The silent multitasker that keeps your body clean, balanced, and thriving.
Your liver is your body’s built-in detox system. It works 24/7 — without you even noticing — to filter your blood, break down toxins, and process everything from nutrients to medications to hormones.
So yes — detoxing is important.
But here’s the catch: your liver is already doing it — every single day.
What does your liver consist of
- It is the largest solid organ in the human body.
- The largest gland in the human body.
- It weighs 1.4kg
- Consists of two lobes. The left lobe being smaller than the right.
- In a small hollow on the underside of the liver you will find your Gallbladder.
- It carries out over 500 essential tasks like converting the nutrients in our diets into substances.
- The body use and store these substances. In order for your cells to use it as needed.
- Substances that are toxic are converted into harmless substances before being released from the body.
- Classed as part of the digestive system.
What “Detox” Really Means
Forget the fads and juice cleanses. Real detoxification isn’t about flushing your body with lemon water.
It’s about supporting your liver’s natural processes so it can do what it’s already trying to do:
- Filter the blood
- Break down and neutralise toxins (like alcohol, drugs, environmental chemicals)
- Metabolize fats, proteins, and carbs
- Produce bile to digest fats
- Store vitamins and minerals for later use
- Regulate hormones and blood sugar
How to Truly Support Your Liver
Let’s talk real support — not gimmicks:
- Nutrients That Matter:
- B vitamins (especially B2, B6, B12, and folate)
- Antioxidants like Vitamin C and E
- Nucleotides – crucial for cell repair and regeneration of liver tissue
- Milk thistle, turmeric, and dandelion root – herbs known to enhance liver enzyme activity
- Lifestyle Habits:
- Stay hydrated
- Limit alcohol and ultra-processed foods
- Prioritise sleep (your liver does a lot of its work overnight)
- Get regular movement to stimulate circulation and metabolism
One of the liver’s main jobs is to filter blood, that comes from the digestive tract before it goes to the rest of the body. It is rich in nutrition and other digested substances like toxins or any other unwanted molecules. Blood is the transport mechanism in the body that carries the good and the bad to where it needs to be in our bodies.
Other primary functions of the liver are:
- Bile production and excretion. Salts mix with ingested fats to promote break down absorption of fats from the gastrointestinal tract. Bile helps to carry away waste.
- Excretion of bilirubin, cholesterol, hormones, and drugs
- Metabolism of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates
- Enzyme activation
- Storage of glycogen, vitamins, and minerals
- Synthesis of plasma proteins, such as albumin, and clotting factors (with Vitamin K)
A healthy liver has an inbuilt ability to regenerate and regrow rapidly enabling it to perform its important functions.
It is the only organ in the human body that has this ability. With as little as 25% of the original liver, it is able to regenerate completely. On average, a human body has a new liver every year. Despite its ability to regenerate, the liver depends on being healthy to do so. It can be protected through lifestyle choices and dietary measures.
Regeneration: The Liver’s Superpower
Here’s something amazing:
Your liver can fully regenerate itself — even after damage.
But only if it’s given the right building blocks.
That’s where nutritional support, like nucleotide supplementation, plays a vital role — helping to repair liver cells, support detox enzymes, and keep your detox engine running clean.
Protect the Organ That Protects You
According to https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2013/10/23/how-many-cells-are-in-your-body/#close there are 240 billion cells in a healthy liver. In every cell, there are 6.4 billion nucleotides.
6.4 with 9 0’s multiplied by 240 with 9 0’s is 1 440 000 000 000.
And THAT (1 440 000 000 000) is the amount of nucleotides needed to replace cells in the liver every year.
Unfortunately, our diet no longer provides sufficient quantities of nucleotides. As we need to maintain optimal health to support all the cell division, the supplementation of nucleotides has become conditionally essential.
You don’t need to chase the latest “detox” trend.
Just support the organ that’s already doing the work — your liver.
More information
- Menche N. (ed.) Biologie Anatomie Physiologie. Munich: Urban & Fischer/ Elsevier; 2012.
- Pschyrembel W. Klinisches Wörterbuch. Berlin: De Gruyter; 2014.
- Schmidt R, Lang F, Heckmann M. Physiologie des Menschen: mit Pathophysiologie. Heidelberg: Springer; 2011.
