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Weighing in at 3.5 pounds, the liver is the single largest internal organ in the human body. It has hundreds of different jobs, most of which are related to removing toxins from everything that we consume, and breaking down and absorbing fats to release energy by producing bile. It also helps regulate blood sugar levels. Although your patients may not realize it, their liver often has to work overtime during the holidays.

We’ve all had those moments where we forget where we placed our reading glasses or our car keys. In most cases, we can brush these instances off as jokes because they don’t occur that often. However, there’s no getting around the fact that we will have more of those senior moments as we age, and the prospect of forgetting things more important than reading glasses can be scary. Furthermore, we aren’t alone in these fears.