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Benefits of Liver

Updated: Apr 20, 2021



The liver is an essential organ that has many functions in the body, including making proteins and blood clotting factors, manufacturing triglycerides and cholesterol, glycogen synthesis, and bile production. The liver is also stores vitamins and chemicals that the body requires as building blocks. These includes: vitamin B12, folic acid, iron required to make red blood cells, vitamin A for vision, vitamin D for calcium absorption, and vitamin K to help the blood to clot properly.

The liver is involved in metabolizing many toxins, including drugs and medications, chemicals, and natural substances, and is responsible for hundreds of chemical actions that the body needs to survive. The liver has also the greatest regenerative capacity of any organ in the body.


Organ meats, including liver, are considered one of nature’s most powerful superfoods.


Ounce for ounce, liver is probably more nutritious than any other food.



Why exactly is liver good for you?


Liver— including beef liver, chicken liver and duck liver — is very high in many essential nutrients.


1. Loaded with Vitamin B12


2. Great Source of Active Vitamin A


3. Very High in Iron, Helping with Anemia Prevention


4. High in Vitamin B6, Biotin and Folate

5. Great Food for Fertility and During Pregnancy


6. Helps with Detoxification and Supporting Liver Function


7. Good Source of Protein


8. Plays a Prominent Role in Disease-Fighting Gerson Therapy


9. Provides CoQ10


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