Recipes and food to combat liver cirrhosis

• Manifesto of the Platform for the Defense of Natural Health

Published: 05/23/2010 - Updated: 07/09/2017

• Author: K. Laura Garcés G

Liver cirrhosis is a condition in which the liver begins to weaken, deteriorate and malfunction. A healthy liver can regenerate its own cells when damaged, but in the case of cirrhosis, in addition to that partially blocks blood flow, restricts the ability to eliminate toxins and bacteria, process nutrients, hormones and medications to make proteins regulating blood clotting, in the terminal stage, the liver is unable to effectively replace damaged cells, and then you need a healthy liver to survive.

However, cirrhosis, and every disease can bring new knowledge and opportunities. One of them could be considering our food health as an important source. What we eat is a fundamental part of the body to function harmoniously, so here are some key food and delicious recipes to help you prevent and eradicate cirrhosis.

Favorable food: fresh vegetables and salad in juice (especially the turnip, carrot and beet, the latter use it in moderation, especially if you are not used to), seaweed, whole grains, seeds and nuts, vegetable milk, kefir or homemade yogurt, probiotic foods and fresh fruits, seasonal well combined and the black seeds of papaya.

Food non-recommended: alcohol, coffee, drugs, sugars and refined flours, grains and refined or hydrogenated oils, canned foods, vinegar, ketchup, mustard, chili pepper and spicy products, dairy products of animal origin (cheese, milk etc), sausages, excess animal meat, fried food, junk food with added dyes, additives, preservative, soft drinks and canned juices added.

Juice for cirrhosis treatment

Ingredients

• Half liter of fresh carrot juice
• One cup of spinach (or one medium cucumber seeds or shelled)
• A bit of beet
• 1 or 2 tablespoons of papaya seeds

Procedure

1. Blend the ingredients and drink without strain.
2. If this is the first time you take this juice, reduce the amounts in half and drink very slowly, chewing each mouthful if necessary.

Reconstructive tonic for live

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons of papaya seeds
• A glass of pure water
• 3 teaspoons of lime juice or aloe

Procedure

Blend all and drink unsweetened. 2 glasses per day for a month.

Reconstructive miso soup (miso helps detoxify and fight off infections)

Ingredients

• 3 cups of diced squash
• 1 long or round turnip
• 1 medium onion
• 1 medium carrot
• 1 small piece of seaweed Wakame
• sea salt to taste
• ½ teaspoon of miso per serving
• 1 teaspoon of fresh ginger juice per serving
• Water
• scallions or parsley, finely chopped

Preparation

1. Cut all vegetables into chunks. Add water to cover, cook and let soften but not too much, trying to avoid killing nutrients. If water is gone, add a little more to it to form a broth. Sea salt is added and given another boil.
2. At the time of serve, add to each dish some ginger juice and then, once served the green onion or parsley, the teaspoon of miso previously dissolved in a little broth.

Oat croquettes

Ingredients

• 2 cups of oats (Soaked for 2 hours in one cup of water)
• 1 onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 tablespoons of parsley
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 50 grams of chopped olives
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons of grated cheese
• 3 tablespoons of corn oil
• 1 teaspoon of oregano
• salt and pepper to taste
• breadcrumbs

Preparation

1. Put oil in a saucepan with a tablespoon of water.
2. Warm up and add the onion and pepper.
3. Sauté until slightly softened but not cook much.
4. Remove from heat and add the parsley, olives, cheese and seasonings.
5. Incorporate oats and egg, mix well and go on to form croquettes.
6. Transfer to flour then in egg beaten with three tablespoons of water and finally to breadcrumbs.
7. Spread little extra virgin olive oil and bring a plate to a moderate oven until hot.
8. Remove the plate and arrange the croquettes.
9. Return them to the oven and let cook, turning every so often to brown.
10. Serve hot with fresh salad.

Beet and carrot salad

Ingredients

• 1/2kg of medium carrots
• 1/2kg of beet
• Jicama to taste
• Sesame oil

Dressing:

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon of paprika
• Sea salt to taste

Preparation

1. Wash the carrots, jicama and beets. Superficially, scrape carrots and peel the beets.
2. Grate in grater or with the processor. Place the grated beets in a bowl and fits well. Allow some time in the refrigerator and then remove the mold in the center of a salad being well with the form. Fit around the grated carrot.
3. Dressing: In a bowl put the olive oil, minced garlic, paprika and salt to taste. Mix everything together and place in refrigerator until serving time. After applying dressing to salad, sprinkle with sesame seeds.

• K. Laura Garcés G

  Writer, therapist and lecturer. She is a lover of natural medicine and the power of mind and emotions in body and life. In addition, he has studied nutrition and develops appropriate diets to support this healing process.She has written more than 1500 articles in magazines in Spain and Mexico, winner of two literature contests. Linkedin.