PREVENTION is better than CURE!
LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO HELP PREVENT GALLSTONE FORMATION DIET:
• Eat whole grains, unrefined carbohydrates (brown bread, rice and pasta etc) and plenty of dietary fibre.
• Increase intake of vegetable proteins (especially soy products), decreasing intake of animal proteins.
• Consume plenty of fresh, organic fruit and vegetables, especially those containing pectin (especially green apples) and cellulose (especially celery and crisp fruits and vegetables).
• Eliminate intake of saturated fats, and ALL products containing white sugar and white flour.
• Eat no fried foods, especially those that are deep-fried.
• Avoid ice-cold foods and drinks - room temperature or slightly warm is best.
• Avoid coffee.
• Drink at least 6-8 glasses of water per day to keep the water content of your bile topped up, plus chamomile tea if possible
• NEVER skip meals and ALWAYS eat breakfast.
• Every meal or snack should contain 10g of fat to enable the gallbladder to contract.
• Drink a little unrefined, cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil each day (see Daily Flush Drink above). Olive oil will help the gallbladder to contract vigorously and thus cleanse itself.
• Do not eat excessively large meals, which put an unnecessary burden on the digestive system.
• Vegetarians have a much lower incidence of gallstones, so adopting a vegetarian diet will certainly help.
• Increase intake of vegetable proteins (especially soy products), decreasing intake of animal proteins.
• Consume plenty of fresh, organic fruit and vegetables, especially those containing pectin (especially green apples) and cellulose (especially celery and crisp fruits and vegetables).
• Eliminate intake of saturated fats, and ALL products containing white sugar and white flour.
• Eat no fried foods, especially those that are deep-fried.
• Avoid ice-cold foods and drinks - room temperature or slightly warm is best.
• Avoid coffee.
• Drink at least 6-8 glasses of water per day to keep the water content of your bile topped up, plus chamomile tea if possible
• NEVER skip meals and ALWAYS eat breakfast.
• Every meal or snack should contain 10g of fat to enable the gallbladder to contract.
• Drink a little unrefined, cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil each day (see Daily Flush Drink above). Olive oil will help the gallbladder to contract vigorously and thus cleanse itself.
• Do not eat excessively large meals, which put an unnecessary burden on the digestive system.
• Vegetarians have a much lower incidence of gallstones, so adopting a vegetarian diet will certainly help.
Helpful supplements include
Vitamin E (200iu per day, to help prevent and dissolve gallstones), Vitamin A (helps to keep the mucosal walls healthy, preventing excess dead cells from entering the gallbladder and bile), Vitamin B Complex (helps to empty the gallbladder more efficiently), Vitamin C (helps to convert cholesterol into bile acids and render it harmless), omega-3 oils (flaxseed etc), soya lecithin (a fat emulsifier; helps keep cholesterol in solution), the amino acid tausine, psyllium husks (an excellent source of gel-forming, non-irritating dietary fibre, which alters the synthesis and absorption of secondary bile acids that form in the intestinal tract), milk thistle and dandelion tinctures (which increase the production and flow of bile), peppermint capsules/tablets (enteric coated; keeps cholesterol crystals from forming in bile), chamomile tea and good quality antioxidants (antioxidants deficiencies can inducegallstone formation). Turmeric spice is also helpful.
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Christine Bulchmann
