From the Desk of Evan Burns (MSc Nutrition)
Lead Researcher at Nutracraft
Here’s a fun fact, the underrated, neglected organ, the liver - just so happens to perform more than 300 vital functions (second only to the brain). It only makes sense that our ancestors used to call the liver, “the home of the human soul.”
Here’s a fun fact, the underrated, neglected organ, the liver - just so happens to perform more than 300 vital functions (second only to the brain). It only makes sense that our ancestors used to call the liver, “the home of the human soul.”
Dating back to the Greeks, to the Mesopotamians, and to various other ancients - they all associated the liver as one of, if not - the most important organ in our entire body.
The reason I’m telling you all of this is because if you aren’t careful with the way you treat your body, you could potentially end up with a life-altering liver disease that comes in the form of several nasty ailments.
Which brings me to the #1 threat affecting everyone on the planet today...
I’m talking about excess pollutants and toxins!
Did you know the European Chemicals agency estimates there are more than 144,000 man-made chemicals in existence. The US Department of Health estimates 2000 new chemicals are being released every year. The UN Environment Program warns most of these have never been screened for human health safety," he says.
The World Health Organisation estimates that 12 million people – one in 4 – die every year from diseases caused by 'air water and soil pollution, chemical exposures, climate change and ultraviolet radiation', all of which result from human activity."27
Crazy, right...??
Here are just a few of the 100’s of common pollutants that are affecting your health and that need to be processed by the liver.
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Air pollutants
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Smoking (1st and 2nd hand)
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Some prescription medicines
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Excess salt
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Eating a diet high in high fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated oils
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Drinking alcohol excessively
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Drinking too much caffeine or using other stimulant drugs
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Having uncontrolled high blood sugar
The question then becomes... if pollutants are so common how do we avoid them or help our body to process them so they don’t affect our health?