And for women like Linda, who have been trying to exercise off their weight for years, the state of our liver and not sleeping, adds to the menopause and post-menopause weight loss confusion as well as our response to exercise too. Hence, it’s no surprise that many of us have arrived in mid-life and our liver, gut and lymphatic system has simply become tired and unhealthy. I often say to women in my private coaching community, that because we are the first generation of women to have engaged with decades of changing food production and availability, as well as many of us having been exposed to the increasing prevalence of household chemicals, pesticides and alcohol over our lifetime, and of course, various medications, our poor liver, gut microbiome and lymphatic system has had a lot of work to do over the years. It works alongside our lymphatic system and digestive system to keep our immune system functioning well. I’m not sure if you’ve heard of NAFLD, but there are numerous factors involved in the genesis of it and this is where our past lifestyle as well as our genetics come into play.Īs many of you will already know from my previous articles, the liver is the site of toxin clearance, as well as nutrient absorption. This important liver problem is due to the accumulation of excessive fat (known as hepatic steatosis), rather than due to alcohol abuse and scientists studying the data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in the United States (NHANES), predict that this highly prevalent condition is only going to worsen in coming decades.įor women transitioning menopause and about to go into the next phase of their life (their older years), the state of our liver health is an important consideration – especially for those women already post-menopausal and overweight or obese. Whilst you won’t actually know if your liver is ‘unhealthy’ or not until you have liver function tests done, you may have heard of a liver condition called Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
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Your liver has its own circadian clock and if your liver is a bit unhealthy (and whose isn’t after 40-50 years of living in a modern society?) then this may be affecting the quality and duration of your sleep.
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When you’re plodding the hallway at 2am feeling exhausted and despairing and you know you’ve got a busy day ahead of you, I bet you haven’t given your liver a thought have you? However, you need to.