“Spring Cleaning” that Benefits Every Aspect of Your Health.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Spring is a time of renewal and liver cleansing. In TCM, every season has a color, a flavor, a natural element, and an organ that is dominant during that time. Spring is the green season, when bitter flavors like dandelion greens are prominent, the wood element governs, and the liver and gallbladder are the organs that drive how we feel. This affects your moods, spine, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, eyesight, and even motivation level.How Your Liver and Gallbladder Affect Your Total Body Health
If your liver meridian (energy pathway) is in balance, you may be feeling a rush of creative energy and inspiration with a new drive to achieve your goals. However, when your liver energy is stagnating, you may feel fearful, irritable, indecisive, angry, aggressive, frustrated, or downright stuck on your path in life. When these feelings linger, they are often accompanied by some level of depression and lack of motivation. At the same time, you may have achy joints, less flexibility, digestive issues, and dimming eyesight.Gentle and Effective Spring Liver Cleansing
When we are in tune with what the seasons have to offer, it becomes effortless to cleanse and nourish the dominant organs. In Spring, the bitter green foods and herbs that are part of the wood element spring up from the ground and are excellent liver and gallbladder cleansers that also help to stimulate bile flow. Liver cleansing doesn’t have to be harsh and drastic to be effective. Small daily changes to your routine can produce excellent results!Incorporate These 7 Steps to Optimize your Spring Liver Cleanse:
Sip hot lemon water every morning. Start each day with a mug of hot water with the juice of ½ lemon, to help thin bile and tone liver function.Drink cran-water daily. In a 64-ounce (½ gallon) bottle, stir together 8 ounces 100% unsweetened cranberry juice and 56 ounces plain filtered water. Sip this antioxidant/phenol-rich cranberry juice and water mixture throughout the day to keep detox pathways clear.
