Key Liver Body Type Indicators

Key Liver body type indicators are potbelly, brown spots on the backs of hands, yellowness in the whites of eyes, and poor joints.
Below is a list of symptoms the Liver type can experience from a poorly working liver.

Growth Hormone

Growth hormone (GH) is directly associated with the liver and works through the liver. It is fat-burning and antiaging; it also controls the rebuilding of joints. A bad liver can prevent growth hormone from being produced.

From: The 10 Fat Burning Triggers and Blockers
Fats typically do not influence fat-making hormones; however, they do have the ability to stress the liver, which indirectly affects hormone flows through the liver.
The whole myth that fat is the big culprit making everyone fat doesn’t pan out when you’re talking about hormones. Fat has little effect on fat storing hormones. Many people put too much importance on restricting fats in the diet. Yes, it is true that with Liver types low fats are best; however, this is …

Sugar triggers insulin, the fat-making, fat-storing hormone. In fact, in the presence of insulin not only will fat be blocked from being used as fuel BUT sugar will also be converted to fat. Given the choice, the body will ALWAYS prefer sugar to fat as a fuel. This means that in order to burn fat, you can’t have any sugar in your diet. The absence of insulin (or sugar) promotes fat burning and weight loss. Hidden sugars are often the culprit, and are found in food containing high fructose corn …

Body-influencing factors include junk foods and other substances that have a negative influence. These include packaged and boxed foods, alcohol, caffeine, drugs, hormones, pesticides, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, artificial coloring, trans fats, and MSG. Many of these substances can damage the liver, which is like a filter that keeps the body clean.
Avoid Mono-sodium Glutamate (MSG): MSG is a flavor enhancer, but it causes fluid retention. There are many hidden sources of MSG: modified food starch, autolyzed yeast, calcium caseinate, sodium caseinate, hydrolyzed protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, carrageenan, glutamic acid and yeast …

Sometimes friends, family, and coworkers can be the biggest challenge to keeping on track with your diet. Here are a few comebacks to common thoughtless remarks.

The poor economy is taking its toll on American families and their ability to make healthy food choices. Since there is no sign of economic recovery in the near future, we all need to find ways to get ourselves (and our families) through these hard times without forfeiting our health.

Food is not the enemy, and is not evil in itself. If you eat too much junk food you will suffer consequences, but that doesn’t mean food is to blame. It’s important to learn good habits and limit unhealthy choices.

Nutrients (vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and fatty acids) are the foundation of a healthy body. A common mistake people make when trying to lose weight is counting calories but ignoring the nutrients IN those calories.

One of the main functions of the adrenal glands is countering stress by the production of several hormones. The adrenals don’t know the difference between physical and mental stress — they treat both with the same stress hormones.
The adrenals can overwork and underwork. Depending on the state they are in, you will experience different symptoms. I have frequently observed that a person will start with their adrenals in overdrive due to stress, then burn them out into an underworking adrenal situation. But it’s not always that cut and dried, as …