426: Puffy Face, Puffy Liver: Why You Might Have Gained Weight

Ancient Health Podcast

Medicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Have you gained weight suddenly, particularly in your face? In this episode of the Ancient Health Podcast, Dr. Motley breaks down the possible connection between a puffy face, weight gain, and an unhealthy liver, and the importance of detoxing this organ! Get some lifestyle and diet changes, and herbal support for the liver and kidneys, and don’t overlook how anger and fear can impact our liver and kidneys according to TCM. Show Notes ⬇️ Simple Steps to Support Liver Health: Reduce or Eliminate Sugar Drink More Water Collagen Purple/Blue Leafy Greens, Berries B-Complex for methylation support Omega 3, 6, 9 Guard/nurture your sleep (it’s nature’s greatest healer!) Therapies To Research: Red Light Therapy Electric Lymph Therapy Rebounding Sauna/Cold Therapy Herbs: Schisandra → https://shorturl.at/PIMSu Uva Ursi → https://shorturl.at/VH8vg BodyGuard→ https://shorturl.at/dQPuh ------ Follow Doctor Motley Instagram Facebook Tik-Tok Website ------ *If you’re a health coach looking to advise parents and families, or even if you’re a hardcore health nerd who wants to dive deeper and take advantage of ALL Doctor Motley’s clinical experience, he has a membership to help you get the most out of your health and help the people you love. Check it out for free for 15 days: doctormotley.com/15 *If you want to work with Dr. Motley virtually, you can book a discovery call with his team here: https://drmotleyconsulting.com/schedule-1333-7607 *Keep your heart healthy in a proven, natural and non-invasive way! Check out zona.com and use code DRMOTLEY at checkout for $100 off the Zona Plus device!

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