Spring is the time when everything is revived, but it is also the time when liver energy is at its peak and liver fire is at its peak. In accordance with the Chinese medicine to follow the seasons, spring is the best season to nourish the liver and protect the liver, so how do we do the most liver? The two major misconceptions about liver care need to be avoided. Although spring is a good time for liver care, but many people have great misconceptions about liver care. Listen to what Professor Li Zhong, a renowned clinical expert in Chinese medicine and oncology, has to say. The first misconception is that you should eat more acid to nourish your liver. Chinese medicine says that “five tastes enter five organs”, and “acid” in food corresponds to the liver. Acid into the liver is true, but eating acid in the spring to nourish the liver is a misconception. For people with liver yin deficiency, eat some sour food in spring to make the yin and blood more adequate. But in fact, there are many people who have excessive liver fire, so if you use acid to nourish the liver, it is like “pouring oil on the fire”, but easy to hurt the spleen because of excessive liver fire, affecting the gastrointestinal function. In spring, the liver is more advocated “less acid and more sweet”. The so-called “sweet” is not more sweet food, but refers to the sweet taste, can strengthen the spleen and benefit the food, such as spinach, carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, chestnuts, dates, yams, etc., for liver fire liver Yin deficiency of people are helpful. Misconception two: the shape to feed the shape, eat liver nourish the liver In reality, there are many is the shape to complement the shape of the food, such as walnuts for brain, cut carrots are like human eyes, can protect eyesight, so is not eating liver will nourish the liver? Animal liver is rich in protein, minerals and vitamins, and has the function of replenishing blood and iron. But because of the high cholesterol content in animal liver, if a large number of intake, not only can not complement the liver, but also will increase the burden on the liver, especially for people suffering from liver disease, easy to affect the digestion and absorption function, and even cause fat metabolism disorders. Do this in spring to nourish and protect the liver How to do to nourish the liver? The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine summarizes the rules for nourishing the liver in spring: go to bed late, get up early, exercise slowly, relax, and raise Yang energy. It is important to observe the “spring birth” method of nourishing the liver in spring, otherwise it will damage the vitality of the liver in the five organs. If you don’t get up in winter, you won’t be able to develop in spring; if you don’t get up in spring, you will be prone to a lack of heart energy and weakness of heart blood in summer. The method of nourishing the blood and protecting the liver – rubbing the heart of the hands Method: Stretch out both hands, palms facing each other, rub up and down, back and forth, and then do the action of “negative yin and holding yang” with both hands – the right hand wraps around the left hand. After doing it in the morning, you can practice it again at 11:00 to 13:00, which is a good health care method for spring. From the perspective of meridians, the palm of the hand has the Laogong point of the pericardium meridian, which is the main blood. Rubbing the palms of your hands together to warm them up has the effect of invigorating blood. To nourish your liver, avoid these three liver-harming behaviors The liver is very important to us. However, liver disease is already one of the most prevalent diseases in China, and the most characteristic Chinese cancer is liver cancer. Professor Li Zhong reminded that avoiding unhealthy lifestyles such as long-term heavy drinking, depressed and impatient temper, staying up late without sleeping, and properly nourishing and protecting the liver can effectively avoid the occurrence of liver cancer. Alcohol will be transformed into acetaldehyde when it reaches the liver. For liver cells, ethanol and acetaldehyde are equivalent to “arsenic”, which can damage liver function. Alcohol abuse also allows the liver to accumulate too much fat, increasing the chances of cirrhosis, which can cause liver failure and eventually lead to liver cancer. Anger hurts the liver. Chinese medicine says “anger hurts the liver”, and medical clinics have found that people who love to get angry are more likely to cause cancer. We should learn to control our emotions and be open-minded to prevent the liver from getting depressed. In addition, Chinese medicine believes that “green color enters the liver meridian”, so eating more green foods such as dandelion and spinach can relieve liver depression. 3, staying up late hurts the liver liver blood is sufficient to make the hundred veins full of qi and blood, the internal organs meridians to moisten. If this rule is violated, it will easily affect the functions of Sanjiao, liver and gallbladder, resulting in the malfunction of qi and blood, which creates conditions for cancer to occur. Professor Li Zhong emphasizes the importance of taking a good nap and recommends resting before 11:00 p.m. This is the best time to nourish yin, and the best quality of sleep can be achieved with half the effort. The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine says “spring is born, summer is long, autumn is harvested, winter is hidden” and “no spring is no summer”, which is the basic principle of health care, but also a gradual process. A good liver in spring will help your health throughout the year, so we must pay attention to it!