Fw: Liver Disease

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tumeric, gentian, coptis are good for the liver as

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--- Hen & Yan <fa034262 wrote:

> Hi David,

>

> Here is an article which you may find useful.

>

> From my own experience I can tell the following.

> Because I had been suffering from chronic fatigue

> for some time I had to undergo a number of tests at

> a hospital.

> The bloodtests revealed that my liver was

> extremely poor condition and the consultant came to

> see me several times because he was convinced that I

> was an alcoholic - he even phoned my GP to ask if I

> was a drinker.

> He kept saying that it was impossible that my

> liver was in such poor condition if I wasn't

> drinking heavily or taking oral anti-conception

> pills.

> Well, I never drank a lot of alcohol and at that

> time hadn't touched any for 3 years.

> I wasn't given any treatment or food advice for my

> liver condition and simply sent home.

> A couple of months later bloodtests revealed that

> my liver was normal again.

> The only diagnosis that I was ever given was

> Gilbert's Syndrome but I don't know if it was

> because of this my liver was that bad at that time.

>

> Since I have become a food " convert " and pay

> verrrrrrrrrrrrry close attention to what I eat and

> drink.

> I can only confirm that a low fat, low dairy, low

> sugar and mainly organic and vegetarian diet make a

> lot of difference to my liver and to my general

> condition.

> I only drink water, herbal teas and an occasional

> cup of coffee.

> Daily I juice organic carrots and apples.

>

> Alllllllllllllll the best,

> Yannic

> -

> breathedeepnow

> FlaxSeedOil2

> Tuesday, March 23, 2004 1:34 AM

> [FlaxSeedOil2] Re: Milkthistle >>

> SIlymarin

>

>

> MJ,

>

> Yes! Milk thistle/silymarin is excellent for the

> liver---it is

> apparently wonderful for protection and

> regeneration of the liver.

>

> I wrote a message much earlier that a friend of

> mine in New Jersey

> who had been diagnosed with hepatitis C used

> silymarin, as well as

> mainly vegetarian diet, walking in the sunshine,

> juicing and a couple

> of other things, to hold the hepatitis completely

> at bay.

>

> Once again we have a treatment that allows

> sufferers of hepatitis C

> to live normal lives, and the mainstream MD's know

> nothing and care

> nothing about it.

>

> Instead, they give those with hepatitis C a grim

> prognosis, and

> prescribe very expensive and ineffective

> " interferon " for them. I

> need to mention again what a PERFECT name

> " interferon " is for a

> mainstream drug, since so many pharmaceuticals

> INTERFERE with the

> life processes. (Aspirin could have been called

> " interferon. " It took

> decades before MD's began to acknowledge that

> interfering with a low-

> grade fever by taking aspirin might NOT be a good

> thing to do!

>

> Little by little, the intelligence of the body

> gains ground against

> some of the stupidity of the medical

> profession....

>

> Best to all,

>

> Elliot

>

> FlaxSeedOil2 ,

> foxhillers@a... wrote:

> > Hiya all

> >

> > We've been discussing Milk Thistle and this just

> came in the mail.

> The

> > following is only the first couple of paragraphs

> are a courtesy to

> those on DIGEST

> > or WEBMAIL/Expanded mode.

> >

> >

> > http://hfn-usa.com/articles/040319silymarin.htm

> > Silymarin: A Potent Antioxidant,

> > Liver Protector, and Anti-Cancer Agent

> > Printer Friendly Version

> > Silymarin is a unique flavonoid

> complex†" containing silybin,

> silydianin, and

> > silychrisin†" that is derived from the milk

> thistle plant. These

> unique

> > phytochemicals from the milk thistle have been

> the subject of

> decades of research into

> > their beneficial properties.

> >

> > Milk thistle's common name comes from the white

> markings on the

> leaves, its

> > milky white sap, and its traditional use by

> nursing mothers to

> increase milk.

> > But it is best known for its use as a liver

> protectant and

> decongestant, which

> > can be traced to the Greeks and Pliny the Elder

> (23-79AD), who

> wrote that it

> > was excellent for " carrying off bile. " The

> famous English herbalist

> Culpepper

> > (1616-1654) used milk thistle to cleanse the

> liver and spleen, and

> to treat

> > jaundice and gallstones.1

> >

> > more......

> >

> >

> > mjh

> > http://foxhillfarm.us/FireBasil/

> >

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

>

> Note:

> The contents of the posts on FlaxSeedOil2 are

> purely educational and are not intended to diagnose

> or treat any illness. Always consult your doctor

> about the diagnosis and treatment of health

> problems.

>

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