Improve liver metabolism and avoid fatty liver! Chinese medicine doctor Zhang Shunchang: Drink fat-burning tea to get rid of fat in the liver

Modern people’s diet is high in oil and sweets, which can lead to fatty liver disease over a long period of time, causing chronic liver damage and even developing into liver cancer in severe cases. Zhang Shunchang, director of the Department of Pediatrics at the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Changhua Christian Hospital, recommends drinking fat-burning tea after meals. It can not only remove oil and greasiness, but also enhance the liver's metabolic capacity, prevent fat accumulation, and avoid "oil-filled liver."

There’s so much delicious food to eat! Beware of "fat liver" that can damage your liver's metabolism

Barbecue, teppanyaki, steak, hamburgers, pizza, fried chicken, chocolate cake, bubble tea... Taiwanese people love to eat, and they have a big appetite. Once they see delicious food, they often don't care about anything else and just eat it first. One serving is not enough, they have to eat until their stomach is about to burst. Doing so will not only easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort, but long-term uncontrolled eating and excessive intake of starch, oil and sugar may also lead to fatty liver.

When seeing delicious food, we often don’t think twice and just eat it. One portion is not enough and we have to eat until our stomach is about to burst. This is not only likely to cause gastrointestinal discomfort, but long-term uncontrolled eating and excessive intake of starch, oil and sugar may also lead to fatty liver.

The liver has the functions of synthesizing proteins or enzymes, detoxification, metabolism and energy conversion in the human body. When we eat too much and exercise too little, the liver will convert excess glucose and fatty acids into glycogen and fat respectively and store them in the liver. When the fat content of liver cells reaches more than 5%, it is called "fatty liver". Recent studies have found that if fatty liver is left untreated for a long time, it may develop into hepatitis, liver fibrosis, and cirrhosis, and the risk of developing liver cancer in the future will also be relatively increased.

The liver is too oily! Don't ignore the warning signs of fatigue and post-eating bloating

Director Zhang Shunchang said that from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, fatty liver is mostly related to "phlegm-damp constitution" and is a disease caused by poor metabolism. However, the liver is a silent organ without pain nerves, so there will be no obvious signs even if you are tired or sick. Therefore, people should pay special attention. If you often feel tired or have symptoms such as loss of appetite, bloating after eating, etc., these may be distress signals sent by the gastrointestinal tract on behalf of the liver, which should not be underestimated!

If you often feel tired or have a loss of appetite, or get bloated easily after eating, these may be distress signals sent by your gastrointestinal tract instead of your liver. Don't underestimate them!

Fatty liver is more common after the age of 30! Improve liver metabolism by doing this

For most people, the basal metabolic rate gradually declines from the age of 30, and the chance of developing fatty liver is relatively high. Chinese medicine practitioner Zhang Shunchang said that if you want to stay away from or reverse fatty liver, "exercise is the most effective," especially aerobic exercises such as swimming, jogging, and brisk walking. Compared to anaerobic exercises, these can increase the body's basal metabolic rate and prevent excess fat from "clinging" to the liver and even accumulating.

In addition, moderate combination of fat-burning tea and acupoint massage can also enhance liver metabolism and avoid fat accumulation. The following are two fat-burning teas that can be consumed after or with meals, as well as acupoints that can be pressed frequently on a daily basis, as a reference for reversing fatty liver disease in life.

[Hawthorn fat-burning drink]: Take 2 grams of hawthorn, 1 black plum, and 1 gram of rose, put into 500cc of boiling water and cook for 10 minutes.

[Cassia Seed and Lotus Leaf Tea]: Take 3 grams of Cassia Seed and 1 gram of Lotus Leaf, put into 500cc of boiling water and cook for 10 minutes. You can also add mint and chamomile to make it taste better.

[Fenglong Point]: It is an important point for eliminating dampness. It is located at the midpoint of the line connecting the outer knee pit and the outer ankle tip, 2 finger widths outward from the tibia.

[Sanyinjiao Point]: This point is the meeting point of the spleen, liver and kidney yin meridians. It is located about 4 finger widths directly above the tip of the inner ankle of the calf.