Your liver, located in the right-upper abdominal area, is the hardest working bodily organ. It carries out a multitude of tasks needed for you to survive, such as filtering out toxins that could lead to illness and decomposing fats in the food we eat. A buildup of toxins, however, can cause damage to the liver and hinder its primary function. This can be prevented through detoxification by eating foods that aid in strengthening and cleaning out the liver.
Step 1
Eat two to three servings of broccoli every day. This vegetable contains powerful phytochemicals that will help detoxify your liver. Cook the broccoli (preferably by steaming) for less than 5 minutes to keep its potent nutrients intact. Most vegetables such as broccoli can lose their nutrients when they become soggy or cooked too long.
Step 2
Drink at least 2 liters of clean drinking water daily. Drinking this amount of water will help to allow the food you consume to move freely through your digestive system, which in turn will aid in detoxifying your liver of medications, toxins and fats. It also helps to regulate the cholesterol levels in your blood.
Step 3
Add plenty of garlic to your diet on a daily basis. Garlic contains a potent compound called allicin which helps to detoxify your liver, clean your blood and eliminate toxins. Add garlic to foods such as salads, rice and soups. You can also take garlic in capsule form. One 500 mg capsule a day is the recommended dosage for garlic in capsule form.
Step 4
Eat foods rich in vitamin C. This vitamin will cleanse and detoxify your liver. Vitamin C also helps your liver manufacture glutathione, which helps it flush out disease-causing toxins. Vegetables such as broccoli, red and green peppers, cauliflower, spinach and aparagus are rich in vitamin C. Fruits such as oranges, lemons, papaya, mangos, and strawberries also contain large amounts of vitamin C.
You can also take vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in supplement form. The recommended dosage is one 500 mg capsule every day, preferably with meals.
Step 5
Eat foods such as whole grains, raspberries, barley, fava beans and any other food products that are rich in fiber. When your liver cleanses itself of harmful toxins, it transports them to your digestive tract. The fiber from the foods you eat binds with the toxins and expels them from your body in the next bowel movement. A lack of fiber will result in reabsorption of toxins into your blood, which will be reprocessed by the liver, thereby overworking it.
References
- Healingdaily.com
- Detox-guide.com
- "The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines; Matthew Wood; Sep 15, 1997
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