Liver dysfunction is often blamed for poor appetite, listlessness, poor digestion and bad health.
Specifically, only in liver disease which may take the form of hepatitis or cirrhosis will ill-health be due to the liver.
DIET FOR A HEALTHY LIVER
– A balanced diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables, animal protein with a fat – carbohydrate – protein ratio of 30% – 50% – 20% unless specific problems such as diabetes, kidney disease etc dictate otherwise.
-Plenty of fluids
-Avoidance of excess alcohol
-Pack your diet with antioxidants
Anti-oxidants protect against free radical (produced in all of us due to body’s metabolic processes) injury. Apart from protecting the liver and helping in its recovery if damaged, they have been shown to inhibit cancer cells, fight the ageing process and protect the sight.
Antioxidants are abundant in fruits and vegetables, as well as other foods including nuts, grains and some meats, poultry and fish.
Below are some of the anti-oxidants and their best food sources.
Found in many foods that are orange in color, including sweet potatoes, carrots, apricots, pumpkin, and mangos. Some green leafy vegetables such as spinach and kale are also rich in beta-carotene.
A potent antioxidant found in tomatoes, watermelon, guava, papaya, apricots, oranges.
Selenium is a mineral, not an antioxidant nutrient.Plant foods like rice and wheat are the major dietary sources of selenium in most countries.
Foods rich in vitamin A include liver, sweet potatoes, carrots, milk, egg yolks and mozzarella cheese.
This can be found in abundance in citrus fruits (lemons, oranges etc.), cereals, poultry and fish.
This is found in almonds, in many oils including safflower, corn and soybean oils, and also found in mangos, nuts, broccoli and other foods.
Mara nyingi kasoro za utendaji wa ini husababishwa na kukosa hamu ya kula, kukosa hamu ya kula, kumeng'enya vibaya chakula, na afya mbaya. Kwa mfano, ugonjwa wa ini ambao unaweza kuwa kama ugonjwa wa ini au ugonjwa wa ini, ndio utakaosababisha ugonjwa huo. Chakula cha afya ya ini: Chakula cha usawa na matunda mengi, mboga, protini ya wanyama na mafuta, wanga, na uwiano wa protini wa 30% -50% -20% isipokuwa matatizo maalum kama vile kisukari, ugonjwa wa figo, na kadhalika. -Kula maji mengi - Kuepuka pombe kupita kiasi - Kuandaa chakula chako na antioxidants Antioxidants kulinda dhidi ya free radical (kutokezwa katika sisi sote kutokana na mchakato wa kimetaboliki ya mwili) madhara. Mbali na kulinda ini na kusaidia katika uponyaji wake ikiwa umeharibiwa, imeonyeshwa kuzuia seli za kansa, kupambana na mchakato wa kuzeeka na kulinda macho. Antioxidants ni nyingi katika matunda na mboga, pamoja na vyakula vingine ikiwa ni pamoja na karanga, nafaka na baadhi ya nyama, kuku na samaki. Chini ni baadhi ya antioxidants na vyanzo vyao bora vya chakula. Inapatikana katika vyakula vingi vyenye rangi ya machungwa, kutia ndani viazi vitamu, karoti, aprikoti, matango, na mango. Baadhi ya mboga zenye majani ya kijani kama vile mchicha na kale pia zina beta-carotene nyingi. Ni antioxidant yenye nguvu inayopatikana katika nyanya, watermelon, guava, papaya, apricots, machungwa. Selenium ni madini ya asili, sio antioxidant.Vyakula kama mchele na ngano ni vyanzo vikuu vya selenium katika nchi nyingi. Vyakula vyenye vitamini A ni pamoja na ini, viazi vitamu, karoti, maziwa, manjano ya mayai na jibini la mozzarella. Hii inaweza kupatikana kwa wingi katika matunda ya machungwa (lemoni, machungwa nk. (C) nafaka, kuku na samaki. Hii hupatikana katika almond, katika mafuta mengi, ikiwa ni pamoja na mafuta ya safflower, mahindi na soya, na pia hupatikana katika mango, karanga, broccoli na vyakula vingine.