The Best Foods to Clean Out Your Liver
Channel: MDtok
Date: 2022-12-23

Copyright:  Dr. Eric Berg DC channel 

These are the best foods to detox the liver! 

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0:00 Introduction: Foods for a liver detox
0:10 Functions of the liver 
4:10 Symptoms of a damaged liver 
4:55 Liver-cleansing foods

Today I’m going to cover the best foods to reestablish the full function of your liver, to help your liver detoxify at the highest level. 

The main function of the liver is to detoxify toxins. The liver doesn’t store toxins unless you have a fatty liver because the toxins are stored in the fat cells. When your liver is inflamed, it heals with scar tissue, leading to cirrhosis and many other health issues. 

A few main functions of the liver:
 • It can detoxify 
 • It makes bile 
 • It produces hormones 

Symptoms of a damaged liver:
 • Itchiness 
 • Jaundice
 • Lethargy 
 • Achy joints 
 • Nausea 
 • Lowered cognitive function 
 • Gallstones 

The best foods for the liver:
1. Cruciferous vegetables (sulforaphane) 
 • Help detoxify the liver 
 • Help the liver get rid of inflammation 
 • Help to quickly detoxify things like caffeine, drugs, chemicals, and poisons 
 • Can help enhance liver function
 • Can help decrease complications from diabetes 
 • Can help decrease free radical damage 
 • Can help improve sensitivity to insulin
 • Can help improve insulin resistance 
 • Help support blood sugars 

2. Garlic (sulfur)
 • Helps detoxify the liver 
 • Acts as a natural antibiotic 
 • Is antibacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral 
 • Helps strip off fat from the liver 
 • Is high in vitamin B1 
 • Is anti-inflammatory 
 • Is a powerful antioxidant 
 • Has anti-cancer properties 

3. Turmeric (curcumin)
 • Helps reduce inflammation 
 • Helps detoxify heavy metals 
 • Helps repair and regenerate liver function
 • Helps stabilize the mitochondria (it’s anti-cancer)
 • It can help decrease fat on the liver 

4. Beets 
 • Help detox the liver 
 • Help reduce liver enzymes 
 • Help activate the release of bile salts (decrease fat in the liver)
 • Help protect liver cells
 • Help reduce inflammation in the liver 

5. Mushrooms 
 • Are high in glutathione (supports the liver)
 • Help protect liver cells 

6. Avocados 
 • Help repair and stabilize the liver 
 • Are high in glutathione (supports the liver)
 • Are anti-inflammatory 

7. Extra virgin olive oil 
 • Can help improve liver enzymes
 • Can help decrease fat on the liver 
 • Can help improve insulin sensitivity 
 • Can help reduce insulin resistance 
 • Is a powerful anti-inflammatory