5 Signs You Have Liver Damage Without Even Knowing It

Your liver is the largest internal organ (and also the largest internal gland) that you have in your body. In a healthy adult, a normal liver will weigh somewhere between 3-3.5 pounds and it plays a crucial role in multiple key bodily functions. The key functions of the liver are to detoxify your blood and to enhance your digestive system by creating bile, which helps to break down the fats that you consume into small pieces, making them easier for your small intestine to absorb. But that’s not all. Here is a quick summary of what else your liver does for you: It stores some of your body’s vitamins and iron It stores glucose It converts glucose into sugar that the body can use when the body’s sugar levels become depleted It processes hemoglobin, insulin, and a variety of other hormones It converts ammonia into urea It eliminates old red blood cells You simply can’t live without it, that’s why it’s so important to be able to detect and interpret the early symptoms of liver diseas...