How to Do A Liver Flush
Many people are interested in doing a liver flush to eliminate toxins from the liver. Liver flushing is really simple, and I'm going to tell you the best (and apparently only) way to do it. First, this is what you will need:
- Apple juice or malic acid supplements
- 4 tablespoons of Epsom Salt
- 1/2 cup of Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 big grapefruit, or 3 lemons.
Liver Flush Instructions
1. Before the liver flush: Do a thorough colon cleanse. Many people, including me choose to use a cleansing program such as DrNatura Colonix (it's very thorough). It's crucial to do a colon cleanse beforehand. You want your colon to be clean, and unclogged, so those gallstones do not get stuck in the colon, which can lead to serious problems.
Many people do a colon cleanse beforehand, as you can see here, and here. 1-2 months of colon cleansing should be enough.
2. After Colon Cleansing: For 4-5 days before your liver flush, eat as many apples, or drink as many apple juice as you can. You can take malic acid supplements instead. In the last 2 days, drink 8 oz of apple juice every 2-3 hours. Doing this will help ensure the liver flush is successful.
3. On day 6, eat a light breakfast with no fat. This enables the bile in your liver to accumulate, putting pressure in your liver. This pressure will eliminate more stones in your liver.
4. At 2:00 PM, the same day, mix 4 tblspoons of Epsom Salts in 3 cups of water, pouring all this into some jar (similar to salt water flush). Do NOT drink or consume any foods after 2 PM. This is extremely important! Put this jar in the cooler/refrigerator to make it cold
5. At 6:00 PM, drink 3/4 cup of this mixture. It will taste very bad... but you can add 1/8 tablespoons of powdered Vitamin C to make it taste better.
6. At 8 PM, drink another 3/4 cup of thix mixture. Get all your errands done, and prepare for the liver flush. You shouldn't be doing ANYTHING after doing a liver flush, just lying down and sleeping.
7. At 9:45 PM, pour 1/2 cup of virgin olive oil into a jar. Squeeze the entire grapefruit into the mix, removing the pulp with a fork. You should have 1/2 cups of grapefruit juice mixed with the virgin olive oil. Close the jar, and shake it very hard until it is all liquid.
8. At 10 PM, drink this mixture. You may drink it through some large straw if that makes it easier for you. Try to get it all down by 5 mins.
9. Lay down in your bed when you're done. This is crucial, and most people do this wrong. Just lay down immediately! Lay on your right side, with your right knee up towards your chin for 20 or so mins. Stay still, and try not to move at all. Try to sleep.
10. The next morning, when you wake up, drink a 3rd dose of your 3/4 cup Epsom salts. You can go back to sleep afterwards.
11. Two hours later, drink the last dose of Epsom salts.
12. Only after 2 more hours can you eat anything, but do not eat solid fruits just yet. Start with liquids, and move slowly to fruit.
Liver Flush Results
The next morning, you can expect some sort of diarrhea (this is caused by the Epsom salts). You might see some gallstones afterwards. Some people just eliminate regular wastes, but others eliminate hundreds of gallstones. Look for green, round things - these are gallstones. if they're float and are green, they are gallstones.
Here's a picture gallery of some gallstones a friend of mine got out after a liver flush.
Can a Liver Flush Cure Acne?
A lot of people do liver flushes to treat acne - you're not alone :) It can't cure all acne cases, but a lot of acne is due to an overload of toxins either in the colon, liver, or both. That's why so many people have success with holistic methods, and get better skin after colon cleansing + a series of liver flushes.
As for me, I had acne since I was 16 years ago. It very much made my life so miserable. I tried so many products from Accutane to Proactive. It wasn't until I did a colon cleanse, and then a series of liver flushes that my acne breakouts stopped. The acne scars will disappear over time - don't worry about those! The most important thing is preventing new breakouts.
Can A Liver Flush Lead to Weight Loss?
I don't suggest you focus on losing weight only. But colon cleansing, followed by a series of liver flushes can get rid of harmful toxins, and as a result stabilize our metabolism. So instead of gaining body fat, we burn food into energy quicker, and become leaner. I personally lost 10 lbs in 1 month while cleansing, but I know not everyone will lose that much. It depends person to person. I suggest focusing on becoming less toxic, the weight will take care of itself :)
The Benefits of A Liver Flush
The health of our liver is extremely crucial to long-term health. A congested liver is the root reason behind many modern diseases such as acne, candida, yeast infection, leaky gut, constipation, hermorrhoids, irritable bowel syndrome, and even an unhealthy body weight.
I read somewhere that doctors have found that in almost all cancer patients, the condition of their liver was extremely poor.
A congested liver is ultimately caused by an overload of toxins. As a result, the toxins eventually circulate back into your bloodstream, where it can end up anywhere - your joints, brain, heart, or other organs. Your kidneys become burdened by the extra workload, which contributes to the vicious cycle. If your colon is clogged as well, the liver has an even tougher time eliminating your toxins.
A congested liver, like a clogged colon is caused by these factors:
- A poor diet consisting of foods that kill
- Toxins found in the environment
- The over-use of antibiotics and drugs.
- Our lifestyle, and stress.
Wait... I don't see gallstones! Does It Work?
Most people don't even get gallstones in their first liver flush/detox. Be patient! Wait one more week before you do another liver flush. I know a friend who didn't pass any stones the first 3 times she did a liver flush, but lo and behold, the 4th time she did it, she eliminated lots of gallstones in one liver flush. Again, make sure you do a colon cleanse before liver flushing because those gallstones can be stuck in the colon.
We also need to realize our poor liver wasn't caused by 1 day of poor dietary habits - we can't expect it to be solved by just 1 day of liver flushing.
http://www.colonzone.org/liver-flush.php