Hi, I am a scared to do a liver detox because of how extremely sensitive I am & and I do mean extremely sensitive!!! What kind of detox symptoms do you get from a liver detox.

Look in to the herb mix triphala or the herb bupleurum. Both cleanse the liver but are mild.

 I have had test for thyroid & they all come back ok. These test have all been done with a medical doctor. When I first did the Iodine patch & went through detox, my thyroid swelled up to 3 times it size. I went to my MD & she did alot of test on the thyroid. She could not get over how swollen I was. I told her about the iodine patch I did & she said that there was no way that could have done this. When all the test came back ok & she said I must have ate something that I was allergic to. I know that I do have a thyroid problem. I do have a groiter. I have started taking prolamine iodine.

Lab tests are notoriously inaccurate when it comes to thyroid testing. Basal body temperature is much more accurate:

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Also keep in mind that there are a number of things that suppress thyroid function including adrenal dysfunction, estrogen dominance, chlorine, fluorine and bromine exposure, etc. Some but not all of these will respond to iodine therapy. In your case it sounds like adrenal dysfunction reducing cortisol levels that is needed for proper T4 to T3 conversion.

Have you ever been on Julia Chang's website? It is really good. Here is a link

to one of her articles:

I have read some of her stuff in the past, but I disagree with a lot of her information and recommendations. For example from the link you posted:

"Several herbs are mentioned as beneficial to the liver including Coptis, Gentian, Self-Heal and Scutellaria."

Two herbs I do not recommend are coptis (goldthread) and self-heal (prunella). Coptis is a berberine herb as are goldenseal, Oregon grape root and barberry. Berberine destroys the intestinal flora and can damage the intestinal lining after a few weeks f use. In addition these herbs drop the blood sugar and deplete the body of potassium raising the blood sugar. Self heal suppresses thyroid function. These herbs are best avoided especially since there are more effective and safer alternatives.

She also mentions using the gallbladder flush, which does not work:

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I addition she has a section on what to do if the flush lodges a real gallstone in the bile duct. What she did not mention is that this can be life threatening and if it happens it normally requires emergency surgery so it is best to get to a hospital immediately.