Liver Detox Juice Recipes

The liver secretes enzymes for fighting any toxic build-up in the body. To stimulate these enzymes, here are some liver cleansing detox juice recipes which protect the liver against toxin build-up.
Liver Detox Juice Recipes
The liver is considered one of the strongest organs in the human body. There is a common saying, 'the liver doesn’t break easily and when it does, it doesn't heal easily'. In today's fast-paced world, we are forced to lead unhealthy lives which end up in various health problems and toxic build-up in the body. Without the effective unification of natural remedies like fruits, broccoli, lemons etc, into our lifestyles, we are at a high risk of being defeated by our metabolism. It's easy to detoxify your body with healing foods and juices. There are many juices and herbs that can be added to your daily diet for healthful body cleansing and extra vitality. Juices like apple-celery, grapes, beets, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, and papayas, help a lot in improving the liver’s defense system.

Liver Cleanse Grape Juice
Ingredients
  • Water - 500 ml (boiled and cooled)
  • Fresh lemons - 6
  • Ginger root - 4 to 5 inches
  • Grapefruits - 3
  • Flaxseed oil - 3 tbsp
  • Garlic cloves - 4
  • Cumin powder - 3 to 4 pinches
  • Fresh Mint – 3 to 4 leaves (optional)
Directions
Extract the lemon juice and grape fruit juice and keep them aside. In a blender, add some water and grated ginger and garlic pieces. Blend well and filter the juice into a container. Combine the two juices with water and blend this mixture with the flaxseed oil and cumin powder for 40 to 45 seconds. Pour the juice in a glass, garnish with mint leaves and serve.

Benefits
This recipe comprises of no preservatives and only fresh fruits, vegetables, and a small quantity of flaxseed oil and cumin powder which supply the liver with much needed vitamins and cleansing agents that help flush out toxins from the liver.

Liver Detoxification Vegetable Juice
Ingredients
  • Fresh cabbage - 125 g
  • Fresh lemon - 1
  • Celery - 25 g
  • Fresh pear - 250 g
  • Ginger root - 1 inch
  • Filtered Water - 500 ml
  • Fresh Mint - 4 to 5 leaves
Directions
Chop the pear, cabbage, celery and ginger into small pieces and put in a blender along with a cup of water; blend well for 1 minute. Add the fresh lemon juice to the blended juice. Pour the juice in a glass and serve chilled with mint leaves.

Benefits
This recipe is the mixture of fresh fruits and vegetables that taste unique and help flush toxins from the body. Cabbages, pears and celery are the best liver detoxification agents that serve by facilitating the liver in functioning properly by inhibiting aggregation of fluid and toxins in the liver.

Ultimate Liver Cleanser
Ingredients
  • Distilled water – 300 ml
  • Large grapefruits - 2
  • Udo's Choice (or cold pressed flax oil) - 2 tbsp
  • Lemons - 4
  • Fresh root ginger - 2 inches
  • Fresh garlic - 1 to 2 cloves
  • Acidophilus - 1 tsp
  • A dash of cayenne pepper (optional)
Directions
Extract the grape fruit juice and lemon juice and put in a blender. Grate the ginger and garlic and squeeze their juices into the blender. Add water, Udo’s and acidophilus powder and blend for 35 to 40 seconds. Pour the juice in a glass and serve with a dash of cayenne pepper.

Benefits
This juice comprises of all potent liver cleansing ingredients that give the liver a gentle flush and the opportunity to heal itself.

These liver detox juice recipes provide essential enzymes and nutrients which help in the detoxification of the body. They help in keeping the liver in shape and maintaining the natural detoxifying mechanism of the body.

By Kanika Khara
Published: 6/30/2009
 
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