Liver Support System Ingredient Rationale
A proprietary blend of artichoke (Cynara Floridanum) and sarsaparilla (Smilax Aristolochiaefolia) that contains the following naturally occurring bioflavonoids and polyphenols: silymarin, quercetin, catechin, hesperidin, rutin, cynarin, and chlorogenic acid. Bioflavonoids are a class of water-soluble plant pigments (colors) that have anti-inflammatory, antihistaminic and anti-viral properties. Health professionals formulated The Liver Support System specifically for detoxifying the liver and gall bladder and supporting each of their functions.
Included Bioflavonoids
1. Silymarin
Numerous clinical studies have shown silymarin to be among the most powerful natural agents available for the prevention and treatment of liver damage caused by exposure to human-made chemicals including alcohol induced liver degeneration and cirrhosis.
2. Quercetin
Quercetin is a bioflavonoid with antioxidant effects. It is used for the prevention of atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia (excess cholesterol in the blood), and coronary heart disease. It can inhibit carcinogenesis and reduce capillary fragility. Quercetin is used extensively in the treatment of athletic injuries because it relieves pain and bruising and acts synergistically with Vitamin C to protect and preserve the structure of capillaries. It also promotes circulation, lowers cholesterol levels and treats and prevents cataracts. Quercetin fights cancer, diabetes, capillary fragility, and arthritis; stabilizes membranes; protects against heart disease and allergies; normalizes blood pressure; helps lowers cholesterol; and slows aging.
3. Catechin
Catechin, another naturally occurring flavonoid, is similar in effect to silymarin. Catechin is a powerful anti-oxidant that helps prevent free radical oxidative damage to cells. It also helps in the treatment and prevention of alcohol and chemical-induced liver disease or damage. Catechin is also valuable for its ability to neutralize intestinal toxins and assist in the stabilization of cell membranes.
4. Hesperidin
Hesperidin has been shown to be useful in clinical trials as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory.
5. Rutin
An antioxidant bioflavonoid, free radical scavenger, and an iron-chelator. It is used as a vascular protector for reducing capillary fragility, permeability, and bleeding; as a treatment for varicose vein symptoms; and as preventive for stroke (the sudden rupture or clotting/blockage of a blood vessel to the brain). Some studies show that Rutin offers protection from damage induced by asbestos, the cytotoxic effects of oxidized low-density lipoproteins (LDL), and gastric injury from ethanol. It also offers some protection against DNA damage caused by hepatocarcinogens. Rutin is used extensively in the treatment of athletic injuries because it relieves pain and bruises and acts synergistically with Vitamin C to protect and preserve the structure of capillaries. It also promotes circulation, lowers cholesterol levels, and treats and prevents cataracts.
6. Cynarin
Cynarin assists in the detoxification of the liver and gall bladder. It also supports the function of these two important organs while and assists in their regeneration following damage. Cynarin stimulates the clearance of bile from the liver, preventing congestion in the liver and thus diminishing the chances of liver damage.
7. Sarsaparilla
Sarsaparilla has been used in the treatment of the following conditions: gout, arthritis, digestive disorders, skin diseases, and cancer. Sarsaparilla contains saponins, which are steroid-like agents that bind with toxins in the digestive tract. Historically, sarsaparilla has been used as a 'blood purifier' and a general tonic for diseases associated with increased endotoxin levels, including arthritis, intestinal ulcerative conditions, eczema, and psoriasis.
The tonic effect of sarsaparilla is the result of its ability to stimulate the removal of accumulated waste products from the cells, blood, and lymph. These actions tend to increase the health of the entire body and increase vitality, thereby increasing energy and endurance.
8. Chlorogenic Acid (16%)
Chlorogenic Acid is a naturally occurring, water soluble, phenolic acid that is a potent anti-oxidant, carcinogenic inhibitor and protector against lipid peroxidation and free radical mediated cell injury.
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DOUBLE BLIND STUDY
1st Double Blind Study
INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS OBTAINED IN A DOUBLE BLIND TEST MADE IN THE GENERAL HOSPITAL MEXICO WITH THE PRODUCT LIVER SUPPORT ON PATIENTS HAVING CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC HEPATIC DISEASE. |
In order to analyze carefully the results of this study, it is necessary to know the importance of the two clinical and laboratory parameters intervening in the calculations of Orrego and Maddrey Indexes. We will compare the results of the parameters, the placebo control and the Liver Support groups on both indexes. The results are presented as percentages of recovery and are obtained from the data obtained from each group of 30 patients; we will get an average of those results at the beginning and at the end of the study. Both averages will give us a final recovery compared to the initial values. This way we may demonstrate the effectiveness of Liver Support.
DEFINTIONS AND RESULTS OF PARAMETERS
ASCITES- Effusion and accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity. The experimental group (Liver Support) experienced a 28.8% reduction of ascites while the placebo group experienced no change.
ENCEPHALOPATHY- a DEGENERATIVE DISEASE OF THE BRAIN. Hepatic encephalopathy- a condition usually occurring secondarily to advanced disease of the liver. It is marked by disturbances of consciousness that may progress to deep coma (hepatic coma), psychiatric changes of varying degree, flapping tremor and fetor hepaticas. Also called portal-systemic encephalopathy. Patients on Liver Support experienced a 34.55% reduction of hepatic encephalopathy. The placebo group experienced a 5.5% reduction.
SPLENOMEGALIA- Enlargement of the spleen. An 18.18% reduction was observed in the Liver Support group and a 55% reduction was observed in the placebo group.
WEAKNESS- Lacking physical strength or vigor marked by asthenia, atony, cardiasthena, enervation, fatigue and lassitude. The Liver Support group experienced an 83.45% decrease in the incidence of weakness while the placebo group reported no change.
PERIPHERAL EDEMA- A condition in which the body tissues contain an excess amount of fluid. The Liver Support Group experienced an 11.10% reduction in peripheral edema while the placebo group had a 0.69% reduction.
HEMORRHAGES- Bleeding. This was one of the most important benefits observed in the Liver Support group. The Liver Support group had an 89.41% reduction in hemorrhages while the placebo had a 31% reduction.
ANOREXIA- Loss of appetite. Seen in depression, malaise, commencement of fevers and illness, also in disorders of the alimentary tract, especially of the stomach, and as a result of alcoholic excess and drug addiction. Anorexia was diminished by 86.07% in the Liver Support group. There was no change in the placebo group.
TOTAL BILIRUBIN LEVEL - The predominant pigment of human bile. Total serum bilirubin may be increased in cirrhosis of the liver and acute viral hepatitis. The Liver Support group obtained 25.11% reduction in bilirubin, whereas the placebo group had a 7.2% increase.
OGT - (Oxalacetic Glutamic Transaminase). It is distributed all over body tissue, especially in the heart and liver. Less amounts are found in the spleen, pancreas, kidneys, lungs and brain. Any lesion of a tissue leads to the secretion of this enzyme to the blood stream. The activity of OGT is risen under hepatic necrosis, cirrhosis of the liver or hepatic metastasis. In those patients who received Liver Support this level diminished 22.56% in only 15 days of treatment and in the placebo group it diminished 8.51%.
PROTHROMBINE TIME - A test of clotting time made by determining the time for clotting to occur after thromboplastin and calcium are added to decalcified plasma. There was 30.82% reduction in prothrombin time for Liver Support patients, whereas the placebo group's time increased 1.25%. This is very important data, because it means that Liver Support helps the healing of wounds faster.
SERUM ALBUMIN - One of a group of simple proteins widely distributed in tissues. Albumin is a constituent of blood. Low levels of albumin in blood plasma are associated with a pathologic condition of the liver. The Liver Support group experienced an increase of 8.85% of total albumin levels while the placebo group experienced a 5.35% increase.
AUTISM AND DETOXIFICATION
Might autistic children be the proverbial "canaries in the coal mine" whose nervous systems are more susceptible to the impact of toxic heavy metals in the environment, incurring neurological damage even at low exposure levels? One recent study found that in one group of 18 autistic children, 16 had blood levels of toxic heavy metals and chemicals exceeding adult maximum tolerance. This build-up of toxins may not arise simply from excessive exposure, but from a marked inability to process and eliminate toxins from the body. Indeed, when the children were assessed using a biochemical analysis to gauge the body's ability to detoxify substances, researchers found that every child showed out-of-range results suggesting a defect in this two-phase detoxification process. Researchers explained that such a mechanism could lead to a backup of toxic heavy metals and chemical toxins with increased free radical activity in the body. Since the blood-brain barrier of children is still not fully developed, these toxic and oxidized molecules could penetrate into regions of the brain and damage neutrons, receptors, synapses, enzymes, and cell mitochondria, and also set off auto immune reactions triggering further damage.
According to other studies, autistic children may have problems metabolizing and detoxifying certain compounds due to an impaired biochemical process called sulfation. Sulfation plays an important role in the second phase of the detoxification process. Impaired sulfation could make autistic children more vulnerable to multiple heavy metal and chemical sensitivities. It may also help explain an exacerbation of behavioral problems after children eat foods containing phenol, tyramine, and phenyl compounds, which are normally neutralized through the sulfation process.
Much concern has been raised over the link between exposure to heavy metal toxins and neurological brain damage associated with learning and behavior disorders in children. Indeed, research shows that exposure to heavy metals such as lead, mercury and antimony, can impair brain development at very early ages, even at low doses previously deemed "harmless." Children are particularly susceptible to the deleterious effects of heavy metal exposure for several reasons. First, their developing nervous systems are more sensitive. Second, their bodies absorb toxins more rapidly, yet clear them from the system more slowly than from adults. Finally, a child's blood-brain barrier, the natural protective mechanism which blocks harmful substances from entering and damaging the brain, is not yet fully formed.
Many professionals working in the field of autism have expressed concern that some autistic children were exposed to potentially damaging levels of ethylmercury, which is a preservative used in certain vaccinations. Clinical neurobehavioral symptoms of mercury poisoning seem to parallel closely many common symptoms of autism. In response to pressure from the FDA, the U.S. Public Health Service, and other regulatory health agencies, vaccine manufacturers have since worked to reduce or eliminate the use of ethylmercury as a preservative in many vaccines.
In addition, several studies have associated high lead levels in children with autism. Elevated levels of lead in hair - signify long-term toxic exposure to this heavy metal - were correlated with increased behavior abnormalities and learning disorders in children. Based on clinicians' observations, antimony, a potential toxin found in some fire retardant materials, is also a possible cause for concern.
Nutritional balance and healthy metabolism are also very important. Dr. Lynn Wecker and his colleagues at Louisiana State Medical Centre observe that trace element imbalances in the human body can disrupt neurotransmitter function and produce marked changes in behavior; many of which are consistent with symptoms of autism. For this reason Dr. Wecker and his team evaluated trace element concentrations in the hair of autistic children. They found clear deficiencies of calcium, copper, zinc, and chromium that were so striking that they allowed them to discriminate between autistic children and healthy controls with a high degree of accuracy using just test results. Deficiencies of mineral nutrients can make a child more susceptible to heavy metal absorption. Magnesium deficiencies, associated with attention-deficit disorder and hyperactivity, may also be clinically significant in autism. Extended Health's Liver Support Formula radically improves liver metabolism and promotes the detoxification of the liver and the body.
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First study summary:
ARTICHOKE (Cynara floridanum)
AND SARSAPARILLA (Smilax aristolochiaefolia)
COMPLEX also known as LIV-1,
now called Liver Support Formula
DESCRIPTION
LIV-1 was developed by a group of 3 researchers including a biochemist specializing in pharmacology, a doctor whose specialty is liver disease, and a chemist specializing in plant research. It is made up of the extracts of the edible part of a hybrid artichoke and sarsaparilla. |
Extensive research has been conducted on the anti-hepatoxic activity of flavonoids from many plants. Interestingly, most of them have been used in folk medicine for many years. In nature we find a group of glucosides in flowers, fruits and vegetables which have the ability to form stable compounds with benzopirene derivatives. These substances are called flavonoids or bioflavonoids. They were first researched by Szent Gyorgy in 1936. He obtained a good therapeutical result in several cases of abnormal capillary fragility and permeability which he treated with Citrin (a mixture of flavonoids from lemon and paprika called Heperidin and Eriodictin which were present in addition to Vitamin C).
Gyorgy named this complex "Vitamin P" because of its favorable effect on the permeability of the membranes of the cells and also because it was obtained from paprika. The name Vitamin P was accepted in Europe and other countries but in America the complex is known as flavonoids.
Artichoke has had traditional uses in the Americas and in Spain for treating digestive and liver conditions as well as diabetes. Sarsaparilla have been used during this last century as a blood purifier and anti-toxin.
Flavonoids have been used for their anti-hepatoxic activity, however, this research found that the combination of concentrated extracts of the buds of a hybrid artichoke (Cynara floridanum) and sarsaparilla (Smilax arostolochiaefolia) show an increased effect on liver diseases.
CONCENTRATION PROCESS
The two plants are carefully selected, cleaned thoroughly, and put in lixiviator for prolonged maceration with a suitable solvent to obtain the water soluble principles. This concentrate is later spray dried obtaining a fine brownish powder. This patented extraction process is responsible for high concentrations of active ingredients without using artificial additives, preservatives, or stabilizers.
COMPOSITION
This complex contains 27% of the most active flavonoids listed below:
Hesperidin
Rutin
Epicatechin
5,7-dihydroxychromone
Eriodictyol
Luteolin
Cynarin
Quercetin
Also catechins (10%):
Caffeic acid
Ferulic acid
P-coumaric acid
BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY
Animal studies have shown this complex to increase tissue irrigation by acting on the venous and capillary circulation. It has been shown to activate energy metabolism within the cell by increasing the consumption of glucose and oxygen as well as the synthesis of ATP. These same studies showed an inhibition of capillary permeability due to increased production of bradykinin and histamine. Flavonoids are organic compounds which also have anti-oxidant activity and are known to improve the protein links within the cellular membranes as well as the cell membranes of organelles within the cells.
The artichoke has historically been found to stimulate bile flow and other digestive substances which can improve digestion. It also can improve liver metabolism and promote detoxification of the body. Sarsaparilla has a therapeutic action as a diuretic (increases urine output), demulcent (smoothes mucous membranes), diaphoretic (increases perspiration), depurant (removes waste products), tonic, stimulant, and anti-scorbutic (treatment for scurvy). Synergistically, these two concentrates give us a product that normalizes liver metabolism, protects liver cells (hepatocytes) against alcohol and chemical toxicity, and promotes the detoxification of the body.
INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS OBTAINED IN A DOUBLE-BLIND PLACEBOSTUDY ON PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE
After years of research on patients in private clinics, it was decided to evaluate this complex with a double-blind study in patients having chronic liver disease caused by moderate ingestion of alcohol. Moderate being defined as approximately 1 to 1 ½ liters of tequila or brandy per day for extended periods of time. The patients were diagnosed and chosen in the Clinic par la Attention de Problemas Relacionados con el Alcohol (CAPRA Translation: Clinic for the Attention of Problems related to Alcohol) which is housed at the General Hospital of Mexico and belongs to the Secretaria de Salud (equivalent to the U.S. Health Department).
METHODOLOGY
The study was performed where neither the patients nor the doctors in charge knew to whom the real product or the placebo was administered. Sixty patients were randomly divided into two groups of 30. All patients had tests of liver performance, hematic cytology, blood analysis, prothrombine time, urine tests, and a clinical analysis. The same tests were performed at the end of the study. The treatment lasted 15 days and each patient took 3 capsules 3 times per day for a total of 4050 milligrams per day.
DEFINITION AND RESULTS
ASCITES- effusion and accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity. A 28.28% reduction of ascites was observed in the experimental group. There was no change in the placebo group.
ENCEPHALOPATHY- a degenerative disease of the brain.
Hepatic encephalopathy- a condition usually occurring secondarily to advanced disease of the liver. It is marked by disturbances of consciousness which may progress to deep coma (hepatic coma), psychiatric changes of varying degree, flapping tremor and fetor hepaticus. Also referred to as portal-systemic encephalopathy.A 34.55% reduction of encephalopathy was obtained in the experimental group. A 5.5% reduction was noted in the placebo group.
SPLENOMEGALY- enlargement of the spleen.
A 18.18% reduction of spleen enlargement in the experimental group was noted and a 5.5% reduction was seen in the placebo group.
WEAKNESS- lacking physical strength or vigor, asthenia, atony, cardiasthenia, fatigue, and lassitude. The experimental group obtained a 83.45% diminishing of weakness. There was no change in the placebo group.
PERIPHERAL EDEMA- a condition in which the peripheral body tissues contain an excessive amount of tissue fluid.
The experimental group experienced a 11.10% reduction in edema. The placebo group saw a 0.69% reduction.
HEMORRHAGES- bleeding.
This is one of the most important benefits. The experimental group noted a 89.41% reduction in bleeding and the placebo group saw only a 31% reduction.
ANOREXIA- loss of appetite.
Seen in depression, malaise, commencement of fevers and illnesses, also in disorders of the alimentary tract, especially the stomach, and as a result of alcoholic excesses, drug addiction or certain medicines.
Anorexia was diminished 86.07% in the experimental group. There was no change in the placebo group.
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DOUBLE BLIND STUDY
2nd Double Blind Study
COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN A COMPLEX OF FLAVONOIDS AND POLYPHENOLS CREATED FROM EXTRACTS OF ARTICHOKE AND SARSAPRILLA AND A PLACEBO IN ALCOHOL RELATED LIVER DISEASE |
DECEMBER 12, 1998
In a previous study, completed over two years ago in this same hospital, an extract of artichoke (Cynara Floridanum) and sarsaparilla (Smilax Aristolochiaefolia) was evaluated in addressing the symptoms related to alcoholic liver disease. This study was accomplished over a fifteen-day period with exceptional results. Because of these results noted over a very short period of time, the hospital researchers were anxious to set up the same study over a longer period (30 days). Please refer to the July 3, 1996, study for descriptions of symptoms and study parameters. Results of this study are as follows:
ASCITES
A 72.38% reduction of the accumulation of serous abdominal fluid was noted in the treated group. The placebo saw a 6.35% increase in abdominal fluid.
ENCEPHALOPATHY
A 66.08% reduction of symptoms related to encephalopathy was noted in the treated group. The placebo group saw a 12.24% increase in these symptoms.
HEPATOMEGALY
The treated group experienced a 93.33% reduction in enlarged livers. In the placebo group their livers continued to enlarge by another 7.14%.
SPLENOMEGALY
An 88.40% reduction in spleen enlargement was noted with the treated group. The placebo group worsened by 11.54%.
WEAKNESS
The treated group noted a 73.64% increase in strength. There was a decrease in muscle strength by 7.41% in the placebo group.
PERIPHERAL EDEMA
Edema in the extremities of the treated patients decreased by 48.21%. There was no change in the placebo group.
HEMORRHAGES
The treated group noted a 100% decrease in capillary hemorrhaging in the skin, gums, and nasal membranes. The placebo group saw an increase of 28.57% in hemorrhaging.
ANOREXIA
Loss of appetite decreased in the treated group by 76.98%. The placebo group noted a decrease of 3.70%.
ABDOMINAL WALL VEINS
The treated group experienced a 60.62% decrease in tortuous veins in the abdomen related to ascites. The placebo group saw a 3.33% decrease.
PALMAR ERYTHEMA
The treated group noted a 26.67% decrease in red and swollen palms. In the placebo group there was no change.
TELANGIECTASIA
A 60.00% reduction in vascular lesions was noted in the treated group. A 3.33% reduction was seen in the placebo group.
TOTAL BILIRUBIN
The treated group noted a reduction of total bilirubin by 38.95%. The placebo group increased by 5.68%.
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE
The treated group obtained 25.91% reduction in alkaline phosphates. There was an 11.69% increase in the placebo group.
SERUM GLUTAMIC OXALCETIC TRANSAMINASE (SGOT)
The treated group noted a decrease of 23.83% in SGOT levels. The placebo group experienced a worsening of 11.71%.
PROTHROMBIN TIME
A 42.00% reduction in clotting time was noted with the treated group. An increase in clotting time was noted in the placebo group of 6.60%.
SERUM ALBUMIN
An increase of 37.27% in serum albumin was noted in the treated group. There was a decrease in the placebo group of 1.95%.
GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSPEPTIDASE (GGT)
The treated group noted a reduction of 23.79% in GGT. The placebo group experienced an increase of 9.92%.
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HEPATITIS LIVER CIRRHOSIS/HCC
Increasing Evidence Suggest
Extended Health's Liver Support Formula may be
Effective in Compromising the Detrimental Effects
of Hepatitis-Engendered Cirrhosis
A Decrease in Cirrhosis of the Liver
Author: Dr. Charles Cochran
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Understanding Liver Detoxification
LIVER TOXICITY
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Fatigue, low energy |
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Use of tobacco, alcohol, or drugs (any kind) |
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History of exposure to human-made chemicals, smokes, paints, fumes, toxins, etc. |
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History of exposure to natural toxins, heavy metals |
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History of gastritis, Chron's disease, or Inflammatory ) Bowel Syndrome |
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Bloating/ flatulence |
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Overweight |
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Poor digestion |
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Diverticulitis |
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Bad breath |
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Chronic constipation/ straining at stools |
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Foul smelling stools |
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Lower abdominal pain or spasms |
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Poor skin tone, skin conditions. |
If you have checked any of the boxes you may want to consider supporting your body's natural processes with scientifically validated nutritional supplements.
What Does The Liver Do?
The liver is an organ that acts as a complex 'factory', responsible for the processing of carbohydrates (sugars), fats, proteins, and the synthesis (formation) of bile, glycogen, and serum proteins. The liver performs over 500 jobs, all necessary for life and health. The liver also acts as the primary organ of detoxification, protecting us from dietary, environmental and metabolic chemicals and toxins.
What Is A Toxic Or Sluggish Liver?
The symptoms of a toxic or 'sluggish', overworked liver are often diffuse and nonspecific and can involve nearly every organ or system in the body. Accumulated toxins circulating through the body will poison a person to a relative degree, depending on the amount and time component of the exposure and the liver's functional capability to metabolize the toxins.
What Are The Symptoms Of A Toxic Or Sluggish Liver?
Symptoms include, but are not limited to fatigue, low energy, overweight, poor digestion, bad breath, poor skin tone, various skin conditions.
Can A Toxic Or Sluggish Liver Be Reversed?
Yes. A unique feature of the liver is its ability to heal itself and regenerate cells, especially when supported by specific nutritional supplementation designed to detoxify the liver and support its various functions.
What Is Liver Cirrhosis?
Cirrhosis involves inflammation and degeneration of the liver, mainly caused by the chronic use of substances such as tobacco, alcohol and/or drugs, or long-term exposure to human-made chemicals (herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, paints, cleaning products, solvents, petroleum products, etc.).
Can Nutrition Help A Toxic Or Sluggish Liver?
Yes. In fact, I have recently been working with a colleague of mine, Dr. Chuck Cochran, who has been researching the liver, it's functions, and specific nutritional support intended to support liver and gall bladder function (they work together). After over twenty years, Dr. Cochran and his research team perfected a formula, Liver Support System, which assists the body in detoxifying and regenerating the liver (see the article: Reversing Liver Damage). The formula consists of a special hybrid artichoke and the herb sarsaparilla. It sounds like a simple formula, however the formulation process is quite complex.
Why Should a Person 'Detoxify' Their Body?
For many natural doctors and therapists, it is a commonly held belief that all Americans are having serious problems with at least three of the five organs of elimination and detoxification. The five organs of elimination and detoxification are the colon (large intestine), kidneys, liver, lungs and skin.
Traditional medical doctors rarely receive any education related to nutritional support for the elimination and detoxification processes in the body. When was the last time you heard of a medical doctor putting a patient on a cellular, liver, or colon cleanse? Common sense and logic dictate that if a living organism ingests, inhales, or absorbs more toxins, chemicals, and disease causing foods than their elimination and detoxification systems can handle, there will be congestion and a loss of the expression of vibrant health, relative to the amount of toxic buildup.
Various forms of toxic buildup in the body are contributing factors to many disease states, or limit the ability of the body to function properly. Detoxification is vitally important for people to be able to get well in many acute and chronic conditions. Many people who think they are 'healthy' have no idea how sick they are, or better stated, how 'well' they could be. Elimination of toxins from the body is one of the keys to experiencing vibrant health.
When the body is healthy and vibrant, the organs of elimination handle the removal of toxins and unwanted substances in the body. When these systems begin to break down or become overloaded due to congestion of these organs and their systems, a person's general quality of health will begin to diminish.
How Does the Body Become Toxic?
One of the main steps in achieving vibrant health is to remove congestion anywhere and everywhere from the body. The body's 'toxic waste elimination organs', found in every cell, the intestinal tract, liver, and kidneys, can become overburdened by exposure to man-made chemicals and heavy metals in our environment or in the foods we eat, or from the over-consumption of cooked, frozen, canned, or processed foods, alcohol, coffee, sugar (candy), fatty foods, drugs (prescription or recreational), and tobacco.
Another main source of toxins are those made in the body, such as excess mucous production in response to eating mainly cooked and refined foods (dead food), and auto-toxification from chemicals produced in the intestines from fermentation and incomplete digestion and assimilation of foods. Common symptoms associated with toxins accumulating in the colon and tissues of the body include general aches and pains, chronic tiredness, headaches, and skin 'reactions'.
What is Liver Detoxification?
The liver is an organ that acts as a complex 'factory', responsible for the processing of carbohydrates (sugars), fats, proteins, and the synthesis (formation) of bile, glycogen, and serum proteins. The liver also acts as the primary organ of detoxification, protecting us from environmental and metabolic toxins.
The most common substances causing liver toxicity include many prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications, recreational drugs, alcohol, tobacco, heavy metals, many human-made chemicals, food additives, chlorine and chlorine based products, herbicides, pesticides, petroleum products, solvents and commercial cleaning products, formaldehyde, combustion by-products, household chemicals, fluorocarbons, glues and adhesives, fluoride & chlorine and other chemicals in tap water, and chemicals found in common office supplies and common personal care products.
A unique feature of the liver is its ability to heal itself and regenerate cells, especially when supported by nutritional supplementation and other effective therapeutic methods. |
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