Jaundice
Definition:
Jaundice is due to absorption of bile into the blood vessels, a disposition of bile pigment in the skin and mucous membrane.
Symptoms:
A morbid affliction characterized by yellowness of the skin, eyes, mucous membranes, and urine, due to bile pigments in the blood and tissues, bitter taste in mouth and constipation. Urine is dark, there is a slight fever, headache, and dizziness.
Cause:
The liver is the main seat of the problem. The bile does not excrete properly and is passed off into the blood stream and the body tissues, causing a toxic condition (called cholemia) causing indigestion, sluggishness, fatigue, constipation, upset stomach, chills, vomiting, and fever. The stools become a light clay or chalky color, the skin takes on a gold cast, yellow shows in the whites of the eyes, and bile deposits in the skin causing itching.
The bile does several important things: It neutralizes the gastric juice which would otherwise interfere with intestinal digestion; it alkalinizes the food and enables the system to take care of it; it has a special effect on the fatty foods. Deficient bile is the cause of constipation. Derangement of the stomach, liver and bowels is the cause of this ailment, and of course, these troubles arise from errors in diet.
Herbal Remedies:
Liver Cleanse
This formula can greatly increase the vitality of the body. To speed up the blood purifying process, it is good to have a clean liver.
Bowel Cleanse
One of the most important and beneficial factors of our Bowel Cleanse formula is how it stimulates peristaltic action within the lower bowel and the whole body. This allows the bowel to eliminate waste as it should.
ProVital
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