Our first study
on guggul gum was a simple comparison test between the standardised extract, gugulipid, and tetracycline, which is one of the most common oral antibiotics against acne (which I recommend that you avoid).
Not exact matches
My question is... would it be safe to take herbs like Ashwaghanda and
Guggul and the iodine that Byron Richards prescribes
on his site http://www.wellnessresources.com?
As for side effects, many studies have examined
guggul over many months and not observed any dangerous effects, including the studies
on acne, but digestive discomfort and nausea have sometimes been reported.
On the other hand,
guggul gum was thought to be the touchstone of cholesterol lowering remedies, but it later turned out to increase LDL.
It hasn't been proven, but there has to be some mechanism behind
guggul gum's fantastic effects
on acne, and the signs point towards keeping the immune system in check.
There are few studies available
on digestion, but one
on mice above found that
guggul gum reduced inflammation in the colon.
I use
Guggul with patients only if they appear to need thyroid support and have blood sugar
on the high side, because
Guggul can address both, and achieving balance like this appears to reduce LDL cholesterol levels (it's known, of course, that low thyroid activity causes blood cholesterol to rise, and I couldn't agree more that hypothyroidism is seriously under - diagnosed).