Liver is one of the most important internal organ in our body which plays many important roles in our body on daily basis. You would be wondering to know that the Liver is the second largest organ in the human body and it has some around 500 plus critical jobs to do and some of them are as follows.
- Liver removes all toxins from the body.
- Clears the medication from the body which you take.
- Metabolizes(break-down) all the food.
- Liver builds & maintain the cholesterol levels.
- It builds proteins and makes bile(पित्त) which helps us to absorb fats, stores sugar so that whenever you really need it, your body can take it.
- It regulates the hormone levels.
So it’s really important to take very good care of our liver. Now questions arises how?…… don’t worry that’s why you are here to know the answer. So here’s a list of ways to keep your liver healthy or disease-free.
- Always wash FRUITS N VEGETABLES properly before eating because many harmful pesticides and other toxins may have been used.
- Regular Exercise with good diet as it reduces liver fat and keeps it healthy.
Exercises like – Aerobic , Resistance or strength training exercises, like weight lifting, can also improve health of liver
3. Very important- Be careful about alcohol consumption.
4. Always eat a balanced diet, avoid having saturated fat, high calorie-meals, sugars, refined carbohydrates (such as white bread, white rice and regular pasta). Don’t eat raw or undercooked things. And for a balanced diet, eat more fibers, which you can get from fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads, rice and cereals. Also eat meat, but limited especially red meat, dairy products(low-fat milk and small amounts of cheese) and always have good fats (the “good” fats refers to monounsaturated and polyunsaturated, which we get from vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, and fish). Hydration is essential, so drink a lot of water.
5. Prevent hepatitis A, B and C.
a) Get vaccinated: Hepatitis A and B are viral diseases of the liver. While many children have now been immunized, many adults have not. Ask your doctor if you are at risk.
b) Wash your hands: Hepatitis A is spread through contact with contaminated food or water.
c) Practice safe Intercourse: Hepatitis B and C can develop into chronic conditions that may eventually destroy your liver. They are transmitted through blood and other bodily fluids.
6. Always watch out for medications and herbs.
7. Avoid fatty liver disease by avoiding obesity. So always maintain a healthy weight. If you are tending to obese or even somewhat overweight, you are in danger of having a fatty liver and that can lead to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease called (NAFLD), one of the fastest growing forms of liver disease. In view of above, Weight loss can play an important role in helping to reduce the liver fat but avoid taking weight loss medicines.
The most important in your diet the following must be there. apples, grapes and citrus fruits like oranges and lemons, kiwi
Olive Oil, Coffee & Green Tea, Nuts.
LFT, Liver Biopsy, Imaging test, Blood test are the test to check your liver’s health.
Now let’s discuss something very serious about liver and its disease. When someone has liver disease, their liver enters into a very dangerous cycle i.e Persistent inflammation, or hepatitis, sends nonstop signals to repair cells to continue depositing collagen and this is how, the inflammation continues, and even more collagen is deposited which leads to more stiffening and this is how fibrosis develops as can be seen in the below pic.
Also, Collagen and other proteins build-up between liver cells, forming scar tissue. Scar tissue can block or limit blood flow within the liver, starving and killing healthy liver cells.
Also, Fibrosis can be reversed if detected early but, if fibrosis is left untreated, it can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer which is untreatable.
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