Liver Support for the New Year

January is a great time to give your liver a little extra support. After the holidays, many people feel weighed down or a little out of balance. A big reason for this is the extra work the liver takes on this time of year. It handles hundreds of jobs every day. It filters toxins, helps with digestion, supports hormone balance and plays a role in energy production. When our routines shift with richer foods, less sleep and more stress, the liver simply has more to manage.

Several natural remedies have been used for years, and many are backed by good research.

Milk thistle is one of the most recognized. Its active compound, silymarin, works as an antioxidant and helps protect liver cells. NAC is another important nutrient. Your body uses it to make glutathione, one of the liver’s main detox compounds that supports Phase II detox pathways.

Herbs like dandelion and artichoke help keep bile moving the way it should, which makes it easier to digest fats and carry waste out of the body while turmeric provides curcumin, which offers antioxidant benefits and helps calm irritation in liver tissues.

One of my favorite products to support the liver and enhance detoxification is Vital Choice Liver Support and Detox, which blends many of these ingredients into one formula. For a more in-depth reset, Vital Planet’s LiverPURE is a powerful 14-day morning and night program designed to support detox pathways, bile flow and antioxidant activity.

Both can help you start the year feeling lighter and more balanced.

Mike Ventresca is the owner of Vital Choice Health Store, located at 9243 W. Sprague Road in North Royalton’s Timber Ridge Plaza. Call 440-885-9505 or visit VChoice.com for more information. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.