Cleanse for the Liver

A liver cleanse is a three-day procedure that may rid the liver of accumulations that naturopathic doctor Juergen Buche claims are the precursors to gallstones. The liver cleanse, or liver and gallstone flush, will force large amounts of bile from your liver and into your colon. The liver may also dump out other substances such as cholesterol, cysts, stones and dirt following the process.

Days 1 and 2 of a Liver Cleanse

• Most practitioners will advise you to detox your colon before you cleanse your liver but if this is impossible try to keep your bowel active by consuming Epsom salts. There are several varieties of liver cleanses but most begin three days before you take the oil that flushes your system of bile. To begin, drink 1 quart a day of organic, unpasteurized apple juice, which is designed to flatten gallstones and dissolve smaller deposits. Alternatively you may be asked to drink an herbal tea or take a liver-friendly supplement such as milk thistle, as is the case with Hulda Clark's liver cleanse.

  During the three-day cleanse, eat light meals of fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains and avoid foods containing excess fats. This will allow your liver to build up its stores of bile, which it releases when you consume fat. Avoid alcohol and drugs during a liver cleanse--even prescription ones. As your liver neutralizes substances including drugs that come into your body, being on a liver cleanse could result in those drugs being absorbed by your body in harmful dosages.

Day 3 of a Liver Cleanse

• On the final day of the liver cleanse, eat a light breakfast of fresh fruits and a light lunch of whole grains such as oatmeal. Do not eat anything after 2 p.m.--this will allow bile to build up in your liver. Mix 4 tbsps. of Epsom salts with 3 cups of water or grapefruit juice and place this in the refrigerator. At 8 p.m. drink 3/4 cup of this Epsom salts mixture. An hour later mix 4 ounces of olive oil with 1/2 a cup of the juice from a freshly squeezed sour fruit such as grapefruit or lemon. Shake this mixture together and refrigerate.

  Drink the olive oil mixture at 10 p.m.; immediately lie down on your right side in fetal position for a half-hour before falling asleep. Doze on your back afterwards and think positive thoughts. Take orinthine capsules to sleep better.

  The next morning take two more doses of Epsom salts two hours apart. After you have been up for a few hours, eat, beginning with something light such as fruit. You will likely experience diarrhea as your body releases bile and other substances from your liver. Whether you rid your body of stones or not, you should feel that your health has improved as a lifetime of accumulation is taken out of your liver.