How can nutrition protect my kidneys and liver from the side effects of chemotherapy?

How can nutrition protect my kidneys and liver from the side effects of chemotherapy?

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What we need to do is have a lot of water continually. Water is one of the best detoxiants there is. One of the remedies that I use with my clients is just a hot lemon drink every morning and throughout the day if they have an urge for it, but especially first thing in the morning. It is hot water (not boiled water) with the juice of a half of a large lemon or one small lemon squeezed into it with a little bit of cayenne pepper and just a touch of pure maple syrup to take the edge off. The enzymes in the pure maple syrup and the lemon, plus the vitamin C, and the cayenne pepper which is very, very immune boosting will have a very strong paristaltic effect so the drink will really release a lot of the toxins first thing in the morning. This means that the person is getting rid of some of those toxins right away. We also know that for, not while you are going through chemotherapy, but immediately after, milk thistle is a very good herb to incorporate into your system or your regime until you have eliminated a lot of the toxic remnants of the chemotherapy.