The liver is an essential organ because it’s the main organ that detoxifies the whole body. When healthy, the liver constitutes a true chemical transformation plant that purifies the body and protects the immune system. It’s a fundamental element to a balanced metabolism and weight control. Working silently, the liver plays a role in more than 500 bodily functions. Here’re a few things that your liver do for you.
Function of the liver
- Detox the body
- Almost every bodily functions involves the liver directly or not
- It’s the biggest visceral mass in your whole body
- It digests food for you
- It’s your energy and vitamin reserve
- It regulates the metabolism of sugars, fats and proteins
- It plays a role in the immune system
By allowing our liver to work at it’s best by having a natural lifestyle, we can decrease the risk and even cure many diseases. How to tell if your liver is healthy? If you experience one or more of the symptoms below, it may be a sign of a sluggish liver.
Symptoms of a sluggish liver
- Chronic fatigue
- Lack of energy
- Weight gain
- Depression
- Acne
- Psoriasis
- Digestive problems
- Headaches
- Etc.
First of all, the most important thing is to remove from your lifestyle any of the main liver enemies including processed food, refined sugar, trans fats, food additives, overheated oils and food additives. Among the worst things for your liver are animal protein overconsumption, excessive alcohol, tobacco, pesticides, pollution and long-term medicines (like birth-control pills, Aspirin, Tylenol, synthetic hormones, etc).
To promote a healthy liver and a natural detoxification, be sure to select organic products whenever possible, and eat as many liver-friendly food like artichokes, grapefruits, cabbage, dandelion, lemon, watermelon, etc.. For more information about how to support your body to detox naturally, check out my completely free Quick Guide to a Natural Detoxification, including the best food to detoxify and delicious detox recipes