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liver values are through the roof
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oh god, here we go again
Here is some info I found on the web:
6 step detox program:
This detoxification program, adapted from Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine (Prima) by Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., and Michael Murray, N.D., provides a plan for safe, gradual cleansing of the liver and gastrointestinal tract. This information is not meant as medical advice.
1. Consume a diet as natural as possible, high in fruits and vegetables and low in animal products.
2. Drink at least two quarts of distilled or purified water daily.
3. Ingest a high-potency vitamin and mineral formula daily.
4. Take silymarin (an extract from milk thistle) — a total of 70 to 210 mg. distributed over three times per day. Note that this dosage applies to standardized silymarin.
5. Take vitamin C: 1 gram three times per day.
6.Take a fiber supplement such as psyllium seed — 1 to 2 tablespoons at night before retiring.
More info:
7 Liver Cleansers
Despite the array of damaging substances presented daily to the liver, this organ has an amazing ability to restore itself. Listed below are some of the natural substances commonly used to help detoxify the body and support liver function and regeneration.
1. Milk thistle. Silymarin, a flavonoid (plant pigment) extracted from the milk thistle plant, protects the liver by inhibiting factors responsible for liver cell damage — free radicals and leukotrienes (a form of the hormone-
like substances called prostaglandins). Silymarin can also alter the structure of the outer walls of liver cells so poisons can't penetrate. In addition, silymarin stimulates protein synthesis of the liver cells, which helps the liver regenerate itself after damage, says herbalist Christopher Hobbs, L.Ac., in Milk Thistle — The Liver Herb (Botanica Press). Silymarin inhibits depletion of glutathione (one of the liver's most important antioxidant enzymes) induced by alcohol and other liver toxins.
2. Dandelion root. "The chief benefits of this herb are exerted upon the function of the liver. It has the capacity to clear obstructions and stimulate the liver to detoxify poison," says Michael Tierra, C.A., N.D., in The Way of Herbs (Washington Square Press). Dandelion is a diuretic, thus helping eliminate toxins from the body via the urine. It also helps stimulate bile flow. (Bile flow facilitates elimination.) Dandelion also helps release bile from the liver, important because if the liver doesn't eliminate bile, it can suffer damage. Much of the beneficial action of this herb on the liver and blood results from its high content of easily
assimilated minerals.
3. N-acetyl cysteine (NAC). NAC is a form of the amino acid cysteine converted to the important antioxidant and liver-supportive enzyme glutathione in the body. NAC has shown significant ability to enhance Phase II detoxification reactions in the liver.
4. Artichoke. Studies show that artichoke leaves contain compounds called caffeylquinic acids including cynarin, which have demonstrated liver-regenerating effects similar to milk thistle's (Arzneim-Forsch, 1968, as cited by Murray and Pizzorno).
5. Phospholipids (lecithin). Phospholipids, a form of fat, help maintain integrity of body cells including liver cells. Research conducted by Charles Lieber, M.D., of New York's Mt. Sinai School of Medicine indicates that the phospholipid phosphatidylcholine (PC), also known as lecithin, can help normalize bile function and regenerate damaged tissue. PC may be useful in treating hepatitis, a serious liver disease. In addition, PC protects the liver against choline deficiency. Choline, which is generally considered a vitamin, is essential for fat metabolism. It helps prevent the deposition of fats in the liver, guarding against fatty liver damage. PC also protects against damage from an array of toxic substances including alcohol and pharmaceutical medications.
6. Turmeric. This common spice helps regenerate liver cells and cleanse the liver of toxins. Turmeric also increases the production of bile and may help reduce liver inflammation, says Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., in his book Herb Bible (Simon & Schuster). Turmeric has been shown to increase levels of two liver-supporting enzymes: glutathione-s-transferase (GST) and UDP glucuronyl transferase (UDPGT), important for the promotion of Phase II detoxification reactions (Plant Foods & Human Nutrition, 1993, vol. 44, no. 1). In addition, turmeric has been shown to lower cholesterol levels, Murray and Pizzorno say.
7. Diet. For optimum liver function, you should try to eat a diet rich in fiber and plant foods, low in refined sugar and fat, and as free from pesticides and pollutants as possible. Liver cleansing regimes typically emphasize consuming simple diets rich in fresh fruits and vegetables (naturally rich sources of the antioxidant vitamins and minerals used as liver enzyme co-factors) and free of animal foods, processed foods, and artificial food additives, preservatives or colorings.
If you consume alcohol, prescription or nonprescription drugs, take extra antioxidant nutrients and herbs to stimulate detoxification of these drugs. Supporting the liver is particularly important if your job involves applying pesticides, paints, solvents or toxic chemicals. Heavy use of Tylenol® (acetominophen), which destroys glutathione when combined with alcohol intake, also causes liver damage. If you're undergoing long-term medication, consult your health professional for information on how to protect and support your liver.
More Herbs for Internal Cleansing
Cleansing the blood and the intestinal tract while you cleanse the liver enhances your purification program. Blood can contain potentially dangerous substances such as
pesticides, herbicides, viral particles, yeast cells and bacteria, according to Christopher Hobbs in Foundations of Health (Botanica Press). Blood cleansers may stimulate increased blood flow through the liver, relieving congestion, and help eliminate wastes and toxins through the skin, kidneys, breath and bowels. These herbs help cleanse the blood:
Burdock is recommended primarily as a blood purifier, says Varro E. Tyler, Ph.D., in The Honest Herbal (Haworth Press). This herb helps rid the body of toxins through sweating and increased urine flow. Burdock promotes kidney function to help clear the blood of harmful acids. It contains iron, which carries oxygen from the tissue to the lungs.
Red clover helps cleanse the blood by eliminating metabolic waste products through the skin, kidneys, breath and bowels. It also increases the activity and efficiency of phagocytes, immune cells that engulf and remove wastes and organisms from the blood and mucus, according to Hobbs.
For cleaning the intestinal tract, use a gel-forming fiber such as psyllium seed or oat bran to prevent reabsorption of toxic chemicals dumped into the intestinal tract by the bile, Murray and Pizzorno say. Also, occasional use of a natural laxative may be helpful. Caution: Long-term use of any laxative may lead to habitual use.
Here are some natural intestinal cleansers:
Psyllium (guar gum) is used in most detoxification regimens as an intestinal binder and laxative. Psyllium is able to bind toxins released by cleansing practices and safely remove them from the body.
Senna, an herbal laxative that's used to speed elimination, works within 12 hours of ingestion through its biochemical triggering of peristalsis, the muscular contractions along the colon that lead to emptying the bowels, says David Hoffmann, B.Sc., M.N.I.M.H., in An Elders' Herbal (Healing Arts Press). Senna is commonly used in combination with psyllium to promote elimination of bound toxins.
6 step detox program:
This detoxification program, adapted from Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine (Prima) by Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., and Michael Murray, N.D., provides a plan for safe, gradual cleansing of the liver and gastrointestinal tract. This information is not meant as medical advice.
1. Consume a diet as natural as possible, high in fruits and vegetables and low in animal products.
2. Drink at least two quarts of distilled or purified water daily.
3. Ingest a high-potency vitamin and mineral formula daily.
4. Take silymarin (an extract from milk thistle) — a total of 70 to 210 mg. distributed over three times per day. Note that this dosage applies to standardized silymarin.
5. Take vitamin C: 1 gram three times per day.
6.Take a fiber supplement such as psyllium seed — 1 to 2 tablespoons at night before retiring.
More info:
7 Liver Cleansers
Despite the array of damaging substances presented daily to the liver, this organ has an amazing ability to restore itself. Listed below are some of the natural substances commonly used to help detoxify the body and support liver function and regeneration.
1. Milk thistle. Silymarin, a flavonoid (plant pigment) extracted from the milk thistle plant, protects the liver by inhibiting factors responsible for liver cell damage — free radicals and leukotrienes (a form of the hormone-
like substances called prostaglandins). Silymarin can also alter the structure of the outer walls of liver cells so poisons can't penetrate. In addition, silymarin stimulates protein synthesis of the liver cells, which helps the liver regenerate itself after damage, says herbalist Christopher Hobbs, L.Ac., in Milk Thistle — The Liver Herb (Botanica Press). Silymarin inhibits depletion of glutathione (one of the liver's most important antioxidant enzymes) induced by alcohol and other liver toxins.
2. Dandelion root. "The chief benefits of this herb are exerted upon the function of the liver. It has the capacity to clear obstructions and stimulate the liver to detoxify poison," says Michael Tierra, C.A., N.D., in The Way of Herbs (Washington Square Press). Dandelion is a diuretic, thus helping eliminate toxins from the body via the urine. It also helps stimulate bile flow. (Bile flow facilitates elimination.) Dandelion also helps release bile from the liver, important because if the liver doesn't eliminate bile, it can suffer damage. Much of the beneficial action of this herb on the liver and blood results from its high content of easily
assimilated minerals.
3. N-acetyl cysteine (NAC). NAC is a form of the amino acid cysteine converted to the important antioxidant and liver-supportive enzyme glutathione in the body. NAC has shown significant ability to enhance Phase II detoxification reactions in the liver.
4. Artichoke. Studies show that artichoke leaves contain compounds called caffeylquinic acids including cynarin, which have demonstrated liver-regenerating effects similar to milk thistle's (Arzneim-Forsch, 1968, as cited by Murray and Pizzorno).
5. Phospholipids (lecithin). Phospholipids, a form of fat, help maintain integrity of body cells including liver cells. Research conducted by Charles Lieber, M.D., of New York's Mt. Sinai School of Medicine indicates that the phospholipid phosphatidylcholine (PC), also known as lecithin, can help normalize bile function and regenerate damaged tissue. PC may be useful in treating hepatitis, a serious liver disease. In addition, PC protects the liver against choline deficiency. Choline, which is generally considered a vitamin, is essential for fat metabolism. It helps prevent the deposition of fats in the liver, guarding against fatty liver damage. PC also protects against damage from an array of toxic substances including alcohol and pharmaceutical medications.
6. Turmeric. This common spice helps regenerate liver cells and cleanse the liver of toxins. Turmeric also increases the production of bile and may help reduce liver inflammation, says Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., in his book Herb Bible (Simon & Schuster). Turmeric has been shown to increase levels of two liver-supporting enzymes: glutathione-s-transferase (GST) and UDP glucuronyl transferase (UDPGT), important for the promotion of Phase II detoxification reactions (Plant Foods & Human Nutrition, 1993, vol. 44, no. 1). In addition, turmeric has been shown to lower cholesterol levels, Murray and Pizzorno say.
7. Diet. For optimum liver function, you should try to eat a diet rich in fiber and plant foods, low in refined sugar and fat, and as free from pesticides and pollutants as possible. Liver cleansing regimes typically emphasize consuming simple diets rich in fresh fruits and vegetables (naturally rich sources of the antioxidant vitamins and minerals used as liver enzyme co-factors) and free of animal foods, processed foods, and artificial food additives, preservatives or colorings.
If you consume alcohol, prescription or nonprescription drugs, take extra antioxidant nutrients and herbs to stimulate detoxification of these drugs. Supporting the liver is particularly important if your job involves applying pesticides, paints, solvents or toxic chemicals. Heavy use of Tylenol® (acetominophen), which destroys glutathione when combined with alcohol intake, also causes liver damage. If you're undergoing long-term medication, consult your health professional for information on how to protect and support your liver.
More Herbs for Internal Cleansing
Cleansing the blood and the intestinal tract while you cleanse the liver enhances your purification program. Blood can contain potentially dangerous substances such as
pesticides, herbicides, viral particles, yeast cells and bacteria, according to Christopher Hobbs in Foundations of Health (Botanica Press). Blood cleansers may stimulate increased blood flow through the liver, relieving congestion, and help eliminate wastes and toxins through the skin, kidneys, breath and bowels. These herbs help cleanse the blood:
Burdock is recommended primarily as a blood purifier, says Varro E. Tyler, Ph.D., in The Honest Herbal (Haworth Press). This herb helps rid the body of toxins through sweating and increased urine flow. Burdock promotes kidney function to help clear the blood of harmful acids. It contains iron, which carries oxygen from the tissue to the lungs.
Red clover helps cleanse the blood by eliminating metabolic waste products through the skin, kidneys, breath and bowels. It also increases the activity and efficiency of phagocytes, immune cells that engulf and remove wastes and organisms from the blood and mucus, according to Hobbs.
For cleaning the intestinal tract, use a gel-forming fiber such as psyllium seed or oat bran to prevent reabsorption of toxic chemicals dumped into the intestinal tract by the bile, Murray and Pizzorno say. Also, occasional use of a natural laxative may be helpful. Caution: Long-term use of any laxative may lead to habitual use.
Here are some natural intestinal cleansers:
Psyllium (guar gum) is used in most detoxification regimens as an intestinal binder and laxative. Psyllium is able to bind toxins released by cleansing practices and safely remove them from the body.
Senna, an herbal laxative that's used to speed elimination, works within 12 hours of ingestion through its biochemical triggering of peristalsis, the muscular contractions along the colon that lead to emptying the bowels, says David Hoffmann, B.Sc., M.N.I.M.H., in An Elders' Herbal (Healing Arts Press). Senna is commonly used in combination with psyllium to promote elimination of bound toxins.
superman71
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If your doctor tell you your liver enzymes are high ask to look at the results yourself ,one time my doctor said mine were high i looked at it they were at the high end of normal big difference ,so always look at charts yourself some doctors are complete idiots and just looking for a reason to preach about the side effects of roid use.
defying gravity
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Read Wilson6's Post
He is right on the money. Heavy weight training alone will elevate enzyme values significantly. The injectables you are using will NOT bump your values like that, the training will. If you want to prove it to yourself keep doing the juice and DON'T train for 8-10 days before your next test. Your values will be way down. I used to get tests done a lot and even when "off" enzyme levels were elavated as long as I trained hard. I finally met a couple of educated Doctors that knew what they were talking about. You can waste all the money you want on those voodoo magic liver detox supps, or you can prove it to yourself when you get tested. A new doctor may be in order. I'm not telling you to dismiss the issue, just giving you a way to help your doc diagnose. If that amount of injectables were actually the cause of your values something that is really hard on your liver like Tylenol would wreak you.
Defying Gravity
He is right on the money. Heavy weight training alone will elevate enzyme values significantly. The injectables you are using will NOT bump your values like that, the training will. If you want to prove it to yourself keep doing the juice and DON'T train for 8-10 days before your next test. Your values will be way down. I used to get tests done a lot and even when "off" enzyme levels were elavated as long as I trained hard. I finally met a couple of educated Doctors that knew what they were talking about. You can waste all the money you want on those voodoo magic liver detox supps, or you can prove it to yourself when you get tested. A new doctor may be in order. I'm not telling you to dismiss the issue, just giving you a way to help your doc diagnose. If that amount of injectables were actually the cause of your values something that is really hard on your liver like Tylenol would wreak you.
Defying Gravity
