Why are men more likely to develop liver cancer? How can men protect their livers and prevent liver cancer?

As the backbone of the family, men's health is related to the stability of a family, and the health of the liver determines whether a man is strong or not. The health of a man's liver is of great significance. The elderly in the family often say: If the liver is good, everything is good! If the liver is not good, you will fall before you get old! In fact, Chinese medicine tells us that women are beautiful when their livers are clean, and men are strong when their livers are clean. The five internal organs of the human body have their corresponding functions, and one of the main responsibilities of the liver is "detoxification". The liver is in charge of the detoxification and metabolism of sugar, fat, and protein, and most of the metabolism and transformation of toxic substances in the human body, so it is also the most easily polluted department.

Men are closest to liver cancer

The liver has no pain nerves, so no matter what happens to it, there are no obvious symptoms, which is why people often ignore its health status. Although liver cancer has no gender preference, men in the family who have a lot of social activities, smoking, drinking and staying up late are prone to liver problems. The following behaviors are likely to cause liver problems

1. Lack of sleep

During sleep, the human body enters a self-repair mode. Staying up late often will not only lead to insufficient sleep, but also affect the liver's self-repair at night.

Professor Neil Colin, an expert from the American Sleep Association, said that "late sleepers" should try to adjust their work and rest schedules. It is best to go to bed before 11 p.m. every night and ensure that they get 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night so that the liver can effectively detoxify and ensure overall health.

2. Overeating

Many people know that eating too much will increase the gastrointestinal burden and induce fatty liver. Dr. Pallady pointed out that overeating not only damages gastrointestinal health, but also easily causes a significant increase in free radicals in the body.

The key role of the liver is to help the body fight free radicals, eliminate toxins, and purify the blood. The more free radicals there are in the body, the more serious the damage to liver function.

3. Excessive intake of processed foods

Dr. Hidarachiran Zara Hussain, a registered nutritionist in India, said that many processed foods contain a variety of preservatives, colorants, artificial sweeteners and other food additives.

These added ingredients contain a variety of chemical substances that are difficult for the human body to break down. Once entering the human body, they will increase the liver's detoxification burden and induce liver damage.

4. Excessive drinking

Dr. Nemo Achi, a hepatology expert at Israel's Zeev Medical Research Center, said that excessive drinking will reduce the liver's ability to purify the blood, leading to an increase in toxins in the body, inducing liver damage and various diseases.

In addition, excessive drinking can easily lead to liver poisoning and hepatitis. Long-term excessive drinking can easily lead to cirrhosis. Drinking more than two glasses of high-concentration alcohol (25 ml) a day can damage the liver.

Methods of nourishing and protecting the liver

1. How to be picky about food

When you go to the market to buy vegetables, you must choose low-fat and high-fiber foods, because vegetarian food can not only reduce the burden on liver function, but also a healthy and comprehensive diet structure can give you a relaxed and happy feeling.

2. Walk more and drive less

Exercise can enhance the body's immunity and keep the liver away from viruses, toxins and pollutants; while exercise consumes energy, it is also an indirect factor in reducing fatty liver.

3. Use less chemical cleaners

Once the chemicals that the human body is exposed to enter the body through the blood, they are all processed by the liver. The fewer chemicals there are, the less burden the liver has.

4. Think twice before drinking

All alcoholic beverages are harmful to the liver. You can drink alcohol, but be careful about the amount. A bottle of beer and a small glass of wine (or liquor) have almost the same effect on the liver. Drink alcohol in moderation, one or two glasses at a time, and never drink every day.

5. Differentiate between drug types

When you are sick, you must remember not to take any medicine randomly, especially antibiotics, because mixing medicines randomly may damage your liver. Even natural health products should not be taken for a long time. It is best to take them at intervals according to your physical condition.

To prevent liver cancer, you also need to adhere to the following principles:

1. Prevent hepatitis

Using hepatitis vaccines to prevent hepatitis and thus liver cancer has become one of the most promising ways to prevent liver cancer. In addition to injecting hepatitis B vaccine, attention should also be paid to the control of other transmission routes, such as diet, surgery, blood transfusion, injection, acupuncture and hairdressing.

2. Pay attention to drinking water hygiene

Drinking water with chemicals can easily cause cancer. Tap water is not necessarily clean. There are water tanks on the roofs of buildings with more than 5 floors. The water tanks should be cleaned by a dedicated person and it is best to perform secondary disinfection. The water tank body should also use chemicals that will not pollute water.

3. Appropriate selenium supplementation

For people with low selenium level, selenium-rich yeast, selenium polysaccharides and selenium-rich salts are used to supplement selenium and improve blood selenium levels.

4. Reduce nitrosamine intake and quit smoking and drinking

Smoking and drinking are not good for fatty liver. Alcohol is harmful to the human body. The gastric mucosa in the stomach has a protective effect on the human body. Alcohol can digest the gastric mucosa, injure the cells of the stomach, and the toxic substances in the food are easily absorbed by the stomach. This can easily cause alcoholic hepatitis, reduce the immune function of the liver and the whole body, and damage the liver's detoxification function. This is why people who drink have poor detoxification function and are prone to alcoholic cirrhosis, and some cirrhosis will turn into liver cancer.