Foods for Cleansing and Detoxifying Your Liver, and What Foods to Avoid to Prevent Liver Damage

Other Foods Good for Your Liver

• Foods good for cleansing and detoxifying your liver, including romaine lettuce, mustard greens, dandelion greens, cabbage and cauliflower, are important cleansing and detoxification agents.

• Foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids including salmon, sardines, tuna and mackerel are very helpful for your liver.

Foods to Avoid

Foods high in alcohol and caffeine could damage your liver functions. Caffeine makes it more difficult to cleanse the liver. Limit the intake of coffee which is high on caffeine. Instead, go for green tea which has immune-boosting properties and contains caffeine at a minimal level.

Foods high in saturated animal fat like hamburgers increase the ALT (alanine aminotransferase) levels. A high level of ALT is a sign of liver damage. A Swedish research team (of Sweden’s University Hospital of Linkoping) conducted a research on 18 lean, healthy students. The students were asked to adopt a sedentary lifestyle and consume two daily meals at fast food restaurants for one month. The diet mainly consisted of hamburgers and other foods high in saturated fat. The blood samples from the test results showed a rise in the levels of liver enzyme ALT.

A steady and simple step in choosing foods can make a huge difference in improving and maintaining your liver’s health. Remember, the liver is a vital mechanism of your body, just like your heart.

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