{"id":739,"date":"2016-10-24T07:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/?p=739"},"modified":"2016-11-04T15:56:49","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T21:56:49","slug":"october-liver-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsiohn098w.mpqhf.org\/blog\/october-liver-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"October is Liver Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

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October is Liver Awareness Month<\/h1>\n

So, just how “aware” are you?<\/em><\/h5>\n
By Mountain-Pacific<\/h6>\n

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Did you know your liver is your largest organ? It\u2019s bigger than your brain\u2014about the size of a football. You can live without your tonsils, your appendix, a lung, a kidney, even your spleen\u2014but your liver, forget it\u2014you need it! Your liver is one of the hardest working organs in your body too. Simply put, your liver does three main things: it helps your body digest stuff, make protein and get rid of bad stuff. <\/div>\n

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One of the most amazing things about your liver though, is that it\u2019s the only organ in your body that can regenerate itself. You can donate a portion of your liver to another person and your liver will grow back to its normal size. The portion of the liver that is donated and transplanted will grow to normal size too. <\/div>\n

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Did you know that many liver diseases aren\u2019t the result of excessive drinking? These are known as non-alcoholic liver disease. Some of the factors that will put you at risk for non-alcoholic liver disease are obesity (fatty liver disease), long-term use of certain drugs (avoid excessive use of over-the-counter pain relievers like acetaminophen) and exposure to industrial toxins. Certain liver diseases can even be