Liver Health

YOUR AMAZING LIVER !

The liver is the largest internal organ in your body, weighing about 3 pounds. It’s an incredibly complex organ. The body can’t survive over 24 hours without it. It’s involved in over 500 body functions.

Your liver is responsible for making vital substances, such as proteins, and processing nutrients. Your liver is the major detoxifying organ in your body. It receives essential nutrients from the intestine, storing and secreting them as needed. It detoxifies toxic substances, rendering them less harmful to your body. It produces bile, which contains salts that are very important in the digestion of fats. It helps regulate blood sugar levels by storing and releasing sugar as glycogen, which is the body’s primary energy source. Your liver produces approximately 400 enzymes which facilitate many body functions, including but not limited to digestion.

Many things increase the work our liver must do to keep us healthy and alive. Waste and toxins build up in the body from our modern lifestyles. Years of fast food, cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, pollutants, preservatives and other toxic substances burden our systems and challenge the liver’s ability to function effectively. Add to that indigestion, constipation, illnesses, stress, sedentary lifestyles, and you have a recipe for bad health.

Anything you do to promote the health of your liver will help you live a longer, healthier life. Taking Liver Cleanse is one of the healthiest things you can do to support the liver! ~Dr. Bill Kellas

Healthy Thoughts = Healthy Choices: Consider what you can do to enjoy exercise & nutritious foods.
Exercise for Stress: When overwhelmed, we tend to eat more & sleep less. Consciously choose exercise to reduce stress.
Plan simple menus: Offer a simple menu, vegetables and fruit. The fewer the choices, the less you’ll eat.
Never go hungry: Eat regular meals and always drink your E7 before going to a party.
Savor your favorites & skip the rest: Limit extras. If it is not “to die for,” then why eat it?
Go Sugar-Free: Make, take & eat holiday delights that are sugar-free so you will feel more guilt-free!
Move away from the food table: Don’t court failure by tempting yourself to “stand-pick-and-eat.”
Talk a lot & listen even more: The more you talk & listen, the less you eat. Parties may be all about food, but you can be all about socializing.
Go slow: It takes about 20 minutes for the “full” signal from our stomach to reach our brain.
Avoid alcohol: Alcohol damages the liver, impairs judgment and stimulates the appetite.

The fibers and essential oils in Seven Essentials provide the means of removing toxins from our body. People who are deficient in oils tend to absorb more oil-based environmental toxins like a dry sponge soaks up water. A healthy body with sufficient oils will repel chemicals, like oil on a duck’s feathers causes them to repel water.

Oxygenate Blood: Toxin-loaded blood from a weak liver has limited capacity to carry oxygen; brain cells are affected the most. Oxygenate the blood with deep breathing or brisk walks.

The liver breaks down alcohol into harmless by-products & removes it from the body. Long term, heavy drinking damages the liver.

College drinking has been a persistent problem. Despite efforts to stop drinking on and around campus, the majority of students (both “of age” and under-age) continue to drink, many of them heavily. The negative consequences of drinking alcohol by our country’s college students are wide-ranging; including academic problems, date rape, assault, death from accidental injuries and alcohol poisoning. Clearly, these consequences affect both the drinkers and those around them.

Artichoke, avocado, beetroot, chicory & sarsaparilla all have something in common… They specifically benefit the liver. Try to incorporate these into your diet!

I am an Artichoke!

Most alcoholics with cognitive impairment show some improvement in brain structure and functioning within a year of abstinence, though others take much longer. In double blind placebo tests, a unique blend of artichoke & sarsaparilla has been proven to reverse alcohol damage. Liver Cleanse contains this unique blend and has been found to help rejuvenate the liver.

Your car isn’t the only thing that needs fuel for the road. However, healthy food can be hard to find at convenience stores and restaurants.  Avoid the drive-through by bringing healthy, homemade snacks along for the ride. Making snacks yourself gives you more control over saturated and trans fat, salt and sugar content. Try to provide a balance of carbs, healthy fats like those in nuts and olives, protein and fiber to help keep blood sugar stable — and moods festive.

Fruits & Veggies: Keep easy-to-eat finger foods available: grapes, cherries, apples, carrot & celery sticks, cherry tomatoes or broccoli.
Dips: Put healthy dips in small resealable containers for dipping cucumbers, broccoli and other veggies. Try celery or apple slices dipped in peanut butter.
Cheese: Cut up low-fat cheeses to enjoy on whole-grain crackers.
Trail Mix: Mix your favorite dried fruits & nuts. Add whole-grain cereal for more fiber and nutrition.
Cereal: Pack high-fiber cereals in containers or re-sealable bags!

Which liver would you prefer to have in your body?

Prolonged liver damage like cirrhosis, can harm the brain leading to a potentially fatal brain disorder known as Hepatic Encephalopathy. This can cause many changes related to sleep patterns, personality and mood. It can cause psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression, bring on severe cognitive effects such as shortened attention span and develop problems with coordination such as a flapping or shaking of the hands. In the most serious cases, patients can slip into a potentially fatal coma.

“Enjoy Seven Essentials! This recipe is not only filling and satisfying, but it gives you added benefits of good oils, no sugar, low carbohydrates & all the essential nutrients of Seven Essentials in every scrumptious bite!”
~Janice Hymer

• The average life expectancy in the U.S. was only 47 years old.

• The leading causes of death in the U.S. were: 1) Pneumonia & influenza; 2) Tuberculosis; 3) Diarrhea

• About 90% of doctors had NO college education! Many attended schools the government labeled "substandard."

• More than 95% of all child births took place inside a home rather than a hospital.

• Marijuana and heroin were available over the counter. Pharmacists said: "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels and is a perfect guardian of health."

• Two out of every ten Adults couldn't read or write and only 6% of all Americans graduated from high school.

• There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE United States!

• The U.S. flag had only 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii & Alaska had not been admitted yet.

• The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30 people!

• With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union. Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa and Tennessee were each more populated than California.

• Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, crossword puzzles, canned beer and ice tea had not been invented yet.

• Most women washed their hair once a month, using Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

• Sugar cost 4¢ a pound; Eggs were 14¢ a dozen; Coffee was 15¢ a pound.

• Only 8% of homes had a telephone, and a 3-minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11.00.

• The average wage in the U.S. was 22¢ per hour; The average U.S. worker made $200 to $400 per year.

• A competent accountant earned about $2,000 a year; A dentist earned about $2,500 a year; A veterinarian earned about $1,500 a year; A mechanical engineer earned about $5,000 a year.

• There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. & only 144 miles of paved roads. The average speed limit was 10 mph.

• The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.

When the liver is over-stressed other organs start to dysfunction. The liver works constantly to break down external toxins that invade our body through breathing and eating, as well as internal toxins produced during normally occurring metabolic processes. Symptoms such as headaches, mental confusion, muscle pain, fatigue, poor coordination, nerve problems, skin irritations and emotional imbalances can be a result of over exposure to toxins. When liver function is improved, the entire body will benefit!