How to protect our liver?

The liver is the largest organ in our human body and is closely related to our physical health. If there is a problem with the liver, the detoxification function will gradually decrease, and the liver will also have a series of problems. Therefore, how to protect the liver is very important. So how do we protect our liver? Let us give you some basic knowledge!

1. Maintain a normal weight

Being overweight makes your liver work harder and increases your risk of developing fatty liver disease. If the whole body fat is reduced, the fat in the liver will also be reduced, and even the elevated liver function index of patients with liver disease can be significantly reduced. The ideal way to lose weight is to have a balanced diet and exercise regularly.

2. Stay away from various instruments that may be contaminated by blood

In daily life, try to avoid unnecessary blood transfusions, injections, etc., and do not use toothbrushes. Try to reduce close contact with other people, and try to avoid using instruments that may be contaminated with blood.

3. Eat a balanced diet

An unbalanced diet increases the burden on the liver. The liver is responsible for converting the food you eat into energy for the body. It is more difficult for the liver to convert non-carbohydrates into energy than to convert carbohydrates into energy.

A balanced dietary energy source combination should be 55-65% from carbohydrate energy (such as rice and pasta), 11-15% from protein energy (such as meat and beans), and 20-30% from fat energy, of which unsaturated fat accounts for 85% (such as vegetable oil).

4. Pay attention to food hygiene

In terms of diet, we must be careful not to drink raw water, and try not to eat foods such as seafood, because they are easily infected by some viruses, and if we eat them, it is likely to cause certain harm to our liver.

5. Don’t drink or smoke

Drinking alcohol increases the chance of developing fatty liver and alcoholic liver disease. People with liver disease should quit drinking completely. Smoking is linked to liver cancer.

6. Pay attention to your sleep time

The normal sleep time for adults should be 8 hours. Normally, people should go to bed around 11pm and enter deep sleep between 1am and 3am. This is the best time to nourish the liver and blood. Otherwise, the blood will not be nourished enough.

Don’t eat too much spicy and greasy food in your daily life. Eating too much spicy and greasy food will increase the burden on your liver. We should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, which is good for our liver. It is recommended to drink a glass of boiled water every morning, which has a good detoxifying effect!