🌻 Health & Wellness with Flava: How to Know If Your Liver Is Struggling — and What to Do About It

Social media will have you believing that one magical tea can “detox your liver overnight.”

Let’s pause right there. Your liver doesn’t need a cleanse — it is the cleanse.

But just like any hardworking part of the body, it can get overwhelmed, and when it does, your whole system starts showing signs.

1️⃣ The Real Job of the Liver

Your liver is your body’s silent multitasker — filtering, processing, storing, and producing what keeps you alive.

It:

Filters toxins from your blood (medications, alcohol, chemicals, processed foods).

Breaks down fats and helps digest food through bile production.

Stores essential vitamins and minerals. Regulates blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

Helps metabolize hormones and medications.

When your liver is healthy, your whole body functions smoother.

When it’s under stress, it lets you know — in its own quiet ways.

2️⃣ Signs Your Liver May Be Struggling

These symptoms don’t always mean liver disease — but they do mean your body’s asking for help.

Chronic fatigue or feeling drained even after rest. Digestive changes — bloating, nausea, or pale/greasy stools.

Yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice) — a sign of excess bilirubin. Itchy skin or rashes without an obvious cause.

Dark urine even when hydrated. Abdominal discomfort on the right side under your ribs.

Brain fog — your liver helps filter toxins that affect focus and mood.

Unexplained weight gain or loss.

Your body whispers before it screams — these are whispers worth listening to.

3️⃣ A Holistic Approach to Loving Your Liver

Forget the quick-fix teas and “three-day detoxes.”

Healing your liver means creating habits that support it daily, gently, and consistently.

🌿 Hydrate:

Water is your liver’s rinse cycle. Keep it flowing with at least 6–8 glasses a day.

🥗 Eat the rainbow:

Focus on leafy greens, citrus, cruciferous veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage), garlic, and antioxidant-rich foods like berries and turmeric.

🚫 Cut down on the overload:

Limit alcohol, processed sugars, and fried foods. Your liver needs a break, not a battle.

💊 Check your meds and supplements:

Even over-the-counter ones can strain your liver if overused — talk with your doctor about what’s safe.

💆🏽‍♀️ Move your body:

Exercise boosts circulation and helps your liver process waste more efficiently.

🧘🏽 Manage your stress:

Chronic stress impacts your liver function through hormone imbalance. Breathwork, journaling, or a quiet cup of tea (for calm, not “detox”) can go a long way.

🌻 Lady Flava Closing Thought

Your liver doesn’t need punishment for working hard — it needs partnership.

Listen to your body, feed it real nourishment, and let healing come from balance, not fear.

The goal isn’t perfection — it’s protection.