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Sluggish Liver
By peace | September 7, 2007
A sluggish liver will not register on blood tests — only more serious dysfunction shows up. However, moderately poor liver function can be so long-term, that in itself it becomes serious. For instance, it can no longer deal with bowel toxins and they travel freely in the bloodstream to all parts of the body. In this way, brain function may suffer, joints become congested and varicose veins develop, as well as a host of other serious organ malfunctions. Bowel toxins can even directly damage liver cells by initiating a free radical attack. This means that destructive forces are released within the liver cells, which set up chain reactions of damage.
Where liver function is reduced, allergic complexes are not destroyed and illness affecting any part of the body may then occur. If the liver is too overworked to remove oestrogen from circulation at the proper time, PMT becomes a reality. All the tissue waste is taken away by the lymphatic system and bloodstream to the liver, and if this is poorly-detoxified the whole body becomes very sluggish. Blood sugar disturbances also occur when the liver is too tired to release stored glucose as needed, and an efficient liver is vital for removing cholesterol from the blood.
A diminished bile flow results from alcohol-induced fatty deposits, toxins from the bowel, drugs including the contraceptive pill and liver disease itself, such as hepatitis. Pregnancy also reduces bile flow and many pregnant women will notice red liver spots being deposited, in particular in the palms of their hands or on the arms. When bile flow diminishes, toxins remain in the liver, and if the enzyme systems are damaged the position is serious indeed. In aging, a liver under the radical attack deposits brown spots in the skin on the backs of the hands as well as elsewhere inside the body. The antioxidant vitamins and minerals protect against this. It is well to remember that outward signs are indications of internal problems.
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September 12th, 2007 at 4:22 am
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