Poor nutrition and bad habits do not leave their mark on the body. Over time, he becomes more and more vulnerable to various diseases, which cannot but affect the quality of life of the person himself. The person’s performance decreases, there is lethargy, weakness, unhealthy skin color, and even loss of strength. Regular cleansing of the liver , an organ that plays one of the most important roles in the life of the body, helps to get rid of all these problems
The liver and the functions it performs
Few people know that the liver is the largest internal organ. It is located in the right hypochondrium, occupying an impressive area of the abdominal cavity. The weight of the liver is 1200 - 1800 grams, and the shape resembles a mushroom cap.
Every day, the liver performs more than 70 different functions in the body, including the implementation of complex chemical processes. That is why the temperature inside this organ is incredibly high, which gave rise to calling it the liver (from the word “furnace”).
The role of the liver in the body is difficult to overestimate. First of all, it protects the human body from harmful substances. This happens as follows: blood is pumped through the liver over 400 times a day, cleansing itself of toxins, poisons, all kinds of viruses and bacteria. All of them are broken down here, “neutralized” by converting them into a water-soluble form, and then removed from the body. All these harmful substances may be contained in:
- 1 food products in the form of dyes, food additives;
- 2 alcoholic beverages and medications;
- 3 air, which is often oversaturated with exhaust gases, heavy metals, bacteria, microbes, etc.
In addition, the liver protects the body from waste products, for example, when it comes to excess hormones or vitamins, metabolism, which can result in the formation of toxins - acetone.
The conversion of vital nutrients - fats, proteins and carbohydrates - into an easily digestible form is carried out directly in the liver. Here, enzymes necessary for the digestion and absorption of food are formed, as well as bile, which, among other things, destroys pathogenic bacteria in the intestines.
Moreover, the processes of hematopoiesis also depend on the functioning of the liver, which is why in medical circles it is called nothing more than a “ blood depot ”. The blood itself can be stored here in a volume of up to 2 liters in case of serious blood loss or shock. It is also in the liver that substances responsible for blood clotting and fluidity are synthesized. Finally, the liver is a real storehouse of useful substances, including glycogen, vitamins, and cations of various metals.
Why do you need a liver cleanse?
Considering the functions of the liver in the body, it is easy to guess that it is a kind of filter, which over time can become clogged and perform its duties worse. And all because of toxins and wastes that accumulate in the cells of this organ and disable them. As a result, the remaining ones work with less efficiency, passing harmful compounds into the general bloodstream. Initially, a person may not even feel this, but over time he will definitely notice changes in his health. And visible signs will indicate this.
How to determine the need for a liver cleanse
The best and surest way to determine the need to cleanse the liver is to go to the doctor. He will be able to examine the patient, conduct all the necessary tests and issue a consultation report. Meanwhile, you can also identify liver problems with the naked eye. They are indicated by:
- persistent colds that occur as a result of reduced immunity (see article How to increase immunity);
- gynecological diseases in women, including early menopause;
- digestive problems, including constipation, nausea, lack of appetite;
- obesity due to liver overload with toxins and carcinogens;
- development of diabetes mellitus;
- unhealthy skin color, the appearance of redness, rashes, as well as drying and itching of the skin;
- changes in the color of stool and urine;
- hair loss;
- fatigue, irritability, insomnia, depression and other nervous disorders;
- frequent headaches;
- swelling, which is a consequence of water imbalance;
- development of varicose veins or other diseases of veins and blood vessels;
- bleeding disorders;
- blurred vision;
- pain in the right side;
- bitter taste or metallic taste in the mouth;
- sensation of coated tongue.
How to cleanse the liver in medicine
Liver cleansing procedures are incredibly popular among supporters of a healthy lifestyle. In medical practice, no increased attention is paid to them. At the same time, if it is necessary to cleanse this organ, doctors most often prescribe herbal infusions or medical choleretic drugs designed to cleanse the bile ducts, including inside the liver.
In some cases, patients may also be prescribed procedures to dissolve stones through catheterization or crush them using ultrasound.
How to prepare your body for a liver cleanse
Liver cleansing is a serious procedure, the success of which depends solely on preparation for it. Otherwise, instead of the desired amazing results, you can get a lot of problems, or even end up on the surgeon’s table.
That is why the very first and most important stage of preparation is visiting a doctor. He will determine the acidity of gastric juice, conduct an ultrasound examination of the whole body in general and the biliary tract in particular, making sure that there are no large stones in the latter. Finally, he will check the patient for contraindications to cleaning, which could cost him health in the future.
The basic principles of preparation for health procedures are: proper moderate nutrition, cleansing enemas, warming up. Preparation is usually spread out over 4–5 weeks or at an accelerated pace in 7 days. At that time:
- 1 Switch to a moderate vegetarian menu, following the principles of separate nutrition. At this stage, it is important to give up flour, fatty, salty, smoked foods, as well as alcoholic drinks. Instead, your diet should include honey, vegetable oils, dried fruits, nuts, fruits, bran, and cereals (for example, millet). Freshly squeezed juices - apple, beetroot, carrot, choleretic teas, raisin decoction - will be useful. This diet is aimed at cleansing the stomach and small intestines.
- 2 Cleanse the intestines daily and with enemas. It is better to put the latter in the morning from 5 to 7 o’clock, since during this period the maximum activity of this organ is recorded. On the first day, the volume of warm water for the enema should be 0.5 - 0.7 l, on the second - 1 l, and then - 1.5 l.
- 3 On the day of the procedure, along with cleansing the intestines, it is recommended to refuse food in favor of warm water and choleretic teas.
- 4 The liver is warmed up during the day and night before the procedure. To do this, a heating pad is periodically applied to the right hypochondrium for 1.5 - 2 hours. It can be replaced by hot poultices made from flax seed and oats, applied for 30 to 40 minutes.
Recommendations for performing liver cleansing
- There is an opinion that it is best to cleanse the liver on the eve of the full moon in the spring (March, April), since during this period it is most active.
- When performing procedures, your attitude is very important. Cheerfulness, good mood, calmness, poise are the key components of success. You cannot start a health cleansing if you are tired or sick.
- The very first cleaning in a person’s life should be extremely gentle. This will allow you to monitor the body’s reaction to the procedure itself.
- You cannot start cleaning if there is a feeling of fear. The latter spasms the blood vessels and bile ducts and nullifies all efforts. At the same time, confidence allows you to get rid of fear. That is why practitioners advise starting cleansing only after reading 2–3 books on this topic.
- Long fasting, heavy physical work on the eve of cleansing (3 to 5 days before it) are serious contraindications to it.
- It is not recommended to cleanse the liver in the fall, since at this time of year the organ is at its weakest.
- It is extremely important to take into account individual rhythms. Ideally, it is better to perform a healing procedure in the second or fourth phase of the moon, since at this time toxins are more easily removed from the body. Neglecting this rule can lead to the most unexpected, and not always pleasant, results.
- It is advisable to cleanse the liver only after cleansing the intestines.
The main signs that the liver needs cleansing
The main rule of effective liver cleansing is its expediency. That is, it is unreasonable to arrange fasting days, fast, or use gentle and aggressive techniques to help an organ that does not need it. All this can lead to loss of valuable body substances, stress and other unpleasant consequences. As with any medicine and procedure, there are indications for liver cleansing.
Indications will be considered any signs of liver problems, for example:
- bitterness in the mouth;
- feeling of heaviness and pain in the right hypochondrium;
- frequent nausea;
- brown spots near the roots of the hair and throughout the body;
- yellowness of the skin and mucous membranes of the eyes;
- weight loss and lack of appetite;
- frequent headaches, migraines;
- dizziness, mood swings;
- The step with the left foot is marked less than with the right.
All of the above signs may indicate a malfunction of the liver and other digestive organs, which are interconnected with it.
In addition, experts note a circle of people for whom it is important to cleanse the liver at least 1-2 times a year using an effective technique. These are people who abuse alcohol, eat fatty foods, smoke, lead a sedentary, passive lifestyle, and also use a large number of medications. For reference! Liver disease most often occurs in people aged 40 years and older. During this period of life, it becomes more difficult for the organ to independently cope with stress, regenerate its cells and tissues, protecting itself from harmful influences from the inside and outside.
Liver cleansing with drugs and tablets
Pharmaceuticals offer medications for liver cleansing - Allohol, Heptral, Bonjigar, Hepatrin, drugs based on silymarin. Many of the listed drugs contain extracts of medicinal plants with a choleretic effect. They are tableted, encapsulated, and easy to use. Let's look at what medications can cleanse the liver simply and inexpensively.
How to cleanse the liver with allochol
Allohol is a drug for treating the liver. It is used to clean bile ducts and improve bile outflow.
The tablets contain:
- dry bile (80%);
- activated carbon (detoxifier);
- garlic powder (anti-inflammatory);
- nettle leaf powder (vitamins).
The complex composition of the drug ensures its versatile effect:
- Removes stagnant bile.
- Prevents the emergence of new stagnation.
Cleansing the liver with allochol takes 2 weeks. During the first week, the dose of allochol is gradually increased. Start with 1 tablet 3 times a day. After that, increase by 1 tablet every day. Thus, on the 7th day, take 7 tablets 3 times a day. Starting from day 8, the dose is reduced (1 tablet per day).
Tablets with choleretic and restorative properties
Some liver cleansing tablets combine choleretic and restorative properties. These are Essentiale, Ovesol (contains oat extract), preparations with milk thistle extract (Hepatrin).
Benefits of liver cleanse and expected results
If the liver cleanse was performed according to indications, approved by a medical specialist, and the person strictly followed all instructions, one can expect 100% results from such procedures.
Namely:
- Health – the blood will become cleaner, which will have a beneficial effect on the functioning of all systems and organs. Your breath will be fresh, your mind will be clear, memory and sleep will improve, headaches will go away, your gastrointestinal tract will work better, etc.
- The skin will become smooth, with an even matte tone, rashes, redness, pigment spots, and fatigue will go away. Even small wrinkles and circles under the eyes will gradually disappear.
- Eyes – the yellowness of the whites of the eyes will go away, the look will become fresh, bright.
- Emotional background - eliminating stagnation of bile will affect a person’s mood, irritability, depression, and apathy will disappear.
- Rejuvenation – a clean and healthy liver can trigger rejuvenation processes in the body, in addition, the person will experience a surge of strength and energy.
- Gallbladder - in addition to the liver, the gallbladder and its ducts undergo a cleansing procedure.
This large list of effects from properly performed liver cleansing can be continued. But the main result is the prevention of liver diseases. It is known that the most severe liver diseases, such as hepatitis and cirrhosis, are incurable. Therefore, cleansing will help protect a person from such diagnoses.
What harm can this procedure cause to the body?
The first thing to remember is that before cleansing the liver, it is important to undergo an examination in a clinic, and also consult with a gastroenterologist or hepatologist about the advisability of cleansing. The procedure poses the greatest danger if there are large stones in the gall bladder , since cleaning can provoke their movement and lead the person to the operating table.
You also need to understand that cleansing is not a way to treat existing diseases; for most chronic diseases or ailments at the acute stage, cleansing is contraindicated. The following situations are also contraindications:
- pregnancy and breastfeeding;
- systemic diseases, for example, diabetes mellitus, heart pathologies, etc.;
- infections and colds in the acute stage;
- high body temperature;
- overwork of the body and frequent stress;
- mental illnesses.
With such diagnoses, cleansing will be just another stress for the body, which can provoke a worsening of the disease and its exacerbation. Therefore, it is very important to consult a doctor before such events.
Methods for cleansing the liver of toxins and toxins, recipes
Liver cleansing should always begin with a preparatory stage, regardless of the chosen method. To get rid of waste and toxins, you need to go on a diet for 5-7 days before cleansing, eating only foods of plant origin, steamed, oven-baked, boiled or fresh. In addition, a couple of days before cleaning, you can give enemas to release the intestines.
Only after such procedures can you choose an effective and acceptable method for cleansing the liver using certain means. These can be decoctions and infusions of medicinal herbs, special dietary nutrition using healthy foods, cleansing with medications, juices, and mineral waters. Each method will be described in more detail below.
Decoctions
From ancient times to the present day, healing herbs are considered the safest and most effective methods of alternative treatment. To cleanse the liver, restore its functions, and eliminate the effects of the negative effects of waste and toxins, you can use the following herbs:
- rose hip;
- immortelle;
- celandine;
- mint;
- corn silk;
- dandelion;
- sagebrush;
- chicory;
- nettle;
- plantain.
Almost all of the herbs listed are analogues of hepatoprotective drugs, as well as choleretic drugs. You can use herbs in collections or separately, following standard recipes for preparing decoctions. You need to mix the herbs in equal proportions, then brew 3-4 tablespoons of the mixture in 0.5 liters of boiling water. After steeping the decoction for about 30-60 minutes, it is taken strained before each meal.
For reference! Cleansing the liver with herbal infusions will be effective if taken for 1-3 months in a row.
Infusions
Infusions of plant extracts give almost the same effect as the decoctions listed above. The only difference is the method of preparing the product. Among the existing recipes, the following infusions are considered the most useful and effective:
- Rose hip . In 0.5 liters of boiling water in a thermos you need to steam about 50 grams. rose hips, then leave the product to infuse overnight. Next, in the morning, you need to strain the infusion, add 3 tablespoons of pharmaceutical sugar Sorbitol to it and take the decoction before each meal, 0.5 cups.
- Beet . Boil one medium-sized beet in 3 liters of water until 1 liter of liquid remains in the pan. Next, the vegetable is grated on a fine grater, sent back to the liquid and simmered over moderate heat for about half an hour. The infusion should be strained and drunk fresh during the day 4 times every 3 hours. After taking the infusion, you need to lie down for about half an hour with a heating pad.
- Oats . Take a saucepan with strong walls, add a glass of oat grains, preferably unpeeled with hulls, to 3 cups of boiling water. After this, the product, covered, is placed in the oven for 2 hours at 150 degrees. The infusions are left covered overnight and squeezed out using gauze in the morning. Before each meal you will need to drink a quarter glass of this remedy for 2 weeks.
It is very important to observe dietary restrictions during the cleansing period, as well as completely abandon any bad habits. To enhance the effect of such therapy, you need to increase the percentage of mobility, and also drink mineral water without gas.
Diets
You need to follow a diet to cleanse the liver no more than 1-2 times a year, so as not to injure the body with a deficiency of vitamins and other valuable substances consumed from food. The most ideal foods for quick liver cleansing are rice and buckwheat.
- Buckwheat diet . In 500 ml of boiling water you need to steam 200 g. buckwheat overnight, after which you need to consume it in small portions over the next day. In addition to porridge, you can drink clean water, pure green tea without any additives or sugar, and drink a glass of low-fat kefir at night. The duration of cleaning should not exceed 7 days.
- Rice diet . Take 400 gr. brown rice, boil in water with a ratio of 1:3, after which the resulting volume of porridge is eaten 5 times in small portions per day. Green tea and pure water are also acceptable. The duration of such cleaning does not exceed 4 days.
In addition, the diet for cleansing cookies can be more varied, consisting only of products of plant origin. All dishes are steamed, boiled or baked. But fresh berries, fruits, and vegetables are considered the most valuable.
Pharmacy drugs
Most medications for the liver can be used for disease prevention and cleansing procedures. For example:
- Hofitol is a drug with an excellent choleretic effect due to the content of artichoke in the composition. The natural drug can be taken even by small children; the course of therapy lasts from 2 weeks or longer.
- Ovesol is a dietary supplement of natural composition, thanks to the components of which toxins, waste products, and stagnant bile processes are eliminated.
- Essliver Forte is an excellent remedy for normalizing lipid metabolism, which is often used in cases of severe poisoning, causeless weight loss and intoxication of the body.
- Essentiale is a drug based on phospholipids, which stimulate the production and movement of bile, and also saturates the liver with important vitamins.
These medications should be taken shortly before meals; in addition, it is important to adhere to a plant-based diet during treatment.
Juices
Juices of natural origin from any vegetables and fruits with a sour taste are an excellent choleretic and detoxifying agent for the liver. To make juice, you need to stock up on fresh produce, use a juicer, and avoid adding sugar and other sweeteners. Liver cleanses can be performed using carrot, beet, tomato, apple, pomegranate, cranberry and citrus juices.
You should take the prepared juice before each meal; if the drink is too concentrated, you can dilute it with a small amount of clean boiled water. In parallel with taking juices, you will need to go on a diet, according to the above recommendations and rules. The course of such cleansing is 1-2 weeks; cleansing can be repeated 2-3 times a year.
Tubazh
There is a quick way to cleanse the body of toxins and toxic substances - tubage. To achieve maximum effect, it is important to follow these steps and rules:
- Take 50 gr. buckwheat, boil without adding oil and salt.
- Next, take a choleretic drug from those described above.
- After 20 minutes, eat the prepared porridge.
- Next, go to bed without a pillow on the right side, applying a warm heating pad to the area of the right hypochondrium.
In the morning, a person should feel the urge to go to the toilet; if there is none, you can use a heating pad. The stool will be dark in color and runny in consistency, indicating that cleansing has been effectively completed.
Vegetables fruits
With the help of food, you can prevent most diseases of the human body, as well as cleanse the liver of old processes and slagging. Fresh fruits and vegetables are considered the healthiest, since heat treatment destroys most of the nutrients in food. Liver cleanses are most often done with grapefruit and apples in juice form or consumed whole throughout the day.
For reference! The leader in cleansing the liver and blood is considered to be pomegranate and its juice.
To maintain liver functions, you need to eat pears, plums, watermelon, and figs. In parallel with taking such fruits and berries, you need to drink as much water as possible to enhance the detoxification effect. Vegetable salads seasoned with olive oil will be useful. You can cleanse the liver with the help of vegetables and juices from them, such as tomatoes, carrots, and beets.
Hepatoprotectors
Today, the most commonly used drugs to support the liver are hepatoprotectors. Using such means, you can also cleanse the liver, but all the details regarding the pill regimen, the duration of the cleansing and its subtleties should be determined by a medical specialist. There are several classifications of hepatoprotectors:
- Animal origin - Hepatosan, Sirepar, Gepadif or Progepar.
- Plant origin - Gepabene, Geparsil, Karsil, Holenzim, Silegon, Silimar, etc.
- Synthetic hepatoprotectors - Antral, Rezodlut, Ursosan, Cryomelt, Essliver, etc.
- Essential phospholipids – Essentiale, Phospholip, Livolin, Enerliv, etc.
- Amino acids – Heptral, Heptor, Methionine.
- Dietary supplements – Ovesol, Hepatotransit, Dipana, etc.
- New generation hepatoprotectors - Ursosan, Silymarin, Glycyrrhizin, Eslidin, Hepaliv, etc.
If cleansing the liver with the help of hepatoprotectors is necessary for children of different ages, medical experts separately list the best remedies - Galstena or Hepel for infants, Duphalac or Essentiale for children aged 3 years, Gepabene, Antral and Methionine for slightly older children, Ursonan, Karsil and Cholenzym for adolescents .
Other folk remedies
Milk thistle herb is recognized as the strongest hepatoprotector of plant origin. Therefore, special attention should be paid to cleansing the liver through the use of this particular remedy. Alternative medicine suggests taking dry herb powder mixed with honey (1:1) before meals, a teaspoon 2 times a day. This cleaning is carried out within a week.
Brew 2 tablespoons of milk thistle in a glass of boiling water, infuse a little and separate from the sediment, after which it is taken orally before each meal for 2-3 weeks. It is necessary to take into account the fact that milk thistle is a laxative. You can also take a small amount of milk thistle seeds every morning on an empty stomach and before each meal.
You can learn more ways to cleanse the liver from the following materials:
- Liver cleansing with raisins;
- Liver cleansing with sorbitol;
- Liver cleansing with castor oil.
Cleansing the body of waste and toxins has recently become a fashionable trend. There are a lot of diets, techniques and medications that help cleanse and strengthen the body as a whole and its most important organs in particular. Nutritionists recommend starting with a liver cleanse.
Why liver?
In fact, the liver is a “digestive gland” that performs a barrier function: it is this organ that neutralizes toxins, decay products, and allergens that are dangerous to human health and life.
If a person leads a lifestyle that is far from healthy - he eats foods with a high fat content, with food additives, does not disdain fast food and alcohol, drinks carbonated drinks with a high sugar content - it means that his liver is constantly working in emergency mode. Liver cells do not have time to recover, so the organ wears out and ceases to perform its function.
The body of a person with a diseased liver begins to slowly but surely be poisoned by poisons coming from outside, as well as by products of one’s own vital activity, which cannot but lead to very serious diseases that pose a direct threat to life.
Thus, the liver is an organ that requires priority protection and cleansing.
Signs your liver isn't coping well
The liver, like the brain, has no pain receptors. Consequently, a worn-out liver, working at half capacity, will not give an alarm signal with painful sensations.
However, there are a number of symptoms that indicate your liver needs help:
- Weakness, drowsiness;
- Fatigue, decreased performance;
- The appearance of spider veins on the face and body;
- Acne;
- Increased sweating, unpleasant odor from the body and mouth;
- Belching;
- Yellowish skin tone;
- Weight loss;
- Bloating.
Cleansing the body without harming the liver
Cleansing the body involves following a diet that leads to weight loss. Nutritionists around the world are unanimously convinced that during the period of cleansing the body of toxins, as well as during sudden weight loss, the liver needs protection and support more than ever. Why? Yes, because during a diet, all harmful metabolic products, including fat, exit through the liver, which means it has to work hard.
As a rule, in addition to diet, specialists prescribe hepatoprotectors to their patients - drugs created to facilitate the functioning of the liver, as well as to support and restore this organ at the cellular level. For example, ursodeoxycholic acid protects the liver during cleansing of the body by neutralizing the harmful effects of toxins on cell membranes. The product helps the liver process harmful substances into neutral compounds, is a source of additional energy for the organ, and also accelerates its regeneration.
Cleansing the body is a serious process that, if done irresponsibly, can cause irreparable harm to the body, in particular to the liver. Therefore, if you want to cleanse your body of toxins and get rid of extra pounds with health benefits, first of all protect your liver with hepatoprotectors.
Additional rules for liver cleansing
The first thing to remember is that liver cleansing is carried out in parallel with lifestyle changes. There is no point in taking decoctions, infusions or medications to support the liver while consuming fatty and unhealthy foods, as well as alcoholic beverages. Any treatment involves, first of all, eradicating the causes of diseases and disorders.
In addition, you need to adhere to an active lifestyle, since movement promotes better removal of bile and toxins through cleansing. Particular attention should be paid to the drinking regime, since for powerful detoxification of the body you need to drink at least 2 liters of water per day. A good result will be obtained if you drink still mineral water, which is sold in pharmacies.
Liver cleansing with folk remedies
How to cleanse the liver with folk remedies, without using pharmaceutical drugs? There are several types of cleansing recommended by traditional medicine.
The easiest way is to drink mineral water with choleretic properties. These are Arzni, Smirnovskaya, Essentuki No. 4 and No. 17. If the water is bottled and preserved with carbon dioxide (soda), then it must be released. To do this, open the bottle and leave it overnight. In the morning – used for dubage.
Mineral water without gas is drunk heated (up to 40°C), 200-250 ml (1 glass) in several approaches (two or three times with a break of 20-30 minutes, 1 glass each). During the procedure, lie on the right side and warm the right hypochondrium with a heating pad.
Interesting: mineral water can be replaced with water with dissolved salt and soda. For 0.5 liters of warm water 1 tbsp. salt and 1 tsp. soda
Recipes for cleaning the liver at home often use choleretic and hepatoprotective herbs - dandelion root, burdock root and milk thistle seeds.
Liver cleansing with milk thistle
Milk thistle is a plant that was used for healing back in ancient Rome. This is one of the most powerful hepatoprotectors. The healing effect of the plant’s seeds is provided by a rare substance – silymarin, as well as a complex of vitamins and minerals. Milk thistle is so effective in healing and protecting the liver that it is used to prevent poisoning from poisonous mushrooms.
Milk thistle silymarin restores organ cells and limits the penetration of poisons into their cytoplasm. It also reduces inflammation.
Important: silymarin is destroyed when heated above +60°C, as well as during prolonged exposure to light or contact with air.
Therefore, milk thistle for cleaning and treatment is consumed in the form of ground powder - meal (without brewing tea), which is ground before use. The powder can be stored in special sealed containers protected from sunlight.
Milk thistle is used to prepare meal, tea and oil. The plant's seed oil has the greatest choleretic effect. It contains fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, F).
How to take milk thistle to cleanse the liver? Daily consumption of milk thistle meal helps protect cells from poisoning. Residents of large industrial cities need this plant like air. To clean the bile ducts, use 50 g of oil, after which the right hypochondrium is warmed up (for 1.5-2 hours, lying on the right side, with a heating pad).
To prevent bile stagnation, milk thistle oil is added to salads and ready-made dishes (soups, porridges - after they are cooked).
Liver cleansing with oats
Liver cleansing with oats at home uses a decoction of oat grains. It is prepared from whole grains; flattened, partially processed oat flakes are not suitable for preparing the decoction. All useful substances are contained in the grain shell (minerals, vitamins, amino acids that neutralize and remove poisons).
Cleaning with oats is the mildest of all existing cleanings. It is not a special procedure. This is the daily use of healthy oat broth (jelly or tea).
How is a choleretic decoction prepared?
For preparation, use the following ratio of water and oats: for 3 liters of water - 1 cup of oats (for 1 liter - 1/3 cup). The grain must be poured with hot water and left to steep for 10-12 hours (overnight). It is necessary to insist in a warm place (in the oven or thermos). The finished broth is filtered and taken two or three times a day, 200 ml (1 glass).
Herbal treatment varies in duration. Effective cleaning of the bile ducts and cell restoration requires time - from 2 to 4 months.
Is it possible, and how can I quickly cleanse the liver at home?
Liver cleansing with sorbitol
Sorbitol is a food additive, a sweetener, which is obtained from natural plant materials. It is an antispasmodic and has a mild choleretic, diuretic, and laxative effect. “Washes” the bile ducts, kidneys, urinary tract, cleanses the intestines. Sorbitol is also used as a remedy for constipation.
Due to the fact that the effect of sorbitol is weak, this substance can be used during the first cleansing. Stronger substances will stimulate a strong outflow of bile and the release of large amounts of toxins, which can lead to urgent hospitalization.
The laxative effect of sorbitol can be regulated by its amount. The more it gets into the digestive tract, the stronger the release of bile and feces. Usually, for cleaning, dilute 2 or 3 tablespoons (about 30 g) of sorbitol in warm water and drink. After which they lie on their right side and place a heating pad on the area of the right hypochondrium. They lie like this for 2-3 hours. Consuming large amounts of sorbitol (more than 50 g) leads to severe bowel movements - diarrhea.
Warm water can be replaced with still mineral water, rosehip infusion or a decoction of choleretic herbs. This enhances the cleansing effect, so you can do this for the second or third liver cleanse.
The use of sorbitol is contraindicated if you have diabetes or during pregnancy (this cleanser can stimulate early labor or miscarriage).
Liver cleansing at home with magnesium
Magnesia or magnesium sulfate is a substance that has choleretic properties. It relaxes smooth muscles, dilates bile ducts, eliminates bile stagnation, and removes sand deposits. Therefore, magnesia is used in the treatment of diseases of the liver and gall bladder.
Magnesium sulfate or magnesia is sold in pharmacies in the form of granules or powder. For cleaning, dilute 20 g of magnesia in half a glass of water. Dilute in hot water in the evening, then drink on an empty stomach in the morning. Next, lie on the right side with a heating pad on the right hypochondrium for 1.5 to 2 hours.
During the designated time, the urge to go to the toilet occurs. The absence of urges indicates an insufficient dose of magnesia. If the urge becomes too frequent and turns into diarrhea, the amount of magnesium has exceeded the optimal norm.
Important: magnesium lowers blood pressure. Therefore, only those with normal or high blood pressure can cleanse the liver with this substance. Cleansing with magnesium is contraindicated for hypotensive patients.
Liver cleanse with olive oil and lemon juice
Oil cleaning is one of the toughest and most unpleasant cleaning jobs. It is recommended to use olive oil for the procedure (it does not have a strong odor and contains a large amount of acid for the secretion of bile). But you can also use other vegetable oils (linseed, corn, sunflower).
The oil causes contraction of the gallbladder and the release of bile, as well as the opening of the bile ducts. Lemon – improves the flow of bile, causes the release of bile plugs.
The procedure requires half a glass of olive oil and half a glass of lemon juice. Every 15 minutes you need to drink 1 tbsp. l. butter and 1 tbsp. l. juice Within 1.5-2 hours, the juice and oil are drunk completely.
For additional relaxation of the ducts, facilitating the release of mucus and sand, the procedure is carried out lying on the right side with a heating pad on the right hypochondrium (warming this area).
Important: if there is no bowel movement within 4 hours, an enema must be done.
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Apple juice cleanse
Nature provides humans with everything necessary for life.
Fruits and vegetables are not only nutrition, but also healing. Proper use of fruit juices helps cleanse the liver and prevent further accumulation of toxins in its cells. Liver cleansing according to Moritz uses freshly squeezed fruit juice - apple. Drink it 1 liter per day for a week. At the same time, malic acid dilates the bile ducts and initiates the release of bile.
For successful cleansing, the diet while drinking juice should be light and vegetarian. The juice itself can be diluted with water and must be consumed between meals.