These days, there are plenty of people suffering from obesity and heart disease. Due mainly to poor food choices and an imbalanced diet, more and more people are now living unhealthy lives. This comes at no surprise though, given the number of fatty, salty and other junk foods on the shelves in many stores all over. This is especially true during the Holidays, when salty food like ham, meat, and other products are in high demand.


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Another reason for why people opt for unhealthy eating habits is the misconception that eating healthy is a drain on your wallet. More often than not, eating healthy can cut your grocery bill in half, leaving you more to add to your savings. That is, if you know how to do it right.

The liver is the largest internal organ and the largest gland of the body. It processes what you eat and also detoxifies the body. There are many diseases that could affect the liver and these include cirrhosis or the scarring and hardening of the liver, fatty liver disease when there’s a build-up of fat in the liver, hemochromatosis or the build-up of iron in the liver, and hepatitis C which is caused by a virus.


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Here are a few tips on a healthy diet for your liver from the Liver Foundation.

When stepping into the market and purchasing food items, we tend to select what we like to eat. We never even think of the health benefits or unhealthy consequences associated with these items. So, here is a list of 10 healthy food items which we generally don’t even notice in the market or include in our meals.

· Beets: It is true that not many of us prefer to opt for beet while buying fresh vegetables, but you must know how healthy it is. Our body needs folate and betaine and this red vegetable can give you the necessary amounts. It heals the human body to control the blood levels and lower the chances of heart ailments.