Your poor overworked liver and the top cleansing foods!

Want to find out what foods to eat to cleanse your overworked liver?

  The liver does SO much for our bodies. It continuously filters the blood of poisons and toxins that we're exposed to everyday through the skin, lungs, and digestive system. When there are too many toxins or stress, it becomes overworked! It produces bile, which is important for digestion, and is the key player in metabolizing the fats, carbs, and proteins and in mineral and vitamin storage. It is so important to keep our lover happy and healthy, so that we can burn off fat more efficiently! If it's overworked, it won't be able to process the toxins and fat in an efficient way, BUT there are some foods that you can eat to naturally clean toxic waste out of our systems.

Liver detoxifying foods

Grapefruit: High in both vitamin C and antioxidants, 2 powerful liver cleansers, grapefruit increases the natural cleansing processes of the liver. A small glass of freshly squeezed grapefruit juice will help boost production of liver detoxification enzymes that help flush out carcinogens and other toxins. It also contains a flavonoid compound known as naringenin that causes the liver to burn fat rather than store it.

Apples: High in pectin, apples hold the chemical constituents needed for the body to cleanse and release toxins from the digestive tract. This makes it easier for the liver to handle the toxic load during the cleansing process. The pectin helps to bind and excrete heavy metals right off the intestines. This directly helps to reduce the load of filtration on the liver.

Avocados: this nutrient dense superfood helps the body produce glutathione, necessary for the liver to cleanse harmful toxins. Rich in glutathione-producing compounds, avocados actively promote liver health by protecting it against toxic overload, and boosting its cleansing power. 1 or 2 avocados a week for as little as 30 days can repair a damaged liver. They have been shown to naturally protect and repair the liver.

Lemons and limes: the citrus fruits contain high amounts of vitamin C, which aids the body in synthesizing toxic material into substance that can be absorbed by water. Drinking freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice in the morning helps stimulate the liver. Warm water with lemon or lime each morning could be the simplest and most advantageous methods of improving the health of your liver. Its high levels of potassium and vitamin C help regulate biological functions. The liver produces more enzymes in response to water with lemon than to any other food.

Garlic: just a small amount of garlic has the ability to activate liver enzymes that helps your body flush out toxins. Garlic holds high amounts of allicin and selenium, 2 natural compounds that aid in liver cleansing and are proven to help protect the liver form toxic damage, and aid it in the detoxification process. It contains numerous sulfur-containing compounds that activate the liver enzymes responsible for flushing toxins from the body. Its known for its ability to fight against cancer and infections naturally, and is very useful in repairing a compromised liver. It also assists removal of heavy metals from the liver.

Oils: cold-pressed organic oils such as olive, hemp, and flax seed are great for the liver, when used in moderation. They help the body by providing a lipid base that can suck up harmful toxins in the body. It takes some of the burden off the liver in terms of toxic overload that many of us suffer from.

Turmeric: the liver’s favorite spice. It helps boost liver detox by assisting enzymes that actively flush out known dietary carcinogens. It is one of the most powerful foods for maintaining a healthy liver, and has been shown to actively protect the liver against toxic damage, and even regenerate damaged liver cells. Turmeric also boosts the natural production of bile, shrinks engorged hepatic ducts, ad improves overall function of the gallbladder, another body-purifying organ. These benefits are in addition to its shocking ability of turmeric to combat cancer in a number of studies.

Leafy green veggies: one of our most powerful allies in cleansing the liver, leafy greens can be eaten raw, cooked, or juiced. Extremely high in plant chlorophylls, greens literally 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 incorporating leafy greens such as bitter gourd, arugula, dandelion greens, spinach, mustard greens, and chicory in your diet. They help increase the creation and flow of bile, which removes waste from the organs and blood.

Cruciferous veggies: eating broccoli, lettuce, and cauliflower will increase the amount of glucosinolate in your system, adding to enzyme production in the liver. These natural enzymes help flush out carcinogens and other toxins out of our body, which significantly lower the risk of cancer.

Cabbage: much like broccoli and cauliflower, eating cabbage helps stimulate the activation of 2 crucial liver detoxifying enzymes that help flush out toxins. Try eating more kimchi, coleslaw, cabbage soup, and sauerkraut.

Green tea: this liver loving beverage is chock full of plant antioxidants known as catechins, a constituent known to assist the livers overall functions. It eliminates liver fat accumulation and promotes proper liver functions. It also protects the liver against toxins that would otherwise accumulate and cause serious damage.

Walnuts: these nuts contain high levels of l-arginine, an amino acid, glutathione, and omega 3 fatty acids, and helps detoxify the liver of disease0causing ammonia and support normal liver cleansing actions. They also help oxygenate the blood and extracts from their hulls are often used in liver-cleansing formulas. Make sure to chew the nuts well, until liquefied, before swallowing.

Whole grains and eggs: grains like brown rice and eggs are rich in B-complex vitamins, nutrients known to improve overall fat metabolization, liver function, and liver decongestion. Vitamin b12 helps metabolize fats and improves liver health.

Beets and carrots: both extremely high in plant flavonoids and beta carotene, potent antioxidants, eating both beets an carrots can help stimulate and improve overall liver function.

So next time you find your diet slacking from some.. ahem... not so healthy choices, or you feel like you need to give your liver some loving, make these STAPLES in your diet!