As a man, once he is over 30 years old, his health tends to decline, such as physical gain, physical strength, energy and sexual function. What should I do for my health at this time? Some people tend to think of tonifying the kidney first. In fact, this is the case, so they should have a sentence: "You picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelon."

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that kidney is innate, and it is understandable for elderly men to have kidney deficiency and tonify kidney, while middle-aged men don't have to join in the fun. However, the liver is different. Mainly responsible for stopping diarrhea, promoting appetite and smoothing circulation. If the liver qi is not comfortable, the human blood circulation will be disordered, leading to digestive dysfunction, hypertension and other diseases. At the same time, middle-aged men are at the forefront of their career and family, with great psychological pressure and low mood, which are likely to cause symptoms such as liver depression, irritability, anxiety and loss of appetite. In addition, men are addicted to alcohol and tobacco, and the rampant hepatitis virus often hurts the liver. Liver diseases such as fatty liver and viral hepatitis will secretly stare at you. Modern medicine pays more attention to the relationship between liver and health and even life. Medical experts regard the liver as a "chemical factory" in the human body. Nutrients taken in three meals should be metabolized and converted into bioactive proteins, lipids and glycogen, which are supplied to various organs. If there is something wrong with the liver, it will affect the whole body and even threaten life.

So, how to protect it? Health experts send you "tips":

Hint 1: Sleep protects the liver.

When the human body sleeps on its back, the liver can enjoy more blood irrigation, and the body is at rest, so the burden on the liver is the lightest. Therefore, high-quality sleep has a significant protective effect on the liver. On the contrary, poor sleep quality, especially sleep disorder, easily affects liver function. Medical experts have noticed that a sleep disorder called sleep apnea syndrome can cause liver damage.

Syndrome refers to the short-term cessation of breathing caused by throat stenosis and uvula blocking airway during sleep. In severe cases, the apnea time can be as long as one and a half minutes. Medical data show that about 32% patients with severe sleep apnea have abnormal liver function, and the degree of liver function damage is directly proportional to the severity of apnea. Further research found that this kind of liver injury is related to hypoxia and insulin resistance caused by sleep apnea.

It is not difficult to understand that to improve the quality of sleep, we must first actively treat sleep disorders, such as insomnia and sleep apnea syndrome. Secondly, don't engage in work that consumes too much brain power at night, and don't stay up late. Some people often stay up late because of their poor liver. Chinese medicine believes that the most important sleep time in a day is two hours, one is at noon (afternoon 1 1 p.m.) and the other is at midnight (morning 1 1 p.m.). These four hours are also the time for bone marrow hematopoiesis, and the most blood flows through the liver, which is conducive to the repair of liver function. In other words, take a good nap at night, especially at night. It is best to go to bed before 10 at night, and ensure that you fall asleep around 1 1 0, paving the way for the repair of liver function.

"Tips" 2: Exercise to protect the liver

Active physical exercise is another effective way to protect the liver, because exercise can not only reduce overweight, prevent obesity and eliminate the harm of excessive fat to the liver, but also promote gas exchange, speed up blood circulation and ensure that the liver gets more oxygen and nutrition.

From the point of view of protecting the liver, first, we should choose a good sports ground, preferably a place with broad vision and fresh air; Second, we should choose good exercise programs with good physical strength and endurance, such as jogging, brisk walking (about 1 10~ 120 steps per minute), cycling, going up and down stairs, climbing mountains, playing badminton, kicking shuttlecock, hitting the ball, dancing, skipping rope and swimming. Once a day, each time lasting 20~30 minutes, it is advisable that the fatigue disappears within 10~20 minutes after exercise.

In addition, the exercise of protecting the liver is also beneficial.

The first step is to rub the Dadun point. Sit cross-legged, barefoot, press the right foot Dadun point (outside the toe nail root) with the left thumb, press 15 times on the left side and 15 times on the right side. Then press to the left.

Step 2: Press Taichong point. Sit cross-legged, press the left thumb on the right foot Taichong point (between the first and second phalanges of the instep), press along the interosseous space, and slide back and forth for 20 times. Then press the left foot Dadun point with your right hand, as before.

The third step is to rub Sanyinjiao. Sit cross-legged Press the right point of Sanyinjiao (3 inches above the tip of the medial malleolus and at the posterior edge of the tibia) with the thumb of the left hand, 15 times for the left hand and 15 times for the right hand. Then press the left Sanyinjiao point with your right hand in the same way as before.

Step four, massage the ribs. Press your hands under your armpit and massage along the intercostal space until your hands touch your chest, and then massage back and forth for 30 times.