What should you eat to detox your liver?

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The liver is the main organ responsible for many activities of the body such as metabolizing substances, producing fat, eliminating toxins, producing bile, synthesizing blood clotting factors or hormones, .. Therefore, when the liver is weakened, it will affect your entire activities and health. In those cases, liver detoxification methods are often chosen to restore “health” to the liver. In fact, use some simple, easy-to-find liver detox foods that can be found right in your kitchen.

1. Green tea


Green tea is always considered one of the drinks that bring many health benefits thanks to the beneficial active ingredients in tea leaves such as caffeine, vitamins, minerals, amino acids,... Therefore, the drink This is also a good choice in liver detoxification methods. In particular, the catechins or tannins found in green tea leaves can help improve liver function. In addition, this ingredient also has many other benefits such as antioxidant, antibacterial, lowering blood cholesterol, deodorizing, preventing cancer.
Using 1-2 cups of green tea daily helps bring many health benefits. Note, tea should not be abused as a liver detox drink.

2. Cauliflower


Consuming broccoli can help absorb many compounds capable of activating the liver's detoxification enzymes, especially this effect can last up to several weeks after eating the vegetable. Broccoli is a good source of vitamins like vitamin A, vitamin B1, calcium, selenium, omega-3 fatty acids, iron, and protein.
In addition, broccoli is also rich in diindolylmethane, an active ingredient that helps prevent cancers related to high estrogen levels such as breast cancer, uterine cancer, colon cancer or helps prevent prostate enlargement. benign.

3. Spinach


Spinach or spinach, spinach is a very popular green leafy vegetable because it is not only delicious, easy to prepare many dishes but also rich in nutrition. The ingredients in spinach can be listed as vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin K, zinc, iron, magnesium, folate, choline and many other nutrients. In addition, spinach is also known as a good source of protein from plants. Long-term working liver will accumulate many types of toxic substances such as chemicals, heavy metals. Then, using spinach will be able to help neutralize all these substances thanks to the nutrients found in vegetables, helping to detoxify the liver.

4. Tomatoes


Tomatoes are a fiber-rich food and a great source of vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E and many other nutrients. In particular, the ingredients in tomatoes have natural antioxidants that help detoxify the liver. The fiber content in tomatoes can also help detoxify the body by working at the DNA level.

5. Carrots


Carrot is a very popular food and can be easily prepared in the daily menu. You can use carrots to eat fresh, cooked when combined with other foods or juiced to drink. From now on, when you want to detox your liver, you should include carrots as one of the foods to prepare because not only has the ability to detoxify but carrots can also help strengthen liver function.
Carrots also contain many essential nutrients such as vitamins A, C, D, E, minerals such as potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, biotin and other essential nutrients. According to nutrition experts, every day, a normal person should eat 2-3 carrots while people with diabetes should only stop at 1.

6. Garlic


Garlic is a familiar spice in every kitchen, this is considered an anti-bacterial compound and a strong antioxidant. Besides, garlic also contains compounds that can produce enzymes that help eliminate toxins from the body. In particular, the active ingredient allicin in garlic helps to reduce the accumulation of toxins in the liver, thereby helping to detoxify and improve liver function.

7. Butter


Besides being delicious, avocados contain high levels of nutrients, including vitamin B5, vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A, potassium, magnesium, folate and others. In addition, the ingredients in avocado also contain compounds that help the body increase the production of glutathione, thereby helping to eliminate toxins from the liver.

8. Apples


A nutritional advice is that people who want to detox the liver should eat apples before using other foods. Apples contain a large amount of malic acid, a natural acid that helps ensure that the ducts in the liver are always open. From there, the liver can easily eliminate waste products and toxins after being metabolized, and help the liver cleansing process become more effective.

9. Grapefruit


In the past, grapefruit has been known to be an excellent choice in helping to reduce triglycerides and blood lipids, thereby having a positive impact on heart health. Not only that, but this fruit also has many other health benefits as they are high in vitamin C, lycopene, choline, fiber and potassium.
Now, grapefruit is also on the list of foods that help detoxify the liver because the antioxidants in grapefruit can help push toxic substances out of the liver as well as increase the effectiveness of liver cleansing methods with food. .

10. Olive oil


Cold-pressed organic oils like olive oil, if consumed in moderation, offer many health benefits. Olive oil helps provide the body with beneficial lipids, which help protect the liver against oxidative stress.
In addition, olive oil is also a choice in protecting heart health, reducing the risk of coronary artery disease, cancer.

11. Lemon


Lemon should also be one of the preferred options when you want to keep your liver healthy because of the high vitamin C content in lemons. This is a natural antioxidant, then the body has the conditions to synchronize the toxins, forming compounds that can be eliminated outside.
In addition, the lemon fruit also contains a large amount of beneficial substances for the body such as iron, copper, phosphorus, fiber, magnesium, flavonoids,...

12. Turmeric


Turmeric is said to be a familiar spice, often combined with many other foods to create eye-catching, attractive dishes. However, it is also a well-known ingredient in home remedies. The curcumin in turmeric is an effective antioxidant, limiting the effects of free radicals, which are toxic ingredients that originate from outside such as pollution, smoke or can come from within. due to metabolic activities.
When supplemented regularly, turmeric not only brings many health benefits including anti-inflammatory, cancer prevention, resistance improvement, .. but also helps to clean the liver, restore liver function.
Along with the addition of foods to detoxify the liver as mentioned above, you should also abstain from foods that are harmful to the body or increase the burden on the liver such as stimulating drinks, foods containing a lot of fat, processed foods,... At the same time, it is necessary to form and maintain a healthy, scientific lifestyle, increase physical activity, avoid stress and keep a reasonable weight to ensure good health. When the body is healthy, the liver is also healthy and vice versa.

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