The Liver Cleansing Diet: Love Your Liver and Live Longer Paperback – January 1, 2008

I've done this diet several times. I'm rebuying this because I can't find my copy of the book. I need to do the diet again.

In February of 1999 I was diagnosed as having "A" stone, and a thickened gallbladder. I did other things to get the stone(s) out, but not with a good understanding of the liver's need for essential fatty acids. This caused me some other serious problems, like elevated liver enzymes showing me as having a liver being damaged. I feel that the application of the information I obtained in this book has been instrumental in my recovery, and my not having had another gallbladder, or liver attack, in over two and half years.I continue to be a strong advocate of the use of Dr. Cabot's books because of the simplicity and clarity with which she presents the information. I feel like she's a friend because of the way in which she has presented this information and consider the information as invaluable regarding what the liver needs to function and why. I use her book as a reference for basic information regarding the liver's function when writing regarding the liver and gallbladder and what I've done to get mine as healthy as it is today.Armed with an understanding of what is needed for good liver health one can live by the principles of a diet very low or nil of saturated animal fats and hydrogenated (damaged by heat) vegetable fats. I'm very grateful to Dr Cabot for providing such an informative book that clearly lets me see what I needed to do for gaining the best in my over all health.Since April of 2000 I have been writing on the Yahoo gallstone news group regarding the liver, gallbladder, and gallstones but still point people to her book as an immediate source for information in dealing with gallbladder and liver problems.Sandra, GREAT JOB! It's been almost twelve years now and I continue to thank you, from the bottom of my heart, because I still haven't had a gallbladder or liver attack since applying the principles of a liver cleansing diet of which I learned in November of 1999 after reading your book. Not to mention, I also don't have my old sumo gut either, and most of my liver spots have also disappeared from the back of my hands and my forehead. This too I attribute to my adhering to principles of eating the right foods, which I learned from reading your book "The Liver Cleansing Diet".

I bought this book primarily for the recipes. I have had gallbladder issues for a few years now, and during that time, I have educated myself about what kinds of foods to eat and what kinds of foods to avoid in order support my gallbladder health. While I have good success with these changes in diet, I was looking for some inspiration in terms of variety and interesting ways to prepare liver/gallbladder healthy foods.I'll just start out by saying that I have made 4 recipes from the book and in each case I have been blown away by how good the meals are. I'm not talking "good for a healthy recipe". I mean good that can hold its own.... period. In this sense, the book has more than exceeded my expectations. Even my partner who is somewhat skeptical about anything "healthy" has really enjoyed the meals.The book also has a lot of good information about how different foods affect the liver and its processes so it is also useful in that respect.The only reason I gave it 4 stars and not 5 is that while the book's perspective was definitely centered around promoting liver health, some of the suggestions and ingredients may cause some problems for people like me who have gallbladder sensitivities. For instance, almonds show up in many of the recipes and in the ubiquitous LSA (i.e. linseed, sunflower seeds, almond) mix but as healthy as almonds are, they are often a trigger for gallbladder sensitive people. There are also a few recipes that contain eggs (or are centered around eggs) and while eggs in moderation can be a healthy part of most people's diet, they are one of the worst (if not THE worst) offenders for people with gallbladder issues. While I realize that the book is written more from a liver health (and not a gallbladder health) perspective in mind, I think it is still a fair point to raise since most people look at the gallbladder and the liver as merely different aspects of one system so closely are they related.However, having said this, I have found that almost all of the book's recipes are either fine as written or can be easily "edited" to tailor them more to my particular needs. And as I said, I have been very impressed with how good everything so far has turned out.