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Током празника јетра – the main filter of our body – works with a doubled load. She must produce enough bile to handle the huge amounts of unusually heavy food that is abundant in holiday feasts. Alcohol is added to food, which is destroyed by 90% by the liver. It is necessary to process and remove from the body the products of its decay, and with large volumes of alcohol, the liver simply cannot cope with the load, and its cells are poisoned by toxins. So it is very important to prepare the liver for the upcoming stress.
Take a course of hepatoprotectors. These are dietary supplements that protect liver cells. They use various substances of plant origin that prevent the destruction of cell membranes, as well as amino acids and phospholipids necessary for the renewal of liver cells. Despite the fact that these funds are still not considered medicines, it is best to consult your doctor about their use.
The most famous plants containing hepatoprotective substances are milk thistle, artichoke, yarrow, chicory.
Drink vitamins
Antioxidants – vitamins C, A and E – help to normalize liver function, help phospholipids to repair cell membranes.
Don’t forget about enzymes
Even an absolutely healthy person before a hearty feast will not be damaged by 1-2 tablets of pancreatic enzymes (pancreatin in any form).
Chase bile
In order for food to be processed properly, the liver must secrete a sufficient amount of bile. You can help her not only with the help of choleretic drugs, which should be taken several days before the holidays, but also with the help of a special diet, which includes products that promote the outflow of bile. It:
- Citrus fruits – lemons, oranges, tangerines
- Vegetables – tomatoes, carrots, beets, cauliflower and white cabbage, corn, celery. 100-150 g of fresh beets on an empty stomach is one of the most effective remedies for diseases of the biliary tract.
- Leafy vegetables and herbs – spinach, dill, rhubarb
- Vegetable oils – sunflower, olive, corn, avocado oil. Vegetable fats should be at least 80-100 g in the daily diet.
- Freshly squeezed juices – cabbage, black radish juice, beetroot, lingonberry, grape juice.
Drink choleretic teas
Rosehip fruits, immortelle, calendula, dandelion root, peppermint contribute to increased bile formation and outflow of bile. Boil any of these herbs or collection and let it brew. Drink ½ cup three times a day.
Important: choleretic herbal decoctions, as well as any products that stimulate the outflow of bile, can only be taken if you are sure that there are no stones in the gallbladder. So do not be lazy to go for an ultrasound scan and consult a gastroenterologist.
Replace coffee with chicory
Chicory – one of the natural hepatoprotectors, it is often included in dietary supplements that improve liver function. To avoid swallowing pills, just drink chicory instead of tea and coffee.
Give your body a light detox
Чај од ђумбира. Detox course – 7 days. Tea is brewed as follows: 1 cup of boiled, but not boiling water, pour 1 tbsp. a spoonful of finely grated fresh ginger root. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into a glass, put a small piece of chili pepper. Insist 10 minutes. This tea should be drunk in the morning on an empty stomach, before meals. In addition to normalizing the liver, this drink will also “spur” the immune system, and activate the metabolism.
Лимунска вода. Due to the huge content of the fashionable antioxidant – vitamin C – lemon activates the regeneration of liver cells. Squeeze the juice of ½ lemon into 1 glass of boiled water. Drink in the morning before breakfast. During the day, you can drink up to 500 ml of water with lemon. The duration of the detox is 3 to 5 days.
Пажња: honey can be added to lemon tea, it also promotes the outflow of bile. However, honey is contraindicated in the presence of gallstones, so you need to be especially careful with it.
Matty, broom!
You can’t starve during the New Year’s Eve cleansing. But eating right is necessary. And the main thing is to include in the diet as many fresh vegetables and fruits as possible, especially cabbage, carrots, bell peppers, beets, spinach, arugula and herbs. The ideal choice for every day is a salad known as “Broom” or “Brush”: it is made from fresh white cabbage, beets and carrots (300 g each), you can also add apples, bran and herbs. The salad is dressed with vegetable oil with the addition of lemon juice. This dish helps cleanse the intestines of toxins and pathogenic bacteria, renew the intestinal microflora, and prepare the digestive tract for the upcoming stress. And as a bonus, the swelling will go away, the complexion will improve, and you can lose a couple of kilograms without any diet.
Eat until 18.00 pm
Bile secretion is most active during the day, which is why the most dense meal, when you can afford almost everything, is lunch. But in the evening, the body, and the liver, too, begins to prepare for sleep. And if you “pamper” it at this moment with fried or fatty, colic in the right hypochondrium will be provided to you.
Go to the bathhouse
The annual tradition of the heroes of the film “Irony of Fate” is not only pleasant, but also useful. Under the influence of high temperatures, blood circulation and metabolism improve, pores open and toxins leave the body along with sweat. Regular physical activity has a similar effect, but do we have time to jog in the park on the holidays before the holidays, and not to shop for gifts?
Пијте довољно воде
Without it, the elimination of toxins from the body and the formation of bile is simply impossible, so 1,5 liters of water per day is the necessary minimum.