Articles Archive for March 2010
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Where do toxins come from?
Toxins may be divided into two general categories: exogenous and endogenous.
Exogenous toxins enter the body from the outside environment, especially with the intake of food, water, and through breathing. Toxins accumulate when people consume various products, use cleansing detergents, cosmetic products, personal hygiene products, medications, tobacco, alcohol, etc. For instance, together with food, a substantial quantity of harmful substances also enters the body. Some of these are:
industrial poisons;
acids of ferrous metals;
pesticides and others.
It is not surprising that the poisons entering the body from the outside environment …
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The liver starts to suffer when you overload it. If you cross certain point and loose sense of your own health balance, your liver is the one that suffers. Too much is too much, be it in the form of excessive amounts of food, fats, regular consumption of alcohol, or simultaneous intake of many medications.
Your health condition depends on your motivation and efforts to stay healthy – so, it is a good idea to steel your will and follow some general pieces of advice.
What you can do to avoid having …
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How does the liver of a couch potato-ing food aficionado feel?
Because the liver suffers in silence, you are often unaware of its worsening health condition. This organ has no nervous endings and no pain is felt before the number of damaged liver cells skyrockets. That’s why it is said that the liver suffers quietly (while your unsuspecting self feasts on Big Philly Cheesesteaks, Spicy Chicken Go Wraps, and Double Quarter Pounders).
What to know about the liver
The liver is the most complex and biggest organ in the human body. It …
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Acute liver hepatitis
This type belongs to the group of the most common infectious diseases, caused by specific viruses. Several pathogenic viruses have been discovered: А, В, С, D, E и G, and about 90 percent of all cases of hepatitis are associated with one of these viruses. They have one common trait – work to increase the number of damaged liver cells.
Chronic hepatitis
This type of hepatitis is an inflammatory dystrophic condition which may come as the result of increased level of toxins which affect the liver. Alcohol and …
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It is good to know the major functions of the liver so that you understand the importance of preserving the normal functioning of this organ. You’ll get convinced that you don’t want a damaged liver by reading the following:
1. Metabolism
Being the main energy depot in the organism, the liver participates in the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
Your liver is also the major organ to regulate and meet the metabolic demands of the body. Its normal function is vital – it maintains the good metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
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