Beware! From Turmeric To Ashwagandha, THESE Popular Supplements Can Seriously Damage Your Liver

Even though dietary and herbal supplements are thought to be completely harmless, a recent study has warned many of their intake is linked to serious liver damage—an irreversible, dangerous condition. According to research conducted over a month when more than 15 million US adults took supplements containing ingredients like turmeric, green tea, and ashwagandha, the results were astounding.

Your liver helps break down medications and supplements, and while medicines are subjected to extensive testing before receiving FDA approval, supplements do not and can easily reach the markets without proper testing for safety and efficacy.

However, this doesn't mean everyone taking these supplements will have liver damage. But you must know about these six supplements linked to liver toxicity.

Turmeric, or haldi, is among the most popular supplements across the world, known for its antibacterial and antioxidant properties. It is said to help manage arthritis, digestive problems, and even liver disease.

However, studies say turmeric supplements can also damage the liver. Experts say liver injury that occurs in certain individuals could be due to curcumin, a phenolic compound, which makes it a bioactive compound in the human body.

Even though it is the second most popular beverage in the world, which helps in weight loss, regulating digestion, and can even help in fighting cancer, green tea is linked to liver issues as well.

However, consuming too much of a specific compound in green tea—epigallocatechin gallate, or EGCG—is what harms your liver. And so, according to experts, if you like drinking this tea, do not consume more than 3 cups per day.

Ashwagandha is popularly used to reduce stress and anxiety and manage several chronic conditions. However, there are many reports of Ashwagandha-related liver injuries. Experts say it happens because most people are involved in high-dose extracts rather than traditional root powders. While high-dose extracts may cause harm, low dietary intake of ashwagandha is generally safe.

So, it is important to speak with a trusted healthcare provider before taking Ashwagandha, especially if you have a history of liver disease.

Your liver is a large and powerful organ that performs hundreds of essential functions in your body, which include filtering toxins from your blood. While your liver is well-equipped for this job, its role as a filter makes it vulnerable to the toxins it processes. Too many toxins overwhelm the organ’s resources and ability to function.

According to doctors, liver disease is refe to chronic conditions that do progressive damage to your liver over time. Viral infections, toxic poisoning, and certain metabolic conditions are among the common causes of chronic liver disease. Your liver has great regenerative powers, but constantly working overtime to restore itself takes its toll.

While chronic liver disease does not cause many symptoms in the early stages, sometimes it begins with an episode of acute hepatitis. Doctors say some other causes of liver disease might also begin with more acute symptoms or have occasional episodes. A few of these include:

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