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How to Have a Healthy Liver
By Diane Hanson
Okay, when it comes to heart health, you're an expert – you know what to eat and
what not to eat for a strong healthy heart. But here's my question, what about liver
health? Do you know the importance of a healthy liver and what constitutes a liver-
Your liver is the largest gland is the body. It holds about one pint of your total blood supply at any given moment and is estimated to have over 500 functions.
The liver is a major organ for detoxification. It removes toxins, drugs and hormones from your bloodstream. Toxins can come from the environment, the air you breath, the food you eat, the water you drink, and the contents of your bowels.
If your diet is deficient in certain nutrients, it will make it difficult for your liver to eliminate toxins from your body. An accumulation of toxins causes poor liver function. When your liver is inefficient, you'll feel sluggish, possibly nauseous, experience indigestion, have yellowed skin and eyes.
A healthy liver plays a critical role in determining your overall health. To maintain a healthy liver and prevent toxic build up, you've to make some simple lifestyle changes and improve your diet.
Liver Care Tips
1. Eat a healthy high fiber diet with plenty of fruits and vegetables that contain Vitamin C (tomatoes, peppers, cabbage) and sulfur (garlic, onions, legumes).
Fiber binds to the bile in your large intestines, which facilitates excretion. This
is one of the ways which your body eliminates fat-
2. Avoid foods that are high in fat/sugar and increase your intake of quality foods
which are rich in B-
Be sure to have adequate amounts of choline, betaine, methionine, folic acid, Vitamins B6 and 12, all of which are essential to promote liver decongestion, improve liver function and metabolize fat.
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3. Limit alcohol consumption. Alcohol abuse is the most damaging to the liver. Alcohol can increase iron absorption, and an excess of iron can, by itself, lead to liver damage and cirrhosis.
4. Drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water daily and avoid eating processed foods or foods that contain additives.
5. At all costs, avoid cigarette smoking or exposure to second-
6. Practice safe sex. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses live in all body fluids, including blood and seminal fluids, and can cause significant liver damage.
With these simple liver care tips in mind, you can have a healthy liver for life!
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