgeon never fixed the problem. They only treated the

symptom. This makes about as much sense as putting a piece of tape over the

idiot light that would come on in your dashboard if your engine oil pressure

is low. This would clearly solve the problem, the light would not bother you

anymore, but you would be looking at expensive engine repairs if you failed

to treat the cause of the light being on.

If you have abdominal pain that is immediately below your last rib on your

right side and lined up with your right nipple, especially if your press down

in that spot, there is a good chance that you have a gallbladder problem.

The first step is to immediately follow the eating plan. Regular exercise has

been consistently associated with a decrease in gallbladder problems.

If the pain persists the article above provides a far simpler less expensive

option prior to surgery.

I believe it is nearly criminal what traditional medicine is doing to the

public when it comes to managing this problem. It is RARELY ever necessary to

remove someone's gallbladder. If one ignores warning symptoms and does not

address the reasons why their gallbladder is not functioning properly, than

the disease can progress to the point where the pancreas is inflamed or the

gallbladder is seriously infected and may have to be removed to save a

person's life.

However, it is important to have a proper perspective here. Nearly ONE

MILLION gallbladders are removed every year in this country and it is my

estimate that only several thousand need to come out.

So, not only are surgeons removing these organs unnecessarily, but also in

their nutritional ignorance they are telling patients that their gallbladders

do not serve any purpose and they can live perfectly well without them.

This is a lie.

The gallbladder serves an important digestive function. It is required to

emulsify fats. What is emulsification? One can easily understand this concept

when washing greasy dishes. It is nearly impossible to properly clean greasy

dishes without soap as the soap emulsifies the fat so it can be removed.

Similarly, the gallbladder stores bile and bile acids, which emulsify the fat

one eats so it can be properly transported through the intestine into the

blood stream.

Anyone who has had their gallbladder removed will need to take some form of

bile salts with every meal for the rest of their life (I use and recommend

Beta Plus from Biotics Research), if they wish to prevent a good percentage

of the good fats they eat from being flushed down the toilet.

If one does not have enough fats in the diet, their entire physiology will be

disrupted, especially the ability to make hormones and prostaglandins. "

[Guest guest]

Tishri7@... writes:

> Dr. Mercola has another good article for gall stone cleanses. Here is his

> comment below. Also, this is for people who do the cleanses. I'm not

> trying

> to push this on any one else who is against the cleanses. But the reason

> that I'm posting this is for us gallstone cleansing people.

>

Susie

Since this group is for people who are doing cleanses, I don't think anyone

should ever hesitate to post a link that is related to it. That IS, after

all, what this group is about.

in health,

rachel~