Natural Choices — Health Food, Organic Produce, Gluten Free, Vitamins, Supplements — Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana

The liver is the largest organ in the body!

I’m sure most people don’t give their liver much thought. I know I don’t. But learning more about it makes me think I should stop taking it for granted and show some consideration.

In its description of the large organ located under your ribs, the Mayo Clinic explains just how critical maintaining good liver health is to vigorous daily living:

Liver problems include a wide range of diseases and conditions that can affect your liver. Your liver is an organ about the size of a football that sits just under your rib cage on the right side of your abdomen. Without your liver, you couldn’t digest food and absorb nutrients, get rid of toxic substances from your body or stay alive.

I know Carolyn Behrman can identify easy ways to improve and maintain liver function waiting to be discovered in the aisles of Natural Choices in Columbus, Indiana. To keep the liver functioning in top form makes real sense if you want to lead an energetic, vital life.

One way to love your liver is to eat food that promotes good liver function. Michael Murray, ND, a naturopathic physician recommends  eating vegetables and legumes for their high fiber and nutrient content. Since the liver helps to eliminate toxic chemicals from your body, eating fresh organic produce like that found at Natural Choices would be a great first step to help the liver function well.

A few items he would suggest you put in your shopping cart at Natural Choices include:

• Cabbage-family vegetables, especially broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage
• Garlic, legumes, onions, eggs and other foods with high sulfur content
• Artichokes, beets, carrots and dandelion greens
• Good sources of water-soluble fibers such as pears, oat bran, apples and legumes

A second way to show some love for your liver is to add a supplement to the fresh organic produce from Natural Choices. Dr. Murray suggests a high-potency multiple vitamin and mineral supplement. Some supplements are formulated based on age and gender and contain optimal levels of vitamins and minerals along with important phytochemicals that support detoxification reactions.

Natural Choices in Columbus, Indiana has a good selection of fresh, organic foods and natural supplements to help you in your quest to love your liver. Stop by or call Carolyn today at 812-375-1677 to start showing your liver just how much you care!

–Ellie of the Natural Choices Healthy Living Team