Detox 3: Liver Detox
Pilar Manzanaro
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00:00:00 So what else can we do to improve liver detox? Not an easy one I know, but reducing caffeine as much as possible, especially if you feel that coffee really makes you fidgety or a little hyper. That's a pretty clear sign that your liver is not clearing out the caffeine all that efficiently. We recommend that coffee is eliminated during any detox to help your liver deal with other toxins, but once you finish, a coffee a day should be okay. After a detox, it might be a good time, however, to switch to green tea or matcha because although it does have some caffeine, it gives you however, to switch to green tea or matcha because although it does have some caffeine, it gives you a more gentle uplift than coffee and is packed with antioxidants like quercetin. And it also
00:00:39 happens to balance phase 1 and phase 2 of your liver detox. Smoking should be avoided for all sorts of reasons from a detox perspective. It is because cigarettes are packed with chemicals and nicotine that the liver has to metabolize before they can be excreted. Now, alcohol. Drinking in excess is not good for anyone but of course if you're trying to lighten the load on your liver excess is not good for anyone but of course if you're trying to lighten the load on your liver and also balance your phase one and phase two liver detox processes, eliminating alcohol for a few weeks and then only drinking in moderation would be an amazing first step. Drinking in moderation means having one or two drinks whenever you're drinking and ensuring you have rest days
00:01:18 in between. So two or three days alcohol free a week would be amazing. Sugar and refined carbs like those in white bread, rice and pasta can have an impact on your liver detox because they produce like those in white bread, rice and pasta can have an impact on your liver detox because they produce something called AGEs which in turn have to be metabolized by the liver before being eliminated. They also require high levels of insulin to be transported into cells which eventually won't have to be metabolized and excreted together with other hormones and toxins. Instead of sugar and refined carbs switch to complex carbohydrates for fiber and B vitamins to produce energy as liver detox is quite an energy intensive process. Acrylamides are also toxins that are produced
00:01:54 detox is quite an energy intensive process. Acrylamides are also toxins that are produced as we fry, toast, roast or bake. Carbohydrates, especially roasted potatoes and root vegetables, chips, crisps, toast, cakes, biscuits, cereals and even coffee. So anything that browns. So try not to over-brown your food and don't keep your raw potatoes in the fridge because the cold may promote the formation of more free sugars and can increase acrylamide levels once you cook them. So keep your spots in a dark cupboard at 6 degrees or above. once you cook them. So keep your spots in a dark cupboard at 6 degrees or above. Processed and fast foods which are high in additives, sugar and fats should be avoided
00:02:35 for all the reasons we have mentioned above.
