Welcome to the Phoenix Helix podcast dedicated to maximizing autoimmune health through the paleo diet and lifestyle.

While there is no cure for autoimmune disease, the choices we make every day can have a powerful impact on how we feel.

I'm Eileen Laird, your host from PhoenixHelix.com, and I reduced my rheumatoid arthritis pain by 95%, which took me from a life of excruciating

pain and disability back to a full and beautiful life. A short disclaimer, I'm neither a doctor

nor a nutritionist and the opinions expressed here are personal. Always consult with your

health care team before making medical decisions. Now let's get

on to the show. Welcome to episode 96. Today we're going to be talking about liver health. Every day our liver

works hard on our behalf and when it's struggling, it can impact our health bodywide. Detoxing is

all the rage, but the truth is sometimes detox protocols can make you feel worse instead of better.

Why is that? How can we support our liver naturally without overwhelming it?

And why is it essential to everything from hormone balance to autoimmune health?

My guests are Dr. Alex Golden and functional nutritionist Megan Blacksmith.

They're the women behind the website,

Zesty Ginger, and Liver Health is one of their specialties. I'm excited to have them on the show today.

Welcome to the podcast, Megan, and Alex. Thanks for having us. Thank you so much for having us.

Before we dive into our interview, I want to give a shout out to our podcast sponsor, Paleo on the Go.

They are a frozen meal delivery service with a huge autoimmune friendly menu.

And today I want to tell you about bacon.

Good bacon is hard to find. Most that you see in the store has sugar added and also preservatives.

But there's one brand that's

my favorite. It's by Peterson's Natural Farms. And it is nitrate-free, preservative-free,

sugar-free, and the ingredients are really simple. It starts with humanely raised pork. And they add

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