Spring has arrived, everything is revived, and so is the body. Chinese medicine believes that the attribute of spring in the five elements is "wood", and so is the liver. In the spring, the yang qi arises, everything is born, and the liver functions the most actively in the spring, from the "winter Tibet" of the winter to the "spring life", so if you want to maintain health at this time, you must follow its characteristics and put the important task of liver nourishment on the agenda.
Chinese medicine says that nourishing the liver is equivalent to nourishing life, why is the liver so important to the human body?
First, the liver is the "transit station" of whole-body logistics
The liver is located on the right side of the body's upper abdomen, "hiding" behind the ribs, is the largest substantial organ of the human body, weighing about 3 pounds.
And its responsibility is equally heavy, one of the most important functions is to make and secrete bile, which then flows from the bile ducts into the duodenum, helping fat digestion and promoting the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K, ensuring the attack of the body's nutrients. In addition, the liver is also responsible for metabolizing nutrients such as proteins, sugars, and fats, so that they become nutrients needed by the human body and then supplied for life activities.
Of course, when it comes to the role of the liver, then it has to be mentioned that its detoxification function is also worth mentioning, it can decompose the poison into non-toxic or solubility substances, and then excrete it with urine and bile, thereby protecting the body from damage to toxins. In addition, the liver has a coagulation function that regulates the amount of blood circulation, phagocytosis, or immune function.
In short, the liver is a good interpretation of the term "able to work more", if one day it is sick, then our health will also be directly affected, so we must take good care of it.
Second, the body has 4 major abnormalities, or the liver is weak
When the liver has problems, the body will also have some discomfort, if these 4 major conditions occur, it means that the liver may have been "weak".
1. Limb numbness
Chinese medicine believes that "liver main tendon", the reason why the human fascia can be strong and strong, is indispensable to the nourishment and abundance of liver blood, so when the liver is weak, it is impossible to provide enough nutrition for the fascia, affecting its ability to move, resulting in limb numbness, limb joint extension is unfavorable, and the hand is easy to shake.
2. Dry eyes
Chinese medicine believes that "liver qi through the eye, liver and then the eye can distinguish the five colors", which means that the liver meridian meridians circulate in the eyes, liver blood needs to transport blood to the eyes through the liver meridians, it can be seen that the function of the eyes is also inseparable from the nourishment of liver blood, so only the liver is good, the eyes can play a good function, if you often feel that the eyes are dry, the eyes are unfocused, and you can't see things clearly, especially at night, then you need to worry about whether there is a problem with the liver.
3, Anorexia
Some enzymes in the liver will also be involved in human digestion, so when the liver has problems, the number of enzymes decreases, and the digestive function is naturally implicated, and eventually the performance of loss of appetite appears.
4. Emotional depression
Chinese medicine believes that "liver main drainage", translated to say, the liver has the function of drainage, can help regulate mental emotions, when the liver is damaged and problematic, emotions will naturally be affected, there are negative emotions such as mental depression, irritability and anxiety, irritability and so on.
When the above conditions occur, it means that the liver may have been deficient, at this time, it should be allowed to recuperate in time and recuperate well, so that it can return to a normal "working" state as soon as possible. Otherwise, the liver will be passively sluggish for a day, which may have adverse effects on health.
Third, teach you 4 small tricks to tune "liver deficiency", simple and easy to use
If you want to regulate liver deficiency, it is actually not difficult, mainly from our living habits, as follows:
● Liver "delicious", diet should pay attention to 3 points
1. Eat more vegetables and fruits and supplement vitamins
The role of the liver in nutrient transport, storage and metabolism is very important, so when the liver has problems, these abilities will become weaker, so it is necessary to supplement additionally, it is recommended that you can eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, such foods have a relatively high content of vitamins and minerals.
2. Try not to touch the wine
Alcohol is mainly metabolized by the liver, you drink one or two wines, the liver may have to work overtime for 2 hours, for a long time, the number of times, the liver will naturally be "overwhelmed", and eventually fall ill, appearing fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and even liver cancer. Therefore, to nourish the liver and protect the liver, it is recommended that everyone try to stay away from alcohol.
3. Eat liver protection foods
For example, green food, Chinese medicine believes that "green into the liver meridian", if you often eat some spinach, leeks, hollow cabbage, lettuce and other green foods, can play a good role in soothing the liver and improving qi. In addition, you can also eat more vitamin A-rich foods, such as carrots, cod liver oil, etc., which also help to nourish the liver and protect the liver; there are foods rich in vitamin E, such as dried fruits, vegetables, fruits, etc., which can prevent the aging of liver cells.
● Moderate exercise, often stretching
Actively participating in physical exercise not only plays a certain role in promoting the harmonization of qi and blood, thinning the liver and reducing fire, but also consumes too much energy ingested in the body, reduces the burden on the liver due to excessive fat intake, and thus helps our liver. Recommend a method for everyone, usually when there is nothing to spend half an hour to stretch their own ribs, Chinese medicine believes that the "liver main tendons" can make the tendons softer, but also help to dredge the liver.
● Take a daily nap to nourish the liver and protect the liver
Chinese medicine believes that "when a person lies down, the blood returns to the liver", that is, maintaining a regular work and rest is of great significance to maintaining liver health. In addition, if you can take a break or close your eyes for a while at noon, you can also increase the blood flow of the liver, so that the liver can get more nutrient supply, while reducing its own energy consumption, which will help the repair of damaged liver cells, so that it can "cheer up" faster.
● Keep your mood happy
Many people should have heard such a sentence "anger hurts the liver", if you have been unable to control your temper, always angry, it is easy to cause liver drainage dysfunction, resulting in liver qi depression, thereby damaging the liver, so nourish the liver and protect the liver, but also learn to regulate emotions, try to maintain a pleasant state of mind.
Liver is good, so we should usually pay attention to the maintenance of the liver, do not let it "hurt", when the liver deficiency occurs, timely conditioning, so that the liver can continue to serve us.
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