Liver is an important organ of human body, which is not only responsible for hematopoiesis and blood storage, but also for synthesizing various energy substances and participating in immune defense. At the same time, the liver is also responsible for the metabolism of sugar, fat, protein and other substances, as well as the transformation of toxic substances, so the liver is also the most easily polluted organ.
Liver belongs to wood, corresponding to the qi of spring, so keeping in good health in spring focuses on nourishing the liver. In spring, the yang is born, everything recovers, and the liver qi of the human body also recovers. "The liver is the officer of the general", and he likes to be smooth and flexible by nature. If the liver qi is not smooth, it will merge with the qi produced in spring and turn into fire, leading to dry mouth, chest pain, abdominal distension, mammary gland hyperplasia, irritability and so on. Offence of liver qi will lead to high blood pressure, dizziness, headache, dry eyes and roaring ears; Liver fire disturbs the mind and can cause insomnia, dreaminess and so on. How can I maintain my liver? Chinese medicine experts from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College help you.
1. Keep a good mood
Anger hurts the liver, and whether the liver is healthy or not is directly related to the mood. Therefore, the first step in maintaining the liver is to maintain a happy mood, and the liver's drainage function is normal, so that the liver qi can be adjusted and the blood can run smoothly.
2. Go to bed early, get up early and exercise more
In the meridian theory, if the liver meridian is ugly and the gallbladder meridian is in the child, then the liver and gallbladder are on duty. So from 1 1 to 3: 00 in the morning, the liver, gallbladder and meridians are on duty. Going to bed early and not staying up late can protect our liver and ensure the smooth completion of liver and gallbladder metabolism.
Proper exercise and exercise can not only help the liver to promote qi and blood circulation, but also dredge qi. Moreover, exercise can effectively relieve physical fatigue and tension.
3. Eat reasonably and drink less.
Among the five flavors, sour taste enters the liver, converges and pungent taste diverges, which is beneficial to the rise of Yang Qi. Therefore, in spring, we should eat less sour food and more spicy food to help Yang Qi and liver qi rise; The green of the five colors enters the liver, so eating more green vegetables in spring can help the liver detoxify and clean; Liver belongs to wood, spleen belongs to soil. In spring, the liver qi is full, which is easy to break the spleen soil. Therefore, we should eat more sweet food in spring to nourish our temper. It should be noted that if you eat too much, the yang will spread excessively and damage the yang; Eating too much sweetness is easy to produce wet phlegm.
The wine is pungent and divergent, and the liver is yin, which is easy to cause yang hyperactivity and yin deficiency. Coupled with the rise and fall of wine, yang is more prosperous and yin is more harmful. Ethanol is the main component of alcohol, 90% of which is metabolized in the liver. After entering liver cells, it is oxidized into acetaldehyde. Both ethanol and acetaldehyde have toxic effects of directly stimulating and damaging liver cells, which can lead to degeneration and even necrosis of liver cells. Long-term drinking will not only damage the liver, but also cause adverse stimulation to the esophagus and gastric mucosa. Therefore, if you want to protect your liver, you must get rid of the habit of drinking!
(Contributed by Chinese Medicine Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College)
Original title: nourishing the liver in spring, longevity and beauty