March 18 every year is National Liver Love Day.
This year’s publicity theme is —–“Public participation, proactive screening, standardized diagnosis and treatment, and cure for hepatitis”.
You must know that as the largest digestive organ of the human body, it is also a very important detoxification organ of the human body. The liver can be described as the “unsung hero” of the human body. It undertakes more than 500 tasks in the human body without complaint. Each is closely related to human health.
It can be said that almost every normal physiological function requires the help of the liver.
But the problem is, there are many things in life that are harming the health of the liver all the time.
For example:
First, drink and eat meat, eat unlimited
Alcohol is definitely the first player to damage the liver.
Alcohol is metabolized by the liver from ethanol to the metabolite — acetaldehyde, which is then metabolized to acetic acid , and finally metabolized to water and carbon dioxide.
In the entire metabolic chain, acetaldehyde is the “player” that really damages the liver. In light of this, it will damage liver cells and cause liver enzymes to run from cells to blood, so that liver enzymes increase high.
In severe cases, it may lead to irreversible damage to liver cells, which evolves into “alcoholic cirrhosis” and eventually liver cancer.
Big fish and meat, overeating, make the liver unable to process it in time, and the fat cannot be metabolized into Tang in time, and eventually accumulate in the liver cells as an inventory, thus forming a “fatty liver”.
However, fatty liver can be reversed, as long as it is treated and improved in time, but if it is not paid attention to for a long time, it will lead to fatty liver cirrhosis and even liver cancer.
Second, too frugal, use more moldy food
Many elderly people are too frugal in life, and often eat some moldy food.
But some moldy foods, such as soybeans, peanuts, rice, etc., are prone to form aflatoxin once moldy, and aflatoxin is the strongest carcinogen found so far As early as 1993, it was classified as a Category 1 carcinogen by WHO.
And this toxin can only be killed at a high temperature of 280 ℃, usually household disinfection or high temperature cannot kill it.
Third, suppress yourself, anger, depression and liver damage
Some people like to keep unhappy things in their hearts. If they get angry or turn into anger, they will damage our liver. It is recommended that everyone learn to ease their emotions, vent rationally, and ensure the health of the liver with a peaceful state of mind.
Fourth, blindly maintaining health, miscellaneous use of home remedies and famous medicines
The liver is the largest detoxification organ, and it also requires medicationmetabolism to decompose toxic substances.
However, many drug instructions say that long-term use may lead to elevated liver enzymes, and it needs to be taken reasonably under the guidance of a doctor.
But the problem is that many people use various remedies or Chinese herbal medicines in order to maintain health. principle, which led to the blind use of some drugs.
And these drugs are metabolized by the liver, which will undoubtedly put a burden on our liver and cause liver damage.
According to data, A paper from Xinqiao Hospital of Qing Third Military Medical University in 2013 showed that from 1994 to 2011, there were 24,112 cases of drug-induced liver injury in China Among the medical records, drug-induced liver injury caused by Chinese herbal medicine accounted for 18.6%.
Does staying up late damage the liver?
Many people always think that the liver detoxifies from xx to xx in the evening, and deep sleep is required at this time to avoid the detoxification work carried out by the liver.
The human body does not have any detoxification table at all, and there is no multi-toxin that can be eliminated. The liver is working in the human body all the time, and there is no rest.
In addition, there is no authoritative literature and data that can prove that staying up late will “directly” damage the liver. Whether staying up late has a direct impact on the liver has not yet found relevant research data.
But take a step back and think, Irregular sleep and lack of sleep will affect the nervous system and endocrine system of the human body. If the whole organ is not in good condition, the liver will definitely Inevitably hurt.
So, again, go to bed earlier!
