Caring For Your Liver

The second largest organ in the body is the liver; the largest being the skin. The liver processes food into energy and nutrients, and removes harmful toxins from the blood; 

it also produces bile, a yellowish green liquid that is necessary for the digestive process. 

A host of disease can influence liver function, including hepatitis A, B and C. Drugs, poisons or excessive alcohol intake can also form scar tissues (cirrhosis) on the liver.

There are series of foods that can cleanse the liver; these foods includes

·        Garlic: just a small amount of this pungent white bulb has the ability to activate liver enzymes that help your body flush out toxins. 

Garlic also holds high amounts of allicin and selenium two natural compounds that aid in the liver cleansing.

·        Leafy green vegetables: One of our most powerful allies in cleansing the liver, leafy greens can be eaten raw, cooked or juiced. Extremely high in plants chlorophylls, greens suck up environmental toxins from the blood stream. 

With their distinct ability to neutralize heavy metals, chemicals and pesticides, these cleansing foods offer a powerful protective mechanism for the liver. Try to add leafy vegetables to your diet to increase the flow of bile, which removes waste from the organs and the blood.

·        Avocados: This nutrients dent super food help the body produce glutathione, a compound that is necessary for the liver to rid the body of harmful toxins.

·        Lemons and Limes: These citrus fruits contain a very high amount of vitamin C, which aids the body in synthesising toxic materials into substances that can be absorbed by water. Drinking freshly squeezed lemon or limejuice in the morning helps stimulate the liver.

·        Walnuts: Holding high amount of the amino acid arginine, walnuts aid the liver in detoxifying ammonia. They are also high in glutathione and omega3 fatty acids, which support normal liver cleansing actions.