Resurrecting the ageing liver

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that a lot of us don't take our livers very seriously.

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Aside from the national pastime of regular alcohol consumption glorified by a constant flow of advertising suggesting that it's a social lubricant, rather than a malignant scourge, a visit to an X-ray clinic for a scan that reveals a fatty liver might be greeted with a shrug from our doctor and consequently indifference and inertia from us. This might be a lamentable gaffe as the liver is our largest organ with a significant influence on every metabolic and biochemical process, which can either engender our wellbeing or, if disregarded, spawn our downfall.

This megalopolis is a manufacturing and detoxification behemoth, its portfolio spanning fat digestion, protein and hormone production, immune system function, vitamin and mineral storage as well as detoxification and elimination of any drugs, chemicals, pollutants, invading pathogens and dysfunctional cellular proteins that prevent our cells from executing effectively. Once we accumulate fat around our liver cells, all these processes are significantly impaired, and our livers and the rest of us will age prematurely.