Do more outdoor activities in spring. Relaxing your mood can nourish your liver. Be alert to the early signs of liver disease.

A friend told Huazi that there was one thing he didn’t understand: a “health expert” he knew had liver cancer.

The "health expert" was named Wang, just over 50 years old, let's call him Lao Wang. Lao Wang likes to study health preservation, does not stay up late, insists on exercising, rarely drinks, does not smoke, eats more coarse food and less fine food, rarely eats meat, and eats an apple every day. Despite such maintenance, he was diagnosed with liver cancer during a physical examination.

Lao Wang himself did not understand, and neither did his friends. Finally, he found out the reason, which was probably because he lived too rigidly in order to maintain his health. He was too nervous every day, and his liver qi was depressed and could not be vented, which affected his immunity and gave cancer cells an opportunity to take advantage.

1. The human body produces 6,000 cancer cells every day

When normal cells divide, there is a certain probability that they will mutate and become cancer cells. Scientific research shows that healthy people will produce about 6,000 cancer cells every day. However, the reason why they do not get cancer is that the human body has a strong immune system that sends immune cells to patrol constantly and remove cancer cells in time when they are found.

In other words, cancer in our body is actually in a state of "dynamic clearance". However, if the immune system is not active enough, cancer cells may slip through the net and cause cancer. Excessive stress and long-term tension, anxiety, and fear can easily lead to low immunity.

2. Spring is a good time to relieve liver and depression

There is nothing wrong with paying attention to health preservation, but if you make yourself nervous for the sake of health preservation, it will not be worth it. In spring, Yang energy is generated and everything grows. According to traditional medical theory, spring belongs to wood, and the liver of the human body also belongs to wood, so the main health preservation in spring is to nourish the liver, borrow the vitality of all things in spring, soothe the liver and regulate qi, and nourish the liver.

Arrange your sleep time according to your own rest time. You can go to bed early and get up early or go to bed late and get up late. Ensuring adequate sleep time can not only prevent "spring sleepiness", but is also a good medicine for liver protection.

Do more outdoor sports, invite three or five friends to go for sports, hiking, mountain climbing, and walking, which can relax your mood. You should also pay attention to calming your mind and keeping yourself calm, and don't be impatient or angry when encountering something.

3. Be alert to early signs of liver problems

The liver is a silent organ because it has no pain nerves. Symptoms only appear when the disease invades the liver's capsule, peritoneum, or adjacent organs. The liver has a strong compensatory function. When obvious pain or abnormal liver function occurs, it often means that the disease has progressed to a very serious stage.

In fact, in the early stage of liver disease, mild symptoms will appear, but they are easy to be ignored. The liver is an important detoxification organ in the human body and is also responsible for nutrient metabolism. If there is a problem with the liver, it will show mental depression and be particularly prone to fatigue. Moreover, the fatigue caused by liver disease cannot be relieved by rest.

The liver is also the largest digestive gland in the human body. When there is a problem with it, bile secretion will be affected, and fat digestion disorders, weight loss, and diarrhea may occur. If you have long-term diarrhea and are easily fatigued, you must be alert to whether there is a problem with your liver.

You should also pay attention to preventing liver diseases. If you have viral hepatitis such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C, you should do a liver and gallbladder ultrasound and liver function test every 6 months. Be careful not to drink too much, do not eat moldy food, stay away from toxic chemicals, and do not use inferior hair dyes and cosmetics.

In summary, spring is a good time to soothe the liver and regulate qi, and the key to health preservation is to nourish the liver. While improving a healthy lifestyle, you should also be alert to the early signs of liver damage. If you find a problem, you should seek medical intervention in time. I am pharmacist Huazi, welcome to follow me and share more health knowledge.