Love Your Liver There is much more to liver function than just processing alcohol and storing glycogen. The liver metabolises alcohol and medication, it makes fat soluble vitamins (A,D,E,K), it helps to safely eliminate fat soluble toxins such as pesticides and environmental chemicals, it produces bile which is vital for fat digestions and crucially it play a vital role in excreting excess hormones and metabolites. A sluggish liver may become a big contributor to oestrogen dominance due to a build-up of harmful oestrogen metabolites. Optimal Liver function is key to female hormonal balance and managing the peri menopausal and menopausal symptoms that many women experience in mid -life. https://sunny-trailblazer-4067.ck.page/9b73b64095 (BOOK YOUR PLACE )on our next FREE TRAINING: Learn all about our Healthy Woman Healthy Runner Method. We love podcasting but we love being with you LIVE even more so we can’t wait to meet you in our ZOOM ROOM! https://my.captivate.fm/dashboard/podcast/5d3689da-b02f-40a6-b670-c08d465f2c71/BOOK%20HEREhttps://sunny-trailblazer-4067.ck.page/9b73b64095 (BOOK HERE!) Show Notes (02:28) An overview of the wide range of functions performed by the liver and what areas we cover in this episode: 1.    The impact of sub-optimal liver function on a mid-life female runner. 2.    What potentially could be congesting your liver? 3.    Nutritional support for liver health and hormonal balance 4.    Our top 2 lifestyle tips to help support optimal liver health (03:54) We look at how the liver detoxifies and eliminates hormones and toxins (05:28) The impact of sub-optimal liver health may be an underlying reason for hormonal imbalance.To be a great female runner, who is energetic, injury free and enjoying their training and racing it goes without saying that you have to be a HEALTHY WOMAN. When we hit mid-life we have a lot going on in our lives, our responsibilities for family and work, and our bodies start to change as we approach peri menopause and menopause. Being a Healthy Woman Healthy Runner requires taking a holistic look at your overall health and adapting your nutrition and lifestyle to support the hormonal changes you’re experiencing and in turn that’ll underpin the health and fitness you require for running. (08:51) A look at potential toxins and how they may be contributing to your toxic load i.e. compounds in foods, drinks, medication, plus toxins from packaging, skincare/cleaning materials, and environmental toxins which we may be exposed to where we live or work. (11:28) When considering the starting point to reducing your toxic load, it’s all about choosing to do things within your control and every contribution you make will help reduce your toxic load Food choices – choose fresh, unprocessed foods and unpackaged foods. By making those choices you’ll be minimising additives and potential toxins from packaging. Drink choices – choose filtered water and minimise soft drinks, alcohol and caffeine. Cleaning materials or personal care products – check the label and choose one that doesn’t include synthetic chemicals – a great website to check is http://www.ecw.org (www.ecw.org) it’s a US website with lots of great information which will help you.

(13:29) Nutrition to support liver function and in particular detoxification pathways and the benefits of a gentle nutritional detox plan. There are some basic things everyone can do e.g. drink lots of filtered water, eat fibre in the form of fruit, vegetables and whole grains – to promote regular daily bowel movements. More specific suggestions include: Eat 3 portions of Cruciferous/ Brassica vegetables every day – e.g. cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts, rocket, cauliflower, kale – these foods contain indole-3-carbonol and sulforophane which promote detoxification of excess oestrogen Eat Vitamin B-rich foods – whole grains, nuts, seeds,...