| | | | | settle in one spot and cause illness and disease, which |
| The liver is the primary detoxifying organ in the human | | | | can sometimes turn out to be quite serious. |
| body and so it is essential that it always remains | | | | So what do you need to cleanse the liver? |
| working to the best of its ability. Unfortunately the | | | | 1. Apple juice and lots of it - this should be drunk in |
| toxins that the liver helps to rid from the body also | | | | large quantities for up to 5 days before you flush your |
| attack the liver, causing it to become congested and | | | | liver. It contains malic acid which helps to loosen stones |
| incapable of fully clearing large amounts of harmful | | | | and other bits of debris that are attached to the walls |
| toxins from the blood stream. | | | | of the liver tubules. |
| A liver cleanse, or a liver flush, helps to wash small | | | | 2. Epsom salts dissolved in either water or fruit juice |
| stones and crystals out of the liver and the associated | | | | (not citric fruit) - these help to relax the smooth muscle |
| gall bladder so that they retain their invaluable ability to | | | | in the bile duct so that large particles which could |
| detoxify. It is always beneficial to perform a | | | | cause pain flow through smoothly. |
| colon-cleanse and a kidney cleanse before flushing the | | | | 3. Virgin olive oil - this helps the gall bladder and the bile |
| liver. This is because the colon stores rotting food | | | | duct (through which the liver waste runs) to contract |
| matter which releases self-produced toxins in to the | | | | with force, thus pushing out big particles that could get |
| body, thus this harmful food matter needs to be | | | | trapped. |
| excreted before anything else is done. Also the | | | | 4. One big grapefruit or 3 lemons - the juice from |
| kidneys should be cleansed so that they don't in turn | | | | these fruits is mixed with the olive oil to help it travel |
| become congested when the waste from the liver | | | | through the stomach, thus reducing the risk of nausea. |
| passes through them. | | | | When the oil reaches the small intestine it helps to |
| It is imperative to cleanse the liver regularly, especially if | | | | carry away the stones and debris from the liver. |
| you live on a diet of processed and fast foods or you | | | | |
| consume moderate amounts of alcohol. By leaving the | | | | A liver cleanse has to be performed to a schedule for |
| liver in a congested state it means that it no longer has | | | | it to work properly and so more detailed instructions |
| the capability to remove toxins from the blood. These | | | | should be sought before you try it yourself. |
| toxins continue to circulate around the body until they | | | | |