Our livers play so many different and
important roles to help keep our bodies functioning properly. The liver is the most overworked organ in our body. The liver processes ten thousand
pounds of toxins over a lifetime! (Lipski 2005, 203)
Without proper liver function, many other
processes in our body, such as our digestive function, can be affected. Substances that are absorbed
through the digestive barrier of the small intestine are sent to the liver to
be filtered before they enter into our blood stream and eventually passed on to the
cells. (Lipski 2005, 19 & 133) When
the digestive barriers do not function optimally, our liver will automatically work
harder than necessary to keep unwanted toxins and byproducts from getting to our cells. If our digestive barrier is consistently allowing these substances to enter our blood, the
liver can not keep up with these increased demands and will not be able to protect our bodies from all the toxins and
food particles that enter the blood stream. (Bauman 2010, 216)
How can we support our liver so that it remains
healthy and continues to support us? Liver
support does not necessarily need to be in the form of an extreme cleanse or fast.
We
can support our liver daily by eating a wide variety of colorful, fresh,
organic and whole foods:
Dandelion greens Broccoli Grains Seaweeds
Watercress Garlic Spinach Cauliflower
Cabbage Onions Kale Lemon
Brussel
Sprouts Eggs Chard Lime
Chamomile
Tea Beans Collards Flax Seeds
Spirulina
If we follow this simple rule we will
discover better digestion, overall health and an abundance of flavor and variety in the health promoting foods available for us to eat!
References:
Bauman, Edward. (2010). “Gut Issues Affect
Everyone”. Bauman
College
Lipski, Elizabeth. (2004). Digestive Wellness. Two Penn Plaza
Pitchford, Paul. (2002). Healing with Whole Foods. Berkeley, CA.: North Atlantic Books, 2002.
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