4 ways to love your liver this silly season

It’s the workhorse of your digestive system, performing plenty of functions to keep you well – which is why you can’t afford to miss these easy party prep steps for a happy holiday liver.

It’s that time of year again and if you’re marvelling at how the year has flown, you’re not alone.

Silly season, the one where your social calendar is suddenly full to bursting and life is an endless round of parties, catch-ups and over-indulgence in tasty treats.

If you’re already fearing the festive season will leave you completely exhausted, spare a thought for your hard-working liver.

Your liver is no slacker

Your liver performs vital functions that help keep your body healthy, including removing toxins from your blood supply, maintaining healthy blood sugar levels and regulating blood clotting.

As part of filtering your blood, your liver breaks down substances and produces bile – a fluid that helps digest fats and carry away waste.

And oh liver, we need you this silly season. So, how can you give this “behind-the-scenes toiler” the return love it deserves right now?

Here are four easy ways:

1. Stay hydrated

Dehydration can greatly affect liver function, especially its ability to detoxify the blood.

Amp up your daily water intake (aim for around eight cups a day), particularly if you’re out and about on hot summer nights.

Herbal or green teas are good options too.

2. Eat healthily

High-fat and high-salt foods cause your liver to work hard at ridding the body of toxins and can lead to a sluggish liver so snack on vegie crudites, fruit skewers and nuts if you’re out socialising.

Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli also contain compounds that can improve your liver’s ability to process toxins.

Your liver will thank you and so will your waistline!

3. Move your body

Exercise, or basically any physical activity, has many well-known benefits for the liver.

It can decrease stress on the liver, increase energy levels and helps to prevent obesity.

Aim for a total of 150 minutes of exercise, such as walking or swimming, each week.

Or try resistance training which can assist with lowering liver fat levels, according to Israeli research.

4. Support your liver health with Thompson’s

Thompson’s have been harnessing the power of nature’s herbs for more than 70 years and offer premium herbal liver products that can be used as part of a two-step support process for your liver.

First up, Thompson’s Liver Cleanse is available in both liquid and capsule formats and is based on traditional Western herbal medicine use to support natural liver detoxification processes.

For ongoing liver health support, Thompson’s One-A-Day Milk Thistle 42000 contains a high-strength milk thistle extract traditionally used in Western herbal medicine to help protect your liver and maintain healthy liver function in a convenient one-a-day-dose.

Thompson’s now has a new look and feel but the same trusted formulas that have been loved by generations of Aussies.

With Thompson’s in your liver-loving arsenal, you’ll not only enjoy the silly season but sail into 2023 feeling your tip-top best.

* This post is brought to you by Thompson’s. Always read the label and follow directions for use.