Your Liver

Your liver, its that 4-pound organ that performs more than 500 bodily functions and chemical reactions every single day to keep you alive. Located on the right side of your abdomen, just beneath your lower ribs, your liver... Manufactures a full quart of bile daily to break down fat. Bile is the yellowish-green fluid thats produced in your liver and stored in your gallbladder. Bile also plays an essential role in emulsifyingor breaking downthe fats you eat. Think of bile as a detergent that gets rid of grease from your dishes! Filters harmful toxins and substances (including alcohol) out of nearly 100 gallons of blood every day and allows nutrients to get to your cells! Produces more than 13,000 crucial chemicals and hormones including cholesterol, testosterone and estrogen. Plus, your liver manages over 50,000 enzymes to maintain a healthy body! Regulates blood sugar levels and prevents dangerous spikes and lows! Stores essential vitamins and mineralsincluding vitamins A, D, K and B12to help keep your bones from crumbling! Detoxifies all internal and external environmental pollutants. If your liver didnt continually remove metabolic trash and toxins from your blood, you would be dead in a matter of hours! Your liver is a very important organ!!! But by the time youre 40, the tubes and ducts leading to and from your liver start to get clogged with environmental toxins, undigested fats, gallstones, scar tissue and metabolic waste. Thats why by age 50, youre probably only getting one-fourth of the bile your body needs to break down the fats from the foods you eat! When your liver cant make enough bile, it shifts to Plan B. Instead of dissolving toxins, your liver encapsulates themputs them into a storage form that your organs harbor for many years. Some of these toxins become hard mineralized stones. Theyre stored in your gallbladder and commonly known as gallbladder stones. But over time, these accumulated stones can block normal bile flow.

Your liver is under constant attack!

Every second of every day, your liver is under siege from... Prescription drugsEVERY prescribed medication and over-the-counter drug you take must be filtered by your liver! Alcohol usealcohol abuse is the #1 cause of liver disease in developed/developing countries! Environmental pollutionFrom cigarette smoke... automobile exhausts... smog... and thousands of dangerous toxins you breathe, touch and ingest! Chemical food additivesMany are known to cause abnormal cell growththats why your liver must be on high alert! Water chlorinationIncluding fluoride, chlorine and heavy metalsall must be neutralized by your liver before they cause you harm! Household chemicalsAerosol sprays... cosmetics... ammonia... hair dyes... disinfectantsall are loaded with toxins your liver must quickly neutralize and eliminate! PesticidesFor lawn care... bug repellents...can easily get absorbed into your body! And overuse of animal proteinIf youre a meat eater, you better believe your liver is working overtime!

If you answered yes to 5 or more of these questions, you may be experiencing a sluggish liver.
Do you take prescription or over-the-counter medicines? Has your gall bladder been surgically removed? Are you on the Atkins or other high-protein diets? Are you a coffee or soda drinker? Do you drink fewer than six to eight glasses of clean, unfiltered water daily? Do you regularly eat junk foods full of sugar and empty calories? Do you work with chemicals and other pollutants? Are you over 40 years old? Do you drink more than one glass of alcohol a week (including wine or beer) Do you live in or near a major city? Have you had kidney, liver or gallstones? Do you get frequent colds or seem to catch any illness going around? Are you frequently constipated or experience frequent indigestion? Have you used recreational drugs (marijuana, cocaine, etc) in the past 5 years? Does your skin look lifeless or pale; or do you frequently have dark circles under your eyes? Do you have high cholesterol or high blood pressure? Do you commute to work in traffic? Do you experience frequent yet unexplainable lower back pain?
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Miserable symptoms are your livers cry for help!

Heres what you MUST KNOW if you suffer from... High blood pressure: Poor liver function can trigger high blood pressure when it breaks down the adrenal hormone called aldosterone. Excessive aldosterone causes your body to retain sodium and lower potassium levels. This electrolyte imbalance can raise your blood pressure. Whats more, your liver controls the level of blood fats. Too much blood fat can make your blood sticky and difficult to travel through your veins. This can also cause your blood pressure to shoot through the roof! Autoimmune disorders such as inflammatory conditions... muscle and joint pain... and chronic fatigue: When an overworked liver gets bombarded with artificial chemicals from foods, environmental pollutants and toxins from drugs and medications, its easy for these chemicals to build up in the liver and escape from the protective filters in the liver into your blood stream. These chemicals then become absorbed and incorporated into the cells of your muscles, organs, joints, and tissues. Now your immune system can no longer recognize these chemicalized cells as a natural part of your body and views them as foreign invaders that need to be destroyed. So, your body produces antibodies to attack its own cells. To overcome and even help improve autoimmune disordersyouve got to take the load off your overworked immune system by cleansing your liver! Unstable blood sugar levels: When your sugar levels are out of whack, you can experience fatigue, lightheadedness and an uncontrollable craving for sugar. No wonder most folks with low blood sugar levels tend to have weight problems as well as chronic yeast infections! When blood sugar levels drop, a healthy liver will quickly release stored sugar called glycogen into the bloodstream. But when your liver is sluggish, blood sugar levels run amuckand that can leave you prone to developing serious blood sugar problems! Gallbladder problems and gallstones: When you eat fatty foods, your liver emulsifiesor breaks downthe fat with the help of bile, which is stored in the gallbladder. This process raises the cholesterol content of your bile. A sluggish liver will not manufacture enough bile salts to keep the cholesterol from hardening. The results? The cholesterol crystallizes and turns into small rocks. These rocks are then dumped into your gallbladder for storage and are now known as gallstoneswhich can be painful and even lead to serious gallbladder problems! Headaches: A sluggish liver allows toxins to leak into your brain and trigger headache pain. And unfortunately, painkillers can add further stress on your liver. Cleaning out the filters of your liver can quickly help put an end to a variety of headaches including migraines, cluster headaches, tension and even hormonal headaches! Hot flashes, heavy sweating and body odor: If you regularly feel overheated, it may not be hot flashes or the weather thats causing your problem. Chances are your liver needs a spring cleaning to eliminate toxic buildup that can wreak havoc with your internal thermostat! When your liver cant cleanse your blood, all the toxins you ingest and absorb are passed unchecked into your bloodstream where they can poison your lungs... skin... kidneys... reproductive organs... bones... and every cell in your body!

Herbs that help Liver support Milk ThistleThe ultimate liver lover! Your liver helps process some of the 850 million pounds of toxic chemicals released into the environment every year. An overload of these toxins can easily wear out your liverand leave you prone to developing a host of health problems! Researchers have discovered that silymarina powerful bioflavonoid antioxidant found in milk thistle can help your liver replace dead or damaged cellsand effectively repair itself! Studies conducted by the Center for Cancer Causation and Prevention at the AMC Cancer Research Center in Denver, Colo., also suggest that milk thistle provides protection from carcinogens that affect the prostate, breast, and cervical cells! Turmeric RootThe toxin terminator! This popular spice has been traditionally used to help remove dangerous toxins from the liver and stimulate the production of bile. According to the book, Herb Bible, turmeric can also help reduce liver inflammation! Dandelion RootA natural body balancer! This age-old herb helps filter toxins from your liver and kidneys without overstraining or tiring out these organs. Dandelion is a natural diuretic that can increase urine production by promoting the excretion of salts and water from the kidneys. Plus, it helps keep optimal water balance in your kidneys... encourages healthy electrolyte balance in the blood... and helps keep liver and pancreas enzymes in balance. Dandelion is also a rich source of potassium! How will you know if your Liver is working healthy for you? #1: Youll experience a remarkable improvement in your energy levels! Thats because a clean, wellfunctioning liver demands less energy from your bodythat means theres more energy available for you to do the things you love again! #2: Youll notice an improvement in your health problems! A well-functioning liver removes dangerous cholesterol from your body helps regulate your blood pressure helps eliminate toxins that trigger joint and muscle pain helps keep your brain cells strong and healthy and much more! #3: Youll experience healthy, glowing skin! Thats because a worn-out liver dumps toxins into your skin so they can be excreted with sweat. These toxins can cause rashes and premature aging. With a healthy liver, your skin can return to normal and rashes, eczema, itchy skin and even wrinkles disappear!

With a healthy liver, you can help

Experience better digestion! Reduceand even eliminate allergies! Put an end to pain and stiffness especially in the lower back! Improve urinary continence! Say goodbye to colds and respiratory illness! Soothe dry, itchy skin and rashes! Fight off accelerated aging! Efficiently filter out toxins that clog up cells! Boost your immune system! Develop regular bowel movements! Release abundant energy to your entire body!

And much more