Nutrition Of The Liver
The liver is the largest body organ. It performs more different functions than any other organ in your body and is estimated to have roughly five hundred jobs to do ; all of them are quite complicated and involve complex chemical changes. The liver has also the power to rebuild itself if given a chance even after a large part of it has been destroyed by disease.
Here are several dietary suggestions from the book, "Natural Remedies Encyclopedia," by Vance Ferrell, Edgar E. Archbold, M.D., and Harold M. Cherne, M.D. :
* Make sure you obtain foods high in potassium. This includes rice, bananas, blackstrap molasses, wheat bran, almonds, seeds, kelp and dulse, brewer's yeast, prunes.
* Drink lots of water; and, if at all possible, drink only pure water. Drink a little every hour.
* Emphasize fresh vegetable juices, especially carrot and beet.
* Use only cold-pressed vegetable oils (flaxseed oil and wheat germ oil, taken raw and not added to your cooking.)
* Vitamin K (140 mcg) is important, to help prevent cirrhosis of the liver.
* The lemon and the liver are sweethearts. The lemon is one of the best friends that the liver has.
* Dandelion is an excellent food for the liver. Beet juice slowly cleanses the liver. Eating fresh apples stimulates the liver into action. Celery is good for the liver. Ginger remains eight liver-protecting compounds. Turmeric also protects the liver. Rosemary tea stimulates a sluggish liver.
* Use celandine and silymarin ( which is milk thistle extract) each day to help maintain good liver function. But do not use celandine during pregnancy).
