Liver Cleansing Diet
Liver Cleansing Diet, is a way of eating that will nourishing your whole body, reset your metabolism and regulate your mood.
Anger, frustration and depression are emotions associated with the liver. A liver cleanse diet will consist largely of green foods.
Greens will nourish your liver and cleanse your blood. The condition of your liver is expressed through your eyes.
ARE THE WHITES OF YOUR EYES CLEAR? ARE YOUR EYES EXPRESSIVE AND BRIGHT? DO YOUR EYES LOOK YELLOW AND DULL?
Following a liver cleansing diet will allow you to better handle stress, increase your energy and vitality. Try a semi-annual liver/gallbladdder flush. In Chinese medicine the liver and gallbladder share an energetic "meridian" and are closely associated. They are related to the wood element. The liver is responsible for keeping energy flowing. If your gallbladder is weak it may be hard for you to make decisions. The liver cleansing diet and tips here follow eastern medical advice. The main taste associated with the liver and gallbladder is sour. Lemon and vinegar are excellent examples of sour tastes.
Liver Cleansing Diet Tips:- Use organic cold-pressed olive oil on a liver cleanse diet
- Drink fresh alkaline water and add fresh organic lemon slices
- Take a teaspoon of Bragg's apple cider vinegar, daily
- Eat 1 raw organic tomato, daily, they detoxify and calm the liver
- Enjoy some fresh raspberries and litchi these fruit tonify the liver and kidneys
- Milk thistle herb and olive leaf extract are great for supporting and disinfecting the liver
- Dandelion greens make a great liver cleanse diet tea
- Drink tea made of beet tops (can combine them with dandelion), do not use beet tops if you have a history of Kidney stones because of their oxalic acid content. Beet tops will help the liver detox from drug and alcohol abuse
- Do not eat cold foods, they put out the digestive fire and chill the liver, i.e. iced drinks & ice cream
- Try Chi Qong or Tai Chi as a form of exercise
- Avoid household and industrial chemicals, alcohol, recreational and prescription drugs
Chemicals accumulate in the liver from our soil, food, water, hygiene products, air, and life in general. These chemicals and hazard wastes are extremely toxic to our liver. A liver cleansing diet will help avoid adding to toxicity that can otherwise be avoided.
Americans are a perfect example of an overfed and undernourished country. Western medicine tends to focus on only the diseased part of the body, then trying to attack and kill the diseased cells without taking into account how they got that way in the first place!
Suppressing a headache with aspirin will not take away the underlying cause. The headache is a warning of an underlying disharmony within. The body has an innate wisdom and healing ability given it has the appropriate inner environment to operate.
A nutritional study conducted from 1983-1988 of 6500 people across 65 Counties, published in 1990 as "Diet, Lifestyle and Morality in China". By T. Colin Campbell of Cornell University in collaboration with researchers from Oxford University, The Chinese Academy of Preventative Medicine and Medical Sciences. Results of this study suggest that the healthiest diet contains a minimum of 80-90% plant foods. People in the country were far healthier with only 10-15% of their calories from protein and animal products. Had low heart disease, colon cancer or osteoporosis. The study showed when the rural dweller moved to the city and adopted a high fat diet of 30% or more, disease increased. A liver cleanse diet is full of fresh organic dark leafy greens is a good start to detoxing the whole body and cleansing the blood. Purchase organic fresh produce from a local farmer whenever possible. Avoid process foods completely and keep meals simple. A balanced liver cleansing diet will consist of: - WHOLE GRAINS= 40% of your diet
(preferably gluten-free) - Amaranth
- Buckwheat
- Brown Rice
- Wild Rice
- Millet
- Sorghum
- Quinoa
- FRESH ORGANIC VEGETABLES = 40% of diet
- Dark Leafy Greens
- Cabbage
- Broccoli
- Celery
- Root Vegetables (carrots, etc)
- FRESH FRUITS = 10% of your diet, especially...
- Almonds
- Peas
- Beans
- Lentils
- Peanuts
- Walnuts
- Sunflower Seeds
- ANIMAL PRODUCTS (including Dairy) = no more than 10% of your diet
- Arame
- Dulse
- Kombu
- Hiziki
- Nori
- Wakame
Become diligent in finding foods that are fresh avoiding chemical preservatives, additives, colorings and flavorings such as MSG, fried or greasy foods, ice cream, coffee and sugar. These are all extremely toxic to your liver and are not part of a liver cleansing diet regimen.
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