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your tired liver is not only the main organ in the body for detoxifying pollutants and chemicals in the body, but your tired liver is also the hidden key to effortless weight loss. One of the best kept secrets to control weight is keeping the liver in tip top shape. Bile which is produced and secreted by the liver ,helps the liver break down fats.When a myriad of toxins and pollutants are being dumped into the bile , its ability to digest and emulsify fats is seriously impaired. So very clearly we ought to be exploring ways to keep our liver healthy.

* Starting the day with a glass of warm water and lemon juice benefits bile formation which is essential for optimal fat metabolism and helps to regenerate the liver.I t also promotes peristalsis the movement in the bowels that keeps waste moving along the digestive tract and out the body for elimination.
Cranberry juice also seems to digest fatty globules in the lymph. A teaspoon of psyllium and /or flaxseed oil is a good source of phyto nutrients. This fibre blocks the absorption of fat, increases fat excretion and binds toxins so that they are not reabsorbed.
* Drinking 8 glasses of water a day assists the liver in diluting and expelling the body’s wastes. Water also helps empty stubborn fat stores, because the liver is more efficient at using stored fat for energy when the body is well hydrated.
* Flaxseed oil is great for raising metabolism and is able to attract and bind to the oil soluble poisons that lodge in the liver and carry them out of the system. the essential fatty acids in flaxseed oil also stimulate bile production which is crucial to the break down of fat.
* Eating protein daily restores the liver’s health . Protein raises metabolism by 25% and activates the production of enzymes needed during detoxification to break down toxins into water soluble substances for excretion. Protein also provides amino acids such as cysteine that your body needs to produce the antioxidant gluthationeThis enzyme is one of several the overcomes the damaging free radicals produced in the liver during detoxification. Red meat such as lean beef or lamb are high in L carnitine which normalizes liver enzymes in the blood and in the metabolism of fatty acids.
* Eating fresh vegetables daily helps keep the liver healthy. Broccoli, Brussels sprouts and kale high in sulforaphane. The liver uses sulforaphane to change toxins into non toxic waste for expulsion.
* Eggs are needed by the liver to regulate bile production. It is also needed to produce lecithin which helps prevent cholesterol oxidation, which is harmful to the liver.
* Certain herbs are essential to the good health of the liver. Milk Thistle increases liver enzyme production , and helps repair damaged liver cells. Tumeric helps protect the liver from free radical damage. It is a powerful antioxidant. Orange Grape root stimulates the liver to control bile production. Dandelion Root stimulates the liver to produce more bile.Garlic and onion help to keep the blood alkaline and encourages bile secretion and aids liver function.
Foods to exclude from the diet include caffeine, sugar, alcohol, yeast based foods such as bread and soy sauce ,vinegars, except apple cider vinegar, and trans fat.

Dr Miller’s Wholy Tea contains milk thistle, Holy Thistle, permission leaves ,malva leaves, marshmallow leaves. It cleans the liver and kidney and detoxifies the entire digestive system. Wholy tea can be bought at Nucell Canada ..

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