Functions and the Importance of the Liver:

Our liver is just as important as our heart. This is because, the liver helps to filter impurity out of the body. If the liver is damaged, then the body will be ultimately left with the risk of many diseases and dangers.
Just imagine your car air filter developing a fault, you will find out that a lot will be wrong with the car. Now, imagine our body without the filter, the liver.
Let's look at the liver and what it is: It is the second largest organ in the body, making the skin the largest organ. The liver is located just below the chest in the rib cage, so, it is well protected. But the functions of the liver which will be highlighted soon are so important that you will certainly consider taking care of your liver.
These are the Functions of the Liver:
1. Discharge of waste products by proper cleansing of the blood.
2. Helps to put the fat in the body under check.
3. Helps to metabolize proteins in the body and likewise produce more protein.
4. Helps to decrease or stop the effects of poisons in the body.
5. Helps in managing chemicals and drugs
6. It helps in digesting by producing bile
7. Helps to boost the immune system.
8. Helps the storage of sugar, vitamins,
9. Helps to store energy.
10. Helps to control cholesterol in the body.
11. Helps to re generating dead tissues in the liver itself.

You can see that the liver has quite important functions, so take care of it. One enemy of the liver is the alcohol, improper diet etc.
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