The liver detoxifies harmful substances by a complex series of chemical reactions. The role of these various enzyme activities in the liver is to convert fat soluble toxins into water soluble substances that can be excreted in the urine or the bile depending on the particular characteristics of the end product. All produce harmful substances. It is the role of the liver to render these potentially harmful products into less harmful compounds. The effects of exposure to toxins varies from individual to individual.
Some people are highly sensitive to different endo and exo toxins.
Others, because their bodies are more resilient and their livers can detoxify more efficiently, are not so sensitive. When optimum nutrition is provided the liver operates efficiently. A great many people however, do not eat the right kinds of foods to provide the liver with everything it needs for the elimination of the extra toxins our bodies are exposed to on a daily basis. If nutrition is compromised through poor dietary and lifestyle habits, this will have implications on detoxification processes, and other organ functions will suffer as the body retains the toxins it cannot eliminate. The rate at which the liver can eliminate toxins can determine an individual's susceptibility to toxic overload, which in turn can lead to symptoms of ill-health.