Natural drainage or “detox” helps to eliminate waste and toxins from the liver, while storing the vitamins that the body needs.
Pollution, industrial diet, stress … The liver is put to the test throughout the year. Myriam Zlotnik, naturopath, advises to carry out drainage or “detox” of the liver in order to find shape and energy. But beware, detoxifying your liver is not done anything. The more we get older, the more signs of liver fatigue we will have. We can easily observe the signs of liver fatigue like a bad breath, a loaded language, night awakenings between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. or even headaches.
When to drain your liver?
THE season change is ideal for making the liver drainage. In traditional Chinese medicine, we recommend The passage from winter to spring. Indeed, during the winter the body puts the organs dedicated to elimination at rest and it is in the spring that they will be very requested and will have the most force. Drainage allows you to boost toxin elimination process Already naturally started in the spring. In addition, the winter period is conducive to production and especially the storage of waste which will accumulate in the liver and will end up invading the blood if one does not eliminate them.
How long to clean your liver?
Detoxifying your liver is not done in a day! The detox must last at least 2 to 3 weeks To observe the effects. Between each detox cure, a period of time should be observed at least 1 month.
To eliminate toxins and regenerate the liver gentlyit’s necessary :
► Eliminate dairy products, too fatty and too sweet refined products, exciting (alcohol, coffee, tobacco, etc.) or even grills.
► Favor fiber -rich foods (cruciferous vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli…), preferably raw.
► Drink 2 liters of water per day.
What are the best plants to drain your liver?
It is advisable to bet on the plants once the cleaning has been started and the machine launched. The choice of suitable plants will be done thanks to the accompaniment of the naturopath. Some plants help cleaning the liver during the night:
- L‘artichoke (to take in the evening in seeds, herbal teas or in capsules)
- The dandelion (to be infused for 3 weeks)
- The Boldo (to take in the evening in seeds, herbal teas or in capsules)
- The smoking (to take in the evening in seeds, herbal teas or in capsules)
- Rosemary (to be taken after meals to free up bile)
- The black radish (to be taken after meals to free up bile)
- CHARDON-Marie (to take after meals to release bile).
► Apply a hot hot water bottle On her liver each evening (respecting the precautions for use of hot water bottle).
► Opting for the saunasophrology, meditation, yoga or facial reflexology to relax in order to avoid stress and further eliminate toxins.
► Do not waste energy unnecessarily in order to focus everything on the work of the liver. Good vitality will therefore be necessary to have the resources necessary for this detoxification. If you already feel fatigue or stress that consumes a lot, drainage can have the opposite effect. It will therefore be necessary to revitalize in order to find sufficient energy to properly carry out this detox.
► Stress by practicing adequate activities
► Lighten your diet In order not to consume all its energy capital in terms of digestion.
► Practice Dry brushing Before the shower with a soft brush in natural hairs: perform the movements from bottom to top, always towards the heart. This daily reflex will make it easier to evacuate toxins by the skin.
What are the precautions and contraindications when you detox liver?
Support in a liver detox is more than advised. Indeed, drainage must be done correctly taking into account its physical condition of the moment. Liver drainage is completely contraindicated:
► For pregnant women (on the other hand, a global detox to prepare a future pregnancy is ideal)
► If we suffer from specific lesions or disorders in the liver.
What are the risks and side effects of a liver detox?
You have to be aware that freeing the toxins from the body can have somewhat unpleasant consequences such as pimples, more fragrant sweat, dark urine. Even if these inconvenience is a sign of the proper functioning of the process, they can be disturbing when facing its drainage alone. Hence the interest once again to be accompanied. In addition, changing food and adopting a new lifestyle is not always easy to set up and a naturopath will be able to assess the risks, but also the success of drainage before starting, and can offer you a personalized detox.
Thanks to Myriam Zlotnik, certified and validated therapist of the Medoucine network (network of practitioners who offers appointments in fresh medicine)
