Best Probiotic for Liver Health: How to Cleanse Your Gut and Liver Naturally

When we talk about the liver as the body’s main detox organ, we really mean it. But here’s the thing, it can’t work alone. Detox doesn’t happen properly unless the gut is on board too.

Here’s how it works: your liver takes toxins, processes them, and sends them out in bile. But the job isn’t finished there, your gut then has to carry those toxins out of the body. If the gut is sluggish or out of balance, toxins can be reabsorbed, and that’s when you notice brain fog, fatigue, stubborn low mood, even skin breakouts.

This is where gut health supplements come in, especially probiotics. Finding the best probiotic for liver health is one of the simplest ways to improve detoxification, energy, and resilience.

In this blog, we’ll look at whether probiotics are good for your liver, why the gut is such a key factor in detox, and how to cleanse your gut and liver naturally with supplements and lifestyle shifts.

Are probiotics good for your liver?

Absolutely. Probiotics are well known for supporting digestion and immunity, but research now shows they’re deeply connected to liver health too. A balanced gut microbiome helps your body:

• Safely excrete the toxins your liver has already processed.

• Reduce gut permeability (leaky gut) which can otherwise feed back into inflammation and liver stress.

• Produce short-chain fatty acids (like butyrate), which nourish gut lining and support detox.

Some studies have even found that imbalanced gut bacteria are directly linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. This is why probiotics work so well alongside herbs like our Milk Thistle Bioactive, as they support both sides of the gut liver partnership. (Read more on that here).

So essentially, without a healthy gut, your liver is working double shifts. Adding in probiotics that rebalance bacteria helps stop toxins from re-entering the bloodstream, reducing inflammation, and overall toxin load.

Supplements to Support Gut & Liver

The key is finding a probiotic that goes beyond basic digestion and actively supports detox, reduces inflammation, and helps repopulate good bacteria.

• Terranova Microflora Complex: Gentle and reliable, a great starting place for anyone new to probiotics. It’s ideal if your digestion feels fine but you know an extra layer of support helps.
  
  What I really love about this formula is the blend of prebiotics that are very liver focused, like beetroot, burdock root, and greens, perfect for the dual gut liver process we’re talking about today.

• YourGut Restore: With 30 billion CFU across 9 strains, this is one of the strongest probiotics on the market. Designed by functional medicine practitioners, it’s my go to for anyone recovering from antibiotics, illness, or ongoing digestive complaints.
  
  One of the reasons it works so well is the addition of prebiotic fibres like inulin. Inulin feeds your beneficial bacteria, encouraging them to produce short-chain fatty acids (like butyrate) that strengthen the gut lining, reduce inflammation, and ultimately lighten the liver’s daily load.

A third supplement that I would recommend here, especially given the time of year is:

• YourGut Defence: Not just for immunity, Defence is formulated to strengthen the gut liver protection, support skin, digestive health and even stress resilience. Here are a few of the hero ingredients:
  
  - Ginger & Olive leaf: Supports digestion and bile flow
  - Reishi: Clinically shown to protect against oxidative liver damage.
  - NAC: Precursor to glutathione, the body’s master antioxidant and key for liver health.
  - Black seed oil: Anti-inflammatory and supportive of liver function.
  
  Plus vitamin C, D3 and K2, and many more minerals and botanicals. Perfect for autumn and winter when the liver and immune system are under extra pressure.

How to Cleanse Your Gut and Liver Naturally

Supplements are great for speeding up healing and recovery. However, lifestyle and nutrition are just as essential for long term balance.

Here are my favourite ways to support your gut and liver daily:

1. My Liver Loving Cleansing Juice: I just love this juice, I can feel the goodness after the first sip. It’s vibrant, packed with antioxidants, and gives your liver exactly what it craves.
   
   Recipe:
   
   - 1 small beetroot (detox & betaine for methylation).
   - 2 carrots (beta carotene for liver & skin).
   - ½ lemon (vitamin C & bile flow).
   - 1 green apple (natural sweetness, pectin & antioxidants)
   - 2 celery sticks (hydration & minerals)
   - Small piece of ginger (anti-inflammatory & digestive support)
   - Optional: handful of parsley or coriander (chelating effect for detoxifying toxins/metals).

2. Castor oil packs: This is such a gorgeous ritual. Castor oil has been used for centuries to support detox, and modern studies show it increases circulation, stimulates lymphatic flow, and even boosts immune cells.
   
   It also activates the vagus nerve, putting your body into a calmer state - exactly when the liver does its best work.

3. Daily movement: Movement is one of the simplest but most effective ways to keep the body flowing. It stimulates the lymphatic system, boosts circulation and nitric oxide (keeping the liver and gut oxygenated), and supports bowel movements so toxins actually leave the body.
   
   Pair with hydration and you’ve got a daily detox strategy without the extremes.

Why Gut Health Comes First

Cleanses and detoxes only work when the liver and gut are working together. If the gut isn’t functioning properly, those toxins have nowhere to go, which can actually leave you feeling worse.

That’s why gut health comes first. Basics like water, movement, fibre, and probiotics form the foundation. Once those are in place, adding liver supportive supplements takes your health to the next level. Together, it’s the best way to detox your gut and liver naturally, gently, effectively, and sustainably.

In Part 3 of our Liver Cleanse Campaign, we’ll look at fat loss and longevity, and how a healthy liver is essential for both.

In the meantime, reach out if you would like more support. I’m still offering free discovery calls for my Signature Method 1:1 Package, so book a call, I’d love to support you towards your goals.