Beyond Green Juices: Advanced Strategies to Support and Heal Your Liver

The detox world is full of quick fixes and trendy solutions, with green juices often topping the list. While these beverages can offer some benefits, supporting your liver goes far beyond sipping on a spinach and kale blend. Liver health is about a holistic, integrated approach that takes into account not just what you consume but how your liver processes everything from toxins to emotions– we have to work on the root cause level of healing and look at the underlying system or process within the body!

Why Juicing Isn’t Enough

Juices are a great way to flood your body with vitamins and antioxidants, but they don’t address the deeper issues many people face with liver congestion. For one, juices are often missing the fibre needed to help bind toxins and carry them out of the body. Without fibre, toxins processed by the liver can be reabsorbed through the gut and sent back into circulation – undoing the detoxification process.

Moreover, many people overlook the importance of other factors such as bile production, lymphatic support, and emotional health when it comes to the liver. Liver healing is firstly, just one piece of the puzzle, but also multifaceted and requires a comprehensive plan, especially for those dealing with long-term toxicity, sluggish bile flow, or even emotional stress.

Ways to Support Your Liver

Here are some fantastic techniques to give your liver the deep support it needs:

1. Castor Oil Packs: Castor oil has been used for centuries to support liver health. Applying a castor oil pack over the liver area can increase circulation, reduce inflammation, and promote the movement of bile. This simple yet effective practice can be done a few times a week for profound liver support. Use 2-3 times a week for up to an hour.
2. Infrared Sauna: Sweating is one of the body’s primary ways to detoxify, and an infrared sauna takes it to the next level. By heating the body from the inside out, it helps eliminate toxins stored in fat cells, which reduces the liver's workload.
3. Liver Massage: Massaging the liver area (just below your rib cage on the right side) helps stimulate bile flow, improve digestion, and promote detoxification. This technique can also be done alongside castor oil packs for enhanced effects.
4. Herbal Support: In addition to the commonly known herbs like milk thistle, other herbs like burdock root and artichoke leaf offer strong liver support. Burdock root helps to purify the blood and promote bile production, while artichoke leaf protects liver cells and supports bile flow, aiding digestion.

Emotional Connection to Liver Health

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the liver is closely linked with emotional well-being, particularly anger and frustration. When the liver is stagnant, it’s common to feel irritated or emotionally blocked. Detoxing the liver can often release these trapped emotions, leading to a greater sense of emotional clarity and calm.

Incorporating practices like journaling, mindfulness, and deep breathing into your liver detox programme can help address both the physical and emotional aspects of liver health. This is what makes holistic detox so powerful – it acknowledges that the body and mind are deeply interconnected.

Going Beyond Juices with Personalised Detox Support

With our client work, we go far beyond the surface-level detoxes that often only provide temporary relief. With a personalised programme, we address all aspects of liver health as just one part of our programme – from physical detox to emotional well-being. Our advanced strategies help clear toxins, improve energy, and promote long-term health. Are you ready to take your liver healing to the next level?

Written by Ellie Dobbs