Natural Liver Cleanse Recipe

Liver is one of the largest and very important organs in the human body. It weighs over 3 lbs and performs more than 500 processes in the body everyday. It is concerned with digestion, assimilation of nutrients, and excretion of toxins from the body. Among other functions, it stores glucose, secretes various enzymes, and prevents fat buildup in the body.

A healthy liver is required to keep your physical health at its peak. A frequent cleanse is often considered as one of the options for ensuring optimum functioning of the liver. In this Story, we are going to know more on how to do a liver flush at home with the help of cleansing foods.

Liver cleanse is a way of detoxification of liver. Since, this organ is primarily associated with removal of toxins in the body and filtration of chemicals, it may get accumulated with these toxins over a period of time. Human body is very much capable of naturally removing these toxins from the body. 

However, owing to very unhealthy diet that we consume, and the lifestyle that we lead today, body's natural detox mechanism is somewhat hampered. In the absence of natural detoxification, you need to cleanse the liver by making special attempts toward it. There are several ways in which the cleansing can be done.

Some people make use of special herbs while others follow a special cleansing diet. There are also some homeopathic medicines which are available, amongst other medicinal formulas.

However, no matter what way you choose to cleanse your liver, it is a must that you cleanse your colon and kidneys before liver. The reason for this is that, during detoxification of liver, the toxins from liver are released into the colon and kidneys. These toxins need to be removed from the body as early as possible, if not on an immediate basis.

If colon and kidneys do not function at their best during this time, the toxins will stay in the body for a longer time. Hence, it is a must that these organs should be detoxified well in advance, so that they can efficiently handle the added responsibility.

As mentioned earlier, there are several ways in which one can cleanse liver. Detoxification with the help of certain foods is the most common way to do so. However, before beginning any detoxification program, it is a must that you get an okay from your physician.

One way of cleansing is following a lemonade detox diet for four consecutive days. Raw juice diet is another popular recipe. You can choose any of your favorite vegetable and juice it.

For the next four days, you are supposed to drink this vegetable juice and nothing else. You can also combine two or three vegetables in the program to bring some variety to the diet. Since, the vegetables are in their most natural form, you derive the most health benefits out of them.

Other technique of liver detoxification is making the use of foods that cleanse the liver. You are required to fast for a couple of days with only liquid diet, after which you introduce some foods in your diet. These include brown rice, steamed veggies, and fresh fruits.

Cleansing, with the help of herbs such as dandelion root, milk thistle, chicory is also very common.

» Ingredients

• Lemon juice, 2 tbsp.
• Water, 16 oz.
• Virgin olive oil, 3 tsp.
• Blackstrap molasses, 3 tsp.
• Cayenne pepper, to taste

» Directions

• Put some water to heat on a medium flame.
• Just as it begins to simmer, turn off the flame, and mix pepper, molasses, lemon juice, and olive oil in it.
• Let the ingredients steep in water for some time.
• Strain it, and store in a refrigerator.
• Drink this solution right after you wake up every morning.

» Ingredients

• Pear, 8 oz.
• Cabbage, 4 oz.
• Lemon, 1
• Ginger root, 1
• Fresh mint, 5 - 10 leaves
• Water (filtered), 500 ml

» Directions

• Chop pear, cabbage, celery and ginger into small pieces, and mix them in a blender.
• Add some water, and run the blender.
• Garnish with mint leaves, and drink this juice chilled.

People with known liver problems such as diabetes and cirrhosis may require frequent liver cleanses. While following a cleansing diet, do not go overboard and starve yourself. None of the detoxification programs should exceed more than a week. In any case, it is best to consult your physician.