Naturopaths Make Better Livers!

The entire beet is great for the liver.

by Dr. Hannah Edmond

Naturopathic Physician

The liver is the body’s major organ that supports detoxification. From a Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective, the liver and gallbladder are most active during Springtime. For this reason, it is a good time of the year to take extra care of the liver, while cleansing the body after winter’s hibernation. 

In general, yellow and bitter foods and herbs are supportive for the liver. Here is a list of some foods that are especially nutritious for our liver:

• Beets - eat the whole beet, green tops included! You can include the beet greens in salads or steam them. 

• Dandelion greens - you can harvest these greens from your backyard or on a hike. Simply clip the freshest green leaves from the plant before it flowers. Be sure you are harvesting from an area that has not been sprayed with pesticides and is not exposed to high levels of pollution. For example, harvesting from a city park or on the side of a highway is not a good idea. 

• Sprouts 

• Bitter greens (mustard greens, arugula, bok choy) 

• Cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, kale) 

• Berries

• Warm lime or lemon water

Dr. Hannah Edmond received her doctorate in Naturopathic medicine at National University of Natural Medicine in 2021. She completed her first year of residency in general internal medicine at NUNM’s clinic where she was resident on the GI Mentor Shift with Dr. Sandberg-Lewis.

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