THE LIVER AND ITS PROBLEMS
by Dr. Lawrence Wilson
î February 2019, LD Wilson
Consultants, Inc.
All information in this article is for
educational purposes only. It is
not for the diagnosis, treatment, prescription or cure of any disease or health
condition.
I. INTRODUCTION
Definition. The liver is one of the largest organs
of the human body. It is located
on the right side of the body, just below the lungs and diaphragm and it
extends downward and to the right, filling the right quadrants of the abdomen.
The liver is
a rather mysterious organ in that it is able to analyze and filter thousands of
toxic chemicals that get into the body.
On a more
subtle level, the liver also is the major receiver of etheric energy from the
environment. It is able to channel
this subtle type of energy into the rest of the body.
The liver is
one of the most important organ in the human body and also one of the most
diseased organs in most people!
This article
discusses briefly how the liver works, some of the most common liver diseases,
and what can be done about them using a development program.
Health
conditions discussed in this article include:
- liver toxicity
- acute and chronic hepatitis
- fatty liver
- cirrhosis (both alcoholic and
non-alcoholic)
- liver stones and gall stones
- parasites such as liver flukes
- liver pain and inflammation
- biliary stasis
- liver cancer
BASIC LIVER ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
The
liver is divided into several lobes or sections. These have slightly different functions, although they
overlap.
The liver
mostly consists of amazing cells called hepatocytes that perform most of the
hundreds of functions of the liver.
This is the most important type of liver cell. Several other types of tissues and cells help provide nutrients
to the liver such as blood vessels, lymph vessels and the bile ducts.
II. ACTIVITIES OF THE LIVER
The
liver performs about 100 functions, at least. Among the most critical are:
- Detoxification of poisons
- Synthesis of proteins and other
substances
- Changing amino acids into one another
or into other substances, as needed
- Processing and converting lipid
substances into cholesterol, triglycerides and other useful compounds. Cholesterol is the raw material from
which all of the sex hormones and steroid or stress hormones are made.
- Converting sugars to starches and
back to sugars, as needed
- Storing some sugar (glucose) as
glycogen and then releasing it when needed
- Producing digestive enzymes such as
trypsin, chymotrypsin, the pepsidases, the lipases and others
- Production of endorphins, hormones
and many other chemicals.
- A few other activities to be
discussed later in this article.
THE GREAT DETOXIFIER
The liver is
one of the major detoxification organs of the body. It filters everything that comes into the intestines, and it
filters the blood as well. This is
its unique ability. It does much
more than this, but this is a unique ability of the liver and one that no other
organ can duplicate.
The
way it filters the blood and the material from the intestines is not well
understood. However, in an
esoteric way it is able to distinguish harmful matter from vital nutrients,
hormones, enzymes and other components.
Somehow it is able to separate the two. Many toxins are changed by the liver into something less
toxic. This is what happens with
alcohol, for example.
In many
other cases, the harmful drug or substance is simply moved out of the body by
being shunted into the bile ducts and removed. Exactly how the liver can distinguish the good from the bad
is quite a mystery, and it probably has to do with biochemistry and even the
vibrational quality of the substance.
Lengthy
medical books discuss the many functions of the liver.
Liver and digestion. Everything that one ingests through the
digestive tract first goes to the liver for processing before it is released
into the main bloodstream. The job
of the liver is to carefully screen or sort through everything one ingests,
retaining that which is nutritious and rejecting and hopefully detoxifying and
removing everything toxics in the food, medications, alcohol, drugs and
anything else that is ingested.
Today, this
is a formidable and almost impossible job! The food is often of low quality, and often laced with
synthetic additives, such as preservatives, colors, flavors and hundreds of
others that have no nutritional value whatsoever. Just understanding this one fact will give a large clue as
to why the liver today is under constant assault in most people.
In addition,
hundreds of toxins are all around us on items we touch, in the air and water,
in and on our clothing, in medical drugs, contrast media, in over-the-counter
remedies, in vaccines, and elsewhere.
Filtering them all out of our bodies is quite impossible.
CHANGING THE NATURE OF TOXINS
The liver changes
the nature of toxins so they can be eliminated from the body. Roughly, the scheme is:
- Some are
detoxified directly through the liver.
Eventually they are moved into the bile ducts. Bile flows to the gall bladder for storage and a little more
transformation. The bile then
flows into the small intestine for elimination through the feces.
- Some are
converted using the familiar liver detoxification pathways and then removed by
the liver.
- Some are
tagged and then sent back into the blood stream to be removed by the
kidneys. While this is very brief,
it is the basic structure and functional set up of the liver.
- Some are
tagged and sent to the lungs to be removed with the breath.
- Some are
sent to the lymph ducts. From
there, the lymph system processes bacteria, viruses and some other biological
toxins from food. It then sends
them into the general blood circulation for elimination by the liver or
kidneys, mainly.
- Some are
sent elsewhere for processing, such as to the spleen or pancreas. These organs are able to handle certain
toxins better than any other organ, converting them into usable substances or
helping their elimination in other ways.
II. LIVER DYSFUNCTIONS
LIVER TOXICITY
Liver
toxicity is a good place to begin discussing liver dysfunctions, as general
toxicity is universal today. It is
also directly related to the cause of all the other liver conditions discussed
in this article.
THE
MAJOR GROUPS OF LIVER TOXINS
Four groups of toxins compose the bulk of the liver toxins in most
people. The four groups of toxins
are:
1. The
AGES or advanced glycation end products. This is a critical
problem today for millions of people.
For details, read AGES.
2. The
ÒamigosÓ. These are oxide forms of common minerals
that are extremely irritating to the body. For details, read Iron,
Manganese and Aluminum – The Amigos.
3. The
aldehydes. These are products of abnormal
fermentation in the large intestine.
They may also come from eating fermented foods such as kombucha tea, bad
sauerkraut, kimchi and others. For
details, read Aldehydes.
4. Other
random toxic chemicals. These come from medical drugs,
recreational drugs – especially marijuana and CBD today, vaccines, flu
shots, and many toxic exposures to pesticides, cleaning chemicals, solvents,
detergents, plastic chemicals, metal dusts and vapors, paints, inks and
more. For details, read Toxic Metals and Toxic
Chemicals.
Classification of toxins by source. One can classify toxins by their
chemistry. However, often a useful
method is also to classify them by their source. These include:
1. Food
and drinking water. These include several thousand
chemicals that are deliberately added to our food today. Processed foods are the very worst!
2.
Airborne toxins. There are thousands of these as well
because many substances can float in the air.
3.
Contact poisons. There are thousands of these that
people contact on a daily basis.
They range from any aluminum to inks, paints, solvents, and much more.
4.
Medical and dental toxins. These are ingested or introduced into
the body with needles or in other ways.
However, we classify them separately because they are an enormous
problem that is completely ignored by doctors - the source of the problem.
For example, regular use of Tylenol and other
over-the-counter and prescription drugs is a leading cause of liver disease
today.
5. Body
care products. This is another terrible problem. It includes chemicals in
anti-perspirants, shampoos containing selenium and other toxins, soaps,
detergents, hair dyes, lotions, creams, colognes, and nail polish (one of the
worst).
6.
Occupational chemicals. These include thousands of chemicals
used in industry throughout the world.
They cause plenty of disease.
The world is gradually putting in place limiting their use, but there is
along way to go. Many blow around
the world so they affect everyone, not just the factory workers and farmers.
6.
Autotoxins. These are toxins made inside the
body. Most come from abnormal
digestion in the intestinal tract.
Fermentation and putrefaction of food items in the large intestine
produces alcohol, aldehydes, skatol, indols and a number of other potent
toxins.
7.
Biologically-produced toxins.
Infections of all kinds produce two kinds of toxins. Endotoxins are those produced while the germs are alive. Exotoxins are toxins released when germs
die. Some of these, such as those
from infected root canal-filled teeth are extremely harmful for the liver and
the entire body.
Most
people have about 50 to 100 subtle, chronic infections of which they are
totally unaware. In most cases, these infections do not
respond to drug therapy. Only a
deep healing program such as a development program can expose and heal
them. For details, read Boosting Your Immunity.
8. Other. A few
other toxins are extremely important, such as ionizing radiation from A-bombs,
medical x-rays and contrast media and low-level emissions from nuclear power
plants. Nuclear power is not
clean, no matter what anyone claims.
This is one of the few areas we agree
wholeheartedly with some left-wing activists who want to do away with nuclear
power. Their motives are usually
incorrect. They want to destroy
modern civilization. However,
their position on nuclear power is absolutely true.
Symptoms of liver toxicity. One may not experience any obvious
symptoms of liver toxicity.
However, some people will experience constipation, bad breath, skin
problems, upper right quadrant pain, bleeding disorders, digestive disturbances
such as gas, bloating, irritable bowel syndrome and others.
Also, many
people experience more serious diseases that actually originate in their toxic
livers, which can no longer filter out poisons properly or perform their
hundreds of other important functions properly.
Identifying general liver toxicity. This is difficult with standard medical
tests. Blood serum liver enzyme
tests are usually normal. Even a
liver biopsy may look normal.
Parasite tests may be negative.
Testing for toxic chemicals is costly, so it is usually not done unless
one has a high suspicion about the presence of a particular toxin.
We use hair
mineral testing, which usually reveals the presence of toxic metals that always
accumulate in the liver to some degree.
In particular, copper, cadmium, mercury and lead always end up in the
liver to some degree, at least.
Even most
children have a toxic liver, as they were born somewhat toxic and made much
worse by vaccines, medical drugs, poor food choices and exposure to other
toxins, at times.
Correction. Development science is usually able to
easily help people with general liver toxicity. The coffee enema and the near infrared lamp sauna are most
helpful, as are the diet and supplements.
Healing on a
development program may be slow, at first. The liver is simply incapable of removing many toxins
quickly. Later on, as one becomes
more healthy, the liverÕs ability to process toxic substances improves rather
dramatically.
FATTY LIVER - A SLUGGISH AND CONGESTED LIVER
A congested
and sluggish liver may not be revealed on most blood or other medical
tests. Hair analysis indicators
for it usually include a low sodium/potassium ratio (less than about 2), higher
toxic metal levels or several poor eliminator patterns, (very low toxic metal
readings), low zinc, and perhaps sympathetic dominance.
In addition,
a sluggish and congested liver is more common in:
1.
Slow oxidizers, rather than fast oxidizers.
2.
Adults, rather than children, generally, although today some children are so
toxic that there are a few exceptions.
3.
More emotional people, as compared to those who are unemotional. This is explained in more detail below.
4.
Malnourished people, which is a common situation that affects the liver
greatly.
5.
Those who use any medical drugs at all, and those who use any recreational
drugs at all. They usually have a
more toxic and/or more sluggish liver, or will in the future.
Fatty
liver will usually respond very well to a complete development program. Two daily coffee enemas, and one or two
near infrared lamp sauna sessions daily are most helpful, in addition to the
alkaline cooked vegetable diet and the supplements based on a properly
performed hair mineral test.
HEPATITIS AND OTHER LIVER INFECTIONS
Hepatitis
is extremely common. It is often viral and there are several strains of it that
are labeled A, B, C, D, E and perhaps others, today. All or almost all cases of hepatitis involve opportunist
organisms. This means that
if a person is healthy, one will not become infected, or if infection does
occur, it will be mild and transient.
Today,
most people, however, are not healthy.
As a result, these opportunist strains of viruses and other
micro-organisms are difficult to eradicate, at times. Using development science, even stubborn cases of Hepatits C
or others usually will resolve quite easily within a year or less. We do not address the hepatitis as much
as we address the overall condition of the body, strengthening and balancing
the body so that it can remove the infection successfully and completely. Therefore, we do not like using drugs
of any kind, or even megadoses of vitamin C or other nutrients, although
high-dose vitamin C will often help.
The problem is it makes the body more yin, which is not helpful.
PARASITIC INFECTIONS OF THE LIVER
The
liver is the site of some parasitic infections. Of these, liver flukes are by far the most common. Many people have these, and they
usually do not cause a lot of health problems. I believe testing for them is not worth the effort.
Other
parasites that find their way into the liver include some species of amoebas,
flagellated one-celled animals, trichina worms, perhaps tapeworms and at times,
others. The liver is fairly
resistant to parasites, but the bodies today are so toxic, and so out of
balance, that parasites and other infections of the liver are common.
In
almost all cases a development program will slowly remove all parasites from the liver. This may sound like a wild claim, but
it is our day-to-day experience. I
will explain how this works.
Parasites
thrive, generally, in a toxic body.
As the body heals and becomes better nourished and more balanced,
substances are secreted by the body that are extremely toxic for all
parasites. These include bioavailable
copper, even some silver compounds, and many enzymes such as lysozymes that are
proteolytic. This means they are
capable of digesting proteinaceous material, which includes living organisms
that do not belong there.
Our
task, therefore, is to build up the body so that it begins to produce these
substances in large enough quantity to halt the spread of parasites and slowly
reduce their population. This is
not as hard to do as it may seem.
In fact, within a year or two of starting a development program, often
the level of the parasites is significantly reduced.
In
a few cases, other specific remedies may be needed to reduce the load of
parasites. The problem with these
is that if the body is not strong and balanced, and if we miss just a few
parasites, they reproduce prolifically and will come back quickly. Also, most parasite remedies are
somewhat toxic themselves, such as herbal remedies or drugs. This is not helpful for overall health,
and in fact slows the general detoxification of the body. So for this reason, we rarely start
with parasite remedies. Instead,
we always start with a program for healing the entire body. As this occurs, usually the parasite
problem diminishes and eventually vanishes.
EMOTIONS, LIFESTYLE AND THE LIVER
Certain
emotions, notably anger, irritate the liver. This has been known for many years. In fact, in ShakespeareÕs day, the liver
was believed to be the seat of the emotions. This is largely true, in one sense. The liver is where certain minerals
such as copper and iron are stored.
Also, the liver is an entry point for etheric energy and when blocked,
it leads to emotional outbursts.
This is a bit complex.
However, the liver is an important area for mental or spiritual
development, as it is a site, one of several, in which a more advanced energy
called etheric energy can enter the human body. When there is too much anger, this does not happen. This will cut short a life for this
reason. This is why many wise
people have advised that one should let go of anger at any cost to preserve
life.
The
influence of the liver on emotions is reflected, in fact, in common language,
in expressions such as ÒShe has a lot of gallÓ, or ÒHe gave her a piece of his
liverÓ, meaning he blew up in anger at her.
As the toxic
metals are released from the liver, however, often if begins to function better
and the emotions become calmer.
Women often have a more toxic liver than some men because women have
difficulty with anger more so than men.
This may have to do with their higher copper levels, higher estrogen
levels and other factors.
IRRITATION DUE TO A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
We
find that during a development program, at times the liver will become
overloaded with toxins that are being released from storage sites throughout
the body. This is akin to
overloading a toilet, which causes it to back up. This will occasionally cause slightly elevated liver
enzymes, for example, or some pain in the lower right side of the abdomen as
the liver struggles to remove the toxins quickly enough.
In
most cases, this will pass quickly.
If it does not, we always suggest reducing the supplement program for a
day or two, drinking more water and perhaps drinking distilled water for a few
days, or taking an extra coffee enema, perhaps as well. In all cases, this type of liver irritation
is benign and nothing to worry about.
As the liver heals and becomes more able to remove toxins of all kinds,
such symptoms tend to diminish.
SUGGESTIONS FOR ANYONE WITH LIVER DISEASE
Following a
complete development program is the best option. However, one can begin immediately with the following
ÒgenericÓ suggestions. In some
cases, they will be sufficient to resolve the problem without needing a full
development program. I prefer a
complete program because it will address other issues and it will promote
mental development as well as resolve almost all liver conditions. Here are the generic suggestions:
1. Reduce
the load of toxins that the liver must cope with on a daily basis by avoiding
all processed foods, all food additives, alcohol and caffeine.
2. Learn how
to substitute natural products for all over-the-counter and prescription drugs
for common ailments such as allergies, colds, flu, infections, and all other
health conditions as much as possible.
3. Use a
powerful digestive aid every time you eat. We recommend GB-3 by Endomet Laboratories in Phoenix,
Arizona. It contains a lot of ox
bile, pancreatin, bile salts and Russian black radish. Taking a digestive aid of this type
will not only increase bile flow.
It will also reduce fermentation and putrefaction of food in the intestines. These two highly toxic processes
release enormous quantities of toxic chemicals into the intestine that are
absorbed into the liver in many people.
4. Improve
your eating habits. This means do
not drink much water with meals, eat slowly, chew thoroughly and do not
overeat. Also, avoid eating when
anxious, and keep meals very simple – one, two or three foods per meal
only. These simple rules will also
reduce harmful fermentation and putrefaction of your food.
5. Drink 3
quarts of water each day for adults.
Drink only spring water or distilled water for a few months only. Avoid reverse osmosis water, alkaline
waters and other types of water.
6. Follow
the basic dietary suggestion for slow oxidizers discussed in The Slow Oxidizer Eating Plan. Especially eat cooked vegetables twice
daily or more, filling at least half your plate with cooked vegetables.
7. Consider
doing a coffee enema daily, and taking our basic supplement program, at the
very least. This includes kelp
capsules (3 daily), omega-3 fatty acids (1000 mg daily), vitamin D (5000 iu
daily), and a product called Paramin from Endomet Labs that contains 250 mg
calcium and 150 mg magnesium in each tablet (3 daily or more).
If this is
not enough, then consider a complete development program, which will include
having a hair mineral analysis to assess your metabolic type and rate, and many
other parameters of the body chemistry.
Then more specific supplementation, more specific dietary suggestions
and other procedures can be suggested to enhance the simple measures
above. In this way, most liver
conditions can be overcome easily.
For more
information about this subject, read Liver
Detoxification And Methylation.
Also read Methylation and Trimethylglycine.
To be continued –
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