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These days, the air quality in all the metros and urban areas of the country has deteriorated so much that even breathing is no longer free from any danger. Till now scientists and doctors had believed that air pollution and the dangerous micro particles present in it i.e. PM 2.5 harm only our respiratory system i.e. lungs and windpipe. But recently new and shocking revelations made by medical researchers and environmental experts have given everyone sleepless nights. Recent research has revealed that these poisonous and microscopic pollutant particles floating in the air are no longer limited to the lungs only, but through the blood stream, they have made their dangerous reach to the largest and most important internal organ of our body i.e. the Liver. This increasing toxicity of air is now becoming a major cause of serious diseases like liver cirrhosis and fatty liver, due to which the concerns of the general public have increased manifold.
Generally, when we breathe polluted air, microscopic dust particles, carbon particles and dangerous chemicals present in the air reach the fine air sacs (alveoli) of our lungs. Earlier it was believed that these particles get trapped in the lungs. But PM 2.5 and even smaller nano-particles are so tiny that they easily cross the lung membrane and directly enter the blood vessels of our lungs. Once these toxic substances enter the bloodstream, they begin to be pumped throughout the body. Our liver is the main detoxifying organ of the body, whose job is to remove impurities and toxins from the blood. In such a situation, when these poisonous nano-particles reach the liver in large quantities continuously, there is excessive pressure on the liver cells, which causes severe inflammation and tissue damage.
Liver is the largest internal organ of our body, which handles hundreds of important functions like our digestion, metabolism, removing toxic substances from the body and storing energy. When toxic toxins and heavy metals start accumulating in the liver through continuously polluted air, the natural functioning of the liver gets badly affected. Medical experts say that people exposed to such toxic air for a long time have manifold increased risk of serious diseases like Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Liver Fibrosis and even Liver Cancer. The surprising thing is that even those people who have never touched alcohol or cigarette are becoming victims of serious liver diseases due to this serious side effect of air pollution.
We now need to make drastic changes in our lifestyle and precautionary measures to protect both our lungs and liver from this serious and deadly air pollution. Avoid going out for morning walks on days with high pollution, and use an N-95 mask whenever you leave the house. Apart from this, include antioxidant-rich fresh fruits, green vegetables and detox drinks in your diet so that the body’s immunity can be strengthened and the liver can keep itself clean naturally. The time has come to take strict steps to control pollution at the government and administration level, otherwise this poisonous air will keep hollowing out every important organ of our body from inside.