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Page 6 | Abby's Magazine | www.AbbysMag.com cooling and cleansing and very balancing as we often lack these tastes in the typical western diet. Dandelion is both bitter and astringent and stimulates the digestive fire (enzymes and bile secretion), tightens and tones the gut lining and supports the gut's natural movement to help with bodily congestion and mild digestive woes. It partners perfectly with the demulcent qualities of Milk Thistle which soothes hot challenged tissues. The alcohol delivers the solubilized compounds directly to the liver just like a target.* Nature invites you to experiment with cooling your body before the hot summer season accumulates even more damp heat. * These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Give Your Liver Some Love Spring is a time to give your liver some love as it is constantly detoxing for us, working hard to continually transform the food, drink, thoughts, emotions and chemicals in our environment. We can help the liver by prioritizing exercise, sleep and drinking warm water with lemon daily. Deep diaphragmatic breathing, coupled with yoga or qigong, support the lymphatic and fascial system of the body where things tend to get trapped and sticky. Beyond the benefits for the peripheral muscles and tendons, these practices also support gut function as they literally keep the traffic moving which nurtures a healthy microbiome. A core concept in herbalism is that the body tends to get congested as we age, due to a weaker digestive fire, which ultimately burdens the liver and results in liver heat and dampness. Abundant spring weeds provide us with the bitter and astringent taste which is inherently both See next page for this product by Oregon's Wild Harvest

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