By
Rich Carroll
The liver has many different important functions, such as
filtering blood as it passes through it from the digestive tract.
Chemicals and toxins that are in the blood must be removed, or if these
toxins reach our vital organs it could have drastic results on our
health. Best case scenario if they aren't removed by the liver is they
end up in tucked away in our fat cells. Body detoxing helps to get rid
of some of them, but we'd rather not deal with detoxification if we
could.
Another important function of the liver is to regulate our bodies' fat metabolism, provided of course it is not too busy removing toxins. Although it is the responsibility of the stomach to break down and process fats, the liver and gallbladder are the organs that have the primary responsibility to digest and remove fat.
Here is how this happens. Bile is produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder. Bile aid the lipase enzymes in digesting fats, and when the gall bladder and liver are not working at their peak efficiency, fats as well as toxins will not be broken down and removed the way they should. They then build up in the liver and other organs, and weight gain is the end result. It is obvious that with all the work that our liver has to do that it runs at as close to 100% efficiency as possible.
It all goes wrong with your liver when it becomes exposed to a diet high in fat and sugar and low in fiber. When it becomes overwhelmed, it can't carry out many of its important functions, which slow down the entire metabolic and digestive processes necessary to process the bad foods we gorge ourselves on. These bad fat cells then become lodged in our liver, further impeding its ability to metabolize fat. Over time, the condition of nonalcoholic fatty liver develops.
Fatty liver is a condition that begins to build up, clogging the liver. It generally has no overt, immediate symptoms, so people don't seek medical care. But a person might begin losing energy and start putting on excessive weight, especially around the middle. This just exasperates the problem, as the liver becomes less and less efficient. It is estimated that 30 million Americans have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and they are in danger of type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, high cholesterol, gall stones, sleep apnea and more.
This for most people this condition is a build-up of fat over time due to poor diet and inactivity.
Reversing the condition is not hard to know what to do, but actually doing it may be more challenging. Here are a few things you can do to clean up your liver:
1. Drink lots of water
2. Add fiber to your diet: some fruits, lots of vegetables, and one item that is very potent, flax seeds.
3. Exercise, using high intensity cardio if you can, at least three times a week.
4. Put liver cleansing food in your diet, such as turmeric, milk thistle, and others.
5. Minimize your alcohol intake.
6. Avoid toxins, including those in the air.
7. Be patient, you won't see results overnight. But if you're consistent, it will definitely happen.
Another important function of the liver is to regulate our bodies' fat metabolism, provided of course it is not too busy removing toxins. Although it is the responsibility of the stomach to break down and process fats, the liver and gallbladder are the organs that have the primary responsibility to digest and remove fat.
Here is how this happens. Bile is produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder. Bile aid the lipase enzymes in digesting fats, and when the gall bladder and liver are not working at their peak efficiency, fats as well as toxins will not be broken down and removed the way they should. They then build up in the liver and other organs, and weight gain is the end result. It is obvious that with all the work that our liver has to do that it runs at as close to 100% efficiency as possible.
It all goes wrong with your liver when it becomes exposed to a diet high in fat and sugar and low in fiber. When it becomes overwhelmed, it can't carry out many of its important functions, which slow down the entire metabolic and digestive processes necessary to process the bad foods we gorge ourselves on. These bad fat cells then become lodged in our liver, further impeding its ability to metabolize fat. Over time, the condition of nonalcoholic fatty liver develops.
Fatty liver is a condition that begins to build up, clogging the liver. It generally has no overt, immediate symptoms, so people don't seek medical care. But a person might begin losing energy and start putting on excessive weight, especially around the middle. This just exasperates the problem, as the liver becomes less and less efficient. It is estimated that 30 million Americans have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and they are in danger of type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, high cholesterol, gall stones, sleep apnea and more.
This for most people this condition is a build-up of fat over time due to poor diet and inactivity.
Reversing the condition is not hard to know what to do, but actually doing it may be more challenging. Here are a few things you can do to clean up your liver:
1. Drink lots of water
2. Add fiber to your diet: some fruits, lots of vegetables, and one item that is very potent, flax seeds.
3. Exercise, using high intensity cardio if you can, at least three times a week.
4. Put liver cleansing food in your diet, such as turmeric, milk thistle, and others.
5. Minimize your alcohol intake.
6. Avoid toxins, including those in the air.
7. Be patient, you won't see results overnight. But if you're consistent, it will definitely happen.
The liver is an incredible organ, and we have many ways to keep it healthy. Check out our website http://liverissues.com/ for more information about keeping weight off, read more about healthy exercise. Rich Carroll is a writer and avid health advocate now living in Chicago.
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