The liver is considered a gland—an organ that secretes chemicals—because it produces bile, a substance needed to digest fats. Without a healthy, functioning liver you cannot survive. Bile’s salts break up fat into smaller pieces so it can be absorbed more easily in the small intestine. When the liver has broken down harmful substances, its by-products are excreted into the bile or blood. Bile by-products enter the intestine and leave the body in the form of feces. Blood by-products are filtered out by the kidneys, and leave the body in the form of urine.
In addition to producing bile, the liver detoxifies the blood to rid it of harmful substances such as alcohol and drugs, it stores vitamins, iron and sugar glucose, breaks down haemoglobin as well as insulin and some other hormones, and converts ammonia into urea which is really important for the metabolism. …show more content…
An unhealthy lifestyle can eventually lead to a toxic liver which can lead to severe illness and fatality.
Your body needs to be detoxed to survive and the liver is vital for this survival process, eliminating water and filtering, removing and protecting against chemicals, pollution and toxins that enter your
In addition to producing bile, the liver detoxifies the blood to rid it of harmful substances such as alcohol and drugs, it stores vitamins, iron and sugar glucose, breaks down haemoglobin as well as insulin and some other hormones, and converts ammonia into urea which is really important for the metabolism. …show more content…
An unhealthy lifestyle can eventually lead to a toxic liver which can lead to severe illness and fatality.
Your body needs to be detoxed to survive and the liver is vital for this survival process, eliminating water and filtering, removing and protecting against chemicals, pollution and toxins that enter your