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Liver Regeneration

The liver is the largest organ located in the abdomen. which performs more than 500 important functions of the body. It disposes of all the toxic substances out of our body through the production of bile. Also stores, and gives us the energy we need during sleep or after waking up. such an important organ ability to tolerate many injuries. After any wound or damage. All the cells in the liver divide until the normal size of the liver restored. This unique and miraculous process known as “Liver Regeneration”.

If you observe the liver through a microscope under normal conditions, you would see it as a very quiet organ where very little cell division taking place. Only one cell dividing among the thousands of cells. However, if the liver damaged through alcohol, other chemicals, or due to some diseases. The cells would start to divide and grow themselves, this phenomenon known as Liver regeneration even mentioned in Greek Mythology. Liver regeneration occurs in all mammals. the only visceral organ, which the capacity to regrow itself. Even as little as 25% of the liver mass can regrow itself back into the full-sized liver.

-Process of liver regeneration

Basically, there are two types of events in which the liver needs to regenerate itself. First Partial hepatectomy, which the surgical resection of the liver. Three phases in which liver regeneration divided. First, the priming phase which occurs in 0-5 hours post hepatectomy in which hundreds of genes activated which prepare the liver for the regeneration. The second phase activates the growth factors which play a major role in regeneration. The third phase occurs when the hepatocytes enter the liver to start the process of proliferation.

This unique ability is very helpful during the times of liver transplantation when a healthy and matched donor, donates a part of his liver to the patient. The donor’s liver and as well as of the patient’s liver grows back in a short amount of time i.e. 1 week.

In the case of alcohol abuse or liver cirrhosis, the liver starts to heal itself the moment drinking or usage of chemicals or drugs stopped. The process can take up to a few weeks or even several years depending upon the damage been done.

Liver regeneration a very well-coordinated process by hepatocytes and other liver cells. The liver an amazing capacity to respond differently to the different injuries it receives. Thus, very important to take care of your liver throughout your life

Gallbladder:

A small, pear-shaped organ, Gallbladder that collects and stores bile from the liver, helps the body to digest fat. Keeping your gallbladder healthy is very important as it involved in digestion and prevents diseases such as gallstones and cancer.

There are different diets you can adopt to keep your gallbladder healthy and happy. Eating whole grains keep gallstones away from your gallbladder, lowers the bad cholesterol, and protects your heart from strokes. Fiber is very useful in flushing bile from the body. Eating a diet rich in fiber such as pasta, whole grain bread, brown rice, oatmeal, etc.

Eating fruits and green vegetables also keep your gallbladder healthy. Try to eat fruits enriched with vitamin C and E because it protects against the gallstones. Try to avoid fried food items as much as you can as they result in high cholesterol since they are high in saturated fat. Berries and Kiwis in your diet can cut down the risk of gallstones and cancer than those who eat it less. All the citrus fruits, baked potatoes, broccoli, and strawberries contain high levels of vitamin C.

 It’s Purpose and importance:

Drinking less water can take a toll on your gallbladder. You need to stay hydrated. Drinking eight glasses of water considered optimum for hydration but your body may need less or more than this. Anyways, the goal is to stay hydrated. Water helps the organ empty and keeps bile from building up. It protects against the gallstone and other problems as well. a study found that men who ate the most unsaturated fat were 18% less likely to have gallbladder disease than those who got the least. So cooking food in Olive Oil is the best option.

Physical activity is also important to keep your body moving and your internal organs strong.  The research found out that women. Who exercised the most lowered their risk of having gallbladder disease by 25% compared to those who did not. start with only five to ten minutes a day to build strength.

Eating a healthy and balanced diet full of green vegetables and citrus fruits, nuts and fiber is the best route to get your gallbladder healthy. It believed that eating more plant-based proteins also helps to prevent these diseases and stones.

INSULIN INJECTION AWARENESS:

There are days in life when you feel like your life is stuck. When you unable to perform any task or when you just stop building or coping up with the social relationships in your life. You start being less productive in your professional space and dull at home. Our daily life functions, in fact, our entire routine depends on how good our body functions. Good health such a vast term that includes the physical, mental, and as well as emotional wellbeing of a person. These are all molded together & considered as one aspect of good health.

Good health and fitness are precious blessings of Allah but not everybody blessed with this gift. Also, we only realize its importance only when we fall sick even if it’s temporary. One should always thankful to Allah almighty for this very gift but should also try to maintain it from one’s own end.

With this amazing advancement in technology. our medicine also revolutionized and there are hardly any diseases that incurable. we found our angel in disguise i.e. doctors which are playing a vital role in the diagnosis and treatments of the diseases. Here particularly we shall talk about the treatment of diabetes. The disease that sucks the energy out of a person and becomes a lifestyle disease. It actually causes an abnormal amount of increased glucose in your blood level. Which treated differently according to your type of the disease, either Type 1 or Type 2. For the non-insulin-dependent patients. oral medications prescribed and for insulin-dependent patients. Insulin shots injected into the patients. The administration of correct insulin injections is really very important. One should know the exact units or amount of insulin being injected and the right location of the injection.

– Detailed Insights

According to Dr. Abdus Samad Shera (the Director-General of Diabetic Association Pakistan). Around 80% of diabetic patients receiving the wrong amount of insulin in Pakistan. Which gets so worse that it leads towards cutting off of arms or legs. It also leads to hypo and hyperglycemia. He also said that people often misguided by the nurses or the stuff. About the correct site of the location due to which the patients stay unaware of it and keep injecting at the wrong place.

One should keep a regular check on their blood sugar level and should aware of the amount of insulin being used. Lions of Pakistan done a lot of awareness campaigns about the disease. Support Lions and help those who can’t afford the treatment. Let’s make our country healthier and prosperous together!