Liver disease: From prevention to treatment

Author: Tian Jie
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The fast-paced life in modern urban environments often leaves people feeling physically and mentally exhausted. As material civilization advances rapidly, the corresponding number of diseases we face also increases, such as cardiovascular diseases, liver diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, and more. Many people believe this is due to economic development and a more affluent lifestyle. In reality, this perspective is incorrect. This is not a result of material civilization's improvement but rather stems from our outdated mindset and insufficient health awareness. In the United States, for example, higher-income white individuals tend to have significantly fewer cases of high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases compared to lower-income Black individuals, and they also live longer. This is precisely because they receive better health education, sanitation knowledge, and self-care awareness. Therefore, we must start with ourselves. However, the most common scenario we face is to visit hospitals when sick and having no idea how to prevent illness when healthy. We often dismiss minor ailments and, when illness strikes, simply follow doctors' prescriptions, take medication on time, and assume everything is under control. In fact, we often overlook self-diagnosis before seeking medical attention, self-maintenance during treatment, and daily self-care. These are precisely the issues this series of books aims to address. We consulted healthcare experts, reviewed extensive authoritative materials, and meticulously crafted a comprehensive and scientific health care and treatment process for readers, covering the most common heart diseases, high blood pressure, high blood lipids, diabetes, rheumatic diseases, liver diseases, kidney diseases, and more. From initial pathological understanding to traditional misconceptions, as well as self-diagnosis, self-care, and corresponding dietary therapies, all are introduced in detail. This way, the series enables readers to gain a clear understanding of their own and their loved ones' health conditions without leaving home and to take appropriate measures. "Prevention is better than cure," so even if health issues arise, they can be addressed promptly and scientifically. Friends who are already healthy will, after reading this series, be more committed to maintaining their good habits and abandoning unhealthy practices. Friends in a "sub-healthy" state will, after reading this series, pay sufficient attention to the "yellow light" warnings they face, receive timely corrections from the book, and thus shed the "sub-healthy" label. For those who are already ill, this series will help them pay more attention to self-care in daily life, better cooperate with medical treatment, and recover more quickly! We hope this book can help everyone lead a happier, healthier, more fulfilling, and prosperous life!