How to Avoid Liver Damage

Your liver is the most complex and largest internal organ in your body. This organ is located in the upper right quadrant of your abdomen. You liver has many functions. Some include breaking down fats and filtering out disease causing toxins in your blood. The accumulation of toxins in your body can overwhelm your liver causing the greatest damage. However, you can easily avoid liver damage by taking certain herbal supplements. These supplements will assist your liver, making it more effective in eliminating these disease causing substances.

Things You'll Need

• Licorice extract tablets Milk thistle tablets Turmeric to your dishes Beef root tablets Dandelion capsules

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Instructions

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  Take licorice extract capsules. Licorice contains an active ingredient called glycyrrhetinic acid, which boosts your immune system and protects your liver from damage. The recommended dosage is two 400 mg capsules taken twice every day.

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  Take milk thistle tablets. The plant consists of a phytochemical called silymarin. When taken daily, this potent herb can strengthen your liver, enabling it to flush out bacteria and disease causing toxins, thereby preventing liver damage. The recommended dosage is one 380 mg tablet once every day preferably with food.

• 3

  Add turmeric to your dishes. This East Indian spice consists of the potent enzyme curcumin, which acts by stimulating your liver cells to eliminate the toxins your body collects from the environment, everyday food and medications. Add turmeric to your favorite dishes to prevent liver damage.

• 4

  Take beet root tablets. This vegetable contains a potent compound called betacyanin, which strengthens your liver while removing the toxins you have accumulated over time. Consuming beet root supplements daily can help prevent liver damage. Take two 500 mg tablets twice daily preferably with food.

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  Take dandelion capsules.The active ingredient in dandelion called inulin can help you avoid liver damage by detoxifying toxins that you accumulate on a daily basis from food, environment and medications. The herb also strengthens your liver enabling it to regenerate faster. The recommended dosage is one 750 mg tablet taken twice a day with food.