Re: Re: Ok now I am confused please answer this

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You are absolutely right--vitamins, supplements, and

herbs are processed through a major organ in our body.

Regardless of what Patty says, this is scientifically

documented in any medical/nursing textbook, and this has

been known for yrs and yrs. Anything that is put

through the body has to be broken down and absorbed

somehow. These items are not just miraculously

absorbed, they have to be broken down and utilized by

the body in smaller elements.

And as far as herbs being toxic to the liver, again, you

are right. My acupuncturist is a woman who has her

degree in acupuncture, holistic medicine and teaches at

the Denver School of Acupuncture (actually she recently

moved back to her hometown of Quebec, Canada). When she

was treating me, she wanted me to try herbs as she said

that they would " free up " the congestion in my liver,

kidneys, and stomach. However, she was very careful

about what she prescribed for me as she told me that

herbs can be VERY toxic and dangerous to the liver,

especially when certain disease conditions are present.

She was very specific about the dosages and warned me

about certain side effects and that if any of these side

effects occurred, that I needed to let her know and she

would either need to adjust the dosage or stop them

altogether. She also stressed that herbs must be

monitored very closely by someone knowledgeable about

them, and that no one should ever take herbs by

themselves without some supervision.

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> I read that some herbs can be as toxic to the liver as drugs, I don't

> know if this includes any supplements and I certainly don't claim to

> be any kind of expert in these issues. I don't take any herbs

> anymore, although I have in the past, I just never found that they

> helped that much.

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> I am curious Patty what your current regimine includes and if you are

> having brain fog free days lately or if you are still on the roller

> coaster.

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> In @y..., " Patty " <faussettdp@m...> wrote:

> > All foods are processed by the liver. It metabolizes all proteins,

> fats and

> > carbohydrates, and stores what it necessary.

> > This metabolization includes any drug, herb, or pill taken by mouth.

> > Patty

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: <cjheer@i...>

> > < @y...>

> > Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 10:05 AM

> > Subject: Ok now I am confused please answer this

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> > > I am under the impression that is misleading, vitamins and

> > > supplements and herbs are all still processed through our livers

> the

> > > same way drugs are and I think I read somewhere in the recent

> posts

> > > that they are not, this is not true as far as I know. Can someone

> > > please elaborate on this.

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