Liver

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A friend transcribed the following from slides so that I could read it as

well and I am in turn forwarding FYI.

I have never known exactly what the Liver does.

This is very informative.

Some interesting facts about our Liver

Hi, I’m your liver. Let me tell you how much I love you - in 9 ways!

1. I store the iron reserves you need, as well as a lot of vitamins and

minerals. Without me, you wouldn’t have the strength to carry on.

2. I make bile to help you digest food. Without me, you’d waste away to

nothing.

3. I detoxify poisonous chemicals you give me, and that includes

alcohol, beer, wine and drugs (prescribed and over the counter) as well as

illegal substances. Without me, your “bad†habits would kill you.

4. I store energy, like a battery, by stockpiling sugar (carbohydrates,

glucose and fat) until you need it. Without me, the sugar level in your

blood could fall dramatically and you’d go into a coma.

5. I make the blood that got your system going even before you were

born. Without me, you wouldn’t be here.

6. I manufacture new proteins that your body needs to stay healthy and

grow. Without me, you wouldn’t grow properly.

7. I remove poisons from the air, exhaust smoke and chemicals you

breathe. Without me, you’d be poisoned with pollutants.

8. I make clotting factors that stop bleeding when you accidentally

prick yourself. Without me, you’d bleed to death.

9. I help defend you against germs going into your body at all times. I

take those cold germs, flu bugs, and other germs you encounter, and knock

them dead – or at least weaken them. Without me, you’d be a sitting duck

for every injection known to man.

That’s how much I love you . . . . but do you love me?

Let me tell you some ways to love me, your liver. Don’t drown me in beer,

alcohol or wine. Even one drink is too much for some people and could scar

me for life. Watch those drugs! All drugs are chemicals, and when you mix

them up without a doctor’s advice you could create something poisonous that

could damage me badly. I scar easily . . and those scars, called

“Cirrhosis†are permanent. Medicine is sometimes necessary. But taking

pills when they aren’t necessary is a bad habit. All those chemicals really

hurt a liver.

Be careful with aerosol sprays. Remember, I have to detoxify what you

breathe in too. So when you are cleaning with aerosol cleaners, make sure

the room is well ventilated, or wear a mask. That goes double for bug

sprays, mildew sprays, paint sprays and all those chemical sprays you use.

Be careful what you breathe!

Watch what gets on your skin! Those insecticides you put on trees and

shrubs not only kill bugs they can get to me right through your skin and

destroy my cells too. Remember they’re all chemicals. Cover your skin with

gloves, long sleeves, a hat and mask every time insecticides are in the air

or if you’re handling them.

Warning! I can’t and won’t tell you I’m in trouble until I’m almost at

the

end of my rope . . . and yours. Remember: I am a non-complainer.

Overloading me with drugs, alcohol and other junk can destroy me! This may

be the only warning you will ever get.

Take my advice, please! Check me out with your doctor. Blood screening

tests can identify some trouble. If I’s soft and smooth, that’s good. If

I’m

had an bumpy, that could mean trouble. If your doctor suspects trouble,

ULTRA SOUND and CT scans can look into it. My life, and yours, depends on

how you treat me.

Now you know how much I care for you. Please treat me with tender loving

care. Your silent partner, and ever-loving . . . . LIVER.

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