Green Leafy Vegetables and Herb (1/2 cup cooked or 1 cup raw)-parsley, watercress, kale, chard, cilantro, beet greens, collards, escarole, dandelion or mustard greens.
Citrus-1 orange or 1/2 juice of fresh lemon or lime.
Sulfur-Rich foods- garlic ( at least 1 clove, minced) onions (1 1/2 cup cooked), eggs (2), daikon radish (1/4 cup sliced, either raw or cooked)
One of the processes by which the liver eliminates toxins is known as sulfaction-so called because sulfur is an indispensable part of the procedure. These foods make toxins easier to eliminate.
Eggs are rich in the amino acids methionine, cysteine, glycine, glutamine, and taurine. The liver needs these acids ( also found in whey) to aid in detox. Eggs offer the lecithin your liver needs to produce bile.
Liver Healers-artichoke, asparagus, beets, celery, dandelion root tea, whey, nutritional yeast flakes.
Artichokes, especially the hearts, contain powerful antioxidants known as flavonoids that protect the liver's cells and tissues. Asparagus contain high amounts of vitamin A and potassium, another mineral on which the liver depends during detox. Beets are full of betaine, which helps protect the liver against the damaging effects of alcohol. Dandelion root stimulates liver function. Try Alvita and Traditional Medicinals brands of tea.
Whey is a rich source of the amino acid L-cysteine, which, like vitamin C, is a precursor to glutathione. Whey also contains methionine, glycine, glutamine, and taurine-amino acids that are crucial to the liver's detox.
Nutritional yeast is a complete protein that contains 18 amino acids and fifteen minerals and is source of B vitamins. Vitamin B1 help decrease the effects of alcohol, smoking, and heavy metal toxicity. Vitamin B2 is used in the production of glutathione. Vitamin B3 is also known at pantothenic acid, and helps detoxify acetaldehyde produced from alcohol and by Candida overgrowth. Red Star Nutritional Yeast also contains Vitamin B12.
Colon-Caring Foods-powdered psyllium husks (1 to 2 teaspoons in 8 ounces of water), milled or ground flax seeds (2 to 3 tablespoons), carrot, apple, pear, berries (1 cup).
Fast Tract Detox Diet Ann Louise Gittleman, PH.D., C.N.S.
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