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Say Goodbye To Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease With Liver Detox

Last week the Daily Mail ran a story about Tony Oakley whose daily cookie snacking habit caused his non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). As is often the case his fatty liver was only picked up because he had a blood test for another problem.

Tony reckoned he was pretty healthy as he went to the gym several times a week and only drank alcohol at the weekends. In spite of this he was overweight but mistakingly thought he was fit because he never got ill.

He was shocked to learn that he had a fatty liver in spite of having no obvious symptoms and could be dead in 10 years.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - April 11, 2012 at 7:28 pm

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How To Heal Your Body Without Prescription Drugs That Damage Your Liver

Although the exact cause of Whitney Houston’s sad death this week is not yet known it has once again  brought home the dangers of prescription drugs and alcohol. Virtually all drugs and alcohol have to be detoxified by the liver and they can damage your liver as well as your body.

Drugs are chemicals that are foreign to the liver. They are made from inorganic substances that are extremely hard for the body to eliminate. Drugs damage your liver directly or indirectly as a result of them being detoxified by your liver.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - February 15, 2012 at 2:16 pm

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Best Liver Detox Foods for Winter Health

This is the time of the year that your liver can suffer under the stresses and strains, rich party food, too much comfort food and excess of alcohol of the festive season.  When your liver is healthy, so are you. You can help keep it healthy by making sure you include a good number of liver detox foods during the winter.

Before we look at the best liver detox foods and why you should make a point of eating them let’s look at all the amazing  functions your liver is responsible for.

The liver is the main organ of detoxification of foreign chemicals, toxic waste produced in the body and drugs but it has many other functions:

  1. Processes fats with the bile it produces
  2. Breaks down and regulates your hormones
  3. Filters your blood
  4. Helps to regulate blood sugar levels
  5. Regulates your cholesterol levels
  6. Making enzymes and proteins responsible for many chemical reactions
  7. Turns your food into energy
  8. Helps to combat infections
  9. Stores iron and Vitamins A , D, K & B12.

Your liver is under siege virtually every minute of every day. It detoxifies all the foreign chemicals that get into your body from food, air and water and products you put on your skin.  We are all exposed to so many chemical toxins in our environment these days that the liver becomes overloaded with them.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - November 23, 2011 at 4:22 pm

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Spice Up Your Healthy Diet To Detox Gently In Winter

Spices can perk up any meal and are fantastic for your health. Winter is not the time for following a very restrictive detox diet but you can still eat healthily and add spices that will not only warm you up but will help you gently detox too. Spices have been used traditionally in Natural medicine for years but science is showing that they are powerful weapons against many diseases.

Turmeric

Ground turmeric is the spice that makes rice and curry dishes yellow. It has long been used in China and India to treat many conditions including including diarrhea, fever, jaundice, bronchitis, colds, worms, and bladder and kidney inflammations. It is commonly used in Ayurveda to purify the blood and treat skin conditions.

Turmeric treats the entire digestive system. Traditionally it is used for weak stomachs and poor digestion. It can calm an upset digestive system by getting rid of gas and distention and increase bile production helping with detoxification of toxins that the liver has processed. Recent research has shown that it can help with healing peptic ulcers and may be useful for Colitis and Crohn’s disease.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - November 16, 2011 at 4:11 pm

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Why take nutritional supplements on a detox diet plan?

There are various opinions about whether or not you should take supplements on a detox diet plan. Some say you should and others say you shouldn’t so let’s have a look at the pros and cons.

I often read articles about detox that say you should not take any supplements because they will stop detoxification. The problem with this statement is that they don’t give any evidence either scientific or anecdotal to back this up and I can’t find any. The evidence points to the opposite.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - August 3, 2011 at 3:49 pm

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Improving Liver Detox May Save Your Life

I see the sad passing of the singer & songwriter Amy Winehouse this week as yet another reminder that you cannot abuse your body, especially your liver, and not expect to pay the consequences. So, if you suspect that your liver is in terrible shape from social drinking and other excessive lifestyle habits now is the time for a liver detox.

The liver is an amazing organ and goes vastly unappreciated for some 500 or more vital functions it performs every day. It’s not called the live – r for nothing. One of it’s main functions, of course, is detoxification.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - July 27, 2011 at 12:18 pm

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Top 10 Detox Foods For Your Detox Diet

Top 10 Detox FoodsMany different substances are needed for good detox function. Nutrients like vitamins, minerals, amino acids and phytochemicals (natural plant chemicals) all play a role in the intricate processes that make up your detox system. They can be found in a wide variety of foods. Some contain more than others so here are my top 10 detox foods.

Much research has found that the key to a decrease in cancer and degenerative diseases lies in a diet high in plant foods. In fact, you have probably read that Bill Clinton went on a vegan plant based diet to help reverse his heart disease. He lost 24 lbs as a side effect although that was not his main aim.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - November 3, 2010 at 8:33 pm

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Liver Cleanse Recipes

Liver detox recipesThe health of your liver plays a huge part on your overall health. Your liver performs a huge number of tasks which help to keep your body in balance and is one of the most important detox organs. Modern lifestyles and eating habits put an enormous strain on this organ. Using these liver cleanse recipes and plan below can make a big difference to how you feel.

Frequent fatigue, indigestion, difficulty digesting fatty food, poor skin, heart disease, obesity, premenstrual syndrome and menopause problems can all be related to liver overload. Health problems occur after years of dealing with diets high in calories, full of sugar, damaged fats, alcohol and a wide range of toxic chemicals.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - September 22, 2010 at 9:17 pm

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Best Liver Cleanse Reviews Make Sure You Cleanse The Liver Two Times Annually Minimum

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Make a search on Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc. for liver cleanse reviews and you’d be surprised about just how many results you will see. You would see thousands of hits for details about best liver cleansing products.

The truth is that a myriad of people suffer from colon cancer due to the processed foods they eat and life style they live. Everywhere you look you will see fast food restaurants cropping up and meal portions keep growing in size on a regular basis.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - July 20, 2010 at 8:08 am

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Spice up your Liver Detox with Turmeric

TurmericTurmeric is a spice that has been a vital part of Chinese herbal and Ayurvedic Medicine for centuries. It is the spice that gives curry powder its distinctive golden yellow color and is also known as Indian saffron. It has recently become popular in the Western world due to it’s multiple health benefits from its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial properties but it has a
particularly interesting effect on the liver detox pathways.

The liver is the main organ that detoxifies substances that we produce daily in our own bodies as well as toxic substances that we ingest or absorb from the outside world. Curcumin is the principal chemical component of turmeric which inhibits Phase 1 and stimulates Phase 2 liver detoxification.

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Posted by Sandy Halliday - March 17, 2010 at 8:06 pm

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