The Liver And Immune System

Your liver is involved in your immune system and helps to protect you from infections. This results from the action of special liver cells called Kupffer cells that help to get rid of toxins.

If these Kupffer cells are not healthy, this aspect of your immune system does not function. Furthermore, if your liver does not get rid of old hormones, your levels of white blood cells and antibodies will fall below normal.

(The white cells are the ones that scavenge foreign invaders and toxins, and your antibodies are the special proteins that fight the individual antigens or invaders from outside.)

An extension of this relationship between your liver and your immune system is the relationship between a healthy liver and allergic reactions.

For many reasons, if your liver is not healthy you will be allergy prone and this can lead to a whole range of symptoms from acne to asthma, from migraines to arthritis, from sinus problems and catarrh to hay fever and watering eyes, from mood swings and behavioural problems to candidiasis and psychiatric problems and many more.