Shiver Me Liver: How to Boost Your Brain Health from the Root

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For thousands of years, humans have used plants to improve health. Nature provides a vast and profound array of herbal remedies. Long ridiculed by Western medicine, herbal remedies — also known as “phytopharmaceuticals” — are increasing in popularity.

So how can we use plants to improve our brain health?

Detox, Detox, Detox

Long misunderstood and underappreciated, the liver has more power than we give it credit for. It does far more than filter our blood. It also detoxifies chemicals, metabolizes drugs, and makes proteins and hormones.

A toxic liver results in chronic inflammation and hormonal imbalances, both of which are established risk factors for dementia.

When my brain starts getting fuzzy and I’m tired all the time, I know it’s time to detox. Liver Clear teas and capsules are a convenient, effective way to cleanse the liver as part of an overall detoxification program. It contains about a dozen certified organic ingredients including milk thistle seed, burdock root, dandelion root and yellow dock and I order it from one of my favorite stores in the world.

Spirulina and Chlorella are two nutrient-dense superfoods that can be taken in capsule form. They work like magnets in the body, binding to…