Could your liver do with a lift?

Your liver lies just under your ribcage and after your skin, it’s your body’s biggest organ. The liver performs many functions – from the production of blood proteins and blood clotting factors to the manufacture of bile which helps your body use fats and fat-soluble vitamins. Your liver also helps to regulate blood glucose levels to within very narrow limits. More information.

The liver is also one of the major ways that your body cleanses itself of toxins – think of it as a bit like a large filtering system. So, the more toxins it comes across (for example from alcohol, fatty foods, medicines heavy metals and chemicals like pesticides), the harder it has to work to get rid of them. Putting too much stress on the liver by drinking too much alcohol, for example, can damage this vital organ. Click here for information on liver health supplements.