The liver is the second largest organ in our body and the only internal organ that can regenerate.
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The liver is the main "laboratory" of our organism. It is a silent organ that doesn't complain too much. So, we usually don't pay attention to it until something serious happens.
Our liver does an exceptionally important job every day to keep us healthy and alive. It plays the key role in food processing and in the process of detoxification.
Everything we enter in our organism comes to our liver. Liver then transforms drugs and toxins - with its powerful system of detoxification - in molecules to eliminate them from the organism through kidneys or the intestine.
Our liver is responsible for the synthesis of the majority of the proteins that circulate through our blood and it is the organ which has an important role in the regulation of the sugar in the blood. That's because all our needs for the glucoses are noted in "the brain" of our liver.
There are so many functions that our liver does, therefore, think a bit how do you treat your liver. Do you overload it with different drugs, alcohol and unconscionably amount of fats every day? The most probably the answer is yes. We all unfortunately live a "toxic", modern life which is marked by pollution, a lot of stress, with low-quality nutrition and without selective use of drugs. All that influences the liver.
Fortunately, most of people do not develop "classical" liver diseases during the lifetime as hepatitis, cirrhosis or jaundice. So called subclinical liver dysfunction is much frequent state which appears as the side effect of the modern life. When liver enters that state of neither optimal nutrition nor the flawless process of digestion cannot secure adequate supply of cells with nutrients.
Symptoms of subclinical liver dysfunction can include the whole spectre of disorders: chronic tiredness, depression, frequent headaches, and insomnia and mood changes. Digestion symptoms of liver dysfunction include nausea, inability to digest fat, stomach inflation, constipation and diarrhea, and loss of appetite.
To help your liver and yourself it would be wise to pay attention to few things. For the start, see how much and how frequently you consume alcohol. Then start seriously to take care of your weight. The unconscionable eating and drinking force liver to work "overtime". Fatness and liver diseases, especially liver cirrhosis, are closely connected. Fried potato, donuts and chips are toxic for the liver.
Treat yourself once a month with them if you like, but for the rest of the time eat the real food. See how many drugs you take and how many of them you bought yourself. For the end, try to quit smoking. Your liver will be thankful for everything you do and you will live a better life. ■