[acb-diabetics] how much does your liver love you?

[Nancy Matulis]

Thanks I was told last year my liver enzymes are slightly elevated. My endo says my diabetes of 18 years  is why. 

Nancy Matulis
Community Volunteer
Sent from my I pad

On Jan 27, 2012, at 10:31 PM, "Patricia LaFrance-Wolf" <plawolf at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 
> 
> 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 If’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.
> 
> When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you 
> have a moral obligation to share it with others.
> 
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