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What Roles Does Liver Play in Our Body? Part1

1. DETOXIFY ALCOHOL

For some of us, alcohol is associated with times of partying, relaxation, social meeting. For some of us, it is an unpleasant or painful memory. Maybe people have hilarious episodes people tell others about you being drunk. Maybe you have been fined for drunk driving, or perhaps you have woken up in Emergency or in ambulance.

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Try to sit back and remember what happens when you get drunk; difficulty walking straight, blurred vision, slurred speech, slowed reaction time, and impaired memory.

To summarize: Brain Damage.

Although “folklores” report approximately 7 stages of drinking, to make it more simple, we will start by breaking down into 3 stages:

1. When you drank alcohol, it enters your bloodstream. This stage is when people supposedly report feeling happier, relaxed, or sociable. Your liver attempts to break down the alcohol. When excess alcohol is consumed, beyond the capacity of your liver, it starts to affect your brain.

2. This is the stage where you start finding it hard to walk straight, coordinate complex movement, complete tongue twisters, and/or speak in full sentence or in logical way.

This is why when police pulls you over, they check whether you are able to walk in different directions without jerking, or whether your eyes jerk when following a flashlight. This stage might also involve individuals puking and sleeping.

3. Finally, when one has consumed so much alcohol that he or she cannot recall key details of events or even entire events, a “black-out” happens. This is when one wakes in the morning, in the bed or perhaps elsewhere, asking “How did I get home?” “What happened last night?”.

During stage 1, Liver attempts to break down the alcohol. By stage 2, amount of alcohol has already exceeded liver capacity, and excess alcohol circulates into your brain. Without liver, or if liver does not properly function, a sip of alcohol might begin stage 2. Prolonged consumption of alcohol increases the risk of irreversible brain damage and adverse conditions.

Do not let your liver die. If you do that, your brain will be attacked.

We wish you to be healthy.

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