你有多愛你的肝臟你有多愛你的肝臟？？HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE

YOUR LIVER?YOUR LIVER?

How Can You Love it,How Can You Love it,if You Don't Know it?if You Don't Know it?你不了解它如何能愛它你不了解它如何能愛它 ??

中文翻譯中文翻譯 : : 廖澍昆醫師廖澍昆醫師

Hi... I'm Your Liver!Hi... I'm Your Liver!Let me tell youLet me tell you

how much I love you…in how much I love you…in 99 ways ways嗨嗨 ! ! 我是你的肝臟我是你的肝臟

我告訴你我用了我告訴你我用了九九種方式來愛你種方式來愛你

1.1. I I store the ironstore the iron reserves reserves you need, as well as a you need, as well as a lot of lot of vitamins and vitamins and other minerals.other minerals.

我能儲存我能儲存鐵、維他命鐵、維他命及及礦礦物質物質供你所需。供你所需。

Without me, you Without me, you wouldn‘t have the wouldn‘t have the strength to carry on! strength to carry on!

如果沒我，你就無法撐下去如果沒我，你就無法撐下去 !!

2. I make 2. I make bilebile to help to help digest your food.digest your food.我製造我製造膽汁膽汁幫助幫助

消化食物。消化食物。 Without me, you'd Without me, you'd

waste away to waste away to nothing.nothing.

如果沒我如果沒我，，你的身體的你的身體的資源就會消耗殆盡資源就會消耗殆盡。。

3. I 3. I detoxify poisonous detoxify poisonous chemicalschemicals you give me, you give me, and that includes and that includes alcohol, beer, wine and alcohol, beer, wine and drugs (prescribed and drugs (prescribed and over-the-counter) as over-the-counter) as well as illegal well as illegal substances. substances. 我幫你我幫你消去消去有毒的物質有毒的物質包括各種酒類包括各種酒類，，毒品毒品及你所服用的各種藥物。及你所服用的各種藥物。

Without me, your "bad" Without me, your "bad" habits would kill you.habits would kill you.

如果沒我如果沒我，，你的壞習慣會你的壞習慣會殺掉你殺掉你。。

4. I store 4. I store energyenergy, like a , like a battery, by stockpiling battery, by stockpiling sugar (carbohydrates, sugar (carbohydrates, glucose and fat) until glucose and fat) until you need it.you need it.我像電池一樣幫你儲存我像電池一樣幫你儲存能能量量，包括醣類及脂肪，供，包括醣類及脂肪，供你所需。你所需。

Without me, the sugar Without me, the sugar level in your blood level in your blood could fall dramatically could fall dramatically and you‘d go into a and you‘d go into a coma.coma.

如果沒我如果沒我，，你的血糖驟降你的血糖驟降就會陷入昏迷就會陷入昏迷。。

5. I 5. I make the bloodmake the blood that that got your system going got your system going even before you were even before you were born.born.在你還在娘胎中時我就為你在你還在娘胎中時我就為你製造血液製造血液你身上各個系統才你身上各個系統才能運作。能運作。

Without me, you Without me, you wouldn't be here!wouldn't be here!

如果沒我如果沒我，，你根本不會存你根本不會存在。在。

6. I 6. I manufacture new manufacture new proteinsproteins that your body that your body needs to stay healthy needs to stay healthy and grow. and grow. 你的身體要健你的身體要健康及成長，我為你康及成長，我為你製造新製造新的蛋白質的蛋白質。。

Without me, you Without me, you wouldn‘t grow wouldn‘t grow properly!properly!

如果沒我如果沒我，，你不會順利成你不會順利成長長。。

7. I 7. I remove poisonsremove poisons from from the air, exhaust smoke the air, exhaust smoke and chemicals you and chemicals you breathe. breathe. 我在你呼吸時為你我在你呼吸時為你消除毒消除毒物物、煙霧及化學品。、煙霧及化學品。

Without me, you'd be Without me, you'd be poisoned by poisoned by pollutants!pollutants!

如果沒我如果沒我，，你會被污染物你會被污染物所毒害所毒害。。

8. I 8. I make clotting factorsmake clotting factors that stop the bleeding that stop the bleeding when you accidentally when you accidentally prick yourself.prick yourself.我為你我為你製造凝血因子製造凝血因子，你，你意外受傷時才能止血。 意外受傷時才能止血。

Without me, you‘d Without me, you‘d bleed to death! bleed to death!

如果沒我如果沒我，，你會流血至死你會流血至死。。

9. I help 9. I help defend youdefend you against against the germs going into your the germs going into your body all the time. I take body all the time. I take those cold germs, flu bugs those cold germs, flu bugs and other germs you and other germs you encounter, and knock them encounter, and knock them dead - or at least weaken dead - or at least weaken them. them.

我幫助你我幫助你抵抗抵抗侵入體內的致病侵入體內的致病物，我會殺死它們，起碼也會讓物，我會殺死它們，起碼也會讓它們很衰弱。它們很衰弱。

Without me, you‘d be a Without me, you‘d be a sitting duck for every sitting duck for every infection known to man.infection known to man.

如果沒我如果沒我，，一遇見傳染病你就會一遇見傳染病你就會像呆頭鴨一樣像呆頭鴨一樣。。

That's how muchThat's how muchI love you...I love you...

but do you love me?but do you love me?我就是這樣的愛你…我就是這樣的愛你…

然而你愛我嗎？然而你愛我嗎？

Let me tell you some easy ways Let me tell you some easy ways to love me, your liverto love me, your liver

讓我告訴你愛我的簡單方法。讓我告訴你愛我的簡單方法。

Don‘t drown me in beer, alcohol or Don‘t drown me in beer, alcohol or wine! wine! Even one drink is too much for Even one drink is too much for some people and could scar me for some people and could scar me for life. life.

請別用酒精把我淹死請別用酒精把我淹死，有些人只是小喝一，有些人只是小喝一杯也會讓我硬化長疤。杯也會讓我硬化長疤。

• Watch those drugs!Watch those drugs! All drugs are chemicals, and when you mix All drugs are chemicals, and when you mix them up without a doctor's advice you them up without a doctor's advice you could create something poisonous that could create something poisonous that could damage me badly. could damage me badly.

•小心服用藥物小心服用藥物 !! 所有的藥物都是化學品，如果你未經醫師指示而所有的藥物都是化學品，如果你未經醫師指示而混合服用，可能會產生毒物會重重的傷害了我。混合服用，可能會產生毒物會重重的傷害了我。

• I scar easily.. and those scars, called I scar easily.. and those scars, called “cirrhosis” are permanent.“cirrhosis” are permanent. 我很容易結疤我很容易結疤，，造成肝硬化是永遠的變化造成肝硬化是永遠的變化。。Medicine is sometimes necessary. But Medicine is sometimes necessary. But taking pills when they aren't necessary is a taking pills when they aren't necessary is a bad habitbad habit. All those chemicals can really . All those chemicals can really hurt a liver.hurt a liver.

服藥有時是必要的。但服藥有時是必要的。但不是需要時亂服藥物是壞習不是需要時亂服藥物是壞習慣慣。 這些化學品真的會傷害肝臟。。 這些化學品真的會傷害肝臟。

Be careful with Be careful with aerosol spraysaerosol sprays!!

請小心請小心噴霧劑噴霧劑。。 Remember, I have to detoxify what you Remember, I have to detoxify what you

breathe in, too. So when you are cleaning breathe in, too. So when you are cleaning with aerosol cleaners, make sure the room is with aerosol cleaners, make sure the room is ventilated, or wear a mask. ventilated, or wear a mask. 記得我對你吸入的記得我對你吸入的東西必須要解毒。 請你使用噴霧劑時要通風良好以東西必須要解毒。 請你使用噴霧劑時要通風良好以及戴上口罩。及戴上口罩。

That goes double for bug sprays, mildew That goes double for bug sprays, mildew sprays, paint sprays and all those other sprays, paint sprays and all those other chemical sprays you use. Be careful what chemical sprays you use. Be careful what you breathe!you breathe!

用除蟲噴霧、除霉噴霧、噴漆及其他化學噴務時用除蟲噴霧、除霉噴霧、噴漆及其他化學噴務時要加倍小心，注意你吸進肺部沒有。要加倍小心，注意你吸進肺部沒有。

Watch what gets on your skin! Watch what gets on your skin! Those Those insecticides you put on trees and shrubs not insecticides you put on trees and shrubs not only kill bugs they can get to me right only kill bugs they can get to me right through your skin and destroy my cells, too. through your skin and destroy my cells, too. Remember they're all chemicals.Remember they're all chemicals.

注意皮膚接觸了什麼注意皮膚接觸了什麼 !! 有些殺蟲劑不但會殺死蟲子，有些殺蟲劑不但會殺死蟲子，也會透過皮膚破壞我的細胞。 記住這些都是有毒也會透過皮膚破壞我的細胞。 記住這些都是有毒的化學物。的化學物。

Cover your skin with gloves, long sleeves, a Cover your skin with gloves, long sleeves, a hat and mask every time insecticides are in hat and mask every time insecticides are in the air or if you're handling them.the air or if you're handling them.

當你向空中噴殺蟲劑或接觸它時，要戴上手套、穿長當你向空中噴殺蟲劑或接觸它時，要戴上手套、穿長袖、戴上帽子及戴口罩。袖、戴上帽子及戴口罩。

Don't eat too much Don't eat too much fatty foodfatty food! ! I make the cholesterol your body I make the cholesterol your body needs, and I try to make the right needs, and I try to make the right amount. amount.

別吃太多的別吃太多的脂肪類脂肪類食物食物 !! 我會製造你身體所需的膽固醇，而且製造適我會製造你身體所需的膽固醇，而且製造適當的分量。當的分量。

Give me a break. Eat a good, well Give me a break. Eat a good, well balanced nourishing diet. If you eat the balanced nourishing diet. If you eat the right stuff for me, I'll really do my stuff right stuff for me, I'll really do my stuff for you!for you!

給我時間休息。 吃良好給我時間休息。 吃良好、、均衡及營養的食物。均衡及營養的食物。 如果你吃對了東西，我也會好好的待你。如果你吃對了東西，我也會好好的待你。

WARNING: WARNING: I can't and won't tell you I'm in trouble untilI can't and won't tell you I'm in trouble until

I'm almost at the end of my rope... and yours.I'm almost at the end of my rope... and yours.

警告警告 :: 我不能也不會通知你我出麻煩了我不能也不會通知你我出麻煩了，，直到我快要完蛋了。直到我快要完蛋了。 到那時你也差不多要完蛋了到那時你也差不多要完蛋了 !!

Remember: I am a non-complainer. Remember: I am a non-complainer. Overloading me with drugs, alcohol and other Overloading me with drugs, alcohol and other

junk can destroy me! This may be the only junk can destroy me! This may be the only warning you will ever get.warning you will ever get.

記住記住 : : 我從不會抱怨。 過多的藥物、酒精及垃圾我從不會抱怨。 過多的藥物、酒精及垃圾食物會毀了我。 這些就是我僅僅給你的警告。食物會毀了我。 這些就是我僅僅給你的警告。

Take My Advice, Please!Take My Advice, Please!• Check me out with your Check me out with your

doctor. doctor. • Blood screening tests can Blood screening tests can

identify some trouble. identify some trouble. • If I'm soft and smooth, that's If I'm soft and smooth, that's

good. If I'm hard and bumpy, good. If I'm hard and bumpy, that could mean trouble.that could mean trouble.

• If your doctor suspects If your doctor suspects trouble, ULTRA SOUND and trouble, ULTRA SOUND and CT scans can look into it. CT scans can look into it.

• My life, and yours, depends My life, and yours, depends on how you treat me. on how you treat me.

這是我的忠告這是我的忠告 !!

•請你的醫生常常檢查我的情況。請你的醫生常常檢查我的情況。 •血液檢查會找出我的問題。血液檢查會找出我的問題。•如果我很柔軟且表面平滑就很好。如果我很柔軟且表面平滑就很好。 如果我變硬而表面凹凸不平就 如果我變硬而表面凹凸不平就有麻煩了。有麻煩了。

•如過懷疑我有問題，超音波掃描如過懷疑我有問題，超音波掃描及電腦斷層掃描會看清楚我的問及電腦斷層掃描會看清楚我的問題。題。

•我跟你的性命就都看你如何對待我跟你的性命就都看你如何對待我了。我了。

Now you know how much I care for Now you know how much I care for you.you.Please treat Please treat meme with tender loving care. with tender loving care.

現在你知道我如何的關心你了。現在你知道我如何的關心你了。請有以溫柔的愛照顧我。請有以溫柔的愛照顧我。

Your silent partner andYour silent partner and ever-loving lover ..…. ever-loving lover ..….

LIVERLIVER你沉默的夥伴及永遠愛你的你沉默的夥伴及永遠愛你的…………肝臟肝臟