As I mentioned yesterday, Week Two of the Detox is all about the Liver.
"What's so great about your Liver?" I hear you ask. In true Chandler Bing style I think we should reverse that question to "What is not so great about your Liver?" And the answer would be - "Nothing". In terms of overall health, your Liver is the one to look after.
I found the passage below here.
It explains the importance of your Liver far more eloquently than I can.
"Your liver is your largest internal organ, and it’s responsible for an astonishing variety of life-sustaining and health-promoting tasks – including those that make healthy weight loss and weight management possible. Integral to countless metabolic processes, the liver supports the digestive system, controls blood sugar and regulates fat storage. It stores and mobilizes energy, and produces more proteins than any other organ in the body. It also regulates your blood flow and, if you’re a woman, keeps your menstrual cycles running smoothly.
One of your liver’s most important functions, though – and the one most crucial to your weight loss – is chemically breaking down everything that enters your body, from the healthiest bite of organic food to the poisonous pesticides that linger on your salad; from the purest filtered water to a glass of wine or a cup of coffee; from your daily vitamin and mineral supplements to your doctor-prescribed blood-pressure medication.
It’s your liver’s job to distinguish between the nutrients you need to absorb and the dangerous or unnecessary substances that must be filtered out of your bloodstream. But when the liver is clogged and overwhelmed with toxins, it can’t do a very effective job of processing nutrients and fats. So if you’re concerned with managing your weight, remember this important point: The more toxic your body becomes, the more difficulty you’ll have losing weight and keeping it off. "
So you see where I'm coming from? Detoxing that bad boy is pretty darn important.
For Week Two of Fi's Detox Plan I will be having a special powder mix blended into a smoothie to help support the liver. Throughout the entire Detox I have also been taking supplements specifically designed for what my body needs to support this process. I won't mention what they are, because everyone's needs are different.
Here's how Day Eight turned out.
07.00 am Hot Water and Lemon
07.30 am Berry Smoothie. I'm not going to lie, the detox powder doesn't make the smoothie taste bad but it does give it a really gritty texture. I'm going to have to work on that one!
11.30 am Teapigs Green Tea and Coconut Macademia Bounce Ball
13.45 pm I was working from home and decided to experiment a bit with the powder for lunch. I've long been a fan of the Tone It Up girls' Protein Pancake and though I would use this powder to try and re-create them!
It doesn't look the best but actually tasted great! I added some fresh cherries into the mix too.
19.30 pm After a good couple of hours stressing out about my new phone I got around to making dinner. We had Lemon Lentil Soup with Kale (a Detox recipe), like all the recipes this was really filling and tasty.
23.00 pm More freaking out about my phone, and an episode of Breaking Bad later. I headed to bed.
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