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Posted 6/13/2013 1:34 AM (GMT 0)
Your liver is said to be involved in as many as 500 functions in the body! A person with an impaired liver will potentially experience many different and miserable symptoms. One approach is to eat foods that naturally cleanse the liver besides providing great nutrition.

I found this short video suggesting what the top 5 foods are to cleanse the liver. The author of this video is an ND with whom I have no association. Please disregard the fact that she advertises her services at the end of the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjDf9iZgNzg

Of course don't forget that Milk Thistle is useful in removing toxins from the liver. Many have found that coffee enemas cleanse their liver and reduce their herxes as well. Liver health is an important part of becoming well.

Here is a "bonus" video that i found interesting and upbeat. I don't believe in any silver bullet for health, but i found this person's enthusiam to be refreshing. The drink may also be tasty and healthy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvMyGVrCCTE

and another:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=SQgQwqj4kXs&NR=1

Don
Posted 6/13/2013 3:13 AM (GMT 0)
Gotta love those beets and bitter greens, Dr Wahls does. My kids and myself, we eat them almost daily now. My husband, not so much. Looking forward to my Vitamix blender so I can throw it all in and press go. Now that we aren't seeing the LLMD so much, we have money to spare! Well that is until our son goes to university one year from now.
Posted 6/13/2013 11:44 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for posting, Don. Ironically, this is the type of info. I'm searching for right now.

For 2.5 wks now, I've had a discomfort in my liver/gallbladder area. Just had an ultrasound yesterday but pending results. I've done the liver flush twice in the past per my previous ND's recommendation. However, I'm afraid to do it again even though I didn't have problems in the past. It's just really tough on the body.

So these alternatives to the flush are perfect. I'm also considering the coffee enema but haven't worked up the confidence just yet!

Posted 6/16/2013 7:40 PM (GMT 0)
Here is also a link to a type of food processor that may help to make your food more digestible and more easily absorbed. I think that I am going to purchase one. If it lives up to its billing, I may send Heather to college with one. I have no association with this company in any way, financial or otherwise.

http://www.nutribullet.com/


twinkl1999- I'm glad that this is helpful info for you.

Don
Posted 6/16/2013 8:23 PM (GMT 0)
LOL! I really meant to watch that video when you first posted this, Don, but one thing lead to another and I never got around to it. So I sat down just now and made time to watch it.

All those foods listed are what I've been really craving lately!! LOL! Well, maybe not the bitter greens, but everything else! I guess my liver needs this!

Thanks again for posting such wonderful information!
Posted 6/16/2013 8:34 PM (GMT 0)
Traveler- Its better late than never! You are still healing, and this will only help. My quest continues.

Don
Posted 6/16/2013 8:45 PM (GMT 0)
Oh, yeah, I've still got a lot going on and lots of healing to do. Each day is a day I have to improve my health and I'm not taking that lightly! I was just a little surprised to find out that the foods I'm craving are the same ones that help the liver! I guess that comes with learning how to listen carefully to what your body is trying to tell you? LOL! turn
Posted 6/16/2013 8:48 PM (GMT 0)
Traveler- I do believe that the body tells us what it craves. You may be on to something.

Don
Posted 6/17/2013 8:18 PM (GMT 0)
Funny. I believe that beets are on my 'do not eat' list from the LLND. Can't find the list right now to confirm. But I love beets and remembered being surprised that it was on the list.

Maybe it is on the list because I am not supposed to have pickled beets??? I'll have to ask.
Posted 6/27/2013 6:46 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for those videos...I think. ;) I can't resist watching more videos after the one I went to watch, so that can add up to a lot of time if I'm learning as I go.

My daughter, who also has Lyme, has extra taste buds for bitterness, so something that tastes a little bitter to me will taste very bitter to her, so she can't eat those foods, unfortunately. I can't mix them with other things, because it will still stand out for her. I don't think she had that problem when she was young, so I wonder of it has anything to do with Lyme. I've never come across anything that has mentioned that.
Posted 6/28/2013 12:34 PM (GMT 0)
 I to believe that our bodies crave foods that are needed to balance our diet to heal better! Instincts are essential to finding our own individualized treatment program. It has taken me a long time to realize this but the more I count on myself the better I seem get. It has also given me back a sense of control over my situation.

Anna

Posted 6/28/2013 5:42 PM (GMT 0)
My daughter will crave things she needs or doesn't need. Some tests over the years revealed that, such as being low in iron and craving red meat or greens. It's interesting.
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