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Hey, health nuts and others who are into alternative medicine... ever heard of a liver flush or liver cleanse? Is this recommended procedure crazy or could it actually do something? There are some other flushing procedures here but they don't sound as easy.

Stumbled across this on an acne forum because some people are claiming it makes their skin a lot better, and now I'm curious. If I really do have lots of little stones in my liver it might be a nice idea to get them out.

Current Mood: curious

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webfaery.livejournal.com

...but nothing like this. The one I did was supplement based. I found no improvement at all from it. It also didn't have any of the side-effects this one obviously has.
Epsom salts are used sometimes to cure constipation.
I think this would be a huge assault to your digestive system and I'd be surprised if you'd feel recovered by the Monday (if you did it on Saturday).
I also think it all sounds a bit suss. Go to sleep, you may fail to get stones out if you don't So, if you lay awake all night, unable to sleep, then it won't work simply because you didn't sleep?
I wholeheartedly believe in alternative medicine, but I wouldn't do something like this without talking about it with a qualified naturopath.
There's no way you'd get me counting the 'stones' either!

This is just my 2c so take it for what it's worth.

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bluechromis.livejournal.com

So, if you lay awake all night, unable to sleep, then it won't work simply because you didn't sleep?

Yeah, I had the same thoughts. And the precision of the timing seemed weird too. I mean, it seemed like it was setting you up for excuses for it not working.

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flexagon

This is just my 2c so take it for what it's worth.

I think it'd be worth at least 3c on the open market! ;)

Seriously, I'm glad you chimed in. I figured of all my friend circle you'd be one of the most likely to actually know something about this. I wonder where I would find a naturopath to talk with...

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webfaery.livejournal.com

I found it much more difficult finding alternative practitioners in the States than here in Oz. Tho' maybe that was just the areas in which I lived. Here, as long as they are certified (and therefore qualified), even health insurance covers them.
I'd suggest looking for an Integrative Medicine Practitioner. Andrew Weil's website has some info on Integrative Medicine (http://www.drweil.com/app/cda/drw_cda.html-command=Page-pt=General-pageId=87)
You may find a Practitioner here (http://integrativemedicine.arizona.edu/).
I did a search on Dr Weil's website (http://www.drweil.com/app/cda/drw_cda.html) for 'liver cleanse' and didn't find much except a note that the liver doesn't need cleansing.

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flexagon

Interesting. Thanks for all the info!

Good to hear that Dr. Weil really is well-known & respected, too... I got his newsletter for a year when I was in college, and I wanted the supplements he sells but couldn't afford them at the time. I should probably poke around that site; I'm sure I'd find some things of interest.