Are the following allowed: ginseng, kava, valerian root, Irish moss tea, plant fibre in supplements?
Yes, herbs are generally allowed as a tea or an extract. When the diarrhoea has cleared, you can start consuming them raw and dried, as by then your gut should be able to handle fibre (herbs are usually fibrous). I have read that prolonged use of magnesium citrate tablets/capsules can cause the body to become lazy and that peristalsis will stop? Do you agree with this theory? I was taking roughly 1,000mg at night to help me sleep and so I would have a bowel movement in the morning. After reading about peristalsis I quit taking magnesium citrate. I am finally having daily bowel movements without it, but now I wake up 4 to 5 times during the night and my blood sugar seems higher. I would like to add this supplement back in but I am hesitant? I would not recommend taking any supplement on a permanent basis. It is better to have magnesium in food form in fruit and vegetables: oranges and other citrus fruit, greens, natural local apples, etc or juices made from them (drinking a green juice
