10 Best Ways to Keep Your Liver Healthy

Everything you eat is filtered through the liver. Feed the liver healthy foods such as non-saturated fats, low-sugar, fibrous and protein-rich foods to maintain its healthy, productive state.

That’s right. Your liver processes these as well. Of course, illicit drugs will undoubtedly harm your entire body, not just your liver. However, there are some prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines such as Acetaminophen that can harm the liver if taken long-term or excessively.

Ensure that tattoo artist only has the cleanest of tools to give you that new ink. Also, be sure that if you’re a diabetic dependent on insulin shots, that you’re using a new needle each time. If for any reason you should come into contact with a dirty needle, even in a medical setting, request to be tested for blood-communicated diseases.

Unwanted pregnancies and HIV/AIDS are not the only things one needs to worry about when thinking of having relations with a new partner. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are also transmitted diseases that can and will play havoc on your liver for the rest of your life, as there are no cures at this time for either disease.

This subject has come up a lot recently with the emergence of the Coronavirus, however, good hygiene has always been one simple way to keep yourself healthy. Make sure you wash your hands especially after changing a diaper, before and after preparing foods, and after restroom use.

If, for any reason, you should come into contact with another person’s blood, you should be tested immediately for Hepatitis B and C, and other blood-borne diseases so you can begin getting any care you may need immediately.

I mean. This one should be self-explanatory. Things like tweezers, razors, toothbrushes, and nail clippers can all carry miniscule drops of blood and other bodily tissues and fluids that can become contaminated.

Any form of Hepatitis is no good for the liver. Therefore, we advise that you get immunized against Hepatitis A and B, just in case. Unfortunately, there are no vaccines or cures for Hepatitis C at this time.