Re: Gentle Liver CLeansing - L-glutamine

[Guest guest]

Take a little caution with l-glutamine.

I took it for a few months for leaky gut, and it didn't seem to help. (Up to 40

grams a day.) Then, I started reading things that said high doses of

l-glutamine are hard on the liver. I had others, but this is the only link I

can find at the moment.

http://tinyurl.com/4rlr7

(Do a little research before taking mega doses of anything, actually. I've had

some problems with high dose niacin and niacinamide, even though I was taking

the forms that are supposed to be safe for the liver.)

The best thing I know of for gentle liver cleansing is just to take milk

thistle. It has helped to reduce liver enzymes for my brother-in-law who has

autoimmune liver disease. Also, fresh squeezed lemon juice in water before

breakfast is recommended by Dr. Cabot, as well as fresh juice made of

carrots, beets, celery and parsley.

Carol

Hi There...

Also, has anyone out there used L-glutamine to treat a " leaky gut? "

What would a good dosage be for me and perhaps for my little one?

I have a feeling that's what she's suffering from.

God bless,

Holly Whittemore

[Guest guest]

Are there any natural food sources for L-glutamine? I had a doctor recommend it

to me today for leaky gut. She seemed very upset when I said I don't like to

take supplements/vitamins. I'm sure this has been discussed here before but

does anyone here have a protocol for leaky gut syndrome?

Thanks

Kim

[Guest guest]

> The best thing I know of for gentle liver cleansing is just to take

> milk thistle. It has helped to reduce liver enzymes for my

> brother-in-law who has autoimmune liver disease. Also, fresh squeezed

> lemon juice in water before breakfast is recommended by Dr.

> Cabot, as well as fresh juice made of carrots, beets, celery and parsley.

> Carol

Beets are good, so are dandelion greens and burdock root.

Deanna

[Guest guest]

>Are there any natural food sources for L-glutamine? I had a doctor recommend

it to me today for leaky gut. She seemed very upset when I said I don't like to

take supplements/vitamins. I'm sure this has been discussed here before but

does anyone here have a protocol for leaky gut syndrome?

>Thanks

>Kim

It's been discussed a lot, so you likely already know, but the first thing to

test for is gluten/casein intolerance. Much of the " leaky gut " and " candida "

problems are symptoms of IgA food intolerance, which is usually

wheat/dairy/corn/egg/soy/yeast. When you get an IgA reaction, it triggers a

chemical to be produced by the gut which allows proteins to get through more

easily, leading to other types of allergies. Your doctor SHOULD have tested you

for those?

L-glutamine does seem to help a lot of folks, also anything that helps promote

good bacteria (kefir's the best). Also anything that promotes butyrate

production (probiotic foods, butter, apples). But until you address the root

cause, it's just symptomatic relief.

Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

I could give you several protocols for leaky gut - the ones you find on the web

by various doctors, but in 5 years, I have been unsuccessful at curing it,

having tried all of them. (Including high dose l-glutamine.) That's why I'm now

turning to fermented foods and changing my diet to one that is curative to the

digestive tract. I believe it's caused by an underlying condition that perhaps

is best treated by overall improvement in diet, especially in the area of gut

health. Natural probiotics, (like kefir and fermented foods), may be the best

natural food for helping gut issues.

Carol

Are there any natural food sources for L-glutamine? I had a doctor recommend it

to me today for leaky gut. She seemed very upset when I said I don't like to

take supplements/vitamins. I'm sure this has been discussed here before but

does anyone here have a protocol for leaky gut syndrome?

Thanks

Kim