Let’s talk about your liver. As we age we (usually!) become much more aware of how important our liver function is to overall health and wellness. For women especially, our liver in the Western biomedical paradigm, is the centre of detoxifcation and hormone regulation along. It’s also where we store our iron. And it’s affected by a sedentary lifestyle, over-eating and a diets high in saturated fats and sugar. If you look at the Eastern perspective, the liver plays a central role in menstrual regulation, blood quality and flow of blood along with being the seat of emotions. So in Chinese medicine, everything you feel….your liver feels. In fact in all systems of medicine that recognise the role of emotions in disease, maintaining a clear, healthy and strong liver is a priority.