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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

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1. I 1. I store the ironstore the iron reserves you need, reserves you need, as well as a lot of as well as a lot of vitamins and other vitamins and other

minerals.minerals. Without me, you Without me, you wouldn't have the wouldn't have the strength to carry strength to carry

on!on!

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2. I make bile to 2. I make bile to help digest your help digest your

food.food.

Without me, you'd Without me, you'd waste away to waste away to

nothing.nothing.

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3 I 3 I detoxify poisonous chemicalsdetoxify poisonous chemicals you you give me, and that includes alcohol, give me, and that includes alcohol, drugs and other illegal substances.drugs and other illegal substances.

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

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4 I store 4 I store energyenergy, like a battery, by , like a battery, by stockpiling sugar until you need it.stockpiling sugar until you need it.Without me, the sugar level in your Without me, the sugar level in your

blood could fall dramatically and blood could fall dramatically and you'd go into a coma.you'd go into a coma.

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5. I 5. I make the bloodmake the blood that got that got your system going even before your system going even before

you were born.you were born.Without me, you wouldn't be Without me, you wouldn't be

here!here!

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6. I manufacture new proteins 6. I manufacture new proteins that your body needs to stay that your body needs to stay

healthy and grow. healthy and grow. Without me, you wouldn't grow Without me, you wouldn't grow

properly!properly!

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7. I 7. I remove poisonsremove poisons from the air, from the air, exhaust smoke and chemicals you exhaust smoke and chemicals you

breathe. breathe. Without me, you'd be poisoned by Without me, you'd be poisoned by

pollutants!pollutants!

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8. I 8. I make clotting factorsmake clotting factors that stop that stop the bleeding when you accidentally the bleeding when you accidentally

prick yourself.prick yourself.Without me, you'd bleed to death!Without me, you'd bleed to death!

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9. I help defend you against the germs 9. I help defend you against the germs going into your body all the time. I going into your body all the time. I

knock them dead – knock them dead – or at least weaken them. or at least weaken them.

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

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

but do you love me?but do you love me?

LIVERLIVER

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

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•Don't drown Don't drown me in beer, me in beer, alcohol or alcohol or wine! wine! Even one drink Even one drink is too much for is too much for some people some people and could scar and could scar me for life.me for life.

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• Watch those Watch those drugs!drugs!

• I scar easily.. and those scars, called I scar easily.. and those scars, called "cirrhosis" are permanent."cirrhosis" are permanent.Medicine is sometimes necessary. But Medicine is sometimes necessary. But taking pills when they aren't necessary is taking pills when they aren't necessary is a bad habita bad habit. All those chemicals can . All those chemicals can really hurt a liver.really hurt a liver.

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• Be careful Be careful with with aerosol aerosol

sprayssprays!!

• That goes double for bug That goes double for bug sprays, mildew sprays, paint sprays, mildew sprays, paint sprays and all those other sprays and all those other chemical sprays you use. chemical sprays you use.

Be careful what you Be careful what you breathe!breathe!

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Watch what gets on your Watch what gets on your skin! skin! Those insecticides Those insecticides

you put on trees and you put on trees and shrubs not only kill bugs shrubs not only kill bugs but they can get to me but they can get to me

right through your skin and right through your skin and destroy my cells, too. destroy my cells, too. Cover your skin with Cover your skin with

gloves, long sleeves, a hat gloves, long sleeves, a hat and mask every time and mask every time

insecticides are in the air or insecticides are in the air or if you're handling them.if you're handling them.

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• Don't eat too much Don't eat too much fatty foodfatty food! ! I make the cholesterol your body needs, and I make the cholesterol your body needs, and

I try to make the right amount. I try to make the right amount.

Give me a break. Eat a good, well balanced Give me a break. Eat a good, well balanced nourishing diet. If you eat the right stuff for nourishing diet. If you eat the right stuff for

me, I'll really do my stuff for you!me, I'll really do my stuff for you!

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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.

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

This may be the only warning you will ever get.This may be the only warning you will ever get.

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Take My Advice, Please!Take My Advice, Please!• Check me out with your Check me out with your doctor. doctor. • Blood screening tests Blood screening tests can identify some can identify some trouble. trouble. • If I'm soft and smooth, If I'm soft and smooth, that's good. If I'm hard that's good. If I'm hard and bumpy, that could and bumpy, that could mean trouble.mean trouble.• If your doctor suspects If your doctor suspects trouble, ULTRA SOUND trouble, ULTRA SOUND and CT scans can look and CT scans can look into it. into it. • My life, and yours, My life, and yours, depends on how you depends on how you treat me. treat me.

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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.

Your silent partner andYour silent partner andever-loving lover …. LIVERever-loving lover …. LIVER

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The End

Be a Lover of your Liver

This you will not regret ever!

With Metta,Bro. Oh Teik Bin