CONTENTS

1. Cover Image
2. Title Page
3. How Well Does Your Liver Function? A Self-Diagnosis Checklist
4. Introduction: The Importance of a Healthy Liver
5. Part 1: Understanding the Liver and How It Works
   1. Chapter 1: Why Detoxify Your Liver?
      1. THE CONCEPT OF TERRAIN
      2. IDEAL TERRAIN
      3. HOW TOXINS MAKE US SICK
      4. ILLNESS CAUSED BY AN OVERLOAD OF TOXINS
      5. WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF TOXINS?
      6. THE EMUNCTORY ORGANS: EXIT DOORS FOR TOXINS
      7. DRAINING TOXINS
      8. THE ROLE OF THE LIVER
   2. Chapter 2: Anatomy of the Liver
      1. THE LIVER REVEALED
      2. THE LIVER AND THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
      3. THE LIVER AND THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
      4. THE LIVER AND THE INTESTINES
   3. Chapter 3: Role and Function of the Liver
      1. AN ORGAN WITH MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS
      2. HOW THE LIVER WORKS
   4. Chapter 4: Diseases of the Liver
      1. LIVER DEFICIENCY
      2. BILE STONES
      3. VARIETIES OF HEPATITIS
      4. CIRRHOSIS
      5. SEVERAL DISEASES CAUSED BY POOR LIVER FUNCTION
6. Part 2: How to Detoxify Your Liver
   1. Chapter 5: Dietary Reform
      1. FOODS TO ELIMINATE
      2. THE LIVER-FRIENDLY DIET
      3. EAT AS MUCH AS YOU DESIRE
      4. EAT IN MODERATION
      5. EAT IN SMALL QUANTITIES
      6. THE DETOXIFYING DIET
      7. HOW VITAMINS CAN HELP
   2. Chapter 6: Medicinal Plants for Liver Health
      1. THE ACTION OF HEPATIC PLANTS
      2. NINE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PLANTS FOR DETOXIFYING THE LIVER
      3. TREATMENTS FOR GALLSTONES
   3. Chapter 7: Stimulating the Liver with Heat, Exercise, and Massage
      1. HOT-WATER BOTTLE
      2. EXERCISES FOR THE LIVER
      3. MASSAGE
   4. Chapter 8: Treating the Liver via the Intestines
      1. RESTORING NORMAL INTESTINAL TRANSIT
   5. Chapter 9: Treatment Protocols
      1. THE SIMPLE REMEDY
      2. THE SIMPLE LONG TREATMENT
      3. THE SHORT INTENSIVE TREATMENT
      4. THE LONG INTENSIVE TREATMENT
7. Footnotes
8. About the Author
9. About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
10. Books of Related Interest
11. Copyright & Permissions
12. Index