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Herbs or minerals

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EmilyandBilly
EmilyandBilly

Has anyone ever had luck with any herbs or mineral supplements?

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  • issy13138
    issy13138 EmilyandBilly

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    I have used them before but for some reason it made me extremely tired at the end of the day and my pee changed colour
  • Kwenda
    Kwenda EmilyandBilly

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    I would suggest great care in this approach to Gilbert’s  or any IBS.

    Some of us were diagnosed with Gilbert’s ONLY because we were eating a diet that was high in herbs and spices..!

    As soon as I changed my diet and stopped the spices and herbs the Gilbert’s was massively improved.  The bilirubin was over 100 and is now 27; still high but a lot better.

    Also those with some blood disorders and cancers already have a liver that is struggling and the addition of herbs and spices can be a problem.

    The Mayo Clinic is doing research into the effects of green tea, however they are using the pure extract as the normal tea sold in shops has to be drunk in GALLONS to have any scientifically proven medicinal benefits.  Also it is often loaded with pesticides and other contaminants.

  • claire90847
    claire90847 EmilyandBilly

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    Beetroot juice!  My husband swears by it and it literally energises him.  We juice a few kilos of organic beetroot and freeze it in jam jars (cant face cleaning the juicer every day!) 

    he seems to need zinc supplements as he has white spots on nails but he doesnt notice feeling any better from taking it, his white spots have diminished but not totally gone after a year of taking it

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