Regarding the saying "eating liver to nourish the liver," experts say that it's okay to eat some pork liver in moderation, but you must ensure it's hygienic. In addition, Schisandra can promote bile secretion, accelerate the excretion of toxic substances like alcohol from the liver, and is also a good Chinese medicine for liver nourishment.
Health experts say that to nourish the liver, in addition to eating more foods that protect the liver, you should pay attention to a light diet in your daily life and not over-consume dry and spicy foods.
Men's Liver Nourishment Secrets
1. Stable Emotions
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) mentions that "anger injures the liver." Large emotional fluctuations can easily affect the liver. People who are highly demanding, impatient, and perfectionists are more prone to anxiety and uneasiness, which in TCM is considered a constitution that is more likely to develop liver fire.
The liver belongs to the Wood element, and wood likes to be free and unrestricted. You can imagine the liver as a big tree; trees love freedom and lack of restraint. Therefore, the most important thing for liver nourishment is emotional regulation and a happy mood.
2. Balanced Diet
Don't be too greasy, and don't always be completely vegetarian; maintain a balanced diet. Pay attention to adequate and balanced nutrition, comprehensively intake the nutrients your body needs, and appropriately increase protein and vitamins to lay a solid foundation for a healthy liver. In daily life, pay attention to eating more liver-nourishing and liver-protecting foods.
3. Moderate Drinking
Drinking alcohol harms the liver. To have a healthy liver, you need to drink in moderation. If there are really unavoidable social obligations for work that require "excessive drinking," you should "detoxify" the liver immediately afterward.
4. Enough Sleep
The liver stores blood. The "Su Wen" chapter of the "Huangdi Neijing" (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon) mentions: "When a person lies down, blood returns to the liver." Only with sufficient sleep can the liver be completely repaired.
From a TCM perspective, from 11 PM to 3 AM, blood flows through the liver and gallbladder. The body should get complete rest during this time; otherwise, the liver's repair function will be affected, physical strength cannot be restored, and even thinking ability will become sluggish.
Poor sleep quality can also cause liver fire to rise. Therefore, experts suggest that it is not suitable to engage in mentally draining work at night, as it can easily affect sleep quality.
How Women Can Nourish the Liver
I. Crying Helps to Detoxify the Liver
For liver nourishment and protection, it's a good thing for women to cry. When women have frustrating or grievous things, they can express their feelings as they arise, which can timely relieve the stagnation in their bodies. "The fluid of the liver is tears," which is a natural detoxification method given to everyone by heaven, and it can quickly resolve liver toxins. Some people cry their heart out, letting out years of accumulated depression in one go, and suddenly feel light and toxin-free. Therefore, this is the most clever treatment method. However, crying also consumes a lot of Qi and blood, because the turbid Qi will not be expelled on its own and requires a large amount of Qi and blood to drive it out. Therefore, after a big cry, people are usually exhausted and drowsy, and at this time, they need to promptly supplement their Qi and blood. Also, you can't always be weepy like Lin Daiyu (a character from a famous Chinese novel), as that will also damage both Qi and blood. So, everything should be in moderation, as too much is as bad as too little.
II. Stagnant Qi Easily Harms the Spleen and Stomach
The liver helps the human body to push the metabolism of substances and the adjustment of spirit in the form of Qi energy. This energy is enormous. If we suppress it when it is generated, such as forcefully suppressing anger when angry, so that it cannot be expressed in time, then it becomes a surplus energy in the body, which is what we commonly call "getting fired up." "Excess Qi becomes fire." This fire, having no normal channel for expression, becomes a runaway horse, rushing around inside the body. When this fire goes to the head, it causes headaches; when it rushes to the limbs, it becomes rheumatism; and when it enters the stomach and intestines, it becomes stomach ulcers. Therefore, it's best for women to vent their anger!
III. The Better the Liver Function, the More Vigorous the Qi
From a certain perspective, losing one's temper is not a bad thing, especially for women. Often, losing one's temper is not due to poor upbringing or low education, but an involuntary act caused by turbid Qi accumulating and expanding in the chest and abdomen, finally erupting uncontrollably. Fundamentally, it is triggered by emotions. In fact, this Qi is initially a form of energy in the human body, circulating repeatedly in the body, playing a role in transporting blood throughout the body. The better the liver function, the more vigorous the Qi.
IV. Massaging the Taichong Point to Expel Liver Toxins and Relieve Fire
When it comes to liver fire and anger, one cannot help but mention the wonderful Taichong point. Some people compare the "Taichong point" to the exhaust pipe of the human body because it is the source point and transport point of the liver meridian, and it is the fire point of the liver meridian, which can disperse liver Qi and liver fire. Therefore, by massaging the "Taichong point," you can maximize the expulsion of the stagnant Qi in the body. In other words, the personality and function of the liver can be reflected in the Taichong point. Properly massaging the Taichong point can inject energy into you, relieve depression, make you calm and peaceful, and even allow you to remain calm and brave in the face of danger.
V. Suitable People for Taichong Point Massage
Who is the Taichong point most suitable for? It is best for those who tend to hold in their anger and swallow their tears, as well as those who are depressed, anxious, and have unresolved worries. But if you are the type of person who can get angry at any time, without suppression, and can be cheerful and talkative right after, then the Taichong point is not very meaningful for you. When rubbing the Taichong point, rubbing from Taichong to Xingjian and moving the sore spot from Taichong to Xingjian will have a better effect.