Guest guest Posted September 29, 2005 Report Share Posted September 29, 2005 Does anyone here do canning for the winet months? Just wondering. Iwanted to try to make my own pickles and such. Thanks Jenn & Kali 95% SCD 4 months Re: Elaine Gottschall Discusses Detoxification > > > > > > > This is very interesting to me - I have been so confused by the > > > abundance of ways to detoxify. > > > > > > > > > mom to Jack, SCD 1 week > > > > > > > > > ******************************************** > > > Elaine Gottschall Discusses Detoxification > > > > > > Elaine: > > > > > > " I have said again and again on this list, that levels of things like > > > mercury, etc. will go out of whack if a person or child is not absorbing > > > nutrients because of bowel problems. " > > > > > > : > > > > > > Let's say a person does not have excessive metals...they are fine...then > > > they incur poor gut health, colon problems, malabsorbtion. How do the > > > metals accummulate then? Are you saying that the bowel problems lead to > > > malnutrition so the body cannot detox properly and THAT creates the > > > metals build-up??? This is very interesting for sure. > > > > > > I take you feel that fixing the bowel problem and dysbiosis first will > > > restore proper nutrition and then the body would return to natural > > > functional detox and that will reduce the excessive metals in the body? > > > Sounds reasonable. Is this correct? Some people would certainly like an > > > alternative to straight chelation... believe, the entire issues of > > > 'chelation' if swimming in controversy, disagreement, hard feelings, > > > anxiety, and a bunch of unhappy campers. > > > > > > > > > > > > Elaine: > > > > > > Thanks so much for pursuing this. This explanation is not way out; it > > > is basic biochemistry and physiology. It is accepted by many clinicans > > > who understand the detoxification systems of the body, but as I have > > > said, they are not trained sufficiently in biochemistry to apply these > > > sytems to diet. > > > > > > A simple example of what I am talking about has to do with > detoxification > > > by the P-450 system of the liver. Many fat soluble compounds which are > > > injurious to the body (fats/lipids in drugs, pesticides and herbicides > > > which are fat soluble compounds, and heavy metals among which are > mercury > > > and lead, etc. etc. etc.) enter the body and were it not for the P-450 > > > detox system, they would remain and accumulate. The P-450 system is > > > equipped to make them WATER SOLUBLE through the action of glutathione > > > (and I have not studied the biochemistry of this compound for a long > > > time) and when they are water-soluble, they enter the bloodstream and > are > > > eliminated via the urine. > > > > > > The action of enzymes which require the transfer of electrons is > > > facilitated by Vitamin C. In fact, these enzymes of the P450 system > > > cannot work without sufficient Vitamin C in the diet. Therefore, when we > > > have overgrowth of microbes (bacteria and yeast) in the gut, when we > have > > > increased permeability because of them, when we do not absorb even the > > > tiny amounts of nutrients in the high SAD (typical No. American diet and > > > also the GF/CF diet with rice, corn, gluten free wheat, etc.)) we do not > > > detoxify properly. > > > > > > Because SCD aids in returning the gut to health, we slowly should > > > correct all this. > > > > > > Elaine > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book > > _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following > > websites: > > > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info > > > and > > > http://www.pecanbread.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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