With the acceleration of the pace of life, more and more young people have joined the ranks of "late sleepers", working day and night, often sleeping until the early morning, and some even staying up all night. Some are needed for work, some are addicted to recreational activities, coupled with uncontrolled diet, I don't know how to do this in the long run, the damage to the body is huge, especially the damage to the liver, which can be called "bursting liver".
Why go to bed after 11 p.m
As we all know, the liver is responsible for important and complex physiological functions such as synthesis, secretion, detoxification, and immunity in the human body. The meridian injection theory of Chinese medicine believes that when the human body is ugly (23:00-03:00), the human body's essence runs to the foot less yang bile meridian and the foot yin and liver meridian, which is also widely recognized as the theoretical support of the key period of liver self-repair after 11 o'clock at night.
People stay up late to work overtime, which has made the liver tired, coupled with the late night during the supper, alcohol is not controlled, further increasing the burden on the liver, and usually overwork will reduce immunity, several aspects of the damage to the liver can be imagined. Especially those who already have basic liver diseases such as viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver, etc., staying up late often aggravates the disease, in the long run, the liver is not enough blood, and the liver cells that have been damaged are difficult to repair but aggravate the deterioration, which will cause great harm to the body. Over time, it will not only lead to rough skin, easy fatigue, fatigue, often feel bitter mouth and throat, fire gas, liver detoxification function will also be damaged, so that the body's toxin content in the blood is greatly increased.
What are the precautions in life
From viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver to liver cancer, not "a few steps away", there is a long process here, most people have liver disease, will not develop liver cancer. But if you think that you don't need to protect your liver well, I'm afraid you won't regret it.
Maintain a good lifestyle and regular rest in ordinary life; eat a reasonable diet, eat less irritating foods, such as smoking, frying, pickling, etc., avoid staying up late for a long time, eating uncontrollably, etc. Most liver cancer patients in China have the pathological basis of chronic hepatitis, usually in addition to paying attention to hepatitis vaccination to reduce the incidence of disease, timely take antiviral drugs to treat and prevent disease progress, we should pay more attention to daily life care.
Traditional Chinese medicine on liver nourishment and liver protection
Chinese medicine has "work to cure the disease, do not cure the disease" and "follow the four times and the cold and heat" theory, laid the theoretical foundation for the treatment of the disease and the health of the four, the liver in the five elements of the wood, the main hair, the liver corresponds to the spring, so the spring is also a good season for liver nourishment, and the health care in accordance with the season can play a multiplier effect.
For people who stay up late for a long time due to work reasons, they can drink water with goji berries, American ginseng, and cordyceps sinensis, which can alleviate symptoms to a certain extent.
Dietary remedies are recommended
★ 【Chrysanthemum tea】
9 grams of goji berries, 6 grams of chrysanthemums, 3 minutes of water or hot water. It has the effect of nourishing the liver and bright purpose, and is suitable for dry mouth and eyes after staying up late.
★ 【Pink Kudzu Raw Fish Soup】
Wash and cut into small pieces with 250 grams of powdered kudzu root each time, remove the gills and internal organs of raw grass carp or carp, add an appropriate amount of water to cook, add ginger shreds, oil and salt to taste after the fish is cooked, eat fish and drink soup, once a day or every other day. It has the effect of relieving muscles and activating the network, improving qi and blood, and relieving myalgia. It is suitable for people with muscle soreness, neck muscle swelling or drinking alcohol after staying up late after overwork.
Author: Dai Yafang Shen Nan Yuxiao (Gastroenterologist, Pudong Branch, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Edit: Wang Xing