Let thy food be thy medicine

😒Don’t be lead into buying any tonics that cleanse your liver or other diet drinks or even protein shakes.

😒Costing more than the food which could be the medicine you need.

🙌🏻Our liver for example is an extraordinary organ says Dr Libby Weaver 24/7 it regulates what we eat, drink but also what we put on our skin (creams & lotions) along with environmental factors this includes plastic residue from bottles etc

🧐 “Some indicators that your liver may need support include regularly overheating or hot flushes (especially at night, which may disrupt sleep), sex hormone imbalances, headaches, congested skin, poor energy, sugar cravings and elevated cholesterol.

🧐You may also notice that your body fat deposits shift. A key sign of this can be what is referred to as a ‘liver roll’ (a roll of body fat just under the bra line for women, or just beneath the pectoral muscles for men), which may develop, irrespective of overall body shape and size”

🙌🏻Our liver has to detoxify substances that we ingest, breathe and absorb through our skin, as well as substances that our body makes itself. So, our food and drink choices, as well as what we put on our skin, can really add to the liver’s ‘workload’.

😡Certain substances, including alcohol, refined sugars and trans fats (found in processed foods and takeaways) often add a significant burden. If we have a high intake of these, it’s also likely there aren’t enough liver-supporting nutrients going in either.

😡Without enough nutrients, our biochemical pathways—including detoxification—simply cannot function efficiently.”

🙌🏻When it comes to supporting the liver and the body’s detoxification pathways, it is important to remember that it is what we do every day, not what we do for a three, seven or 30-day period, that will have the greatest impact.

💚And the good news is, there are plenty of ways we can do this:

💚Eat whole real foods especially colourful vegetables

💚The liver especially loves the Brassica family, such as broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and kale

💚Herbs such as St Mary’s thistle, turmeric, dandelion and globe artichoke support the liver.

😡Minimising your intake of ‘liver loaders’, such as alcohol, refined sugars, trans fats and artificial ingredients

😡Swapping to natural, eco-friendly cleaning and dish-washing products helps to reduce the load

😡Consider what you are putting on your skin, as the ingredients in our skincare and cosmetic products can be absorbed into our bloodstream

😡We are only just beginning to understand the effects that plastics have on both the environment and our inner ecosystem

💚If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed about where to start when it comes to supporting your precious liver, know that it doesn’t have to be ‘all or nothing’. Thanks Dr Libby Weaver for this info

Just like everything in life - one step is all it takes!

Have a great Queens Birthday weekend and consider where you wish to take your Health!