Eight bad habits that hurt the liver

       The liver is the largest “metabolic organ” in our body, it is responsible for metabolizing toxins in our body, if the liver has problems and metabolic dysfunction, it will cause toxins in the body can not be metabolized in a timely manner, the more toxins accumulate, it will certainly make this health system “collapse”, producing serious diseases.  1, excessive smoking and drinking The nicotine contained in cigarettes and the metabolites of alcohol, ethanol, are extremely detrimental to the liver and are one of the main risk factors for causing disease and inducing cancer. And drinking alcohol will increase the chance of fatty liver and alcoholic liver disease.  2, eat processed foods These “foods” are usually high in calories, lack of nutrients, high starch and high fat, and full of chemicals, which are harmful to the human liver.  3, love to eat greasy food oil, is indispensable in life, fat, is one of the essential nutrients. Proper intake of food containing fat can supply our body with energy to maintain normal physiological functions of the body. However, eating too much fatty and greasy food is a taboo for a healthy diet.  4, take drugs indiscriminately In addition to physician prescribed drugs, avoid taking other drugs on their own, because taking a variety of drugs can easily produce drug interactions, affecting the liver’s ability to metabolize drugs. When a person with liver disease goes to the doctor, he should inform the physician of all the medications he is currently taking, in order to serve as a reference for the physician’s prescription.  5, addicted to drugs The liver is the body’s “chemical factory”, the body absorbs the transformation of various substances, synthesis is done by the liver, the liver is also the body’s largest detoxification organ, responsible for the decomposition of toxic substances absorbed by the body. The aforementioned alcohol, drugs are likely to cause some damage to the liver, not to mention the “drugs” that we smell.  6, lack of sleep If not enough sleep. If you do not rest when you should, it will cause a relative lack of blood flow to the liver, affecting the nutritional nourishment of the liver cells, resulting in a decrease in resistance. For these people infected with the hepatitis B virus, the already damaged liver cells will be difficult to repair and may intensify the deterioration.  7, sedentary, the joints, tendons, ligaments belong to the liver system, is the liver rely on the drainage of the structure of the basis, the important channel. Sedentary does not move many people joint tendon ligament stiffness, lose flexibility, so that the liver to drain the channels within the system is not smooth. Therefore, we often feel that the more we sit, the more we do not exercise, the more depressed or grumpy people will be.  8, liver qi stagnation liver qi stagnation reflects a series of physical diseases, stomach pain, abdominal pain, constipation, headache, chest tightness, menstrual disorders, breast enlargement, uterine fibroids, pigmentation, high blood fat, fatty liver, high blood pressure and so on. In general, people often cannot withstand the emotional impact of repeated anger and anger, which can lead to liver qi rebellion and liver yang surge, thus showing that liver qi stagnation is too harmful to the liver.