These 6 Simple Habits You Do Every Day Are Actually Damaging Your Liver

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What's a Malaysian's favourite thing to do? Of course la *makan*! But from going for *yum cha* sessions with friends to dropping by the *mamak* or your favourite fast food place late at night, our eating habits are actually pretty unhealthy.

So it's probably a good idea to start eating healthier by doing these two simple things:

– Staying hydrated throughout the day by specifically drinking enough water, not just coffee, tea, juice, soft drinks, or whatever else meets your fancy.
– Cutting down on late-night eating or at least switching from having heavy and greasy food to some healthier midnight snack options.

**Why it's bad:** We consist of about 65% water so it makes sense that we'd need plenty of it to keep our bodies running. When we're dehydrated, the **liver also loses hydration which in turn causes it to lose its organ reserve, affecting its ability to properly detoxify our bodies**.

Plus, our **liver actually carries out the majority of its functions at night**, so when we have meals at that hour (especially stuff that's heavy) we're just **overtaxing our liver by giving it more work to do**. If you absolutely cannot *tahan* the hunger and must eat, go for something that is healthy, i.e oats, grains and fruits.