Doing all of the right things health wise and still struggling? Liver Rescue may just be your answer. If you are struggling with thyroid, autoimmune, acne, food/chemical sensitivities , brain fog, adrenal issues and high blood pressure, it likely is a result of a sick liver.
Now there aren’t medical tests that do a good job assessing our liver. Currently doctors measure liver enzymes but by the time your liver enzymes are you high, you would have a very sick liver and be in the early stages of liver disease. So you have to go by symptoms and often symptoms seem unrelated to your liver, but Liver Rescue does an amazing job of showing the interconnectedness of our liver to the rest of our body. This is why a liver that isn’t functioning properly can lead to fatigue, autoimmune issues, brain fog etc.
This book outlines how our liver needs to be cleansed in cycles of 3 and as such, Anthony outlines a cleanse he has called the 3-6-9. Unfortunately, I found the instructions for the 3-6-9 confusing and there was no shopping list. So I want to provide clarity on the cleanse from the book from my own experience below. If you haven’t gotten the book, you can order from Amazon here.
Grocery List for 3-6-9 Cleanse
Day 1 – 3
- 2-3 lemons or limes
- 6 – 9 apples
- 4-12 dates
- Hibiscus or lemon balm tea
- Guidelines
-Avoid gluten, dairy, eggs, lamb, pork and canola oil
-Reduce your normal consumption of fats (nuts, seeds, oil coconut, animal products by 50% and wait to eat fats until dinnertime)
-Focus on bringing in more fruits, vegetables and leafy greens
Day 4 – 6
- 3 lemons or limes
- 3 large bunches of celery (for the celery juice)
- 3 bunches of asparagus
- 6-9 apples
- 3-12 dates
- 24 cups of any mixtures of greens
Liver Rescue Smoothie Option 1:
- 6 bananas or 2 Maradol papaya
- 2 fresh pitaya (dragon fruit) or 1 package of frozen pitaya or 6 tablespoons of powdered pitaya
- 6 cups fresh or frozen wild blueberries
Liver Rescue Smoothie Option 2:
- 3 bananas or 3/4 cup of Maradol papaya and 3 mangos
- 2 fresh pitaya (dragon fruit) or 1 package of frozen pitaya or 6 tablespoons of powdered pitaya
- 3 celery stalks
- 1.5 cups of sprouts
- 2 limes
Option 1 – Liver Rescue Salad
- 9 cups chopped tomatoes
- 3 cucumbers
- 3 cups of chopped celery
- 3 cups chopped cilantro (optional)
- 1.5 cups chopped parsley (optional)
Option 2 – Liver Rescue Salad
- 6 cups of sliced red cabbage
- 3 cups of diced carrot
- 3 cups of diced asparagus
- 3 cups of diced radish
- 6 cups of diced apples
- 1.5 cups of chopped cilantro
Optional Orange Vinagrette Dressing
- 3 large oranges
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 3 tbsp honey
- Sea salt
- Cayenne
3 lemons or limes
- 2 pints of grape tomatoes
- 2 stalks celery
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 oranges
- 8 cups of baby spinach
- 2 cucumbers
Dinner
- Steamed squash or sweet potatoes or potatoes (1 per meal unless you want more)
- 2 cups of brussel sprouts
- 2 bunches of asparagus
1-2 melons
1-2 papayas
4-10 oranges
3-6-9 Tips
Day 1-3
Eat fats after lunch
No caffeine
Optional animal protein eaten only at dinner
If you eat raw, eat all of the foods raw
Don’t forget the apples in the afternoon
Day 4-6
No fats
Dinner on Day 4 is with asparagus, day 5 switches to brussel sprouts and day 6 is both asparagus and brussel sprouts
Steam your asparagus and brussel sprouts
In the afternoon snack, add in celery sticks
Day 7-9
***Don’t add in the avocado in the spinach recipe which is included in the original recipe
Add in cucumber to your afternoon snack
Finally the recipes in the book are not the ones you should be using on days 4-9. You can use them in Day 1-3 so long as you are only having fat at dinner.