Brief Summary
This video provides a 7-day protocol to cleanse and rejuvenate the liver, emphasising the liver's crucial role in detoxification, fat loss, and metabolic health. It highlights the importance of removing factors that impair liver function, such as fructose, alcohol, seed oils, and processed carbohydrates. The protocol includes intermittent fasting, consuming bitter foods, incorporating specific supplements and biohacks, and managing stress through gratitude.
- Removing inflammatory foods and drinks is crucial for liver health.
- Intermittent fasting and bitter foods aid in bile production and liver detoxification.
- Supplements like choline and TUDCA, along with biohacks like coffee enemas and red light therapy, can further support liver function.
Introduction to Liver Health
The liver is a vital organ responsible for detoxification, fat loss, longevity, and metabolic health. A sluggish liver can lead to chronic disease, weight gain, and metabolic syndrome. The liver produces bile, which is essential for breaking down dietary fat and assimilating fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K. The liver cells regenerate every 150 to 500 days, and it has the capacity to regrow even after losing a significant portion of its mass.
Foods to Remove for Liver Health
To improve liver health, it's important to remove items that cause inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. High fructose consumption, especially from high fructose corn syrup, disrupts liver function. Fructose is primarily metabolised by the liver, leading to fat accumulation and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Alcohol consumption is a known risk factor for liver disease, as the liver converts alcohol into toxic acetaldehyde, causing oxidative stress and damage to liver cells. Seed oils, high in omega-6 fats, also contribute to liver dysfunction and inflammation due to lipid peroxidation.
Specific Foods to Avoid and Alternatives
It's important to avoid high fructose corn syrup, fruit juices, and smoothies due to their concentrated fructose content. Clear liquors like whiskey, vodka, and tequila are better choices than beer and wine if you choose to drink alcohol. Consuming water, glutathione, and activated charcoal before alcohol can help the liver metabolise it faster. The nine inflammatory seed oils to avoid include canola, corn, cottonseed, soybean, safflower, sunflower, rice bran, grapeseed, and refined peanut oil, as well as fish oil. Healthier alternatives include coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil, butter, ghee, avocado oil, duck fat, beef tallow, and lard from organic pigs.
The Impact of Processed Carbohydrates
Excessive consumption of processed carbohydrates and sugar contributes to fatty liver disease. High sugar intake, especially from high fructose corn syrup, overwhelms the liver. Refined carbohydrates cause spikes in blood sugar levels, leading to high insulin levels and insulin resistance, which exacerbates fat storage in the liver. This can also lead to weight gain and visceral fat accumulation around organs.
7-Day Liver Cleanse Protocol: Intermittent Fasting
The first step in the 7-day protocol is to eliminate snacking and practice intermittent fasting. An 18/6 intermittent fasting schedule is recommended, with an 18-hour fasting window and a 6-hour eating window. During the fasting period, the body pulls fat from the liver, allowing it to heal. A 24-hour water fast once per week can further accelerate results by lowering inflammation and burning body fat.
7-Day Liver Cleanse Protocol: Bitter Foods and Supplements
Consuming bitter foods during the eating window stimulates the liver to produce healthy bile. Examples include arugula, organic coffee, apple cider vinegar, lemons and limes, radikio, rosemary, thyme, basil, dill, ginger, milk thistle tea, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts. Specific foods and supplements to incorporate include choline, which regenerates liver cells, and TUDCA, a bile acid derivative that protects liver cells from stress and damage.
7-Day Liver Cleanse Protocol: Biohacks for Liver Support
Coffee enemas stimulate bile production and enhance detoxification by increasing glutathione S-transferase activity. Castor oil packs, applied topically over the liver area, promote detoxification, reduce inflammation, and enhance lymphatic function. Red light therapy enhances cellular energy production within the liver, reduces inflammation, and improves blood flow.
The Role of Emotional Well-being in Liver Health
Mastering stress and letting go of hate, anger, and resentment is crucial for liver health. Chronic stress and negative emotions promote inflammation and impair the liver's ability to regenerate. Practicing gratitude, or taking "vitamin G," can help reduce inflammation and improve overall health and longevity.
