One of the least thought of organs in our body is our liver, the second largest organ we possess (the largest being the skin) and one of the hardest working since its only purpose is to keep us healthy - and that is a 24-hour-a-day job. It is essential to our health and vitality and never stops working since it regulates our metabolism. It detoxifies harmful items that are ingested or inspirated, and it cleanses our blood
Protection from the harmful effects of junk foods, fats, toxic chemicals, alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and medicines is as important a task for the liver as is the protective action it gives against pollutants, pesticides and heavy metals. It is unfortunate, however, that the constant action of the organ in your defense can result in severe tissue damage before any discernible symptoms appear.
The surprising fact is that liver disease is the third largest cause of disease-related deaths in adults between the ages of 25 to 59. There are millions of people infected with chronic hepatitis - both B and C strains - and the numbers are increasing at an alarming rate. Other causes of damage and disease are drug- and alcohol-related, plus poisonings from heavy metals and toxic pollutants and chemicals.
Symptoms of liver disease usually appear late in the disease process and include headaches, usually in the frontal lobes, appetite loss accompanied by digestive distress, gas, bloating, sour stomach, metallic-tasting saliva, intolerance of fatty foods and malaise. There are other noticeable effects such as a tenderness and/or pain in the right quadrant of the trunk, drowsiness, and the most damning symptom of all, jaundice.
So what is one to do to help prevent the onset of liver disease and maintain the health of the organ? One may exercise proper precautions in their everyday life - correct nutrient intake, exercise, drink eight glasses of water daily, avoid unknown foods, take medicinals as directed, stop smoking - all will help you maintain a healthy body. But is there a food or drug that can protect the organ?
The answer is yes. The product is called Milk Thistle. The botanical (it is classified as a botanical though it contains several medicinal ingredients that give significant protection) has been used for over 2,000 years to treat ailments of the digestive system. Liver, kidney, digestive track and gall bladder problems have been successfully helped by this product - as have menstrual problems, psoriasis, and varicose veins. And most interestingly, high dosages of the milk-thistle extract have shown no adverse effects of toxicity to the body.
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