How does the liver become sick? What does the liver do and what does this have to do with chiropractic? The liver does very important things. It converts glucose to glycogen, so you can use sugar as a source of energy. It also makes amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins and it stores vitamins and minerals.

What else does it do? It makes the cholesterol that the body needs. It makes bile, needed to digest fat and last but certainly not least, it detoxifies the blood of harmful substances. In fact, the liver is referred as the body’s detoxification center.

Quiz time. Any idea what two habits most commonly lead to liver disease because they so dramatically toxify the body? Clue: one of the two habits results in the body taking in over 7,000 chemicals. Yikes!

What are cigarettes and alcohol? Smoking and drinking overwhelm the liver with toxins. The liver becomes sick, and so the body becomes sick as well. Cool fact. The liver receives about 1.5 quarts of blood every minute. Incredible! Chronic stress of any type causes the liver’s detoxification pathway to becomes clogged. The liver can no longer do its job.

How about another quiz question? Believe it or not, regular usage of this substance can damage the liver. Clue: people take it to relieve headaches. What is acetaminophen? Regular doses of Tylenol, the widely used painkiller that contains high levels of acetaminophen, may be enough to cause irreversible liver damage.

Did you know that the liver can also become sick due to a misaligned spine? Really? How? Nerves that control the liver, come from the spine. If the spine is misaligned in this area, the nerves no longer work as they need to. Spinal misalignments that block nerves from fully functioning are called subluxations.

What causes spinal subluxation? Stress. The three kinds of stress are: physical like a car accident, chemical like too much sugar, and emotional like depression. Subluxations do not hurt; someone can have them and not know. Having one’s spine evaluated for subluxations can save their lives and their health, naturally.

When someone with liver problems receives chiropractic care, the body has a chance to improve because function to the liver is restored. If stress can cause liver disease, does that mean someone can develop liver disease even if it’s not in their genetics? Yes, and the opposite is true. While liver disease may have a genetic relation, genetic affects can be lessened by healthy habits.

Wouldn’t it be easier to take liver medicine? Wouldn’t it get rid of toxins and fix the liver? It’s an option, but medicine is made of chemicals. Despite the temporary help a drug may provide, chemicals only add toxins to the body.

Do you have a friend or loved one who suffers with liver problems? Ask your chiropractor for a copy of liver information to pass along, so that your lived one can finally find relief and live the life they’ve always imagined. You can help change someone’s life. What could feel better than that?

Find out how Dr. Olson, your Olson Chiropractic can help you get rid of your liver problems. Call 219-942-3049 today and put a stop to your liver problems naturally!