"Dreams are necessary to life."
....Anaïs Nin
The liver plays a vital role in the overall health & wellness of your Body, Mind, Heart, & Spirit. The livers' primary function is to refine & detoxify everything that you ingest, through the food you eat, the air you breathe, & even what you absorb thru your skin. The liver helps to clean the blood, transform the nutrients contained in the food you eat into energy, hormones, clotting factors, immune factors, & muscle. Your liver also stores various vitamins, minerals, & sugars. It regulates fat storage, & controls cholesterol balance. The liver produces bile, which helps to digest fat & also with the utilization of important nutrients. A healthy liver is of utmost importance for a healthy & happy life. So taking the best care of it that you can, is the best choice to make!!
Foods to add in order to support Liver Health
( I am assuming all of the below are ORGANIC )
Bitter Greens: Kale, Italian Parsley, Cilantro, Endive, Arugula, Watercress, Dandelion, Spinach, & Arugula
Healthy Fats: Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, Macademia Nut Oil, Raw Butter
Cruciferous Vegetables: Brocoll, Cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts, Bok Choy
Root Vegetables: Beets, Carrots, Jeruselum Artichokes
Citrus Fruits: Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime
Apples, Soaked or Fermented Whole Grains, Soaked Raw Walnuts, Garlic
Food to avoid, that do not support Liver Health
Unhealthy Fats: Margarine, Canola Oil, Generic "ALL" Polyunsatured Vegetable Oils (Corn Oil, Soy Oil, Safflower Oil, Sunflower Oil, Cottonseed Oil, Grapeseed Oil)
Processed Nut Butters, Baked Goods or any other processed food with TransFat from (partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil) - even if the label says no Trans Fats, it could very well contain them.Processed Sugars, White Flours, GMO's, Processed Foods in general, Soft Drinks, Artifical Sweeteners,
Excessive Alcohol & Drug Consumption, Smoking
Supplements that support Liver Health
Milk Thistle, Dandelion
Whey protein, that is non-denatured, native whey protein that is produced to maintain the full range of all the fragile immune-modulating and regenerative components naturally present in fresh raw milk, that has not been treated with GMO's..If you are challenged with any type of liver health challenge, I suggest that you check with your health care provider before making any dietary changes, or adding any type of new supplementation to your diet.
Written by Pamela S. Robinson
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