The Menopausal Liver, Sulfur and MSM

Purging Toxins: The Mac Liver Detox

One of the foods many practitioners do not talk about is a group of foods we refer to as the sulfur foods.

Sulfur is a natural element that is vital to optimizing one’s health.

It is one of the best liver detoxifiers that we can use.

Sulphur is also essential for maintaining youthful looking skin, effective joint motion, and a healthy digestive system.

Sulfur is the third most abundant mineral in the body.

Most of the sulfur is found in the muscles, skin, and bones.

Sulfur is found in the building blocks of proteins that make cells, tissues, hormones, enzymes, and antibodies.

Sulfur is not stored by the body so it must be continually replenished.

The one action that makes sulfur important within our protocol is that it is needed for insulin production.

If sulfur is deficient in our diet the pancreas becomes burdened.

Without insulin, your blood sugars stay high and this can eventually lead to diabetes.

Sulfur is a great mineral for both treating and preventing diabetes.

At this point in The HOPE Protocol, we are mainly interested in sulfur for its detoxification properties.

Sulfur detoxifies at the cellular level.

Sulfur is important in building and repairing cellular membranes.

Sulfur improves the elasticity of the cells, including the arteries and veins.

Sulfur improves the skin and hair because of its association with collagen production.

Collagen makes your skin and hair more flexible, softer and smoother.

Due to “The Great American Diet” sulfur had been dramatically reduced.

Due to storage, transport, processing and cooking the sulfur within our food is degraded.

Here are the foods high in sulfur that not only help with liver detoxification but also all of the benefits stated above.

As always, I recommend obtaining any mineral, vitamin or micronutrient through your food.

If you have a hard time-consuming sulfur foods,

then I have provided you with a recommended sulfur supplement at the end of this Liver Detox class.

• Broccoli,
• Cauliflower,
• Cabbage,
• Kale,
• Brussels Sprouts,
• Turnips,
• Bok Choy
• Kohlrabi,

You may remember me writing about the importance of cruciferous vegetables and estrogen routing.

Cruciferous vegetables have a compound within them called indole 3 carbinol that is converted into DIM.

DIM is one the most important supplements for men in women with hormonal challenges.

Cruciferous vegetables are also high in sulfur a great liver detoxifier.

Protein

• Fish,
• Poultry,
• Meats,
• Nuts
• Legumes,

Protein is essential for building and maintaining healthy muscles, skin, hair, and nails.

But it also contains sulfur.

Cysteine and methionine are two amino acids found in proteins that contain sulfur.

When we had our medical clinics, an injection of these amino acids was an important part of our protocol.

These amino acids are also important of enzymes that help improve our metabolism.

The Allium Vegetables

• Garlic
• Onions
• Leeks
• Chives

Allium Vegetables contain organosulfur organic compounds that contain sulfur.

One study in “Environmental Health Perspectives” found that the organosulfur compounds…

inhibit the formation of cancer in the esophagus, colon, forestomach, mammary glands and lungs of experimental animals.

This study indicates that allium vegetables with their organosulfur compounds are possible anticarcinogenic in nature.

Ever smelled a rotten egg–>sulfur.

Eggs play a very important part in phase ONE of The HOPE protocol.

There are a couple of cautions.

Some people have sensitivities to eggs.

If you have high cholesterol, make sure to limit your egg yolks to 4 per week.

If you do not have high cholesterol; still limit your egg yolk to one per day.

You can consume all the egg whites you want.

Some of our clients cannot or won’t consume sulfur containing foods.

A supplement that I recommend for them is MSM.

Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) is 34% sulfur, making it the richest source of bioavailable organic sulfur.

MSM is safe, non-allergenic and easily digestible as a food.

MSM is also great for the gut’s microbiome which you will learn more about in Phase Two of HOPE.

MSM is used also as a natural block against allergens.

Below is a link to Amazon for our recommended MSM brand.