Re: I'm sorry (truly) but you did not "try the Schulze thing"... Re: Does anybody with AF ever tried Dr. Schulze program?

 There's nothing "extreme" about systematically cleansing and healing the body in a 'slow & steady' fashion.

Yet the Schulze colon formulas for example rely on strong, harsh stimulant laxatives such as senna and cascara sagrada.  And the beberine containing herbs (goldenseal, Oregon grape root, barberry, coptis also known as goldthread) in the formulas kill the intestinal flora, which need to be built up instead of destroyed.  It is the intestinal flora that generate the serotonin that regulate peristalsis naturally.  Harsh stimulant laxatives and berberine are not only a bad ideas, but they also disrupt natural peristalsis.  This is why high anthraquinone laxatives (senna, cascara sagrada, rhubarb root and Aloe ferox) lead to a laxative dependence.  

I personally am not impressed with Schulze's other formulas either.  They show a clear lack of understanding of herb interaction.  For example in the kidney cleanse formula there is both juniper berry and uva ursi. The problem is that juniper berry stimulates the excretion of uric acid in to the urine acidifying the urine.  But uva ursi forms 2 separate hydroquinones from the breakdown of uva ursi's aglycones. These hydroquinones, the active component of uva ursi, DO NOT work in an acidic environment. Hydorquinones work in an alkaline environment.  So acidifying the urine with the juniper berry actually negates the beneficial effects of the uva ursi.

In addition another mistake is adding uva ursi to a formula.  This is actually the most common mistake I see "textbook herbalists" make.  Uva ursi is very high in tannins.  The problem is that tannins bind with the active alkaloids and glycosides in the herbs uva ursi is combined with preventing these active components from being utilized by the body.  So it actually reduces the effectiveness of the formula.  But this is not limited to uva ursi.  Adding any high tannin source to a formula can do this including green tea, white oak bark, red raspberry leaf, etc.