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Liver & Gallbladder Health
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Shhh . . . want to know the secret to looking really good?
Of course you do . . . doesn’t everyone? We all want to look the very best we can and loving your liver is a great place to start. Your liver is an incredibly important, yet often overlooked, organ. Its major functions include regulating fat metabolism and cleansing and detoxifying your bloodstream. Compromised liver health is incredibly common and around one in five Australians has a fatty liver. Some signs of a dysfunctional liver include:- Dark circles under the eyes
- Skin rashes or blotchy brown spots or acne rosacea
- Red cheeks
- Pot belly
- Trouble losing weight and/or cellulite
- Coated tongue and/or bad breath
- Excessive sweating and/or overheating
- Itchy skin
- Drink 10 glasses of water daily and start the day with a glass of water containing the juice of a fresh lemon
- Fruits and vegetables - raw and cooked. You may have any vegetable you want. You can steam them, roast them or stir fry them with coconut oil.
- Salad dressings – use cold pressed olive oil or macadamia oil, coconut oil, apple cider vinegar, mustard, fresh lemon or lime and fresh or dried herbs.
- Herbs – Milk thistle, turmeric, dandelion and globe artichoke.
- Raw nuts and seeds – any raw seeds or raw nuts. Most raw nuts and seeds are a good source of selenium which is required for liver detoxification.
- Tahini and hummus are allowed and make a nice dip with avocado and lemon.
- Milk – only coconut or almond milk.
- Drink 250 to 300mls of raw vegetable juice daily – best ingredients are parsley, basil, mint, carrot, beetroot, green apple, lemon, orange and ginger. You can also add kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts or cauliflower.
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