These Supplements Greatly Benefit Your Liver…

            Of all the organs in the body, the liver places second in terms of size…but not in terms of importance!  The liver places first in that contest; it’s a tie between the liver and every other organ.  Of course, no organ is more important than another.

            The liver plays a vital role in digestion, metabolism, and detoxification.  Without the liver, not only would we be dead, but we’d also be unable to breakdown fats (I can think of nothing worse than lying in a casket unable to digest the fatty Big Mac which caused the heart attack! J)

            Were you aware that the liver is responsible for processing, metabolizing, and detoxifying every single chemical that enters the blood?  The liver is also responsible for the production and storage of certain nutrients, like the antioxidants glutathione and Co Q10.

            It’s obvious that the liver never rests: so why not ensure its optimal functioning?

Milk Thistle:

Milk Thistle contains a phytochemical known as silymarin which concentrates in the liver cells and serves as an antioxidant.  Not only is silymarin an antioxidant, it also increases the liver’s production of one of the body’s most potent antioxidants: Glutathione.

Silymarin has been shown to stimulate the regeneration of liver cells and milk thistle has been found to contain other compounds which prevent the binding of toxins in the liver.

N-Acetyl Cysteine:

This amino acid is actually a precursor to glutathione and, although glutathione cannot cross the cell membrane, n-acetyl cysteine can and is readily converted to glutathione within the cells.  It’s worth mentioning that glutathione is responsible for the normal maintenance of detoxification in the liver.

Choline:

This is another vital nutrient which is produced in the liver and an increased choline intake has been found to improve liver function.  Choline is used in the production of phosphatidylcholine which is needed to prevent the accumulation of fats and cholesterol in the liver.  Guess which “high cholesterol” food is one of the richest sources of phosphatidylcholine…Claim your FREE Top 10 Healthiest Foods report Today!