From An Apple A Day: Give a second thought to your liver
In her book "Digestive Wellness," Elizabeth Lipinski explains:
"Your four-and-a-half pound liver manufactures 13,000 chemicals and has 2,000 enzymes, plus thousands of synergists that help with body functions.
It regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and proteins; it manufactures cholesterol, testosterone and estrogens; it regulates blood sugar levels, it processes all food, nutrients, alcohol and drugs, and other material that enter the bloodstream and lets them pass, breaks them down or stores them."