How to support your liver

The liver is an essential organ that plays a vital role in detoxification, metabolism, and nutrient production. Consuming foods that support liver health can help protect and improve its functionThe liver is very important for the detoxification process.

The liver's functions:

-Energy balance and regulation

-Blood protein synthesis

-Immune regulation

-Supplies vital vitamins like Iron B12, Copper

-Controls production and excretion of cholesterol

-Metabolizes alcohol into a mild toxin

-Stores iron

-Maintains hormonal balance

-Produces immune factors to fight infections

-Regulates blood clotting

-Produces bile (a digestive juice that dissolves into water content)

-Makes cholesterol

-Maintains a healthy digestive system

Efficient liver function is essential for the excretion of toxins, both internally and externally. When the liver isn't functioning well, it leads to toxin and hormone accumulation in the body, which leads to disease.

Foods that can help support the liver’s function:

-Cruciferous vegetables: broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts

-Spinach, kale, beets, asparagus, carrots

-Berries: blueberries, cranberries, raspberries

-Citrus fruits: grapefruit, orange, lemon

-Apples

-Avocado

-Garlic

-Dandelion root (tea)

-Milk Thistle (tea or tincture)

-Burdock

-Schisandra