Other Foods Good for Your Liver
• Foods good for cleansing and detoxifying your liver, including romaine lettuce, mustard greens, dandelion greens, cabbage and cauliflower, are important cleansing and detoxification agents.
• Foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids including salmon, sardines, tuna and mackerel are very helpful for your liver.
Foods to Avoid
Foods high in alcohol and caffeine could damage your liver functions. Caffeine makes it more difficult to cleanse the liver. Limit the intake of coffee which is high on caffeine. Instead, go for green tea which has immune-boosting properties and contains caffeine at a minimal level.
Foods high in saturated animal fat like hamburgers increase the ALT (alanine aminotransferase) levels. A high level of ALT is a sign of liver damage. A Swedish research team (of Sweden’s University Hospital of Linkoping) conducted a research on 18 lean, healthy students. The students were asked to adopt a sedentary lifestyle and consume two daily meals at fast food restaurants for one month. The diet mainly consisted of hamburgers and other foods high in saturated fat. The blood samples from the test results showed a rise in the levels of liver enzyme ALT.
A steady and simple step in choosing foods can make a huge difference in improving and maintaining your liver’s health. Remember, the liver is a vital mechanism of your body, just like your heart.
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References
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PREPARATION TIME 15 MINUTES.COOKING TIME TO 10 MINUTES
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1 cup [200g]koshihikari rice
500g beef rum steak, sliced thinly
1 glove garlic, crushed
1 teaspone grated fresh ginger
1/2 cup[125ml.] light soy souce
1/2cup [125ml] mirin
1 tablespoon peanut oil
6 green onions, sliced thinly.
1.Cook rice in a large soucepan of boiling water,uncovered' until just tender; drain.
2. Meanwhile,combine beef, garlic ang ginger in medium bowl with half of the soy souceand half of mirin.
3.HEat oil in a large frying fan; cook beef, in batches, stiring, until browned all over .Return beef to pan with remaining soy souce and mirin.
; bring to boil.
4. Serve in mixture over rice in a large soup or rice bowls; sprinkle with onion.
SERVE 4
PER SERVING 106g fat
tip You can use thinly siliced chicken breast fillets rather than beef in this reciepe; if you do. thinly sliced a large brown onions
and add it to the chicken mixture before cooking. serving suggestion Serve with vegetable tempora.
Vicky Dagan (45)