LIVER-GALL BLADDER CLEANSE:
Lastly, is the liver-gall bladder cleanse. It is still circulating among health seekers despite the fact that it is physiologically impossible, unpleasant to do, and the results don’t hold up to the promises.
This cleanse has many variations. The central feature is drinking large amounts of lemon juice and olive oil. People swear that the little green balls that are discharged in the stool are gall stones. They are, in fact, saponified, or soapy, olive oil balls.
The gall bladder is a very small organ. At maximum capacity, it is three inches by 1.5 inches. The amount of green blobs expelled during this cleanse is more than the gall bladder can hold. Olive oil, not gallstones, as advocates of the cleanse think, is being discharged. Another claim for this cleanse is that more bile with toxins from the liver is being produced. The liver cannot produce more bile in response to large amounts of olive oil ingested. Fewer globs are expelled if the cleanse is repeated. Proponents think that this means you have no more stones. What it really means is that your body has adapted to you consuming large amounts of olive oil.
The major danger of the liver-gall bladder cleanse is irritation to the colon. Large amounts of olive oil taken at once, sometimes with a large amount of apple juice, create inflammation in the colon.
TWO PROGRAMS OF DETOXIFICATION
ELIMINATING EXCESS
In my clinical experience, the visual signs that indicate a condition that needs more eliminative herbs, supplements or foods are the following: a consistent overly loud voice, a red face, hard and rigid pressure points used in acupressure or oriental medicine, strong body odors, a strong pulse, and a thick yellow coating on the tongue. In oriental medicines, these are signs of heat from excess energy. In diet, this excess condition arises from over consumption of poor quality foods such as meats, vegetable oils, commercial cheeses, and a lack of vegetables and fruits over many years.
A person with this type of condition can benefit from taking in foods, herbs and supplements that stimulate the liver, large intestine, and kidneys to function more strongly. Lighter forms of animal foods such as poultry and fish, raw vegetables and fruits, beets, fermented drinks that are stimulating such as kombucha and beet kvass will cool the body through the stimulation of these elimination organs. Higher doses of vitamin C and bitter herbs such as dandelion and Oregon grape root will also stimulate these organs to eliminate the excess energy. How long a person emphasizes these foods, herbs and supplements depends on the degree of excess in the body.
STRENGTHENING DEFICIENCY
Signs of deficiency include a weak voice, pale skin, a slumping posture, weak pulse, pale tongue, lack of vitality, clear urine, thin cheeks, and dark circles or bags under the eyes. These signs indicate the person has either been running on empty (not eating enough), using stimulants such as coffee, drugs, and sugars to function, or has not been eating nourishing foods.
Habits that create this condition include eating a nutrient-deficient and/or calorie-deficient diet or a diet that is lacking the maxi nutrients such as proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. People who have been on vegan or raw foods diets for many years or those who have the habit of under-eating, dieting, not eating adequate animal products, not getting enough sleep, over-exercising or working long hours will create a condition of energy drain or deficiency.
This type of person needs to eat a nourishing diet of properly prepared whole grains, cooked vegetables, natural animal foods and dairy at every meal including naturally-raised beef and lamb more often, saturated fats, less sweet foods and no raw foods until the strength of the body and mind returns. Rest and sleep are essential.
Digestive aids in the form of pancreatic enzymes, Chinese formulas containing ginseng or ginseng-like roots such as Ten Tastes Tea, cod liver oil, liver pills and B12 are helpful to restore this kind of deficient state.
De schrijver van dit artikel is John Kozinski, hij claimt in 40 jaar 40.000 patiënten te hebben geholpen
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Het feit dat hij het alleen heeft over olijfolie en citroensap en bitterzout (magnesiumsulfaat) niet eens noemt. Kijk dat is echt weer het voorbeeld van een Amerikaan die nog nooit van Andreas Moritz heeft gehoord. Hij verwerpt het door er z'n theorie over uit te spreken, niet door praktijk onderzoek.
Maar goed hij heeft zich de afgelopen 40 jaar dus wel met de lever en gezondheid beziggehouden en noemt onder andere beet kvass als goed middel om de ontgiftende organen te stimuleren.