Best Liver & Kindey Cleanse/Flush Routine - Recommendations appreciated!
Hello all! :-) I have been extremely interested in alternative/complementary medicine/healing and spirituality (as well as
Science and health in general) so I'm fairly acquainted with a lot of what I read on this site, but I am interested in personal suggestions for good liver and kidney cleansing routines. I have a history of excessive drinking (party girl) and smoking pot but completely quit cold turkey a month or so ago and have already noticed improvement in my overall health. I think these habits are what caused palpitations to begin a year ago, as well as increased bruising (although I have always bruised easily, have a family history of poor circulation as well, myself included) and as of the last several months I have definitely noticed more swelling (Edema) of my legs and ankles. I have regular check-ups and complete physicals as well as ECG, thyroid ultrasound studies, bloodwork, everything comes back normal. Because I've gone through such a spiritual shift the last couple of years and my passion has turned towards that and pursing a career as an alternative medicine nurse (hopefully get a PhD one day in spirituality's effects on healing!) and becoming an interfaith minister, I am kind of viewing this whole situation as a journey - yes I put myself in - but is meant to teach me by experience the true self-healing capacity of the body so I may be that much better a role model for future patients and able to empathize with their own journeys.
I am highly suspect that aside from discontinuing the behaviors I mentioned earlier, my kidney and liver systems are in need of serious detoxification. I have read a bunch of stories here about who tried what, but I would really love recommendations for cleansing routines that people really, truly support and believe in 1,000%. I appreciate any advice!!!
I already take Dr. Weil's daily vitamin recommendations (carotenoid mix, vit C, vit E, selenium, magnesium, calcium), as well as CoQ 10 for my palpitations (TOTALLY HELPS!!!), and gingko biloba and gotu kola supplements for circulation. I take passion flower rarely now for insomnia but open to suggestions as I know milk thistle therapy can benefit the liver. I try to eat organic as much as possible (as a full-time ophthalmic technician assistant and part-time nursing student though, my money goes to school and bills etc and when you're paycheck to paycheck this lifestyle obviously means you have to settle for conventional produce 1/2 the time... organic $$$) and try to eat just salmon for omega 3 (out of all animal protein), I try to follow a lot of dietary recommendations by Dr. Weil. I drink at least 100
oz of H2O a day and 3 to 4 cups of tea (decaf green and oolong, mostly). Above all else I seriously believe in the benefits of spirituality and "quieting the mind" although I am still a novice to it. I think the mind has a LOT to do with illness however - if you haven't seen "What the Bleep Do We Know?" and you are interested in anatomy & physiology as well as quantum physics and consciousness - I highly recommend it!
Sorry for the long-windedness... back to the main point! Kidney/
Liver Flush ideas greatly appreciated!!! Look forward to chatting. :-)
Peace,
Meg