Missed last week’s article? Click HERE to read about the detoxification processes. 🤓
We look at two phases when we talk about liver detoxification. Phase I and Phase II. There are a plethora of nutrients needed in order for both phases to really work. 🤩
If one Phase becomes ‘sluggish’ or ‘backed up’, think about how this might throw a wrench in the system. That’s why we want to have a diverse dietary intake.
✅ Nutrients needed in Phase I:
- Vitamins B2, B3, B6, B12
- Folic Acid
- Glutathione
- Flavonoids
✅ Nutrients needed in Phase II:
- Methionine
- Cysteine
- Magnesium
- Glutathione
- Taurine
- Glycine
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin B5, B12
- Glutamine
- Folic Acid
- Choline
One big takeaway here is that there are numerous amino acids required - which are the building blocks of protein. So this is yet another reason to include proper amounts of complete protein sources in your diet! 🥩🍽
By eating food from within the four detox categories you'll get all the nutrients needed for both Phase I and Phase II liver detoxification to work properly. Yes! There's a a reason why we created excatly those four categories.