Liver overload manifests itself in different ways. If you are overweight, have high blood pressure or are constantly tired and have a bad mood, your liver may work too hard and you should think about changing your diet. If the liver hurts, the whole body suffers.

The liverhas nearly 400 different functions. Among other things, it controls the hormonal balance, cares for energy fuel for all life processes taking place in our body, and produces compounds that protect against diseases.Hepatocytes- liver cells - these are small factories where work is still going on. Food carbohydrates, fats and proteins are converted into what the body needs. Hepatocytes group into trabeculae entwined with a network of blood vessels and bile ducts. The blood, flowing through the liver, takes up nutrients and leaves behind toxic metabolic products. That is why the liver is said to be the main cleansing node of the body.

You must do it

Introduce products to your diet that help flush fat out of your body. Not only will it bring relief to the liver, but it will also make it easier to lose a few kilos.

  • Before breakfast, drink a glass of warm water with the juice squeezed from half a lemon
  • Drink 3-4 glasses of cranberry water during the day (unsweetened cranberry juice is mixed with boiled water in a ratio of 1: 6).

Recommendations based on the book by Ann Louise Gittleman "The Fat Washout Plan", ed. LIBER

Sisyphean work of the liver

Some poisons are produced by the body itself. They are natural byproducts of biochemical processes in our body. For example, when proteins are converted, poisonous ammonia is produced. It is the liver that breaks it down into urea, which is excreted through the urinary tract. And if only such tasks had to be performed, she would have been doing brilliantly. Unfortunately, we introduce thousands of different harmful substances into our body every day - we breathe polluted air, we eat not always he althy products. The liver's most famous enemy isalcohol . But few people know that caffeine, sugar, trans fats (hydrogenated vegetable oils) and certain medications, such as hormone replacement therapy andparacetamol. And the more poisons in our body, the more the liver has to work and loses its strength over time. We should also remember that there is no respite from this work. Like the mythical Sisyphus - he has to perform his tasks over and over again.

Give your liver a break

A poorly functioning liver contributes to the deposition of fat in the waist, increases cellulite, raises blood pressure, and causes a mood swing. What to do to prevent this from happening? It is enough to modify the diet a little. If you drink coffee, do not reach for Coke that day, because the level of caffeine will be lethal for the liver. When taking HRT (hormone replacement therapy), drastically reduce alcohol, coffee, and cigarettes. If you feel like ice cream, don't eat any other sugar-containing products that day. Do not mix desserts with alcohol and do not spread margarine on the bread. And it is necessary to enrich the diet with fiber, which accelerates the passage of food through the intestines. Thanks to this, some of the toxins are excreted faster. Without enough fiber (20 - 35 g per day), most of the cholesterol returns to the liver.

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