What is a Liver Flush?

Liver and Gallbladder “flushes” are widely advocated as a way of treating gallstones and helping with medical conditions ranging from allergies to cancer. A liver flush is a traditional home remedy for removing fat-soluble toxins such as pesticide residues from the body, the liver flush has also gained immense popularity as a treatment for gallstones. Let’s look at what doing a liver flush entails so that you can decide if this is something you want to do. I’m a firm believer that you have to be your own health advocate and not rely entirely on what your doctor tells you.

It appears that a liver flush is a treatment frowned upon by traditional medicine but recommended by alternative medicine practitioners. Perhaps this is because there isn’t a boatload of money to be made from promoting this so traditional medicine isn’t interested.

A liver flush is a way to cleanse the liver of toxins to enable it to do its job better. Your liver’s job is to aid in digestion and to move toxins out of your bloodstream.

Flushing your liver consists of a special routine you follow over a couple of days. Here is what it entails;

1. Drink 2 glasses of warmed organic apple juice every two hours for 2 days in addition to eating fruits and vegetables only for these two days. Apple juice is high in malic acid, so it is thought to act as a solvent to weaken adhesions between solid globules.

2. At the end of the two days you take one to two tablespoons of Epsom salts dissolved in water, followed by half a cup of olive oil with 1/3 cup of warmed apple or lemon or grapefruit juice at bedtime. This last drink can lead to nausea but it will pass. After drinking the olive oil drink it is suggested that you lie on your side for about a half hour before falling asleep.

After a flush be sure you keep the fiber consistently in your diet or your bowels might become a little sluggish. Return to regular eating by starting with steamed fresh vegetables, simple salads dressed with olive oil and lemon and fruits.

For people in reasonable health and no complicating factors, flushes are generally safe. However, if you know that you have large gallstones this procedure could be dangerous and lead to a blockage in your duct requiring gallbladder surgery.