There is something quite soothing about the first few months of the year. Not much is happening diary-wise, but there is still a stack of books waiting to be read, and plenty of great things to catch up on TV. It's a time for rest and some light housekeeping. The liver is the place to start.
The liver is a marvel, a multitasking excellence. It passes through everything you throw at it, without taking a break, through ways of breaking down, destroying, cleansing, sifting, and filtering through, without taking a break, through ways of breaking down, destroying, cleansing, sifting, and filtering through.
It rarely makes a fuss and can tolerate a lot before making a noise. So, you might not notice when it's functioning below par or starting to accumulate fat.
There are two things needed to show love to the liver. Clear the detox pathways and reduce any fat that may have accumulated in that area.
Let's start with the detox pathways.
Clearing the Path
Until very recently - about a century ago, the liver's detox department's job was quite manageable overall. Recycling old hormones, processing food metabolism by-products, safely handling heavy metals, and eliminating pollution from smoke. Such a powerful organ. Excessive alcohol intake was probably its biggest challenge it encountered. Otherwise, the liver was more than up to the tasks it was created for.
Then, almost without warning, the 20th century burst through the door, bringing hundreds of thousands of synthetic chemicals in the form of food additives, cleaning agents, pesticides, herbicides, drugs, dyes, plastics. All unnatural substances unlike anything the liver had seen before. These new industrial toxins are consumed, injected, inhaled, or rubbed on a daily basis before being dispatched to the liver.
There is only so much the liver can take. Signs of toxic overload include chronic fatigue, frequent infections, immune disorders, brain fog, poor memory, hormonal imbalances. These signs suggest the need to dismiss and strengthen detox pathways.