What habits are good for the liver before going to bed at night?
Our liver has a strong compensatory ability. Sometimes, even if the liver is damaged, the patient does not realize it because it is not serious. By the time the patient has symptoms, the liver has been severely damaged and is in jeopardy.
For example, there are many patients in clinic who are diagnosed with liver cancer after half a year, although their liver function tests are normal. This is mainly because only some hepatocytes were damaged in the early stage, and the undamaged hepatocytes still maintained normal liver function, so there was no external manifestation, and even the liver function test was normal, but in fact, the liver was slowly failing at this time. This also reminds us that we must not be careless and avoid any behavior that may hurt the liver.
Let's see what habits are harmful to the liver before going to bed.
If you want to know which habits are good for the liver before going to bed, you must first know the behaviors that are bad for the liver. Only by avoiding liver injury can we protect the liver.
1, Drinking before going to bed: This is a recognized liver injury behavior, and drinking before going to bed is more harmful to the liver. Because night is the time for the liver to rest, if you drink a lot, the liver will not rest, which will inevitably increase the workload of the liver and damage the health of the liver. I advise people who like to eat and socialize at night to drink less at night.
2, take medicine before going to bed: drugs hurt the liver because most drugs have to be metabolized by the liver, and all drugs have certain toxicity, especially causing certain damage to the liver, which will seriously cause drug-induced liver damage. Similarly, taking medicine before going to bed will increase the workload of the liver at night, which is not conducive to liver health. It is recommended not to take medicine before going to bed unless necessary.
3, eat and drink before going to bed: the liver is also a digestive organ, responsible for secreting bile and promoting digestion, especially the digestion of fat. If you eat a lot of fried, greasy food or dessert before going to bed, it will not only increase the load on the liver, but also make excess lipids accumulate in the liver and induce fatty liver. In addition, if you eat some processed foods and fast food rich in additives, it will also increase the detoxification load of the liver. So dinner must be finished before 8 o'clock, and you must eat less unhealthy food.
4, angry before going to bed: Chinese medicine says that anger hurts the liver because of long-term depression and anger, leading to stagnation of liver qi. Angry and quarreling with others before going to bed can also cause some damage to the liver and affect sleep. So be sure to keep a peaceful mind before going to bed.
5, staying up late before going to bed: lying in bed and refusing to fall asleep, playing mobile phones all the time, or staying up late to work overtime, this is a great harm to the liver. Because staying up late and overworking will consume liver blood, resulting in liver blood deficiency, so that the liver can not rest, the next day have to work hard. So be sure to go to bed early and never stay up late.
6. Smoking before going to bed: Smoking is not conducive to the health of the liver. Some toxic substances contained in tobacco also need liver metabolism. Smoking before going to bed will poison the liver and increase its load. So don't smoke before going to bed.
Let's see what habits are good for the liver before going to bed.
After knowing the above-mentioned liver injury behavior, we must avoid it and learn some behaviors that are good for the liver.
1, insist on massage before going to bed: every day before going to bed, insist on massaging the soles of the feet, stimulate Yongquan point and massage Zusanli and Taichong point, which is good for liver health.
2, hot water soaking feet before going to bed: soaking feet with warm water before going to bed every day is also a way to nourish the liver. It requires the water to be deep enough, hot enough and long enough. It is best to make the body sweat slightly and promote detoxification.
3. Moderate activities before going to bed: strenuous exercise is not recommended before going to bed, but you can take a walk after meals and beat Tai Ji Chuan, which is also good for maintaining the liver and promoting sleep.
4, close your eyes before going to bed: take a deep breath before going to bed, rub your ears, comb your hair, and then close your eyes and sleep slowly, which not only helps to improve the quality of sleep, but also relieves stress, relieves depression, depression and other bad emotions, and preserves liver blood, which is very beneficial to the liver.