You will run in the problem that there are different views on almost everything on the forums.

If you read Julia Chang (www.sensiblehealth.com) she does not use epsom for the flush.

The Epsom Salt is used to relax the ducts so if you have Gallstones they will get out. If you don't have calcified stones, you probably can do without it.

Some people use a teaspoon daily for the minerals it contains.

Read the different flushes. And also read the different forums Schulze,Clark,Andreas Moritz,Ana,Shelley.

Some will say you need parasite cleaning, others will say if you keep your colon clean, you don't need it.

So keep educating yourself and make a choice for what is best for your body.

Johanna

Well, I didn't see any where that stated that Magnesium Sulphate was a killer drug. It did warn against massive overdoses and also about taking when severe or chronic problems are already present. Don't take it if you don't want to, that's your choice. But I would much rather take it than any commercial laxative that uses artificial stimulants that can lead to laxative dependency. I repeat, I would never consider doing a Liver Flush without taking Epsom salt. I do not believe the amount used in The Clark Flush is anywhere near an overdose.
And now for the statement you don't want to hear, I've done over thirty flushes and I ain't dead.

Overdose symptoms include drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, headache, possible seizures, decreased level of consciousness that ranges from lethargy to stupor to coma and even death.
Know what that’s describing? ………… Water overdose.
Yet I'm sure you wouldn't say "Oh my Gawd, dont drink water, it can kill you!"
Then there’s aspirin. There is no doubt that taking 75mg per day greatly reduces the chance of a heart attack, but that doesn’t alter the fact that it is bad for people with certain medical conditions and can kill if you overdose.
I agree that one shouldn’t “gobble down something without doing a thorough research”, but the research should be balanced. Magnesium sulphate has proved highly beneficial for people with digestive system problems and in all sorts of cases that have nothing to do with the digestive system; it halves the risk of eclampsia in pregnant women, controls asthma and increases survival chances in certain types of strokes, for example.
You say you are doing research in preparation for the first liver flush. I did that too and came to the conclusion that - with the exception of one paper reproduced in a Curezone post, which contained conflicting statements and whose original I couldn’t trace - no reliable tests had been done that proved that the “stones” were gallstones, liver stones or duct stones. So I don’t flush, that doesn’t mean I would tell others not to.

I have posted on this before. I wanted the effects of Epsom Salts ( Magnesium Sulfate), but without the unpleasant taste. So I switched to Magnesium Citrate, an inexpensive mineral supplement available in most good health food stores. I have used it successfully in mt last 6 flushes.
If you are uncomfortable with the idea of Epsom Salts , try this?