1st Phorm: Liver Detox

Our bodies are exposed to more toxins today than ever before. These come from environmental contaminants as well as things like alcohol and medications.   While one organ is not more important than another, when it comes to detoxifying your body, the liver is the workhorse of your built-in detoxification system.   All the blood leaving the stomach and intestines passes through the liver. This allows the liver to remove harmful chemicals and toxins that have entered the blood stream before breaking down healthy nutrients that are then transported throughout the body. The toxins that are removed from the bloodstream are turned into bile, and the bile is then released by the gallbladder into the intestines to aid in digestion.   Along with detoxifying the body, the liver performs well over 300 other functions: producing cholesterol, regulating amino acids, building proteins, and pulling excess glucose from the blood to store it as glycogen.   The kidneys are also important in detoxing the