Whether a person's 'liver function' is good or not, you can know by looking at these 6 things that people with 'good liver' live longer
With the development of society and the improvement of living standards, more and more people are beginning to pay attention to health preservation. As the saying goes, "preserving the liver first, the liver is good for a long life", which is enough to see how important the liver is.
You may have heard the saying, "Prevention is better than cure for liver disease". Data shows that if liver cancer is treated in the early stage, the survival rate of patients within 5 years is about 70%, and if it is treated in the advanced stage, the 5-year survival rate is less than 15%. It is said that early detection and early treatment are the best strategies.
But unfortunately, most patients are diagnosed in the middle and late stages, and some even have no chance of surgical treatment at all, which also leads to about 400,000 people being taken away by liver cancer every year.
Why is liver cancer detected at an advanced stage? There are three reasons for this
1. Liver disease is not easy to be found: there is no pain-sensing nerve in the liver, which means that liver disease generally does not cause pain in the early stage, and it is easy to be ignored;
2. The liver has a strong "compensation" function: the liver has a strong "compensation" function, and 30%-40% of the normal liver can make the liver function work normally. When the liver disease affects the normal life, the condition is already very serious;
3. Procrastination: Liver disease is most afraid of "protraction". Most people don't pay enough attention to physical health, and even have the idea of "anti-primary antibodies will be fine". They have to wait until the disease is serious before seeking medical treatment, which delays the best time for treatment.
Liver diseases are not "silent", whether a person's "liver function" is good or not, you can know by looking at these 6 places
1. Look at the hair
Chinese medicine says that "hair is blood," and a person's hair status can largely reflect the health of the body.
The liver is a "blood bank", and hair needs the nourishment of liver blood. Dryness, bifurcation, and insufficient toughness may be caused by insufficient liver blood and loss of liver yin.
Serious oily hair is generally caused by excessive anger; in addition, if there is a problem with the liver, the liver’s metabolism of fat will be weakened, and more fat will be stored after metabolism, and the subcutaneous fat will enter the hair follicle, which will affect hair growth and may induce Seborrheic alopecia, manifested as rapid, hair loss of oily hair.
2, look at the mouth
If you wake up in the morning with dry mouth, bitter mouth, and bad breath, it is most likely that there is a problem with the liver.
Liver disease will cause the metabolism to slow down, and more metabolic toxins, nitrogen, ammonia, etc. will remain in the body. Some of the toxins and nitrogen are excreted with the breath, which will make the breath carry the rancid smell of bad apples.
The liver meridian is in season from 11:00 pm to 1:00 am. If the liver is not good, the symptoms of dry mouth, bitterness and bad breath will be more obvious in the morning.
3. Look at the two ribs
Two ribs, refers to the full name of the armpit down to the 12th rib. Generally, doctors believe that the two ribs are related to liver and gallbladder abnormalities.
"The Five Evils of the Spirit Pivot" wrote, "If the evil is in the liver, the ribs will be sore." Excessive accumulation of toxins in the liver will cause soreness in the ribs, which is more obvious after exertion.
4. Look at the skin
Did you know that the skin is the largest organ of the human body, and the state of the skin largely reflects the health of the body.
Dull and dull skin, mostly caused by weakened liver function, abnormal pigment metabolism, and massive deposition of melanin;
Itchy skin may be caused by liver disease affecting bile excretion, bile salts combined with bilirubin into the blood, and stimulate the peripheral nerves of the skin.
5. Look at the nails
Chinese medicine says: the liver controls the tendons, and its splendor is in the claws. "Claws" are hands, and "jins" can be understood as tendons, ligaments, and nails.
Blue veins on the back of the hands may be bad for the liver and gallbladder; there are raised or sunken vertical lines on the nails, which are mostly caused by blood circulation disorders caused by liver disease; soft and pale nails are mostly caused by the loss of liver yin and insufficient liver blood. of.
6. Look at the tongue coating
Tongue fur is also an important part of reflecting the health of the liver.
A healthy tongue should be light red, which means that there is sufficient qi and blood, and the tongue coating is thick and white. It may be that the anger and stomach fire are strong, and it is recommended to adjust it in time.
How should we nourish the liver in our daily life?
1. Drink more tea
The liver likes to be nourished. Drinking more liver nourishing tea can create a moist environment for the liver by replenishing body fluids, nourish the liver, help promote liver detoxification, and decompress the liver.
2. Stay up late
It is the consensus of most people that staying up late can damage the liver. In fact, the liver has a strong self-healing ability, and liver cells have a strong regeneration ability. Lying at night, the blood flow of the liver increases, and the repair work can be completed smoothly. Long-term staying up late may cause liver damage. There is permanent damage that cannot be repaired.