7 jobs only your liver can do (and how to help it)

full tank of fuel

#6 It keeps your fuel tank full

Your liver keeps about a day’s worth of blood sugar waiting for you when you need it. If your blood sugar drops, it quickly changes this fuel, stored in the form of glycogen, back to usable glucose.

The liver also has an important role in fat metabolism, helping to break down fat and produce energy.

It also breaks down your food into useful nutrients — and works the other way, too, building amino acids up into proteins.

Read: 9 fatty liver disease triggers and 8 ways to avoid it

Joyce Hollman

By Joyce Hollman

Joyce Hollman is a writer based in Kennebunk, Maine, specializing in the medical/healthcare and natural/alternative health space. Health challenges of her own led Joyce on a journey to discover ways to feel better through organic living, utilizing natural health strategies. Now, practicing yoga and meditation, and working towards living in a chemical-free home, her experiences make her the perfect conduit to help others live and feel better naturally.

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