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Protein powders and Other Food supplements can damage your Liver

Dietary supplements use are increasing day by day but whether it’s safe to use dietary and herbal supplements without doctor or dietician’s consult. Like medicines dietary substances are have to pass out through liver. Realize that every chemical ingested into the body has to eventually be dealt with by the liver.  One of the main functions of the liver is to detoxify or metabolize harmful substances in the blood.  This includes drugs and any other medicinal chemicals such as herbal and dietary supplements.  Oftentimes, the metabolism of such chemicals produces by-products that are harmful to the liver cells.   Although the liver cells can regenerate, chronic toxic exposure can lead to permanent damage and liver failure.  Alcohol is the classic example of a chemical that can cause liver damage (cirrhosis) when consumed in excess. Protein powders, soya products, multivitamins & multi minerals, calcium preparations, iron tonics, baby health supplements and few herbs are few pro