Post Date December, 03 2023
By the age of thirty or forty, men's health will decline, manifested as physical exhaustion, decreased sexual ability, and hair loss. And the liver also decreases year by year with age. In this article, the editor of the medical website will provide you with a few golden tips for men's liver protection. Let's take a look together!
Golden Idea 1: Sleep and Liver Protection
When the human body is in a supine position during sleep, the liver can enjoy more blood irrigation. In addition, the body is in a resting state, and the burden on the liver is the lightest. Therefore, high-quality sleep has significant liver protection effects. On the contrary, poor sleep quality, especially sleep disorders, can easily affect liver function. Medical experts have noticed that a sleep disorder called sleep apnea syndrome can cause liver damage.
Syndrome refers to the temporary stop of breathing caused by narrow tongue and pharynx and blocked airway in uvula during sleep. In severe cases, the duration of apnea can be more than one minute and a half. Medical data shows that about 32% of patients with severe sleep apnea experience liver dysfunction, and liver damage is directly proportional to the severity of apnea. Further research has found that this type of liver damage is related to hypoxia and insulin resistance caused by sleep apnea.
It is not difficult to understand that in order to improve sleep quality, the first and foremost thing is to actively treat sleep disorders such as insomnia and sleep apnea syndrome. Secondly, do not engage in work that consumes too much mental energy at night, and do not stay up late. Some people have poor liver function and often stay up late is to blame. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there are two most important hours of sleep in a day, namely noon (11am to 1pm) and midnight (11pm to 1am). These four hours are also the time for bone marrow hematopoiesis, with the most blood flowing through the liver, which is beneficial for liver function recovery. In other words, you need to grasp the balance between nap and night sleep, especially night sleep. It is best to go to bed before 10 pm and ensure that you fall asleep around 11 pm, laying the foundation for the repair of liver function.
Golden Idea 2: Exercise to Protect the Liver
Active physical exercise is another effective way to protect the liver, because exercise can not only reduce excess weight, prevent obesity, eliminate the harm of excess fat to the liver, but also promote gas exchange, speed up blood circulation, and ensure that the liver can get more oxygen and nutrients.
From the perspective of liver protection, firstly, it is necessary to choose a sports venue that is wide, with a wide view and fresh air; Second, we should choose good exercise projects. It is better to take physical strength and endurance training as the goal of systemic low-intensity dynamic sports, such as jogging, fast walking (about 110~120 steps per minute), cycling, going up and down stairs, climbing, play badminton, kicking shuttlecock, racketing, dancing, jumping rope, swimming, playing Taijiquan, etc. Once a day, lasting for 20-30 minutes each time, it is recommended that fatigue disappear within 10-20 minutes after exercise.
(Intern Editor: Xie Yunsheng)
