More and more people are beginning to realise that the liver is one of our most important organs and needs to be kept functioning properly. Since the liver does not send out an alarm until a disorder has made considerable progress, it is to our advantage to be especially aware of certain symptoms which can serve as early warnings. If we know and understand the various causes of liver trouble, we will be in a good position to take precautionary measures and protect this vital organ.
Almost 50 per cent of the people in Switzerland, my native country, are ill because they are overfed. The variety of things available to satisfy their palate is too great. So overindulgence is largely responsible for their disorders, whereas the opposite is true in the Far East where malnutrition is the cause of liver problems. It is astonishing to find that even in countries where rice is grown and is the staple food, only white rice is sold at the market. The only exceptions are in rural areas where the peasants prepare their own natural, or brown, rice. Generally, however, the people like only white rice and prefer to buy and cook it. The majority of the population is totally ignorant of the nutritional value of brown rice and of the many benefits it offers in its natural state as compared to denatured white rice. True, in Switzerland and elsewhere ignorance prevails as well, but at least rice is not our principal food.
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