Recently the ladies in my aerial yoga group purchased a liver cleanse kit. I decided to do some research first before making the choice. I acknowledge the benefits of detoxing, eating clean and improving gut health, but understood relatively little about liver cleanse.
What I learned is that you need to use natural remedies to stimulate the liver to cleanse itself.There are a number of herbs that can stimulate this process, such as turmeric, peppermint, milk thistle, chicory root and dandelion. They should be organic and processed sugars, chemicals, additives and preservatives should be eliminated from your diet for this to be effective.
I found this article to be very informative.
Liver Cleanse Information
Whilst I did not complete each step, I am improving my diet and trying to excluded all processed foods and foods with additives and preservatives from my diet.
I also drank this shot drink every day for a week
2T apple cider vinegar
2T lemon juice
1t ground ginger
dash of cayenne pepper
dash of cinnamon
It is hard to drink and you need to chase it with water, as the ginger burns your throat a bit. Alternatively dilute it with water and honey and sip throughout the day. I can't say I noticed a huge difference drinking this, but I did not spend the day on the toilet..........a side effect of the liver cleanse my yoga friends experienced. This could be as a result of the Epsom salts included in many liver cleanse programmes.
I chose a less aggressive route, but noticed my skin break out and then clear up and look better after a week. I also did not experience chronic fatigue, a side effect often noted on a liver cleanse that requires you to be near a toilet.
My advice is, read up as much as possible about the subject. Decide on what your goal is and then choose your liver cleanse programme. I don't doubt the benefits of a liver cleanse, but prefer a less aggressive approach, and am improvement in lifestyle and eating habits rather than a one off event.
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