The liver is the largest internal organ in the human body. Everything you eat, drink, breathe and absorb through your skin eventually reaches your liver. It can regenerate in a few weeks even if much of it has been removed during surgery. However, liver is not indestructible. There do occur liver problems. Lifestyle can also affect liver damage. Read on to know more.

1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.
2. Not urinating in the morning.
3. Too much eating.
4. Skipping breakfast.
5. Over- medication.
6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil: Reduce cooking oil use when frying.

8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver: Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting. Avoid storing them.

Liver is a vital organ. Just adopt a quality lifestyle and eating habits.

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The liver, the largest organ in the body, is a vital organ which keeps the body function properly. It removes or neutralizes poisons from the blood, produces immune agents to control infection, and removes germs and bacteria from the blood. It makes proteins that regulate blood clotting and produces bile to help absorb fats and fat-soluble vitamins. So you can’t even imagine without liver.

The disease affecting the liver is found to be Cirrhosis, which is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). “Because of chronic damage to the liver, scar tissue slowly replaces normal functioning liver tissue, progressively diminishing blood flow through the liver. As the normal liver tissue is lost, nutrients, hormones, drugs and poisons are not processed effectively by the liver. In addition, protein production and other substances produced by the liver are inhibited.”

Causes:
The major causes of Cirrhosis of liver is found to be alcohol abuse, chronic viral infections, use of certain drugs, metabolic disorders, exposure to certain, environmental toxins, blockage of the bile ducts. In the United States, chronic alcoholism and hepatitis C are the most common causes of the disease.

Alcoholic cirrhosis usually develops after more than a decade of heavy drinking. The amount of alcohol that can injure the liver varies greatly from person to person. In men, as few as three to four drinks per day are cited as the cause of alcoholic cirrhosis. Alcohol seems to injure the liver by blocking the normal metabolism of protein, fats, and carbohydrates.

Symptoms:
A long list of symptoms is related to Cirrhosis of the liver. These include frequent indigestion, nausea, vomiting, pain in the abdomen, bad breath and low grade fever. Many people with cirrhosis have no symptoms in the early stages of the disease.

Remedy:
If alcohol excess and dependence is the cause, you must stop drinking alcohol immediately. Once alcohol has damaged the liver, then the liver cells are vulnerable to even small amounts of alcohol. Avoid all alcohol intakes. Eat a well-balanced, high-protein diet (only in consultation with your doctor).Avoid adding salt to meals. Salt may be used in small amounts in cooking. In the later stages, the amount of protein you eat may be reduced from time to time (on the advice of your doctor).Vitamin and mineral supplements may be necessary.

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People are highly sensitive to the negative effects of caffeine and often neglect its heath benefits. (Hey, excess of anything is harmful, so why there is so much of bad publicity for caffeine?) Therefore, we dedicate this article to coffee lovers among the readers, their cups of coffee and their liver! Yup, coffee is beneficial for your liver! Read on to explore the benefits of the appetizing cups of coffee.

Many studies show that coffee is beneficial for your liver. A population based study found that drinking caffeine containing drinks like coffee had a protective effect for those at risk of developing liver disease. The study concluded that people who drank more than 2 cups of coffee a day had a 44% lower chance of showing actual liver damage compared to those who drank no caffeine.

Another study conducted in 2005 drew similar conclusions. It found that drinking 3 cups of coffee a day could lower the risk of death from liver cirrhosis.

According to a recent study, people drinking one cup of coffee per day were, on average, 20% less likely to develop alcoholic cirrhosis. For people drinking two or three cups the reduction was 40%, and for those drinking four or more cups of coffee a day the reduction in risk was 80%.

Coffee is found to be preventing liver cancer and cirrhosis (A degenerative disease of the liver often caused by alcoholism, but also may result from certain forms of hepatitis).

Nobody is suggesting that coffee is a cure for your liver disease but yes, the brew that you enjoy so much has some healthy attributes!

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