How to take care of your liver?

  The liver is the largest organ in our body. The liver has a great role in the chemical decomposition of our usual food, and in the detoxification of the body after we sleep at night.  1, sleep: the eye is the point of the liver, when people sleep, the blood is returned to the liver. The eyes are replenished with liver blood during sleep to be able to see things clearly. So sleep can not sleep enough, but also can not sleep too long. If the gallbladder is weak and cold, one will not sleep and be mentally drowsy; when the liver is hot, one will not be able to sleep, and only by regulating the liver and gallbladder can one have a good sleep. To nourish the liver, you must take a nap. After eating lunch and sitting still to rest for 10 to 30 minutes of time, you should go for a nap, which is very necessary for people with liver disease. There are data to illustrate, when the body by lying down to stand, the blood flow to the liver to reduce 30%, if then walk, exercise, blood will have a part of the flow to the hands and feet, at this time, the blood flow to the liver to reduce more than 50%. If the liver is in a situation of insufficient blood supply, its normal metabolic activities will be affected, resulting in different degrees of damage to the liver. So to close your eyes for 10 to 30 minutes after a full meal, by napping, so that more blood flow to the liver, supplying nutrients to the liver cells.  2, diet: food to protect the liver are as follows: fruits: bananas, peaches, apples, grapefruit, tomatoes, dates, honey. Nuts: peanuts, walnuts, sesame, sunflower, cashew nuts, barley. Legumes: soybeans, peas, black beans. Mushrooms: mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, black fungus. Vegetables: yam, eggplant, lettuce, onion, tofu, spinach, celery, leek, cabbage.  3, mood: optimism makes people healthy. As the liver likes to Shu evil depression, it is easy to get angry and anger lead to liver Qi and blood stagnation and disease. To make the liver strong and healthy, first learn to control anger, even if angry do not exceed 3 minutes, to try to achieve peace of mind, optimistic and cheerful, worry-free, so that the liver fire extinguished, liver Qi normal growth, smooth tone. If you violate this natural law, it will hurt the liver qi, over time, easy to lead to liver disease.  4, moderate exercise: do more outdoor activities, such as walking, trekking, playing ball, playing taijiquan, etc., not only can make the blood flow smoothly, promote the exhale and nourish the body, but also can enjoy the liver, to achieve the purpose of liver health care.