Liver Cleanse

Most people do not realize how vital the liver, our largest internal organ, really is. When the liver is over-stressed all other organs start to dysfunction. It is constantly working to break down not only the environmental and external toxins that invade our body through breathing and eating, but also those produced during normal metabolic processes in the body called internal toxins.

Many common symptoms such as headaches, mental confusion, muscle aches, fatigue, poor coordination, nerve problems, skin irritations and emotional imbalances can be the result of overexposure to toxins. If liver function can be improved, the entire body will benefit.

Our Liver Cleanse contains a synergistic blend of carefully selected ingredients proven to help support and rejuvenate the liver that are obtained though a proprietary extraction process.

Optimum health and beautiful skin depends to a large extent on the health and vitality of the liver. So let us suggest that you live longer by cleaning up your internal environment and giving your liver the nutritional support it deserves.

Why is it important to have a good liver? Read this article by Charles L. Cochran, D.C. on what your liver does.

Reversing Liver Damage

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It’s a little difficult to get excited about the liver. I don’t know if this results from our childhood when mom tried to make us eat our liver (mine always tried to mask the flavor with bacon and onions) or that it’s never achieved the romance of such organs as the brain or heart. Nevertheless, I know of no other organ that performs near as many vital functions as this misaligned, often forgotten organ.

The liver is the largest internal organ in the human body weighing 3-4 pounds. Unlike any other organ it has two sources of blood supply: the hepatic artery carrying oxygenated blood from the heart and the portal vein carrying food substances from the intestines. Blood passes through the liver at a rate of about 1.4 liters per minute, and at any instant contains about 10% of the entire blood supply. The cells of the liver closest to the entry of the portal vein and the hepatic artery are called periportal hepatocytes.

Periportal hepatocytes have higher concentrations of oxygen and nutrients than any other tissue in the body because the liver is the first organ to receive nutrients absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract. These same cells also have higher concentrations of glutathione and transaminase enzymes, the enzymes used to evaluate liver damage in standard blood tests. However, these are the same cells that have the highest exposure to chemical and environmental toxins.

The liver carries on over 500 functions essential for life. These can be grouped into seven main categories:

1. storage of carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals
2. metabolism of hormones, endogenous wastes, and foreign chemicals
3. synthesis of blood proteins
4. formation of urea
5. metabolism of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates
6. formation of bile and gamma globulin
7. assimilation and storage of fat-soluble vitamins

The liver is the main organ of biotransformation (the chemical alteration that a substance goes through in the body). The lungs and the kidneys are secondary organs of biotransformation, having about one-third of the liver’s detoxification capacity.

The liver eliminates these compounds in one of three ways: by secreting them into the bile ( a derivative of cholesterol that aids in the emulsification of fats in the diet), by phagocytosis (the offending compound is eaten by specialized liver cells called Kupffer’s cells), or by chemically altering the compound from non-polar molecules to polar molecules using special enzymes making them water soluble and easier to eliminate. These enzymes make up what is known as the cytochrome P-450 system.

Cytochrome P-450 enzymes have been found in the intestines, adrenal cortex, testes, spleen, heart, muscles, brain, and skin. However, the highest concentrations are found in the liver.

In this highly industrialized world that we live in, it’s impossible to breathe and eat without taking in toxic chemicals. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 500,000 chemicals are in use today, and each year over 5,000 new chemicals are added. I’ve read in several sources that up to 25% of these chemicals that have been approved to be used in our environment are cancer-causing or carcinogenic.

And what is even scarier is that there has been relatively few studies of the detrimental effects that these chemical substances have on our bodies when combined together. Overuse of alcohol, drugs (including prescription), and tobacco, as well as, an improper diet and overeating create an additional burden to the body’s detoxification organs.