.It may sound strange but the Liver really is quite an amazing organ
.Did you know, for example?, that your Liver has more than 500 known functions
Though we know it’s an important organ, most of us really don’t know that much about it
The More the Better
.For example, your Liver is the largest organ in your body
.In fact, it’s actually about six times larger than it normally needs to be to maintain life
,That’s fortunate because living this modern pollution-filled, fast-food dieted
.breakneck-paced, prescription-medicated world, our livers are really overworked
.These days you need all the Liver you can get because without it, you wouldn’t last very long
When your Liver is overloaded it becomes incapable of efficiently taking care of those 500 or more functions
.Obviously that’s not good. The result can be a wide variety of unpleasant symptoms
Waste Disposal
.Your Liver is very involved in proper digestion and in the metabolism of fat
,It eliminates poisons in the body by dumping them into the bowel via the bile. If not removed
toxins are reabsorbed into the blood stream. These substances interfere with normal bowel and kidney function.
“Excess” Stress
Many excess hormones also are removed from the body
by the liver. For example, the anti-diuretic (water retention) hormone is eliminated
, by the Liver when it becomes excessive. If the Liver is not functioning well
swelling will often occur in the legs or abdomen. Some sex hormones are deactivated by a poorly functioning liver.
. When this happens, menstrual problems or other disturbing conditions may follow
Storage Bin
.The Liver is also a major sugar storehouse. Sugar handling disturbances may result from Liver dysfunction
Improper utilization of vitamins, particularly the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K, can also result from dysfunction.
.Adequate absorption of these vitamins, as well as their storage, depends on the liver
Double Trouble
Blood coagulation factors are also developed in the liver. You can see it in a person with a tendency to bleed or bruise.
. It’s a case of the blood’s poor clotting ability. These are just a few of the liver’s numerous functions
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