It saddens me to see an active, cheerful and pleasant lady suffering from advanced stage of liver cancer. That lady is a relative of mine. Most of us take the function of our very own LIVER for granted.
The liver is the largest gland and solid organ in the body, weighing some 1.2 kgs to 1.5 kgs. It is reddish brown in color and is divided into four lobes of unequal size and shape. The liver lies on the right side of the abdominal cavity beneath the diaphragm. It holds approximately 13% (about one pint or 0.57 litres) of the total blood supply at any given moment, works 24 hours a day and it has over 500 estimated functions.
It has been the nature's most wonderful gift to everyone's health for over hundreds of years as noted by the ancient textbooks of wisdom. I read somewhere and learned that Liver is equivalent to a General in an army. So, if the General is down, the entire army's operation will be adversely affected as well.
A brief summary of the liver’s main functions as follows:
• controlling levels of amino acids, fat and glucose in the blood
• breaking down food and turning it into energy
• producing bile which is important in digestion
• clearing the blood of particles
• fighting infections in the body
• breaking down and neutralising drugs and toxins
• storing vitamins, iron and other essential chemicals
• regulating numerous hormones including sex hormones
Liver disease is indeed a Silent Killer as it has no nerve sensual. The liver can survive 80% of damage without painful feelings. Always it is too late to realise if you have liver failure.
A damaged liver will affect other main organs of the body and can lead to diseases like diabetes, constipation, obesity, skin problems, etc.
That I know of some of the symptons of liver diseases may include :-
- moody
- loss of libido
- yellowish eyes
- brownish urine
- mouth odour
- loss of apptetite
- lower energy level
- rashes/itchiness
- poor sleep pattern
- dark red palms or feet
According to the WHO's report that I read :-
1/3 of the world population of 2 billions people have suffered from liver diseases
Every year about 1,000,000 die of liver diseases
Every minute 2 die of liver diseases
80% of the Liver Cancer is related to Hepatitis B. The chances of Hepatitis B & C carrier suffers from Liver cancer are 200 times more than ordinary people
Age : 35 - 65 years old
Male : Female = 3:1
Liver needs appropriate nutritions to help to protect and strengthen its functions and also help to control cancer particularly liver cancer. If you want to know how this health supplement can help to meet your liver's nutritional needs, do drop me a note for more details.
So much to share with you folks that I know of about this Silent Killer.
You have only ONE liver and it is for life. So please love him more!
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