Gallbladder: Natural Treatments

How to treat gallbladder and biliary problems naturally

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

For more information see the book Save Your Gallbladder, and what to do if you’ve already lost it.

The above statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.