Your liver is an amazing life-creating and often ignored chemical refinery that converts the food you ingest each day into energy that empowers your body to function 24/7. Without pain to warn you when your liver is being attacked by hepatitis viruses, they silently destroy hundreds of its hard-working, life-creating and supporting cells—cells that generate the “energy” you depend on to get out of bed each day, get dressed, and go to work.
Hepatitis
Untreated and ignored hepatitis infections also destroy the liver’s “cancer-fighting cells,” leaving patients more vulnerable to one or more of 18 liver-related types of cancer and other diseases. Tragically, our silent, non-complaining liver has no way of alerting us of life-threatening hepatitis viruses.
If hepatitis is not treated and cured, these viruses will continue to destroy hundreds of liver cells that create the energy your body uses to get up and keep going each day—plus hundreds more cells that create strong muscles and bones, help you digest your food, stop cuts from bleeding, protect you from germs, and even create sex hormones you take for granted.
However, these precious cancer-fighting and energy-producing liver cells can be damaged beyond repair by toxins in just 2 alcoholic drinks a day. Beyond that, fatigue, mental fog, and reduced immunity can begin to impact your ability to function, care for your family, and maintain employment. Sadly, few people are ever taught how vital the liver truly is. Public education, early testing, and vaccination can prevent countless deaths.
What You Need to Know
The liver is a vital organ that continuously converts food into energy and supports essential body functions without showing pain or warning signs when damaged.
Untreated hepatitis infections and excessive alcohol intake can silently destroy liver cells, increasing the risk of cirrhosis, fatigue, and multiple types of liver cancer.
Protecting liver health through early hepatitis treatment, limiting alcohol, and maintaining a balanced diet is crucial for long-term well-being and disease prevention.
Take care of your liver so it can take care of you 24/7 without hepatitis viruses attacking your life-supporting organ. Start by limiting alcohol, avoiding overeating sugar-laden foods and starchy carbohydrates, staying physically active, and getting vaccinated or tested for hepatitis. Knowledge and prevention are your first lines of defense against cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Learn more about how to protect it by visiting Liver Health Initiative.
