What I have noticed about Body Talk, a body tapping type of bodywork, is that it is very detoxifying. While that is usually good, I began to notice that I had a pain under my right rib. That pain is a classic symptom of gall bladder pain. Since the gall bladder stores bile for the liver, it is also a great holding place for stones and all kinds of debris. If my body is detoxifying, it only makes sense that the liver is detoxing, too – and sending gunk to the gall bladder. Adding that to our typical American diet which already stresses the gall bladder and liver. I’ve researched liver/gall bladder cleanses before, but never done one. Now I have. I will admit it isn’t fun. I used a combo of Paul Pitchford’s “Healing with Whole Foods” and Dr. Hulda Clark’s detox programs. The steps are pretty simple. Step 1: eat a lot of apples, preferably green, and drink apple juice for one day. That softens the stone. Step 2: drink a concoction of Epsom salts and water 2 times toward evening (even worse than it sounds!). That relaxes and opens the bile ducts. Step 3: drink an olive oil/grapefruit/lemon juice concoction and go to bed. This purges the liver and moves the stones and junk out of the gall bladder. This morning I was supposed to drink 2 more drinks of Epsom salts to clean the bowels. Since that seemed to be happening pretty well with what I’d already taken, I passed on the grand finale. Today the program is light eating – fruit, vegetables, whole grains, no fat, meat or dairy. By tomorrow I’m supposed to feel like a new woman. I’ll let you know – but the pain in my mid-section is gone. Liver/gall bladder cleanses are recommended twice a year, according to Dr Hulda. Maybe that’s enough time to forget how that Epsom salts tastes.
Ps. I chose not to do an intense analysis of the results, so I have no evidence of stones or other interesting keepsakes. So don’t ask. But I do feel better!
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