Chris: That’s a difficult question to answer in a general sense because I would say it depends on the extent of the decreased function. You know, are we talking about just slightly elevated liver enzymes? For example, in many in many cases you’ll actually be using these protocols to resolve that issue because liver enzymes can be slightly high because of parasites or other kinds of GI issues, even celiac disease, so putting someone on a gluten-free diet could reduce liver enzymes in that situation. Some of these protocols could have a similar effect on improving kidney function.
But if we’re talking about frank kidney or liver disease, then that’s a different story, and whether the protocols would be safe in that situation would depend on the specific circumstances. It’s hard to comment on that on that without knowing what those circumstances are, but I would say in many cases, if we’re just talking about mild dysfunction, they’re going to be safe. But if we’re talking about a significant disease, then we want to be looking at how they would be able to process the herbs, especially with liver disease and excretion and things like that with kidney disease.