Gallbladder: Natural Treatments

IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO

• Do raw juicing using cabbage, carrot, ginger, mint and apple (see juice recipes in Raw Juices Can Save Your Life book by Dr Cabot).
• Include fresh green leafy herbs in your salads and raw juices – the best liver cleansing herbs are mint, parsley, garlic, chives, shallots, basil, coriander and small amounts of thyme and oregano.
• Increase the amount of raw vegetables in your diet.
• Take an ox bile supplement. This will help with digestion of essential fatty acids and fat soluble vitamins. It also helps to make the bile thinner; reducing sludge and helping reduce the size of stones.
• Sip one tablespoon of organic apple cider vinegar mixed in a small glass of water during your meals.
• Drink plenty of pure water.
• Take a Digestive Enzymes supplement. This helps you extract more nutrients from your food and supplements, plus helps reduce bloating and indigestion.
• Avoid or minimize your consumption of dairy products. They make the bile thicker and make it harder for your gallbladder to contract.
• Hot spices are good for the liver and bile ducts and good choices are wasabi, horseradish sauce, mustard, garlic, curry, turmeric and chilli. If you have a sensitive stomach or gastritis only use small amounts of these spices or avoid them.

THINGS TO AVOID

• Deep fried foods, margarine, cream and ice-cream
• Packaged snack foods and take away foods – such as chips, pretzels, cookies, donuts, hot dogs and pizza etc
• Excess sugar – use natural alternatives to sugar such as xylitol or stevia rather than aspartame based products
• Excess alcohol
• Cheap processed vegetable oil
• Sugary soft drinks and diet sodas
• Dehydration