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Gallbladder Liver Cleanse

The gallbladder has an important job to do: it creates bile. If you eat a lot of red meat, fried foods or processed foods, you might have a few gallbladder stones.
According to Carrie L'Esperance in "The Ancient Cookfire," you can do a gallbladder cleanse by drinking apple juice for three days. On the fourth day you cleanse the gallbladder and liver by consuming olive oil and may pass the stones the next morning.

  1. Why Cleanse?

    • Everyone is exposed to environmental pollution from car exhaust, factory pollution or pesticides. Over time, these toxins can move into the internal organs that are designed to detoxify the body. The gallbladder produces bile for digesting dietary fats, and the liver cleanses the blood. Keeping both in working order means having fewer toxins circulating in your bloodstream, or worse, becoming stored in your body fat.

      According to Carrie L'Esperance, the spring equinox is a good time to cleanse the gallbladder and liver. She emphasizes eating foods that are seasonal and apples for her apple juice cleanse are abundant in spring.

    Apple Juice Fast for Three Days

    • Carrie L'Esperance outlines a simple gallbladder and liver cleanse. She believes in detoxifying the internal organs regularly to prevent toxin accumulation. For three days, consume only warm, organic, fresh-pressed apple juice, which can often be found at farmer's markets. Each day, consume about 2 cups warm apple juice every two hours (8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon, etc.) until you have consumed about 10 cups per day. Drink at least six to eight 8-oz. glasses of water during the three days, as needed.

    Olive Oil and Lemon Juice to Cleanse

    • On the fourth day, before going to bed, consume 1/3 cup olive oil with an equal amount of hot apple juice and 1 tbsp. lemon juice. Lie on your right side, which helps "flood" the gallbladder and liver with blood. Some people like to take a hot-water bottle and place it, wrapped, underneath the right side of the body to add heat; this is optional. The next morning, you may or may not pass several small gallbladder stones that range in size from very small to the size of peanuts or larger. Again, if you believe you have larger gallstones, get medical clearance before doing this kind of cleanse: it can be very painful to pass very large stones.

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