6 tips you should follow for a LIVER DETOX or simply follow to stimulate the livers ability to function!
Eating healthy foods for the liver can improve and support liver function on a daily basis. A healthy liver results in more energy and feeling better all around!
When the liver isn't doing its job it can result in tiredness, headaches, bad breath, allergies, skin problems, weight gain and food intolerances.
- Garlic - Garlic helps the liver rid the body of mercury, certain food additives and the hormone oestrogen.
- Lemon juice in water - Drinking freshly squeezed lemon juice in a cup of boiled water first thing in the morning helps to cleanse the liver and promote detoxification. It also stimulates bile production, cleanses the stomach and bowel and stimulates a bowel motion
- Green Tea -This liver-loving beverage is chock-full of plant antioxidants known as catechins, a constituent known to assist the livers overall functions.
- Leafy Green Veggies -Bitter gourd, arugula, dandelion greens, spinach, mustard greens and chicory into your diet. This will help increase the creation and flow of bile, the substance that removes waste from the organs and blood. Extremely high in plant chlorophylls, greens literally suck up environmental toxins from the blood stream. With their distinct ability to balance heavy metals, chemicals and pesticides, these cleansing foods offer a powerful protective mechanism for the liver.
- Olive Oil - Cold-pressed organic oils such as olive, hemp and flax-seed are great for the liver, when used in moderation. They help the body by providing a lipid base that can suck up harmful toxins in the body. In this way, it takes some of the burden off the liver in terms of the toxic overload that many of us suffer from.
- Dandelion Tea - Dandelion leaf is a natural diuretic that increases urine production by promoting the excretion of salts and water from the kidney. It may be used for a wide range of conditions requiring mild diuretic treatment, such as poor digestion, liver disorders, and high blood pressure. One advantage of dandelion is that dandelion is a source of potassium, a nutrient often lost through the use of other natural and synthetic diuretics. Add a few drops of stevia and/ cinnamon to a cup.
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- Disabled World - Disability News for all the Family: http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/liver-foods.shtml#ixzz2FLDJ6FA
- http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/liver-cleanse-foods/
- http://www.amazing-green-tea.com/dandelion-tea.html#sthash.Y0D3lcK1.dpuf
- http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-7134/8-reasons-to-drink-dandelion-root-tea.html
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