Understanding the Liver
LIVER AND ITS FUNCTIONS
Every day, your liver helps your body by providing it with energy, fighting off infections and toxins, blood clotting, regulating hormones and much, much more. To give you an idea of the liver’s critical roles, here is a partial list of its functions:
CLEANSES BLOOD
Metabolizing alcohol and other drugs and chemicals, Neutralizing and destroying poisonous substances
REGULATES THE SUPPLY OF BODY FUEL
Producing, storing and supplying quick energy (glucose) to keep the mind alert and the body active. Producing, storing and exporting fat
MANUFACTURES MANY ESSENTIAL BODY PROTEINS
Clotting of blood
Providing resistance to infection
REGULATES BODY CHOLESTEROL
Produces cholesterol, excrete and converts it to other essential substances
REGULATES THE BALANCE OF MANY HORMONES
Sex hormones, Thyroid hormones, Cortisone, and other adrenal hormones
REGULATES THE SUPPLY OF ESSENTIAL VITAMINS AND MINERALS
Iron, CopperM, Vitamin B12, Folic acid, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin K
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