AboutDennis Leppanen Expertise I can answer most questions on herb usage and and am very familiar with (gras) herbs, generally recognized as safe. I am very knowlegible
in nutritional healing. I have extended education in detoxing the body and fasting for health. I believe in the Naturopathic belief, the body get sick in only two ways; either because it is too toxic, or it is malnurished. I grow, wildcraft, and make most of my herbal remedies.
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Expert: Dennis Leppanen Date: 5/15/2008 Subject: Garlic Tablets and Kelp Tablets
Question QUESTION: Garlic tablets and kelp tablets?
I am very thin and always was. But here is my question: When I took garlic tablets I lost weight why?
And my bf took kelp tablets and he broke out into a rash on his face and got dizzy why
ANSWER: Hi Debbie,
Interesting questions. Garlic detoxifies the body so that the weight loss was an end result. Once your body is detoxified, your weight loss will subsist.
Why were you taking it? I take it daily and love what it does for me.
I would think that your boyfriend is allergic to the high iodine content in Kelp. He should probably avoid it.
Have him try Spirulina as a substitute.
Spirulina
Recognized as the most promising of all microalgae, spirulina is an immediate food source. It will produce twenty times as much protein as soybeans growing on an equal-sized area.
It contains concentrations of nutrients unlike any other single grain, herb, or plant. It contains gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), linolenic and arachidonic acids, vitamin B12, iron, a high level of protein (60 to 70 per cent), essential amino acids, the nucleic acids RNA and DNA, chlorophyll, and phycocyanin, a blue pigment found only in blue-green algae that has increased the survival rate of mice with liver cancer in lab experiments.
Spirulina is a naturally digestible food that aids in protecting the immune system, in cholesterol reduction, and in mineral absorption. I take it when fasting. It supplies the nutrients needed to cleanse and to heal, while curbing the appetite. It also helps to stabilize blood sugar levels.
Best wishes,
Dennis
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QUESTION: Except when I took the garlic I took for a long time and kept losing even when I was no longer detoxifying.
Answer Hi Debbie,
The chemical and nutrient content of Garlic: Allicin, allyl disulfides, calcium, copper, essential oils, germanium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, phytoncides, potassium, selenium, sulfur, unsaturated aldehydes, zinc, & vitamins A, B1, B2, and C.
I'm not sure what is causing the continued weight loss. My only guess would be that the many sulfur compounds found in garlic is continuing to stimulate bile secretion.
Sometimes even the best herbs aren't meant for everyone's body. If I knew what you were supplementing garlic for, I may be able to suggest an alternative.
