Total Health Breakthroughs: Free Natural Health Newsletter and Alternative Health Articles

The key to overall health… is your liver? Absolutely. This amazing 4-pound organ — located beneath your lower ribs and on the right side of your stomach — performs more than 500 bodily functions and chemical reactions each day to keep you in tip top shape. In fact, your liver:

• Eliminates toxins… Your liver filters harmful toxins from foods… alcohol… and medicines from nearly 100 gallons of blood every day. Then it allows healthy nutrients to pass to your cells.
• Breaks down fat… Your liver’s ability to manufacture a full quart of bile daily allows fat breakdown. Bile is that yellowish-green fluid that breaks down fat. Think of it as the soap detergent you use to get rid of grease from your dirty dishes.
• Regulates blood sugar levels… You liver helps prevent unhealthy spikes and dips that can throw your body out of whack — and trigger scores of health problems.
• Keeps your hormones in balance… Your liver produces more than 13,000 hormones and essential chemicals —including testosterone, estrogen and cholesterol — for optimum body function! Plus, it oversees the function of an additional 50,000 enzymes you need every day.

Despite the fact that the liver is an all-essential, and often overused organ, most people today do virtually nothing to protect it. Did you know that you could be open to possible liver and kidney damage if you are over 40… regularly take over-the-counter medicines… use prescription drugs… drink two or more glasses of beer, wine or hard liquor each week… or drink less than six to eight glasses of distilled or purified water each day?

Just look at the tremendous number of harmful chemicals we absorb that accumulate in our tissues when the liver, digestive system and skin cannot eliminate them:

• Poisonous pesticides and herbicides from food crops.
• 5,500 chemically produced food additives.
• Foods which are genetically altered, refined, frozen, fried, irradiated, hormone-filled, etc.
• Auto exhaust, lawn sprays, household cleaning products, cosmetics, etc.

The main two organs of detoxification for these many chemicals are the intestinal tract and the liver. The intestinal tract is the first line of defense against harmful chemicals. When its lining becomes easily permeable (leaky gut syndrome), then harmful chemicals are allowed into the body.

It is recommended that you speak with a knowledgeable professional before using any herbal remedy.

Nerve tonic, detoxifier, immune system stimulant… Siberian ginseng is considered an ‘adaptogen’ because it normalizes body functions and can be taken for all body systems.

Simple methods of cleansing the body help support the immune system, speed up healing, rid the body of toxins, and even promote healthy circulation. In this article we will explore effective, low-cost ways to detoxify the body in the privacy of your own home.

Juice Fasting

Simple juice fasts are a great way to quickly purify the body and prepare it for healing. The three-day juice fast will clean mucus out the body and provide you with nutritious, vibrant foods and supplements that rebuild the system and facilitate healing.