Some fruits are really good for our health. In summer, one of them is ideal for cleansing your liver.
Summer is approaching and with it the return of its seasonal fruits. Peach, apricot, cherry, strawberry, nectarine, melon… How better to enjoy than with this range of summer fruits. Especially since some are very good for your health. One of them is even ideal for cleaning the liver and digestive system. The liver performs multiple functions essential to the proper functioning of the body: it processes toxins and stores what is in excess. This is why it is important to maintain it, in particular by consuming fiber and antioxidants.
Apricot checks all these boxes since it is a fiber-rich fruit that contains vitamins A and C. Vitamin A is essential for cell renewal and the proper functioning of the immune system. By fighting against oxidation, it also protects against premature aging. However, according to the Ciqual table of nutritional composition of foods, two apricots provide approximately 34% of the daily vitamin A needs. Thanks to these antioxidants, apricot can also prevent cardiovascular disorders. In addition, it is one of the fruits richest in minerals, which is very important especially in summer when sweating is dense.
Eaten fresh or dried, the apricot also retains its nutritional qualities. It also regulates intestinal transit, limiting constipation concerns. Anthony William, in his book The Liver – Understanding and Treating Liver Disorders, ed. Guy Trédaniel, extols the merits of this food, as reported Medisite : “easily assimilated, its vitamin A does not overload the liver and protects it from cellular damage. Its beneficial copper binds to the toxic copper present inside the liver and expels them”.
Apricot is also relatively low in calories. Nutritionist Jean-Michel Cohen, in an interview with Parisianexplained that this stone fruit only contained 9% sugar compared to 14% for plums or even 15% for cherries.
Apricots, however, must be eaten quickly: they can only be kept for two or three days in the open air and away from the sun and up to five days in the vegetable drawer of the refrigerator. To choose them correctly, you must ensure that they are orange, fragrant and with smooth skin. Other fruits are also recommended for the liver, such as peach, lemon or grapefruit. Conversely, fried foods, alcohol, sodas and processed foods are bad for the liver.