Is your liver congested?
If you live in the modern world then you need to support your liver in some capacity. This is just the reality of the world we live in. The conveniences we enjoy come at a cost I suppose. Or the powers that be are trying to poison us….however you view it, we are living in a toxic world and our livers get the biggest hit.
Everything we are exposed to has to be processed through our liver’s detoxification system. It’s a complicated system, one that needs to supported with wisdom or issues can arise…ie: pushing one phase too fast when the next phase isn’t ready to handle the influx. Here’s the thing, our liver has an incredible capacity to deal with the toxins we’re exposed to, along with our own endogenous wastes that need to be processed. But that capacity has a limit. Think of a large water filter, those big Berkey filters, you pour the water in and it slowly trickles out the bottom through the carbon filters. But it takes time. Now imagine if you kept pouring water in, without stopping. That big silver container would start over flowing, and it would create a huge mess. It’s not a perfect example, but for visuals sake it works. When we over burden our liver our toxin bucket starts to overflow, and that’s when the symptoms start to arise. Your liver has to prioritize what functions it is going to focus on, and survival will always win out.
So when the liver is congested a whole host of systems can start to fall apart. Your body is concerned about living, not weather your skin is clear and glowing. Here are some top signs and symptoms that your liver needs extra help:
you struggle with acne
your hormones seem out of control
you can’t lose weight no matter your diet and exercise program
your tolerance for alcohol has declined
you wake in the middle of the night, especially between 1-3 am
you get hangry easily
your blood sugars are riding the rollercoaster all day
you can’t get your fasting blood sugars down no matter what you eat
high fat foods cause digestive issues
you struggle with heartburn
synthetic fragrances give you headaches
you have dull pain in the upper right ribcage region
The list goes on….just about every symptom points us back to the liver in some capacity. There is a reason for each symptom, whether it’s because a system broke down or because your body is trying to protect and heal.
Want to find out if your liver is playing a role in your health symptoms? Here are my favorite tests to get better insight into what is going on:
The beautiful thing is the liver has a brilliant capacity to heal if with remove the road blocks and give it the tools it needs!
*one disclaimer about the filter analogy….the liver does not work like the air or water filters we so often compare them to. The liver is sending toxins through each phase utilizing nutrients to change said toxin’s form so that the body can easily and safely excrete it. Home filters catch toxins so they can’t flow through. This is why they need to be replaced. The liver is sending the toxins on through each phase to be excreted from the body, it doesn’t hold onto these toxins. This is why liver detoxes are helpful, we often need to give the liver extra help with herbs and nutrients to optimize it’s function.