Re: Hepatits

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From: Joh-Mari Van Der Walt <fleur@...>

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Sent: Mon, June 2, 2008 12:19:37 AM

Subject: Hepatits

Hi there,

I'm relatively new to the group and must say I'm

impressed with your knowledge on the one hand, and appalled at my ignorance

about nutrition and supplements on the other! Thanks for all the great tips.

In reference to Rose mentioning her son has hepatitis I

would like to send her the following information, if I may. It comes from the

book " Digestive Wellness " 3rd edition by Lipski, PhD CCN.

Found on page 208:

" Many people with hepatitis have no obvious

symptoms. But when they do, the most common ones are fatigue, mild fever,

headache, muscle aches, tiredness, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and

diarrhea. As the illness progresses, sufferers become jaundiced, which is

evident by the yellow color of the skin and whites of the eyes. They may

experience stomach pain and have dark colored urine with pale-colored bowel

movements.

Diagnosis of hepatitis is done with a routine

blood test for liver enzymes. Further testing needs to be done to determine

which type of hepatitis is present. A liver biopsy may be

performed.

It is well documented that people with hepatitis

have an increased need for antioxidants. While much more research could be done

in this area, taking antioxidants offers a simple and effective way to help

protect liver function. It is advisable to take several antioxidant nutrients

either in combination or separately. Antioxidants include: vitamin C, E,

selenium, N-acetyl cysteine, lipoic acid, S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe),

flavonoids, and many herbs have antioxidant properties as well. In foods, they

are found in fruits and vegetables, preferably fresh and organically

grown.

Bert Berkson, M.D., is one of the leading

experts on lipoic acid. He reports that a combination of lipoic acid, selenium,

and milkthistle rapidly dropped viral levels and brought three of his patients

with hepatitis C back to normal health. Dosages were 300 milligrams of lipoic

acid twice daily, 300 milligrams of milk thistle three times daily, and 200

micrograms of selenomethionine once daily. He is currently doing a larger study

using these three antioxidants. "

Hope this can help somewhat.

Joh-Mari