Wednesday, 23 December 2009


This article provides, in brief, some useful tips for keeping healthy intestines and a healthy liver. Keep these two functions in good shape and you will spare yourself a whole gamut of ailments that derive from their abuse. by Kieron McFadden

Avoid toxic substances that can damage the liver and intestines
Such substances include analgesic drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, psychiatric drugs, street drugs, alcohol and antibiotics. Also avoid as much as possible using chemicals such as pesticides, chlorine, bleach, insecticides, paints and solvents.

Drink at least two liters (4 pints) of purified or spring water daily
The human body requires irrigation and needs more3 water on a daily basis than most people realize. We evolved along the evolutionary track as water drinkers and, no colas, sodas, coffee and so on definitely won’t do, even though they contain water! Drinking plenty of water will, among other things, facilitate the flushing out and excretion of toxins through the kidneys and thus help reduce the burden placed on the liver.

Eat Broccoli
And the other "cruciferous" vegetables, such as cabbage, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, kale, radish and so forth. They contain important substances that enhance the liver's detoxification processes. Broccoli has a particularly good effect.

Use cold pressed oils for cooking
Avoid hydrogenated oils. Your liver cells do not know how to handle the unnatural trans-fatty acids from these oils, so they can tend to accumulate there. People who ingest large amounts of food fried in hydrogenated oils tend to develop a fatty liver and raised cholesterol levels. Read the product labels and buy instead cold-pressed oils such as olive oil.

Exercise is vital, as always. Get some.
You don’t need to train for the Olympics or a launch into space. Keep it sensible but bodies like to be worked and, like cars, those that are parked for long periods tend to deteriorate - so keep the machinery turning over nicely.

Avoid coffee and other beverages high in caffeine
Caffeine can bring on increased secretion of stomach acids and thereby produce inflammation of the stomach and aggravate stomach ulcers. Caffeine also causes the valve between the esophagus and the stomach to relax, and this will then allow acidic contents from the stomach to get into the esophagus, which leads to heartburn and indigestion.

Switch to green tea as your habitual beverage (but NOT as a substitute for adequate water consumption) and there is a free book on green tea available from the website mentioned at the foot of this article.

Avoid Alcohol
If you can’t kick alcohol altogether (it is a highly addictive drug after all), confine your alcohol consumption to as modest an intake as you can and on no more than three days in any one week. This will give your liver time to eliminate the waste products of alcohol metabolism.

Wild blue-green algae is a good liver supplement that can help your liver to process any alcohol you inflict on it and it and plentiful water consumption can often reduce the horrible symptoms of a hangover. There is available a free ebook on the wild blue green algae that will tell you more about its general health benefits. You can obtain it from the website mentioned at the foot of this article.

Include in your diet PLENTY of raw vegetable and fruit
And as much as possible, make sure they are organic

Don't ingest too much iron
You definitely can get too much of a good thing. The Hepatitis virus thrives in iron-rich environments so keep your body's total iron content within normal limits. As to what those normal limits are, get advice from a qualified nutritionist. Meanwhile, avoid or keep to a minimum, vitamin and mineral pills containing iron, red meats, and cooking in iron pots.

Use natural anti-fat foods and condiments
Such foods naturally support liver health and include fresh ginger root, chili, radishes, cinnamon and turmeric. Turmeric in particular is extremely good the liver. Try taking 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric with some water each evening just before you go to bed.

Sweet dreams!


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