Hi…. I’m your liver! Let me tell you how much I love you in 9 ways
I store the iron reserve you need as well as a lot of vitamins & other minerals.
Without me, you wouldn’t have the strength to carry on!
I make bile to help digest the food.
Without me, you’d waste away to nothing!
I detoxify poisonous chemicals you give me which includes alcohol, beer, wine & drugs (prescribed & over-the-counter) as well as illegal substances.
Without me, your “bad” habits would kill you.
I store energy, like a battery, by stockpiling sugar (carbohydrates, glucose & fat) until you need it.
Without me, the sugar level in your blood could fall dramatically & you’d go into a coma!
I make the blood that got your system going even before you were born.
Without me, you wouldn’t be here!
I manufacture new proteins that your body needs to stay healthy & grow.
Without me, you wouldn’t grow properly!
I remove poisons from the air, exhaust smoke & chemicals you breathe.
Without me, you’d be poisoned by pollutants!
I make clotting factors that stop the bleeding when you accidentally prick yourself.
Without me, you’d bleed to death!
I help defend you against the germs going into your body all the time. I take those cold germs, flu bugs & other germs you encounter, & knock them dead or least weaken them.
Without me, you’d be a sitting duck for every infection known to man!
That’s how much I love you….
But do you love me?
Let me tell you some easy ways to love me, your liver!!!
Don’t drown me in beer, alcohol or wine!
Even one drink is too much for some people & could scar me for life.
Watch those drugs!
All drugs are chemicals, & when you mix them up without a doctor’s advice you could create something poisonous that could damage me badly.
I scar easily…. & those scars, called “cirrhosis” are permanent.
Medicines are sometimes necessary. But taking pills when not necessary is a bad habit. All those chemicals can really hurt me.
Be careful with aerosol sprays!
Remember, I have to detoxify what you breathe in too. So when you are cleaning with aerosol cleaners, make sure the room is ventilated, or wear a mask.
That goes double for bug sprays, mildew sprays, paint sprays & all those other chemical spray you use. Be careful what you breathe!
Watch what get on your skin!
Those insecticides you put on tree & shrubs not only kill bugs they can get to me right through your skin & destroy my cells too.
Remember they’re all chemicals
Cover your skin with gloves, long sleeves, a hat & mask every time insecticides are in the air or if you’re handling them.
I can’t & won’t tell you I’m in trouble until I’m almost at the end of my rope…. & yours.
Remember: I am a non-complainer. Overloading me with drugs, alcohol & other junk can destroy me!
This may be the only warning you will ever get.
Take my advice, please!
Check me out with your doctor.
Blood screening test can identify some trouble.
Is I’m soft & smooth, that’s good. If I’m hard & bumpy, that could mean trouble.
If your doctor suspects trouble, ULTRA SOUND & CT scan look into it.
My life, & yours, depend on how you treat me.
Once you notice any sign of liver damage, see the doctor.
Example
Yellowness of the white part of the eyes.
Swollen stomach.
Chronic fatigue.
Loss of libido etc.
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