MORINGA SUPPORTS LIVER FUNCTION

MORINGA SUPPORTS LIVER FUNCTION

All in all, the liver is a pretty crucial organ for the overall functioning of the body. A sluggish or damaged liver can wreak havoc on the body, causing problems with digestion, hormones, brain fog and even mental health. Luckily, moringa can help the liver get into tip-top shape in 5 important ways:

1. REDUCE LIVER DAMAGE
Several studies have shown moringa to help heal and prevent liver damage. One study showed that moringa helps reduce liver damage while another study showed that moringa helped protect against hepatitis; one more, still, showed that moringa helps prevent liver injury altogether.

2. RESTORE LIVER ENZYMES
Moringa helps restore liver enzymes in a damaged liver, according to one study. The liver is responsible for blood detoxification, bile production, fat metabolism and overall nutrient processing. All of this is only possible with its enzymes, which help perform all of these functions. When a liver is run down or overused the enzymes can often be depleted, making your liver a whole lot less useful. Moringa helps get those enzymes back up and running.

3. REDUCE INFLAMMATION
Moringa is well established as a powerful anti-inflammatory agent. Inflammation is essentially the root of all disease, the liver included. Your liver is responsible for glucose metabolism and bile production, both of which help digestion run properly. When your diet is filled with unhealthy items, such as lots of sugar and unhealthy fats, the liver kind of goes haywire. It starts releasing glucose back into the blood to make room for the incoming junk and gets taxed during the process. Moringa helps reduce inflammation both in the liver and the body so that the liver can work more efficiently to handle its many tasks.

4. REDUCE OXIDATIVE STRESS
The liver’s main function is basically to reduce oxidative stress throughout the body. What happens when the liver has its own oxidative stress, though? It stops working properly. The best way to help support the liver in combating free radicals and reversing oxidative stress is to provide it with a good supply of antioxidants. Moringa is loaded with antioxidants which serve the liver well in its detox process.

5. REDUCE STRESS (AND BALANCES HORMONES)
The anti-inflammatory properties of moringa help the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis run smoothly, which in turn helps the liver run smoothly. The HPA axis is basically what drives our fight-or-flight stress response. If we are stressed it signals a total body inflammatory response. This stress response does serious damage to the liver and if it carries on for long term can even lead to liver disease.
An unhealthy liver can lead to a host of problems, ranging from nutritive problems to poor psychological health. Moringa has been shown to help support the liver, protect against damage and even repair functioning in damaged livers. Moringa also supports brain health, reduces inflammation throughout the body and detoxifies the body through the digestive system. It makes total sense that moringa would also help improve liver function, then.

Add a teaspoon of moringa extract to your morning green smoothie or sip on some loose-leaf moringa tea. Whatever way you choose to get your moringa, do yourself a favor and make it a habit!