01/10/2022
The liver is an incredibly important organ. From detoxification, to nutrient storage, from hormone synthesis to metabolic health, there is hardly anything in the body that it does not contribute to.
In applied kinesiology, there are several muscles that we find correlating to liver function. The first is the adductors. These muscles lie alongside the inner thigh, and can attach at the pelvis and the knee. They help you crush watermelons between your thighs. 🍉 😉 If you have chronic pelvic, knee, or hip pain, have you chiropractic applied kinesiologist check your adductor muscle function and see if it is related to the liver.
The second are the rhomboids. These muscles lie directly between your shoulder blades in your upper back. They help your shoulders, neck, and upper back stay strong, pain-free, and maintain proper posture. This region of the spine I also consider to be the region where the brain detoxifies into (glymphatic system). It is interesting that muscles related to a detoxification organ (the liver) also lie in the region of brain detoxification. The connections and marvels in your body are endless.
The third muscle most often considered related to the liver is a portion of your pectoralis major muscle called the pectorals major, sternal division. This is the lower division of your pectoralis muscle. This muscle should be considered when you have chronic shoulder pain, forward head posture, or lack of shoulder mobility. If chronic, have your applied kinesiologist check the muscle-organ relationship.
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In applied kinesiology and Neuro-Emotional Technique, we find several emotions that can build up and essentially cause neurological “misfiring” that can impact the liver’s function. The main ones are anger, resentment, and bitterness/unforgiveness. When we resist healing from these emotional states, we unknowingly choose to make our livers bear the burden of our hurt.
Anger, resentment, and bitterness are all emotions that are really just a resistance to express what we need to express. This “sludginess” in our emotional state mirrors itself in the flow of bile and hepatocyte function in the liver. It is not hard to think of real life examples of this relationship. For example, there is the classic illustration of the alcoholic, who drinks to suppress his frustration and anger, and by drinking also suppresses his liver. The external always mirrors the internal.
Other variations of these emotions are irrationality, aggression, frustration, and emotional repression.
In addition to the benefits of psychotherapy, there must be a neurological clearance of the emotion on a cellular level to truly receive full healing and clearance of the emotional pattern.
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The liver can benefit from many nutrition sources, but some of the main ones I always think of include Liver (yes, eat liver to support your liver - “like supports like”), Vitamin A, Milk Thistle, Curcumin, Glycyrrhizin (found in licorice and found to restore liver cell function), and Beet Root. Milk Thistle, Curcumin, and Glycyrrhizin all help with liver inflammation and restoring hepatocyte (liver cell) function. Beet Root can increase production of nitrous oxide, which enhances liver flow.
