Liver cleansing - Liver & Pancreas Disorders Message Board

sissypop · 07-16-2005, 09:59 PM

Have any of you heard of it? It's where you drink olive oil and grapefruit juice and a couple of other things are added to it I think. There is this whole process to it. Anyway it's suppose to be a very healthly thing to do and the thing I was reading about it said to do it like every six months.

Anybody had any experience with this?

shteve · 07-22-2005, 06:00 AM

I do a liver cleanse every six months, and it works. The method I use is from the Liver Cleansing Handbook by Rhody Lake, with olive oil, lemon juice in water, and pressed garlic and ginger. You'll feel queasy for a couple of hours, but it's worth it. The best liver cleanse diet is by Dr Sandra Cabot - a genius.

OhioMOM · 07-22-2005, 11:43 AM

i have heard dr. cabot speak, i listened to her while she sat on a panel with doctors from University California at Davis, New England Medical Center, Mt. Sinai, Columbia, and the Mayo clinic...... she had no verifiable proof of her findings.... i myself thought there was a danger in following some of her protocol. for instance, grapfruit juice nullifys the effects of many drugs that liver patients take, high levels of minerals can also be toxic for chronic liver disease.... she admitted when pressed that she had never done a double blind study to check results.

It is one thing to use a diet when you are suffering from nothing serious, but a seriously ill liver patient should not use anything without a doctors consent... so if you are suffering from a night on the town, go for it. if you have cirrhosis, i think i would trust my doctors opinon, which is based on sound theory.

sissypop · 07-27-2005, 09:29 PM

No I don't have a liver disease. I was just reading about some things and saw where most Americans have fatty livers. I saw this liver cleansing thing and thought it made sense.

Yeah shteve that's the one. You say it works and I believe you but what exactly do you think it does for you? Do you actually feel better?

sue5007 · 08-08-2005, 11:22 AM

Cleansing the liver will "unclogg" it, thus allowing it to funciton easier/better. The liver is either directly or indirectly involved with just aobut every body function, so it wouldn't surprise me if it helps with "brain fog".
Dr. Clark has a program that takes about 24 hours. The items needed are: epsom salts, olive oil, pink grapefruit, ornithine, a straw, pint jar with lid, black walnut tincture. You start her program at 2:00 in the afternoon, and by morning you will painlessly "pass" stones from the liver.
I am considering giving it a try for many reasons, the first being weight loss. I would really love to hear more testimonials-good and bad about it.

~Sue