If you hang around here for long, you will no doubt hear me talk with you about the importance of liver health. Your liver works tirelessly, performing numerous vital functions to keep us healthy and well. One of its most crucial roles is detoxification – the process by which harmful substances are transformed and eliminated from the body. These substances come from environmental toxins, drugs, alcohol, and metabolic byproducts. The liver also supports healthy metabolic balance by helping to process and regulate the levels of various hormones, nutrients, and chemicals in the bloodstream. This helps with stable blood sugar, inflammation, and hormone balance.

If the liver is over-taxed and under-supported, it cannot give appropriate attention to all its functions, leading to impaired detoxification and the recycling of hormones that should have been processed out of your body. This can increase hormonal imbalance and negative symptoms throughout your monthly cycle and increase the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.

There are simple things you can do daily to support optimal liver health:

1. Eat a balanced diet. A diet rich in whole, real foods provides your liver with antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals – all of which support the liver’s detoxification processes.
2. Hydrate well. Drinking water facilitates the elimination of waste products and supports proper liver function.
3. Limit alcohol, processed foods, and toxin exposure. Alcohol, food additives, and chemical ingredients in skin care products increase the liver’s workload, so limit these as much as possible.
4. Engage in regular exercise. Physical activity boosts blood circulation and the regeneration of mitochondria, the energy centers of your cells. All of this promotes overall health and is very beneficial for your liver, too.

If you’re liver has been under a heavy load for too long, don’t worry! The liver has an extraordinary ability to heal itself when it is provided with the right environment and the right support to do so.

If you need help with liver health, reach out today and let’s get you the appropriate testing so we can create an individualized healing journey that is just right for you.

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