4 Beverage Tips for a Healthy Liver

#1 – Thirsty or not thirsty? This is the question!

With age, our thirst sensation decreases which means that even when the body becomes dehydrated, we may not experience the usual feeling of thirst. Knowing this, you can get ahead of the game and not wait until dehydration takes a toll on your body. Act in advance by setting multiple alarms on your phone or using post-its all over your home reminding you to drink water throughout the day.

#2 – Fruit juices are worse than you think

Fruit juices have an unfair reputation of “healthy drinks” and create an illusion of consuming fruits. In the reality, however, the fruit juices are processed drinks and can by no means compete with the fresh fruits. On top of that, juices are packed with sugar just like any other soft drink. Our tip – try to replace the processed fruit drinks with freshly squeezed juices, if possible.

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#3 – Watch out the invisible “calorie traps”

Soft drinks such as soda or coke are the main source of added sugars and are directly linked to the development of obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and eventually non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Soda can contain 35g of sugar which equals around 7 teaspoons of sugar.

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#4 – Alcohol & Co

Everything we eat, drink, inhale, or even apply to our skin is processed by the liver. However, the more toxins we expose ourselves to, the more pressure we put on our liver to detoxify all these harmful substances. Since alcohol is one of the most toxic and harmful (yet legal) substances, the liver throws all its capacity to process and detoxify alcohol leaving behind all toxins that entered our body. This leads to toxins and the rest of unprocessed alcohol circulating in the bloodstream until the liver can process it. Though the liver is a very resilient organ capable of regenerating itself, it can never win this game against alcohol in the long run. Every time the liver processes alcohol, some of its healthy cells die. Yes, the liver can develop new cells, but years of excessive drinking can weaken the liver function to the extent that it will no longer be able to regenerate itself.

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