Love Your Liver, Keep Your Gallbladder Healthy

The liver is responsible for 500 or more functions such as cleansing, burning, and excreting proteins, synthesis of fats, and producing bile that aids in digestion as well as emulsifying fats. The liver is a filter, regulator, and store of blood. It is the place where you store numerous essential minerals and vitamins like copper, iron, vitamins B12, D, E, and K. The liver plays a crucial function in digestion, metabolism, and the production of healthy hormones, such as thyroid hormones.

The gallbladder is an organ with a pear shape that is situated directly below the liver. It is the storage space for bile, which is a liquid produced by the liver and used for digestion and breakdown of fats. Bile is released from the gallbladder and is absorbed by the stomach and the intestines after food particles are broken down by digestion. The gallbladder's function is to remove cholesterol, clear all tissues, aid in the digestion of fats, and boost the brain's functioning. The gallbladder's role is dependent on a functioning and healthy liver (it's an organ that is paired), making sure that there is a constant circulation of Qi (energy).

It is believed that the Standard American Diet of fried foods and fructose, sugar grains, and processed junk food causes the liver fluid to be saturated with cholesterol, causing cholesterol to form solid crystals. These crystals then enlarge and form gallstones. A congested, slow-moving liver is frequently related to gallstones.

Around 500,000 gallbladders are removed every year! Numerous doctors suggest gallbladder removal when gallstones are present; however, be aware: Gallbladder removal has risks, and serious health problems may arise, including hormonal imbalances, brain fog, dry skin, various nutrients deficiency as well as weight increase, loose stool, poor digestion, and many more. Surgery isn't a stroll in the park, either. 40% of post-cholecystectomy patients are still experiencing symptoms such as nausea and pain, gas as well as bloating. IBS and digestion problems, scarring and food sensitivities as well as food intolerances follows. When the gallbladder is removed, the capacity to store bile within the gallbladder decreases, and bile flows continuously into the bile canals to the small intestine. The capacity to emulsify, absorb, and digest fats from food is significantly reduced after the gallbladder has been removed. This puts more strain on the liver.