Correct nutrition, physical activity, and some natural remedies help us cleanse the body
After a period of food excessesintake of complex and refined foods, increase in portions, fried and fatty dishes, alcohol abuse and perhaps poor physical activity, It is important to cleanse the body of toxinswhich can, if not eliminated, be harmful to the body. “It’s about endogenous toxinsmostly represented by free radicals, produced by our body during normal metabolic processes such as digestion, and exogenous toxins introduced from the external environment. Toxins, both exogenous and endogenous, are neutralized and eliminated from the organs emunctors such as the liver, kidneys and intestines, but also through the respiratory system and the skin. In the liver, thanks to the action of particular enzymes which require specific enzymes to function vitamins, minerals And amino acidsthe toxins are first inactivated and made harmless so as not to trigger inflammatory reactions on the part of the immune systemthen partly directed to the kidneys and excreted with the urine and partly directed to the bile and released into the intestine and then subsequently removed with the feces”, explains Erika Beatricebiologist, nutritionist, Master in Nutrition for Health, Wellbeing and Sport.
tired liver
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When there are many toxins in circulationand the organ is subjected to a lot of work as happens during the holiday period, it is possible to find a tired liver and therefore hypofunctional. “The accumulation of toxins in the body, excluding the presence of significant liver pathologies, can manifest itself with a series of symptoms: tiredness, post-prandial drowsiness, bad breath, coated tongue, digestive difficulties, water retention, acrid sweating and headache. To support liver function and restore a state of balance, it can be useful regain control of the power supplytake natural remedies based on medicinal plants, carry out physical activity”.
check your diet
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“To restore liver function it is good to take lots of water, necessary to purify the body, at least 8 glasses a day. Temporarily avoid fried foods, red meat, sausages and the cheeses they contain saturated animal fatsalcohol, carbonated and sugary drinks, processed and preserved foods and sweets and reduce salt. It will be useful to consume instead quality vegetable oils rich in omega 3 for their anti-inflammatory properties, increase your intake of whole foods and fruit and vegetables mainly raw, fresh And biological“. Through the latter foods, it will be possible to introduce antioxidants useful for getting rid of free radicals. The fibers will limit the absorption of exogenous toxic substances in the intestine since they will retain them inside and then be evacuated with the feces. “Among vegetables, it will be ideal to favor both the intake of cruciferoussuch as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage, as they contain compounds that favor the creation of liver enzymes involved in the detoxification process, both bitter vegetables such as escarole, chicory, rocket, Brussels sprouts, artichokes and radicchio. Polyphenols contained within them, responsible for the bitter taste, possess both cholagogue properties, i.e stimulate the gallbladder to contract and release bile into the intestine, promoting the expulsion of toxins, which choleretic, that is, they stimulate the production of bile”, adds the expert. In this way, in addition to the elimination of toxins, it will also promote the digestion of fats for which bile is responsible. For liver well-being it will also be essential to pay attention to the intestine which, when well intact, is permeable to nutrients but it does not allow the passage of toxins.
three natural remedies
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Those based on medicinal plants help the liver to free itself from accumulated impurities. “Before taking, whatever the form of use, herbal tea, mother tincture, dry extract, fresh plant juice, it is always advisable to request a opinion to the experts in such a way as to avoid contraindications, especially in cases of pathologies, pregnancy, breastfeeding and in children”.
- Milk thistle. “Thanks to its active ingredient, the silymarinpromotes the repair and regeneration of liver cells from damage caused by exogenous toxins and free radicals. Protects the liver by inhibiting the transport of toxins into liver cells, and has antioxidant activities capable of fighting free radicals. Contraindicated in subjects hypertensive“.
- Artichoke. “Its active ingredient, cynarinowns property antioxidants and therefore supports the process of eliminating toxins from the body. It also determines both productionbe it bile secretion and therefore the elimination of toxic substances through the feces. It also owns diuretic activity helping the body eliminate toxins through urine and is rich in fibre. Due to its activity on bile flow and diuresis, it is contraindicated in people suffering from gallstones And kidneys“.
- Dandelion. “Determine the production and the secretion of bile contributing to the elimination of toxins through the feces, favors diuresis, makes it easier digestion. For his activity on bile flow and diuresisis contraindicated in people suffering from gallstones and kidney stones.”
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