Your liver is an amazing organ and we don’t often give it the care and credit it deserves.
The Size of a Liver
- The liver is the largest organ in your body
- Width – about 8 inches (20 cm)
- Length – 6.5 inches (17 cm)
- Thickness – 4.5 inches (12 cm)
- Weight: about 3.5 lbs (1.5 kg)
What Your Liver Does
- Provides immunity against infection
- Regulates blood clotting, bile production and excretion, excretion of bilirubin, cholesterol, hormones and drugs
- Metabolizes fats, proteins and carbohydrates, enzyme activation
- Stores glycogen, vitamins and minerals
- Performs over 500 different chemical functions
- Filters over a liter of blood each minute
Fact
- If the weight of your liver is more than 10 % fat, then you have a fatty liver. As many as 10-25% of Americans have fatty livers.
Symptoms of a Sluggish Liver
- Headaches
- Dark urine
- Loss of appetite
- Chronic constipation
- Diarrhea and light colored stools
- Easy bruising
- Anxiety and depression
- Mental confusion
- Hormone imbalance
- Exhaustion and fatigue
- Jaundice
- Impaired libido
- Food allergies and chemical sensitivities
- Sinus problems and allergies
Support Your Liver
- Eat healthy and organic
- Smaller protein consumption
- Count carbohydrates
- Avoid antibiotics and antacids
- No alcohol and Acetominophen
- Perform liver cleansing
- Be aware of drug side-effects
- Avoid environmental toxins
Organic Herbs for Liver Support and Cleansing
- Milk Thistle seeds
- Wildcrafted Chanca Piedra
- Fringetree bark
- Dandilion root and leaves
- Nettles root and leaves
- Turmeric root
- Marshmallow root and leaves
- Yellow Dock root
- Barberry root bark
- Blue Flag
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