The liver is an extremely important organ of detoxification. The liver’s functions are numerous and essential to good health. In addition to breaking down substances that might harm the body and removing waste products from the blood, the liver also stores nutrients and vitamins and moderates chemical levels and hormonal levels in the body. Fortunately there are ways to promote liver health in a way that is both easy and delicious: by way of a liver cleanse with juicing.
Juicing
There are many excellent juicers on the market and with a little experimentation, you will be able to create juices that are not only delicious but that can greatly aid liver health and facilitate detoxification. A large variety of multicolored fruits and vegetables is vital to good health and those that eat the most fruits and veggies are the least likely to suffer from heart disease, cancer and many other types of degenerative diseases. Fruits and vegetables naturally contain large quantities of nutrients, vitamins, minerals, enzymes and antioxidants. Be sure to buy organic! Be informed as to which fruits and vegetables belong to the Dirty Dozen. By juicing, we can expect to use 5 to 10 servings of fruits and veggies on average for a single serving of juice. A juicer will release considerably more antioxidants from fruits and veggies for us to digest than if we chewed them. The only downside of juicing is that fruits can contain a lot of sugar so be careful with the sweet fruits such as carrots, beets and pineapple. And make sure that you re use the fiber left behind in the machine by including it in soups and stews.
Best vegetables for a liver cleanse
Liver health is enhanced by the following vegetables:
Beets, green vegetables especially dandelion greens, carrots, lemons, grapefruits. Green vegetables contain a lot of chlorophyll which is a photochemical that can help build red blood cells.
Some ideas for juices for liver health
An easy way to begin juicing:
1 cup of spinach
1/2 cucumber
2 stalks of celery including leaves
3 carrots
1/2 apple
Juicing Tip: Juice cucumbers with their skins on.
Graduate to a premier liver juice:
2 apples
4-5 carrots
3-4 small beets
This is a very detoxing juice for the liver and specifically for the kidneys. If you are new to juicing and have a very toxic liver, begin slowly with one quarter of a cup at a time.
A little heat:
1 carrot
1/2 beet
1 stick celery
1 cucumber
A thumb sized ginger root, peeled
This is a great breakfast drink and is very effective in liver cleansing.
Citrus cleanse:
2 apples
One quarter grapefruit without peel
One quarter lemon without peel
Ginger root to taste
1 Carrot
This juice is both refreshing and cleansing.
Raw fruits and vegetables are an important source of essential vitamins, minerals, live enzymes, and amino acids that are necessary to maintain good liver health. Juicing is an excellent way to get these important nutrients.
Source
Crocker, Pat. The Juicing Bible. Toronto: R. Rose, 2008. Print.
Alexandra Clark - Alexandra Clark has always been interested in alternative health and healing. She transferred from a career as a translator of Spanish and ...
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