(With acknowledgement and gratitude to S. Orrin Powell, D.C.)
Cleaning the liver, bile ducts and gall bladder of stones and debris is a powerful procedure used to improve health. These stones choke the liver's ability to detoxify your body, thus cumulatively give the body great stress, overtoxicity, fatigue, decreased ability to metabolize, oversensitivity, allergies, meridian imbalance, etc.
Liver congrestion and stones are common causes of headache, digestive dysfunction and skin problems....a major cause of bursitis, shoulder, upper back and arm pain. Stones interfere with cholesterol elimination, thus leading to elevated cholesterol levels. By interfering with the breakdown of hormones and/or proper cholesterol metabolism, stones lead to improper hormone levels along with interfering with bile, thus causing malabsorption.
These porous stones can also house microorganisms, forming "nests" of infection,forever supplying the body with dysbiotic organisms.
HOW OFTEN? No sooner than 2 weeks apart. You can do the liver cleanse at 2-week intervals. The liver cleanse needs to be done at least twice a year. Do enough liver cleanses to get out 2,000 or 3,000 stones (or more). Benefits include better sleeping, handling stress better, having more energy, and increasing a sense of well-being.
NEVER DO A LIVER CLEANSE WHILE YOU ARE ILL.
SUPPLIES: 1 OR 2 GRAPEFRUIT, EPSOM SALTS, FRESH OLIVE OIL, A LARGE STRAW, STRAINER TO REMOVE GRAPEFRUIT PULP.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Stop taking any vitamins, herbs, or pills that you can do without.
EAT A NO FAT BREAKFAST AND LUNCH (NO BUTTER, MILK, EGGS, CHEESE, MEAT, NUTS, OIL, ETC.).
DO NOT EAT OR DRINK AFTER 2:00 P.M. (if you absolutely must eat, you may eat a SMALL amount but NO FAT)
6:00 P.M. -- MIX AND DRINK 1 TABLESPOON EPSOM SALTS IN 3/4 CUP WATER. You may add 1/8 tsp. vitamin C powder fo taste.
8:00 P.M. --MIX AND DRINK 1 TABLESPOON EPSOM SALTS IN 3/4 CUP WATER.
MIX 1/2 CUP OLIVE OIL + 3/4 CUP FRESH-SQUEEZED GRAPEFRUIT JUICE (remove pulp). DON'T DRINK IT YET! One large grapefruit is usually sufficent, but have a second one available just in case.
GET ALL BEDTIME CHORES DONE before drinking the grapefruit-olive oil mixture at 10:00 p.m. Once you drink the mixture, you must immediately go to bed!
10:00 P.M. -- MIX WELL AND DRINK THE GRAPEFRUIT-OLIVE OIL (use a large plastic straw) AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN WHILE STANDING UP. THEN IMMEDIATELY GO TO BED. LIE ON YOUR BACK WITH HEAD HIGH UP ON PILLOW. Moving around could prevent successful cleansing.
EXPECT DIARRHEA IN THE MORNING. You should see many green or tan stones floating in the toilet. COUNT THEM ROUGHLY (remember to add them up as you will have numerous bowel movements).
NEXT MORNING: MIX AND DRINK 1 TABLESPOON EPSOM SALTS IN 3/4 CUP WATER UP AWAKENING. Don't take it before 6:00 a.m. If you have nausea, wait until it is gone before drinking the epsom salts.
2 HOURS LATER: DRINK 1 TABLESPOON EPSOM SALTS IN 3/4 CUP WATER.
EATING: Keep it light, e.g. start with fruit juice, then fruit, then 1 or 2 hours later, you may eat regular food but keep it light.
Dr. Powell adds: If responsibilities will prevent you from being near the toilet beyond midday the next day, you may omit the next morning 2 doeses of epsom salts.
Dr. Mary's suggestions: This cleanse takes about 24 hours from start to finish. Personally I notice increased energy and a sense of lightness.