[OT] people always complain'... it's just an angry liver thing...

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no more posts tonight i promise....people will complain... people will

leave..... no one person has any control over another and no one person can

pleeze all people ... it would be fools journey... this group is biggger than

any one person.... it is the heart of kombucha for me.... i'm not going

anywhere... for long time...

just in case you missed my liver share..... and... it really does apply here...

all our organs are connected and if the liver is in dis-ease than nothing

functions at optimum.....optimum would be premium..... genetic potential stuff

here.... health and truth... always make sense...

best, just to respect the angry liver... understand ....first

THE LIVER…

I share this with you so you understand, as I do now, the importance of feeding

the liver proper nutrition for proper function. If it doesn’t properly function,

nothing else does, and dis-ease is the direct result. The liver is the second

largest organ of the body (second only to the skin) and, undoubtedly, the most

abused. Responsible for over 500 known functions it is a miraculous vessel of

chemical precision with diverse abilities all necessary for normal bodily

function.

The liver metabolizes proteins, fats and carbohydrates providing energy and

nutrients for all interconnected systems of the body. It creates bile to help

emulsify fats making them easier to break down into their fatty-acid components,

it works to maintain electrolytes (magnesium/calcium and potassium/sodium)

levels, is involved in the formation and breakdown of blood and helps to

maintain water balance by producing serum proteins.

The liver will provide extra blood on demand in case of a critical situation. It

also stores fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. It stores B vitamins, minerals

and sugars. The latter are stored as reserve sugar called glycogen, which is to

be released when blood stores of available glucose become low due to exercise,

stress or delayed eating. Thyroxin is the thyroid hormone the liver uses to

generate metabolism.

Functioning as the major detoxifying organ of the body, the liver is responsible

for filtering the blood and removing harmful bacteria and chemicals including

the breakdown and elimination of excess hormones. This function of our liver has

been dramatically over burdened within the last two generations because of the

impact of our polluting technologies and lifestyle habits: unending stress, poor

diet, alcohol and drugs prescribed or not. It is by this means that we have

wreaked havoc on this organ and contributed more to our “dis-ease” than ever

before in our existence. Our liver works so hard to make things right and good

and comfortable for us. But after a time, subject to insult after insult, the

liver becomes “angry.”

IS YOUR LIVER ANGRY?

The liver expresses itself through the eyes. Red, inflamed

conjunctiva and sclera, watery, painful, feeling of sand in the eyes, blurred

misty vision, film over the eyeballs and gunk in the corners, the amount of life

and vitality that the eyes reflect is a very good indication of liver health. A

dull listless, unfocused or tired look signifies problems. When the liver is

healthy it the eyes show with shine, focus and happiness.

Painful swelling of the breasts and pain on the left and right sides

of the body in the lower rib area, a bruised or full tightness of the area just

under the lower curve of the bottom ribs on the right side of the body,

headaches, and in particular a “liver full” headache (this type of headache

involves sharp excruciating pain, nausea and vomiting), vascular, unilateral

headaches called migraines, flushed face, bright “apples” in the cheeks, hot

flushed feeling, and hot flashes are “liver excess” symptoms. Acne, psoriasis

and eczema, clear to white mucous discharge from the nose typical of allergies

and hay-fever, also ringing in the ears, middle ear infection, and dizzy spells

are all linked to the liver. If we are not “watering the yin” (not able to

disperse nutrients properly) ~ watering being the key word here, half your body

weight in ounces a day is standard for health * for everyone *… ligaments and

tendons become tight. There is very limited flexibility. Knees,

shoulders, hips and other joints do not articulate well. Aching joints upon

waking in the morning and arthritis also fall into this category. The nails

reflect the quality of the liver. Split, flaking, ridged, pale or brittle nails

indicate liver disharmony.

Bitter taste in the mouth, dry mouth, a craving for sour foods: green apples,

lemons or vinegars indicate an irritated liver. According to folk and Chinese

medicine, sour will soothe the liver and appears to be the reason for the

craving.

Waking between 1 and 3 a.m., sometimes sweaty and agitated, and unable to return

to sleep for sometime, is a form of insomnia typical of liver dysfunction.

Centuries ago, the Chinese developed a “celestial clock” based on when the flow

of energy is at it’s peak for each organ system. According to this clock, and

Western clinical research, the liver is most active at these early morning

hours. Some physicians recognize waking at this time, as a typical symptom of

stress and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). In CFS, the liver is inflamed.

Because of this, the liver responds to normal daily rhythms of function with

excess activity.

The liver would like to wind down from 3 p.m. until midnight. Bile production is

at its lowest rate in the late afternoon into the evening. This is the root of

the practice in rural and traditional areas of the world that the main meal of

the day is eaten midday with a light meal in the evening and signifies an innate

wisdom that has been lost, as the Industrial Age has progressed. At near

midnight, bile production is increased and in cases where the liver is inflamed,

the patient will be disturbed by this increase of liver activity causing the

patient to wake and be unable to fall back to sleep immediately. The

“liver-friendly” practice of retiring early and rising early is reflected in the

liver’s physiological rhythms. Liver repair is only successfully accomplished

when the patient sleeps. The need for good adequate rest for healing becomes

apparent. Late evening meals and keeping late hours regularly burden the body

dramatically, especially as the body ages.

Fatigue, irritability, lack of determination, being easily upset, short

tempered, feeling nervous sensitivity and attention to trivial matters are all

psychological “states of being” associated with an aggravated or depleted liver.

The emotion typically associated with the liver is anger, flashing aggressive

outbursts or just a plain mad-at-the world attitude. Dreaming of war, fights,

fighting and destruction are liver symptoms that reveal themselves while we

sleep.

Fear of exercise, making excuses or not desiring to commit to an exercise

routine or not wanting to be involved in physical activity, depleted sexual

desire, white-mucous-fishy smelling discharge of the vagina, whitish discharge

of the penis can also be indicative of liver problems. Menstrual activity is

greatly influenced by the health of the liver, which means that menstrual

irregularities including excessive bleeding, cramps, light menses or the lack of

menses all have a liver connection. This is an incomplete list of symptoms,

however, not one single symptom mentioned above is considered a normal

occurrence for a healthy body.

Healing the liver means reducing toxic encounters in diet, emotions,

environment, and lifestyle. Because of its role in pH regulation,

anti-inflammatory properties, combination of liver-detoxifying acids, full

spectrum of bio-available B vitamins that totally support liver function and

speed healing. Probiotic ferments are macrobiotic, symbiotic, organic, and

holistic alchemy at home. Benefits are immediately gratifying. I know my liver

loves them all…and I love sharing them…

My perspective: Every medication prescribed by a doctor has to pass the liver

before it can do anything (even an aspirin)… if the liver is so busy filtering

out all drugs how can it possibly perform it’s other 499 functions properly

(domino effect happens- the whole body freaks- doctors might tell you it’s all

in your head- no answers will you get- but they’ll medicate you, send you for

tests and perform unnecessary surgeries)… They are killing us, 750,000 people

every year here at home not one gun raised... who are their champions? telling

them to stop buying prescriptions… strip-mined salt substitutes, margarine –

asparatame & splenda/over 4000 products are non-nutritive/ addictive drugs/

toxic to the body / seductively marketed for the sole purpose of PROFIT…”the

best way to control a nation is to medicate it” Who’s to stop them if we don’t…

they legally bind parents to give their children Ritalin (a high dose

amphetamine) to sedate them and poison their liver. Instead of giving

them nutrients they need. However you won’t catch the screwool system telling a

parent they have the right to home school their children… take yourself out of

the loop…reclaim you liver in the name of optimal health… United We Stand!!!

<3

beaN

MArge ~ people in the group are like people in life ... they will come and they

will go..... limiting posts will loose more people that long posts.... can we

talk about delete as an option...

and while i'm at it.... the one's who are always complainin' can get a larger

cup for their tea ..... because they need it...... dad gum ..... get a helmet

or sumpthin'... the cutting edge of kombucha is here.... right here...... that's

the real business.... it is bigger than any one of us.... it is the perfect

example of holism at it's finest........ can we pleeze stick to the subject...

i 4 1 am a devoted kombuchian of this group and plan to stick it out as long as

i am sucking air & welcome here....i will contribute.. i love this group... and

all of the wonderful fellowship & juicee lil tid bits that come across the

thread..... i am interested in every word written .... my mail box is cluttered

with old mail because i don't want to delete it i might miss something

important.... there are people like me... who know what's important...... i

would not be the only kombuchian of this group ever..... infact.... i will

probably double the size of this group in a year or two.... hope you don't

mind... i really promote this group.... i ship cultures all over..... i do

shows.... i do foot work.... i have free nationwide and i aint afraid to use

it... i do live kombucha support..... i love to talk scoby talk..... i drive my

family insane, they don't complain at me much because they know i'll just stick

'em with a scoby.....

prairiegirly@... wrote:

Dear Bev,

They can subscribe to the Digest and discard them all at once.

Bev, you need to put a limit on long posts or everyone will gradually

leave this List.

Make an automatic cutoff after so many lines. This is ridiculous.

Short posts are best, but sometimes you need more lines to explain.

i wish you could also make an automatic cutoff of quotes over so many

lines.

We lost three very desirable members today. O Woe. LOve. MArge.

Blessings on you all. LOve. MArge.