Hi My Loves! 💖

Liver Health: The Hidden Key to Fat-Burning & Detox

The last newsletter was about liver health and how we need a detox to reset our bodies. I also talked about how the liver is a fat-burning organ, but unfortunately, it is being overworked, leading to obesity-related troubles. 😞

The Liver’s Role: Storing & Burning Fuel 🔥

The liver’s job is to store the body’s fuels in the form of glycogen and triglycerides, which need to be in balance. When triglycerides accumulate excessively, the liver stops burning fat and instead starts storing it, leading to fatty liver disease. 🚨

Triglycerides, Cholesterol & How to Fix Them 🩸

High triglycerides and high cholesterol often go hand in hand. The way to fix them is by eating simple carbs & high-protein diets 🍚🥩 ✅ Quitting artificial dopamine hits 🎮🍫 ✅ Exercising regularly 🏃‍♀️ ✅ Managing stress 🧘‍♂️ ✅ Avoiding sugar, marijuana, coffee, and all stimulants ☕🚭

The Caffeine Trap: Stimulants & Your Liver ☕⚠️

I know I emphasize caffeine and stimulants a lot—it’s because they have been normalized way too much. Historically, coffee overdose and withdrawal symptoms were even classified as a mental disorder! 🚨 Symptoms like:

• Restlessness & insomnia 😵‍💫

• Speedy & incoherent speech 🗣️

• Muscle stiffness & acidity issues 🤕

• Anxiety & heart conditions 💔

Heart conditions were once more common in coffee drinkers than tobacco users—but times have changed. Coffee remains everyone’s go-to stimulant, especially in today’s pro-metabolic culture.

Coffee: Borrowing Energy From the Future

☕ Coffee is so heavily exploited that it is loaded with:

• Pesticides & phytoestrogens 🚜

• Chlorogenic acid ⚠️

• Neurotoxic compounds 🧠

It tires the adrenal glands, shrinks grey matter in the brain within 10 days, reduces blood flow to the brain, and slows detox pathways. 😩

A Better Alternative: Green Tea 🍵✨

Green tea is a great substitute as it helps in: ✅ Dissolving fat 🏋️‍♂️ ✅ Removing dampness (as per TCM) 💧 ✅ Boosting metabolism naturally 🔥

The Liver-Stimulant Cycle: A Vicious Trap 🔄

With excessive stimulant use, the liver becomes toxic. Unfortunately, it’s a vicious cycle: 👉 Toxic liver = Poor thyroid function 🦋 👉 Poor thyroid = Higher dependency on stimulants ⚡ 👉 More stimulants = More liver toxicity 😞

Cholestasis: When the Liver Gets Clogged 🚧

Cholestasis occurs when bile flow stagnates in the liver or bile ducts. Bile is a digestive fluid that breaks down fats and eliminates waste. So imagine the amount of untreated waste the body is piling up because of a poor liver!

Symptoms of a Sick Liver

• Increased abdominal fat 😖

• Body odor & itchy skin 🏴‍☠️

• Hives & flushed face 🟥

• Red palms & coated tongue 👅

• High blood pressure 💢

• Daytime sleepiness 🥱

These worsen if you work with chemicals or heavy metals (agriculture, petrochemical industry, hairdressing, etc.), as mercury and toxins accumulate in the liver. ⚠️

The Problem With Vitamin A Overload 🍖🥩

In the 90s, India saw a trend of fortifying foods with iron, calcium, and minerals. We were brainwashed into believing we needed artificial cereals with synthetic nutrients. 🏭

Now, in the 2020s, we see trends promoting:

• Beef liver & bee pollen 🐝

• Raw spinach smoothies 🥬

• Cod liver oil 🐟

• Tons of fats like olive & coconut oil 🫒🥥

While these can be beneficial, the issue is toxicity from excess nutrition.

Heavy Metals & The Rusting Effect 🦠

Sulfur-containing metal-binding proteins (Thiol Groups) regulate copper & iron in the body. But these also have a high affinity for heavy metals (like mercury, lead, cadmium).

What happens when heavy metals accumulate?

• Copper & iron become unbound & free-floating 😵‍💫

• These react with H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) 🧪

• Oxidative stress (similar to rusting) begins ⚠️

• Liver scarring & bile duct damage occur 🏥

• Bile thickens & accumulates → Cholestasis & fibrosis develop 🚧

Sub-Clinical Cholestasis: The Silent Epidemic 🏴‍☠️

The liver can’t keep up with excessive nutrition. Most of us have sub-clinical cholestasis—meaning our livers are struggling even if we don’t notice symptoms yet! 😧

I hope this information helps you make better decisions for your liver. The final discussion on this topic will be posted tomorrow! 📩✨

Love,
 Zitni Zun ❤️