Liver Love
Did you know that our liver is the largest solid organ inside our bodies, where it plays a vital role in detoxification, cleaning our blood, bile production, storage of glycogen and much more. Take a look below for some signs that your liver may need a little extra love;
- Skin and eyes that appear yellowish (jaundice)
- Abdominal pain and swelling
- Swelling in the legs and ankle
- Itchy skin
- Dark urine colour
- Chronic fatigue
- Nausea or vomiting
- Pale stool colour, or bloody or tar-coloured stools
If you can identify with one or many of the signs & symptoms of an unhappy liver mentioned above, please don’t panic as Clinical Nutritionists can help to nurture your body and bring it back into alignment again. Here we will prescribe diet, lifestyle and nutritional supplementation to help you to do so. Click here to learn how to make my Lemon & Raspberry Chia Pudding. Take a look below for some foods that help to boost your liver health (please note that local organic produce is always preferred);
- Rocket
- Lemon
- Berries
- Grapefruit
- Green tea
- Garlic
- Oats
- Avocado
Therefore, when we begin to invest our time and money into reducing our exposure to toxins from our environment, beauty products, alcohol, cigarettes, drugs and non organic food, only then is our liver able to perform the job it was built to do.
Once your body reaches this state of bliss your thinking becomes clearer, your energy starts to regulate and increase, your inflammation decreases and you begin to truly s h i n e again! Hello to health and happiness that we all deserve.