10 Ways to Support Your Liver

Your largest internal organ deserves some extra-special attention. After all, it works 24-7-365 to perform hundreds of functions that keep you alive and healthy.

 

 

Your Liver Has Your Back

• Supports daily digestion by breaking down fats with bile
• Cleans the blood, removing toxins and waste products, including drugs and alcohol
• Stores glucose and shares it when the body needs to adjust blood sugar levels
• Helps in the blood clotting process
• Stores vitamins and minerals like A, E, B12, iron and copper
• Produces immune factors that help you stay well
• Converts toxic ammonia into urea for safe excretion
• Produces angiotensinogen to help support healthy blood pressure

 

 

10 Healthy Habits Livers Love

If you’ve ever known anyone whose liver was compromised, you know just how critical a healthy liver is. Following certain health habits and getting the right nutrients can help the liver work its wonders for years to come.

1. Limit alcohol consumption. Drinking too much can wreck a liver fast.
2. Don’t smoke, and don’t mess with illegal drugs.
3. Avoid exposure to chemicals, including pesticides, industrial cleaning products and aerosols where possible.
4. Tap out on Tylenol®. Too much acetoaminophen damages the liver.
5. Eat plenty of fiber including whole grains.
6. Exercise regularly.
7. Don’t take any extra medication.
8. Limit your sugar and saturated fat intake to help prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is linked to obesity and affects nearly 1 in 3 Americans.
9. Treat your liver to the good stuff: fatty fish, walnuts, fruits, veggies, olive oil, garlic, lean protein, beans, peas, grapefruit, artichoke and other nutritious foods.
10. Cover all your bases with supplements:
    • Milk Thistle seed contains silymarin, which helps clean the liver and protect it from toxins.
    • N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) optimizes the liver’s production of glutathione and helps the liver flush nasties.
    • Vitamin E helps protect the liver from excessive oxidative burden.
    • Fish oil provides essential omega-3 fatty acids to support healthy cholesterol levels.
    • Dandelion root is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to nourish the liver, kidneys and blood.
    • Choline appears to help prevent fat buildup in the liver.

 

 

Got Milk…Thistle Combo?

This unique and powerful herb blend contains milk thistle seed extract, NAC, dandelion, choline and other nutrients that help cleanse and protect the liver. Make Milk Thistle Combination part of your day.

 

 

References

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/liver-anatomy-and-functions

https://liverfoundation.org/resource-center/blog/healthy-liver-tips/

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002399.htm#:~:text=Fat%2Dsoluble%20vitamins%20are%20stored,the%20liver%20for%20many%20years.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/non-alcoholic-fatty-liver-disease/#:~:text=Non%2Dalcoholic%20fatty%20liver%20disease%20(NAFLD)%20is%20the%20term,of%20fat%20in%20your%20liver.