Vaccinate against Hepatitis B.
Get tested at least once for Hepatitis C, which is now curable in 8–12 weeks.
Skip the detox teas, the liver-cleanse YouTube videos and the advice of the alternative practitioner promising to ‘boost’ your health.
Listen to your wife when she says you look tired.
Listen to your liver—it is the most forgiving organ in your body, but it has its limits.
Some basic measures should be considered par for the course. Vaccinate against Hepatitis B. Get tested at least once for Hepatitis C, which is now curable in 8–12 weeks. After turning forty, add an annual blood pressure check, lipid panel and fasting glucose test, followed by a one-time colonoscopy after age fifty (earlier if there is a family history). Skip the detox teas, the liver-cleanse YouTube videos and the advice of the alternative practitioner promising to ‘boost’ your health. Real medicine is not glamorous, but it works. Above all, pay attention to the signs your body gives you. Listen to your wife when she says you look tired. Listen to your children when they ask why you aren’t playing with them. Listen to your liver—it is the most forgiving organ in your body, but it has its limits. That is the prescription
