Dear Alan,
Some individuals, usually Vata types with a tendency towards constipation (see The Key to Health and Rejuvenation) have difficulties with getting stones out during hte first liver cleanse. The following are the main reasons, and their remedies, for such difficulties:
1. It is likely that a more severe congestion in your liver’s bile ducts, due to very dense structures of stones, has prevented the apple juice from softening them up during the first cleansing attempt. In some individuals, it may take as many as 2-3 liver cleanses before the stones start coming out. Those who have a history of constipation seem to be particularly affected.
Chanca Piedra, also known as “stonebreaker,” can help prepare your liver and gallbladder for a more efficient release of stones, especially if you have calcified stones in the gallbladder. Take 20 drops of Chanca Piedra extract (see www.Ashaninka.com) in a glass of water, three times daily for at least 2-3 weeks prior to the next cleanse.
The herbs, Chinese Gentian and Bupleurum, help to break up some of the congestion and can, thereby, prepare the liver for a more successful cleanse. These herbs are prepared as a tincture. They are more commonly known as Chinese Bitters, and are made available through Prime Health Products (see Suppliers List at the end of the book you have).
The proper dosage for this tincture is 1/2 to 1 teaspoonful (about 5 ml) once daily on an empty stomach, about 30 minutes before breakfast. This regimen should be followed for three weeks prior to drinking the apple juice (or using the other alternatives discussed in the previous section). Any unpleasant cleansing reactions usually disappear after 3-6 days. They can be minimized by following the tissue cleansing method of using hot, ionized water, and by keeping the colon clean.
2. You may not have followed the directions properly. Leaving out any one item from the procedure, or altering the dosages or timing of the steps laid out, may prevent you from obtaining the full results. In quite a few people the liver flush does not work at all unless the large intestine is cleansed first. The backup of waste and gases dampens down adequate bile secretion and prevents the oil mixture from moving easily through the gastro-intestinal tract. The best time for a colonic irrigation or an alternative method is the day of the actual liver flush.
Regarding the bowel functions, after a liver flush it can take three days before enough waste is formed to bring on a bowel movement. (only one third of the waste is from food, the rest of it is from dead bacteria and cellular structures (mucus and dead cells discharged from the intestinal wall). Since the cleanse also removes at least the latter two, the bowel movement may not recur for a while, especialy in Vata types who tend to have smaller amounts of stool anyway. If it doesn't come back soon, she may want to use colosan, oxypowder, Epsom salts magnesium oxide or custor oil, to help it along.
It is better to breathe in through the nose, not just to filter out air contaminants, but also to avoid tapping into the body's emergency breathing mode. With heavy mouth breathing (inhalation) you deplete the cells' oxygen concentrations and trigger an adrenal response, which constricts blood vessels in the internal organs, but opens them up more in the muscles. This can lead to side-effects, such as exhaustion. Those marathon runners who have learnt to breathe in only through their nose, don't suffer the exhaustion so common among those who don't. Breathing out through the mouth is fine. If you cannot breathe in through the nose anymore, slow down or stop until you can resume. This way you your stamina increases through exercise, rather than it getting depleted.
Andreas