Approximately 750,000
Americans will have their gallbladder removed this year. Symptoms usually come
in the form of severe pain the upper right abdomen, nausea, and indigestion.
When you have an attack from gallstones, you will probably experience intense
pain from 15 minutes up to a few hours. Most people who experience this pain
find it debilitating and have difficulty leading normal lives. Since there is
such a high proportion of the population that is at risk for gallstones (about 1
in 12), it is very important to protect yourself from this harmful, painful and
even deadly condition. Complications from gall stones can be serious, and even
fatal, if left untreated.
Gallstones can be as
small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball and may be smooth and round
or irregular with a number of edges. You can have just one stone or hundreds of
them. Gallstones, often yellow in color, are composed mainly of undissolved
cholesterol, although they can also have other components, such as calcium and
bilirubin, the residue from the breakdown of red blood cells.
We have to start with
the liver, because it works hand in hand with the gallbladder. Your liver
produces bile, a greenish-brown fluid charged with the duty of digesting fats.
The bile is sent to the gallbladder where it is concentrated and stored. When
you eat, your gallbladder contracts and releases stored bile where it begins to
help break down the fat in your food. But if bile within your gallbladder
becomes chemically unbalanced, it can form into hardened particles that
eventually grow into gallstones. This chemical imbalance, very simply, is an
overload of cholesterol which hardens with the bile to form gallstones.
Cholesterol does NOT exist in the vegetable kingdom. Therefore, a diet high in
cholesterol is a diet high in animal foods such as meat, chicken, fish, and all
dairy foods.
The root of the problem
is your diet. You have to begin by cutting cholesterol out of your diet. It
isn't just harmful to your gallbladder... it is the main culprit in heart
disease, the number one killer of Americans. Cutting cholesterol out of your
diet is the first and most important way to achieve significant health benefits
and protection from disease. Instead of eating animals, you should try eating
foods high in nutrients and fiber and low in saturated fat. You will be
surprised to learn there are so many delicious recipes and options out there
that won't make you suffer from a new diet. In addition, you can expect to lose
a lot of weight as well as experience new found energy throughout the day. There
are so many other options of food for you to eat, but if you need more
specifics, please see the gallstones detox diet below for ideas...
Please,
click here to learn more about the gallstones detox diet
Many people also ask
about herbal supplements. Yes, they can be very helpful, but only if used in
conjunction with the diet above. You can take all the supplements and
medications in the world, but if you continue to eat cholesterol, how can you
honestly expect them to work? It would be like trying to lower your AST and ALT
liver enzyme counts while continuing to drink alcohol every day. Used in
combination with the proper diet, however, herbal supplements can produce
phenomenal results. I recommend using only 100% organic, whole herbs
synergistically combined for maximum effect.
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