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Category Archives: detoxification
New recipes Jan 2012
BETTER than a sandwich! For a quick boost try the following super tasty liver loving lunch: Quick pitta lunch Wholemeal pitta bread, sliced open, spread with humous or tahini, add slices of avocado, a handful of watercress and spinach, and … Continue reading
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Detox diets and Gilbert’s Syndrome
I’ve been monitoring the ‘de-tox diet’ phenomenon for many years, and each year my scepticism grows. Avid marketers have spotted a desire for many people to find a solution to the modern malaise of feeling tired and sluggish, and there … Continue reading
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helping you deal better with toxins
Good news! The de-tox process of the liver which won’t work as well for people with Gilbert’s Syndrome is called Glucuronidation and this process can be helped with Calcium D-Glucarate, glycine, magnesium, and b vitamins. Calcium D Glucarate can be … Continue reading
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Pharmacist survey finds ‘Medicines detox’ puts people at risk
A recent article from Net Doctor has food for thought for those of us on long term medication. Please don’t take initiatives with your medication – talk to your Doctor or Pharmacist first! : Patients are putting themselves at risk … Continue reading
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Glucuronidation – where Gilbert’s Syndrome works in your liver
Glucuronidation The UGT enzyme that people with Gilbert’s Syndrome are deficient in works in one particular part of your liver and is responsible for the part (or pathway) of your liver’s processing called glucuronidation. Glucuronidation happens when toxins are bound … Continue reading
Alcohol and Gilbert’s Syndrome
GS sufferers can experience unpleasant reactions when they drink alcohol, although it doesn’t bother some people at all. Here is what happens in the body when you drink: Alcohol is metabolized extremely quickly by the body – absorbed and metabolized … Continue reading
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Detoxification – what is it?
Detoxification – what is it? OK, this is quite technical, but quite handy to know as background to how your liver works: The liver is one of the most important organs in the body when it comes to detoxifying or … Continue reading
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Gilbert’s Syndrome and medication processing
http://www.sydpath.stvincents.com.au/tests/Gilberts.htm Recently evidence suggests that people with Gilbert’s syndrome may show increased toxicity compared to unaffected individuals following use of medications which are metabolised by glucuronidation in the liver. This has been reported with some anti-cancer agents and also with … Continue reading
itchy skin
Do you find a side of effect of your GS is itchy skin? A lot of us experience it. One suggestion why this might happen is that your skin, as the bodies 2nd largest detoxification organ after your liver, is … Continue reading