Health & Wellness Tips - Habits that keep your liver healthy

Have you cared for your body’s “General” recently?
A General’s skills are enthusiasm, strategic planning and thinking. These traits are then used to take lead in a war. Similarly, the liver’s job also includes storing blood, leading the regulation of the motion of Qi in the body, promoting circulation of blood and body fluid etc. Thus, in terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, our liver earns the title as our body’s “General”. 

5 Habits that keep your liver healthy
•  Avoid staying up late
•  Avoid alcohol, and smoking
•  TCM treatment: TCM herbal prescriptions helps clear liver heat/sooth liver; acupuncture or cupping can relax the body and relieve stress
•  Sufficient rest and relaxation: Helps relieve physical and mental stress
•  Healthy eating habits: Avoid oily, fried and spicy food. Eat more greens such as spinach, celery

3 types of imbalanced Liver and their solutions 
Acupressure method: Massage lightly with thumb for 1-3 mins
1. Symptoms: Emotional instability, headache, insomnia = Liver qi stagnation - Smooth the liver and regulate Qi: 
•  Yang Ling Quan point (GB34): Outer side of the calf, in the depression at the front and below the head of the fibula
•  Tai Chong point (LIV3): On the top of the foot, in the depression between the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones meeting point

2. Symptoms: High blood pressure, dizziness, red face = Excess liver fire – Disperse wind and clear heat: 
•  Qu Chi point (LI11): Outer end of elbow crease when flexed
•  Feng Chi point (GB20): Outer side depression of the two large tendons on the neck, same level with earlobe

3. Symptoms: Dry eyes, anaemia, hair loss = Liver blood deficiency – Tonify liver and kidney: 
•  San Yin Jiao point (SP6): Four fingers-width above the tip of the inner ankle
•  Tai Xi point (KI3): Depression between the tip of the inner ankle and the Archilles tendon