Being overly stressed or frustrated
Excessive, prolonged stress can be unhealthy for a variety of reasons, and potentially for your liver. Research out of the University of Edinburgh published in the journal Gastroenterology, showed evidence of a possible link between high levels of psychological distress (symptoms of anxiety and depression) and deaths resulting from a variety of liver diseases.
While these findings require further scientific evaluation, many in the medical community recognize there are links between the mind and body. Traditional Chinese medicine has been preaching this for thousands of years—that most organs are connected to an emotion. ‘Most people don’t realize that the liver is affiliated with anger, as it’s believed that anger blocks the liver’s energy flow,’ says Dr. Neil-Sherwood.
