Liver Cleanse Recipe
This is an excellent liver cleanse recipe that I have adapted from about four or five other liver cleanse recipes that I have tried over the years. I have supercharged it with a few extra ingredients, but have put the main, base ingredients in bold to highlight the essentials.
I would recommend doing this over the weekend, and in the morning. It is particularly effective if you have undertaken some light exercise such as walking or jogging prior to the liver cleanse as this helps to get the toxins moving out of the body and invigorates the lymph system.
After the juice I would also recommend some breathing exercises to help the lymph flow on its way!
The Recipe for the Ultimate Liver Cleanse!
Serves 2
- 2 large grapefruits
- 4 lemons
- 300ml of distilled water (or filtered)
- 2 tablespoons of Udo’s Choice (or cold pressed flax oil
- 1 teaspoon of acidophilus
- 1-2 cloves of fresh garlic
- 2 inches of fresh root ginger
- Optional: a dash of cayenne pepper!
Directions
- Squeeze the juice of the grapefruit and lemon into a blender
- Next, grate the garlic and the ginger, and then using a garlic press, squeeze this into the juice
- Now add the water, Udo’s and acidophilus powder and blend for 30 seconds
- Add more ginger/garlic to taste
This juice contains all of the most potent liver cleansing ingredients, and gives your liver a gentle flush and the opportunity to heal itself. There are no side effects to this drink, apart from a bit of garlic-breath for a while. However, the grapefruit removes most of the odour.
I have also been told that this is the most incredible hangover cure in the world - so it might be worth bearing in mind just for that! It contains everything you would need to cure a hangover (vitamin c, omega 3, probiotics, water, ginger) so I can see how it would work!
For serious liver cleanse action, you might also want to read abou these liver, colon and body cleansing products:
Alkaliveâ„¢ d-tox Detoxification Complex
Alkaliveâ„¢ Red - Acid Drainage Therapy
Alkalive Colon Health Pack
Alkalive Cleanse & Detox Pack
Interesting Reading:
p.s. late addition: I just remembered hearing about a liver cleanse pesto recipe last week, but have no idea what was in it or what it was about! If anyone has such a pesto recipe to share it would be greatly appreciated!
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HI
Great site!I have also heard that EPSOM salts are good for a liver detox. What do they do? Also can u use olive oil instead of flax oil?
thankyou in advance, Gayle
I would like to do the detox for the liver as I have polycystic liver diease and kidney,I have had a trans plant so I cant take the grapefruit juice,is there something else or could I use all lemon? I love this sight
hugs
shirl
Hey Shirl
Thanks for stopping by and for the kind words!
I am not 100% au-fait with the restrictions etc for you after your transplant, however, if you are OK with lemon then yep - the drink is great with 100% lemon juice instead of a mix of lemon and grapefruit. The lemon, oils, garlic and ginger will still give you a great, refreshing and cleansing juice!
Let me know if you have any other questions and have a sterling day
my father have a liver cirrohsis with a kindney disease do you have a medicine that can make a liver normal & he can
live a normal life.
Good evening Harish
Unfortunately, not being a medical doctor I am unable to prescribe or advice of any medicine for your father’s condition (see here for more info).
I would however, recommend you reading the pH Miracle:
And I would also suggest that you continue to do as much research as possible, both online and offline so that you can make the most informed decisions possible - do not be afraid to question, ask for second opinions and speak to a variety of doctors, nutritionists, herbalists etc
Diet, nutrition and exercise can play a huge role in recovery from illness so try to learn as much as you can!
Sorry I cannot be of more direct help to you.
All the very best of luck,
Ross
Do you fast while doing this liver cleanse or is it alright to eat? Do you only drink this once a day for a couple of days … or is it more often and for longer?
Thanks for the recipe!
You tell me a very healthy source of food.I’ll surely tell it to my cousin.
Harish, your father should have a detox cure with only fruits and some vegetables. Plants tea also helps for the kidney rehab.
I was wondering how often you do the liver cleanse and how much of it do u take at a time and when do u do this ,like in the morning or evening or how many times a day do u do this ??? While doing this , do u eat anything inbetween or can you , or do u not eat at all while doing this cleanse?
Pamela
Hi
Can you please tell me which one is better - the epsome/olive oil OR the grapefruit, lemon garlic and ginger etc.?
Please and thanks.
And how long do you do the grapefruit/lemon one for?
Thanks a bunch. I’m looking forward to trying this as I need a little energy boost.
Hi Cheryl
This is just a drink that is used as a pick me up or as PART OF a cleanse. From your question, I kinda got the impression you were asking with regards to this being a cleanse recipe in terms of this being ALL you consume.
I definitely would not recommend any cleanse or detox that advocates only consuming one thing for any period of time.
See this post for more info: http://www.energiseforlife.com/wordpress/1512/cleansing-vs-fasting
If that isnt what you meant then apologies!!!
If you DO want to try a cleanse, have a look here:
http://www.energiseforlife.com/detox-guide.php
And as I always say - talk to your Dr or nutritionist too!
Cheers and have a great day
Ross
Hello,
I have read other articles that say you have to do a colon and kidney cleanse before you do a liver cleanse. Why can’t I do a liver cleanse now and then do a colon and kidney cleanse? Then, in 2 weeks I will do another liver cleanse.
Mary
Hello,
Ive been very worried about the amount of Acetamenophen ive been taking, and have only recently found out about how detrimental high doses can be. Im on meds for chronic pain which keep my acetamenophen levels high on a regular basis… Does this, or do you know of any cleanses which can help get rid of the excess medicine in my liver and renal system?
Many thanks for the assist,
Sandy in Tx
Good Morning,
I am finding that no matter how little alcohol I consume, a half glass of wine with dinner as an example, my sleep is disturbed. I am familiar with the 1-3am “liver shiver”, however, half a glass?? Makes me wonder if my liver is extremely sensitive, and why? Thanks so much~
Please provide the answer to me that is given for question #11 from Cheryl. How often and how many times per day for how long do you take the mixture? I have chronic diarrhea and have been trying to find an answer to help heal my body. I am also looking for a parasite cleanse before I do the liver cleanse. Any comment is greatl appreciated.
I enjoyed this site for it has helped me even more in learning how to live and stay healthy and it has also helped me in a homework assignment for my anatomy class I’m taking. I’m a Reflexologist in training .I’ve been in the health care system for over 13 years and I’m learning that the natural way is the best way for our bodies or for me that is.God bless!
Hi, I’ve been suffering from diesel, chemical sensivity for 4 years.
I’ve cured myself slowly with same, milk thistle, antioxidants, and liver cleanses.
Cancer and chemical sensitivity have alot in common. The liver has to be de-toxed. I am on TMG, trimethylglycene. It is beet root extract and causes the liver to expel toxins.
There are many alternatives to the liver cleanse. I highly recommend Dr. Hulga’s cleanse with epsom salts. The results are exactly what her cleanse says they are. I am a result person and no matter what else you try or use with the epsom salt cleanse don’t be afraid to use the epsom salt first. The results from my family alone were amazing.
You mention Acidophilus. What is it and where can I obtain it in the UK?
I really need to do a live cleanse, I need it to be natural, I like the one that is posted, only thing is I tried the flax oil and my lips nearl exploded and I ended up in the hospital, any other suggestions.
i,hi im doing the liver cleanse every two weeks . do you recomend to add the drink recipe you have giv
en? an if so before the epsonsaltwater? katrin
like to know if to add this recipe you suggest to my regular two week livercleanses? thanks katrin
On the Alkaline Recipe #4: The Ultimate Liver Cleanse Recipe: I seen the recipe for this but can you tell me how often and how long you are supposed to take this cleanse? Also, do you need to fast before this or lie down during the cleanse?
Thanks,
Tammy
A good and gentle liver cleanse:
1 whole lemon (skin and all)
2 T olive oil
A third cup of warm water
Blend until smooth. Store in a glass jar in fridge.
Take 2 t of liquid, add to a little water and drink.
Drink this potion 2x a day for 7 days once a month. I personally passed kidney stones after 3 days taking it.
I would like to know how often to I do a liver cleanse.
I echo others’ queries re: how often, and is olive better than flax (that flax story above gives one pause)..?
THANKS!
Hi guys and especially Sarah and Janice (because you’re both most likely to check back for an answer).
There is a general theme of questions here about how long and how frequently to cleanse using this juice.
The long answer is already above in my comment from April 2007. The short answer is this:
This juice is cleansing to the liver and should be used as part of a wider cleanse that includes raw, green, fresh vegetable juices and raw soups, essential fatty acids and correct supplementation. See the post I linked to above.
You shouldn’t ever cleanse or detox using just one food or drink, and should certainly not do it with drink alone.
Flax is DEFINITELY better than olive (Udo’s Choice is best) because we already have (in a typical Western diet) a far greater ratio of omega 6 (from olive and cooking oils) than omega 3 (which is harder to get).
So many of us are massively deficient in omega 3 and it is such an important nutrient!
Hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions and have a fabulous day.
Ross
I am a 38 year old mother and I had my gallbladder out about 1.5 years ago. I have been loosing weight because I am very overweight. I m down about 20 lbs. and I ate a few egg rolls and started having pain as if I still had my gallbladder. This was about 2 weeks ago. Well today I ate some chili with very little beef in it and started having the same pain and now its worse. Can I still do a liver cleanse with out the gallbladder and it be effective. I just do not want to continue having problems. I am eating much healthier now. Will this help me if the problem is only in my liver?
i have a little red dotted rash under my left eye for months now. it seems to get worse when i have even just a small glass of wine? i am wonderfing if the left eye is connected to the liver? thanks, janice
I wanted to write a response to janice. I don’t know about the liver being connected to the eye, but I do know through lymphatic cleanses and reflexology, you can develope exzema/dermatitis, etc. from toxics being released quickly from the body. Also, my mom developed a fungal reaction around her eye during a heavy detox and a series of oral detox products. she had to go to doctor and get meds because the reaction was oozing it was so severe. I did hear the 11 between the eyes, the vertical wrinkles that appear over time are a sign of the liver hardening. unhealthy Liver causes so many negative symptoms through the body and I believe our skin tells the story. I am really to get on the wagon with this liver cleanse, but am confused on the best way to go about it. I will definitly take care of parasite and kidney first. I really like the gentle recipe above. Does anyone know if you can pass stones through normal colon cleanse, because I have seen very similar outcome with just occassional senna tea? I take it a few days before my period starts and it reliefs negative symptoms, great to keep skin clear and doesn’t dehydrate, but keep the water flowing anyways, I like club soda for a switch, even though it does have sodium in it right?. good night…
I have recently quit smoking after after about 30 years. Im wondering if there if a cleansing for my liver or for my entire body to get all the toxins out?
How you think when the economic crisis will end? I wish to make statistics of independent opinions!
I wish I would’ve known about this recipe sooner. I might have been able to save my father from even getting colon cancer in the first place, a few years ago…along with convencing him to eat better, and stop eating out all the time……he died of liver cancer, 2 years ago
Atleast now I can use it for myself, and prevent myself from fallowing in his footsteps.
Thank you so much for posting this site!
~Raphy~
I was wondering if u really have to do the kidney cleanse before doing the liver cleanse? and also, I herd that u shouldn’t do the liver cleanse during the winter time, is that true? what’s the effect if u do it in the winter?
Thanks for the Ultimate Liver Cleanse drink recipe here is a Pesto recipe it maybe the one you are looking for
Coriander Chelation Pesto
4 Cloves of garlic
1/3 cup Brazil nuts(selenium source)
1/3 cup Sunflower Seeds(cysteine source)
1/3 cup Pumpkin Seeds(Zinc, Magnesium sources)
2 cups fresh coriander (Vitamin A source)
2/3 cup Flaxseed oil
4 tbs Lemon juice (Vitamin C source)
2 tsp Dulse Powder
Bragg’s liquid Aminos
It’s delicious!!!
Hi there!
I’ve been doing a 4 week alkaline diet plan from The Alkaline Cook Book by Dr. Annie Guillet. I’m not a diet programs’ fan, but I had been feeling stressed and always sleepy so decided to give it a try as a good friend suggested it.
To make the long story short: I couldn’t be better. To be honest, I’m sort of surprise as that just by changing my diet I’d feel and look different. I’m in love with the “alkaline way of life” J
Ah about the book, the recipes are very easy-making and I’ve purchased it from their website.
i would really like to know how much to drink at one time and how often????
Hi Kathy
The recipe gives you an exact amount to drink (serves two, so halve it for just yourself) - and it is not a detox programme as such, it is just a cleansing drink for your liver. Drink it once a day, once a week - however often you like! If you have had a few foods or drinks that might have damaged your liver then have this one the next day to give it a helping hand!
Hope this helps!
Ross
Hi Jenny
I’m really pleased for you! It’s great that following these recipes has helped you in those areas! Good on you for sticking to it too!
We’ve developed a more holistic 12-week course here at energiseforlife.com that it would be remiss of me not to mention here!
Have a look at our 12-Week Alkaline Diet Course and let me know what you think!
Have a fantastic day and good luck with keeping it up!
Ross
I am new to this site and am really looking forward to doing some thing for me and my health. I am 63 and 240 lbs. i had me gallblader removed 12 years ago. I am going to try this soon. thank you
I want to start cleansing my body and your information was a great help. What would you recommend as a good colon cleansing product (colonix, Arise & Shine Cleanse 28, etc)?
Thanks
is there a herb or health program that can eradicate adhesions of the gut this is due to a gall bladder operation please help
Hi There,
I have tried Dr Annie Guillet’s Alkaline Cook Book also and the 4 week Plan in it is fantastic. I lost 8 kgs following the 4 week plan. I am still eating the foods from the book and my weight has now stabilized and I have so much more energy now.
I am a very driven business person so energy to be able to complete all my daily tasks and still have energy to play with the kids is really important to me, so I am really grateful that I stumbled upon Jenny’s post above.
After following Dr Annie Guillet’s Alkaline Diet I got really interested in why and how I lost so much weight so quickly and where all this fantastic burst in energy came from and I purchased Dr Robert Young’s Book the PH Miracle and it explained more to me About Alkalinity than Dr Annie Guillet’s Alkaline Cook Book, But I understand that her book is really just a fantastic Cook Book with lots of outstanding Alkaline Food Recipes in it. The beautiful color photos and easy step by step instructions makes it easy for me to impress my wife and cook dinner more often at home. She loves the Alkaline Cook Book too, the pictures motivates her to eat healthier.
I would like to thank Jenny again for her post above and let her know that her post has made a big change in our lives. And I hope my post will do the same for you reading out there.
Jack
PS. Enjoy The Alkaline Life Style!
As I had read about the benefits of turmeric I started adding a level teaspoon to a glass of milk each night and drinking it - I did this for a month and now I have a rash on the corners of my mouth (dry scaly skin - quite rough) and on my eyelids! I have stopped drinking the milk for the past 3 weeks but this skin condition remains! What to do?
Hi Mandy
I’m not sure on the tumeric having this effect, but I do know that dairy is highly acidic and can cause these problems. Do you also wake up with excess mucus?
I would certainly recommend cutting dairy out and certainly at night.
Try replacing the milk with tumeric with warm (not hot) water with fresh lemon squeezed in.
I also recommend omega 3 from flax to be taken daily for dry skin.
I hope this helps!
Ross
Hi Jack!
I love the Dr Guillet book too, I think her recipes are sensational, a leap forward in terms of alkaline cooking.
However, I find the ‘course’ element of her book to be quite basic and still leaving too much to the individual to make the right choices.
We both launched our publications at a very similar time - and I launched my Alkaline Diet Course to make it as easy as possible by not only including the information and recipes, but also a daily and weekly food, exercise, supplement and breathing exercise schedule, shopping lists for the recipes each week, weekly guidance emails etc.
The aim was to take all of the thinking and hard work away from you so that it is as easy as possible to succeed.
The course is also 12 weeks, as I believe it takes 3 months for habits to form…
Check it out here:
http://www.energiseforlife.com/AlkalineLifestylePay/alkaline_diet_course.php
and let me know what you think!
Thanks for contributing
Ross
Hi Ross
Thanks for your speedy reply! I’ve always had very clear skin and have had a glass of milk every night for as long as I can remember. I’ve actually never had a problem with dairy before…what I was thinking is the tumeric acted as a liver cleanser and the rash is a result of my body releasing toxins? Is that too far fetched? Do you think a proper liver cleanse might help?
Hi,
I was researching for a cleansing program. Just because I do believe that we should really cleanse or even just fast to take care this temple that GOD has given us. I started doing the drink, and I talked to a friend that she was doing this herbal drink every meal for cleansing and she has to eat raw veggies only for 7 days and lots of water. I do believe in those kinds of food. But what i am doing right now is your drink recipe, which i plan to do once a week, then eating raw veggies only and water once a week too. Will that be enough cleansing program for a starter or do I really have to follow like a 7 day or whatever program to really do the real cleansing? Thanks. Maybe some of your answers are in the links above, I just need to read on.
This drink is super . Just doing raw veggie everyday and no other food , I really already feel , so healthy. It was not easy, because I do exercise regularly and so I got so hungry , but as long as I have the veggie ready and water , it does satisfy me. But I keep saying to myself I can’t live like this all the time….LOL.
Hello, I cut and pasted a question *you received back in ‘07 that you didn’t directly answer. I’ll ask it again because I have the very same question. Any help would be much appreciated! thanks.
*Ive been very worried about the amount of Acetamenophen ive been taking, and have only recently found out about how detrimental high doses can be. Im on meds for chronic pain which keep my acetamenophen levels high on a regular basis… Does this, or do you know of any cleanses which can help get rid of the excess medicine in my liver and renal system?
Many thanks for the assist,
Sandy in Tx
Hi Sandy
Thanks for getting in touch!
Unfortunately as soon as any medication or medical condition is mentioned I am legally unable to comment. I have been advised by live blood microscopists that undertaking a liver cleanse is a great way to rid the body of all manner of substances. I also understand that a liver cleanse should be proceeded by a short parasite cleanse and kidney cleanse.
Have a look here for some more info:
http://www.curezone.com/cleanse/liver/huldas_recipe.asp
I hope this helps - sorry I am not allowed to be more specific!
Have a great day
Ross (in Australia!)
Hi Ross in Australia, thanks so very much!