food and ridding your body of toxic substances. Everything you eat or drink passes through it. Aside from helping clean your blood, the bile that it produces helps you break down fat from food. It is thus important to keep your liver in good shape.
Signs that your liver is not well:
• Skin and eyes that appear yellowish
• Abdominal pain and swelling • Swelling in the legs and ankles • Itchy skin • Dark urine color • Pale stool color, or bloody or tar-colored stool • Chronic fatigue • Nausea or vomiting • Loss of appetite • Tendency to bruise easily
Risk factors for liver disease:
• Heavy alcohol use
• Injecting drugs using shared needles • Tattoos or body piercings • Exposure to other people’s blood and body fluids • Unprotected sex • Exposure to certain chemicals or toxins • Diabetes • Obesity