Health & Well-being Health and fitness in 2023

by Denise Kelly www.lifeisforthriving.com

i love it when spring is here and all the flowers start to come out to bloom! But its not just our houses and gardens that we need to clean up, what about having a spring clean for the body?

our liver has a very important job to do and we can so easily ignore warning signs that all is not well.all the blood leaving the stomach and intestines passes through the liver and gets broken down to create the nutrients that we need. it also metabolizes drugs into forms that are easier to use for the rest of the body so imagine how overloaded this can get. another main function is detoxification, so that we can feel our very best every day and have the energy and zing to not just survive, but truly thrive if your liver is struggling to cope these could be some of your warning signs...

• abdominal pain and swelling

• swelling of the legs and ankles

• itchy skin

• dark colour urine

• pale colour poo

• chronic fatigue

• nausea or vomiting

• skin and eyes that appear yellow of course go and get bloods checked if you feel you have serious liver disease, but the majority of us can do a lot to help the liver function so much better these things can be super simple too start by introducing these drinks into your daily diets:

• ginger and lemon tea

• oatmeal drinks

• turmeric drinks

• green tea the best superfood powders or herbs to cleanse the liver are: reishi mushrooms, dandelion tincture, milk thistle, cardamom and chicory root. and if you want to know what foods to eat every day you should include: Broccoli, green vegetables, grapefruit,

Beetroot, carrot,apple and ginger juices are fantastic at cleansing the liver and boosting your immune systempurify the blood and add essential liver cleansing vitamins and mineral into the blood stream such as potassium, vitamin c and anti-oxidants.