Liver Tonic / Hepatoprotectives

Beyond the treatment of liver disorders, everyday care of the liver lays a cornerstone for total body health. Naturopaths and others, who look beneath the symptoms of an illness to its underlying cause, often discover that the liver has had a role to play. More than 500 vital functions have been identified with the liver. The liver is important because a person’s nutritional level is not only determined by what he or she eats, but by what the liver processes. Unfortunately it is extremely difficult to detect early warning symptoms specific to liver metabolic imbalances. People can suffer for a long time from a liver ailment without knowing of it. The incredible complexity of liver chemistry and its fundamental role in human physiology is so daunting to researchers that the thought that simple plant remedies might have something to offer is astonishing and incredible!