How to protect your liver with lots of socializing at the end of the year

　　At the end of the year and the beginning of the new year, various dinner parties, annual meetings, and business events come one after another. In the midst of changing glasses, the liver is silently under tremendous pressure. After alcohol enters the human body, 90% needs to be metabolized by the liver. Long-term or excessive drinking can easily cause fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis or even cirrhosis. So, how can we scientifically protect our liver and reduce harm during unavoidable social interactions?

How to protect your liver with lots of socializing at the end of the year

　　1. Take precautions before drinking alcohol

　　Eat some staple food (such as rice, noodles) or yogurt 1 hour before socializing to protect the gastric mucosa and reduce the direct stimulation of the liver by alcohol.； Avoid drinking on an empty stomach. You can take multivitamins in advance to help liver metabolism. When drinking, drink slowly and in small sips to avoid heavy drinking and aggravating the burden on the liver.

　　2. Control the amount and type of alcohol you drink

　　Give priority to low-alcohol alcohol. Daily drinking should not exceed 25 grams of alcohol for men and 15 grams for women. Avoid mixing different types of alcohol.； If you must drink alcohol, you can drink more warm water or lemonade during the meal to dilute the alcohol, reduce the time the alcohol stays in the liver, and reduce the risk of damage.

　　3. Choose smart meals for social events

　　When dining together, eat more light foods such as green leafy vegetables, mushrooms, and steamed fish to supplement vitamins and dietary fiber to help detoxify the liver.； Avoid excessive consumption of fatty meats, fried foods, animal offal and other high-oil and high-fat foods to reduce metabolic pressure on the liver and prevent fatty liver.

　　4. Treat and repair in time after drinking.

　　Do not drink strong tea or coffee after drinking (it can easily increase the burden on the heart and liver). You can drink honey water and millet porridge to nourish the stomach, protect the liver, and promote alcohol metabolism.； Make sure you get enough sleep after drinking to allow the liver to repair at night, and avoid drinking again the next day to give the liver buffer time.

　　5. Avoid staying up late and overexertion

　　Do not stay up late for entertainment after socializing, and try to fall asleep before 23:00. 23:00 to 3:00 am is the golden period for liver detoxification. Staying up late will block the detoxification process.； If you have frequent social activities, you can appropriately reduce the work intensity to avoid overexertion of the body and reduce liver resistance.

Core methods for daily liver protection

　　1. A balanced diet nourishes the liver

　　Eat more foods rich in high-quality protein (such as eggs, soy products, lean meat) every day to help repair liver cells； Pair it with liver-nourishing ingredients such as broccoli, spinach, and wolfberry to reduce the intake of high-sugar, high-oil, and high-salt foods. ； Drink 1500-2000 ml of water every day to promote the discharge of metabolic waste.

　　2. Moderate exercise strengthens liver function

　　Perform moderate-intensity exercise, such as brisk walking, jogging, and swimming, 3-4 times a week for about 30 minutes each time. Control your weight within a healthy range to avoid obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.； Exercise can promote blood circulation, enhance liver metabolic function, and delay liver cell aging.

　　3. Regular work and rest and regulating emotions

　　Keep "early to bed and early to rise", go to bed before 23:00 every night, ensure 7-8 hours of sleep, so that the liver can fully rest； To avoid long-term anxiety and irritability, Chinese medicine believes that "anger damages the liver". You can relieve emotions by listening to music, meditation, etc., maintain smooth liver qi movement, and reduce liver qi stagnation.

　　Protecting the liver is not a matter of one day, but an accumulation of daily habits. Faced with the intensive social gatherings at the end of the year, we must be "prepared before drinking, be moderate while drinking, and understand how to take care of ourselves after drinking". Only by combining a balanced diet, adequate drinking water, regular work and rest, and moderate exercise can we truly build a healthy barrier for the liver. Remember: No matter how important the relationship is, it cannot compare to a good heart!