You would be surprised to learn how twisting your body into odd positions and trying to breathe would be beneficial to your career!
There are certainly a reasons for Fortune 500 companies like Apple, Nike and HBO to offer yoga to their employees. It turns out there are some major career benefits that happen as a result of practicing yoga. Here are some of the big ones:
So yoga? Anyone?
10/20/2014
Super Foods to Detox the Liver NaturallyThe importance of detoxification is huge today because we are living in a toxic environment, and there are number of natural ways to clean the accumulated toxic chemicals out of the body and its organs.
Importance of the Liver Liver is the largest gland. Without a liver, a person cannot survive. It has a number of functions including, but not limited to:
Below super foods helps to detox the Liver 1. Beets and Carrots: Carrots are rich in Glutathione, a protein that helps detoxify the liver. Both are extremely high in plant-flavonoids and beta-carotene. Eating beats and carrots can help stimulate and improve overall liver function. 2. Tomatoes: They have abundant amounts of Glutathione which again, are a great detoxifier for the liver. Lycopene in tomatoes will protect against breast, skin and lung cancer. 3. Grapefruit: Another source of the liver cleansing glutathione. It’s also high in vitamin C and antioxidants, this boosts the production of the liver detoxification enzymes and increases the natural cleansing process of the liver. 4. Spinach: Raw Spinach is a major source of glutathione that triggers toxin cleansing enzymes of the liver. 5. Citrus Fruits: Lemons and Lime contain very high amounts of vitamin C, which helps stimulate the liver and aids the synthesizing of toxic materials into substances that can be absorbed by water. 6. Cabbage: Cabbage’s glucosinolates provides liver detoxifying enzymes that help flush out toxins. 7. Turmeric: Turmeric is the liver’s favorite spice and helps boost liver detox. It does this by assisting enzymes that actively flush out dietary carcinogens. 8. Walnuts: Walnuts are a good source of glutathione, omega-3 fatty acids and amino acid arginine, which support the normal liver cleansing actions, especially in detoxifying ammonia. 9. Avocados: The nutrient-dense superfood, avocado helps the body produce glutathione 10. Apples: An apple a day, keeps the doctor away! Apples are high in pectin and other chemicals essential to cleanse and release toxins from the digestive tract. Apples make it easier for the liver to handle the toxic load during the cleansing process. 11. Garlic: Garlic is loaded with sulfur that activates liver enzymes that help your body flush out toxins. Garlic also holds high amounts of allicin and selenium, two natural compounds that aid in liver cleansing. 12. Leafy Green Vegetables: Green Veggies are extremely high in plant chlorophyll’s that absorb environmental toxins, increase bile production, neutralize heavy metals, chemicals and pesticides, which lowers the burden on the liver. 13. Cruciferous Vegetables: Eating broccoli and cauliflower will increase production of enzymes glucosinolate in your system that help flush out carcinogens and other toxins. 14. Asparagus: Asparagus is a great diuretic helping in the cleansing process and sharing the detox load of the liver and kidneys. 15. Green Tea: Green tea is full of plant antioxidants known as catechins, a compound known to assist liver function. 16. Olive Oil: Cold-pressed organic oils such as olive, hemp and flax-seed are great support for the liver, providing the body with a liquid base that can suck up harmful toxins in the body. |
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