How to protect liver

Some people feel liver discomfort and go to the hospital to check their liver. The results show that their liver function is not normal and their alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase values ​​are abnormal. After diagnosing liver problems, some doctors often recommend that patients undergo liver protection treatment first. Liver protection treatment mainly refers to nourishing and protecting the liver. Patients should adjust their eating habits, such as avoiding alcohol, smoking, and greasy food, increase exercise, and persist in it for a long time to achieve the purpose of liver protection treatment.

1. How to protect the liver in daily life

1. Don’t be too tired, and don’t be too comfortable. Adjust your mood and get enough rest.

2. Eat more foods that enhance immunity, such as mushrooms and ginseng.

3. Eat a light diet, a diet high in “three highs”: high in vitamins, high in sugar, and high in protein (mainly plant protein).

4. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. You can drink a glass of fresh fruit and vegetable juice every day to supplement vitamins and minerals.

5. You can take some blood-activating medicine, such as salvia miltiorrhiza, angelica, astragalus, etc.

6. Don’t worship Chinese medicine too much and don’t use too many medicines. Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as "liver protecting medicine".

2. Diet therapy for liver health

1. Liver protection and cold-dispelling tea

Honey black tea: Put 5 grams of black tea leaves in a thermos cup, brew with boiling water, cover and simmer for a while; add appropriate amount of honey and brown sugar. Drink once a day before meals

It can warm the middle and nourish the stomach. This tea is suitable for people with hyperactive liver qi and poor spleen and stomach function in spring.

Scallion and ginger tea: Smash and chop 1 scallion and put it in a pot. Add 1 bowl of boiling water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add a handful of black tea leaves and 1 spoon of ginger juice. Make a strong tea and drink it while it’s hot. Then cover yourself with a quilt and go to bed.

It can increase heat and keep out the cold, preventing and treating early spring colds.

2. Liver-nourishing and cold-resistant vegetables

Herring fillet in tomato sauce: Herring nourishes the liver, improves eyesight, nourishes the stomach and strengthens the spleen

Suitable for chronic illness, neurasthenia, chronic hepatitis, chronic nephritis

Vegetarian braised lentils: Lentils are known as the best vegetarian tonic for strengthening the spleen and stomach in spring. They are especially suitable for the elderly, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease, and cerebrovascular disease.

3 Liver-nourishing and Cold-resistant Soup

Leek and pork liver soup: Leeks are warm and spicy in nature. Eating them in spring is best for boosting yang energy. Pairing them with pork liver can nourish liver blood. Suitable for patients with liver disease, night blindness, constipation, etc.

4. Liver-nourishing and Cold-dispelling Porridge

Black rice porridge: Black rice is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It contains 15 kinds of amino acids and multiple vitamins. It can benefit the liver and spleen, nourish the stomach and kidneys, and is a good tonic food in spring.

This porridge is suitable for people with liver and kidney deficiency and women with postpartum weakness.

Red Dates Porridge: Red dates replenish Qi and blood, benefit the liver, spleen and stomach, and warm and nourish the Yang Qi.

This porridge is suitable for poor appetite and loose stools caused by weak spleen and stomach, insufficient qi and blood, thrombocytopenia, anemia, chronic hepatitis, malnutrition, etc.