What a sunny day for outing!
Early in the morning, Amy invited Alan and Carly to go to the museum together to spend a meaningful weekend. Seeing them looking at the exhibits curiously, the curator arranged a guide to lead them to feel the history.
"Look, this sword is so cool!" Carly whispered. At this time, the guide came forward and said, "This sword is a replica of the Sword of Goujian. Do you know the story of Goujian?" They looked at each other and shook their heads. The guide continued, "Goujian is the king of the State of Yue during the late Spring and Autumn Period in China. He was defeated in battle and taken captive by Fuchai, king of the State of Wu. While Fuchai tasted victory and became overbearing, Goujian lived the life of a servant in the State of Wu. He slept on brushwood and hung a deer gall bladder in his room, licking it daily to remind himself to bear the pain. Later, Goujian channeled his anger into power and finally defeated his rival Fuchai, after enduring 18 years of hardships."
Back home, Amy told her parents at dinner the story of Goujian she learned today in the museum. Dad listened and said, "You just mentioned the deer gall bladder. You know, the gall bladder is the 'bitterest' organ in the body." Amy asked, "Why?" putting down her fork and looking at Dad curiously.
Dad put down his fork too and made a pear shape gesture with his hands. He replied, "The gall bladder is like a pear-shaped bag, hanging directly behind the liver. It doesn't produce bile, but stores bile. The dark green bile tastes bitter. When we don't eat, the bile produced by the liver is concentrated and temporarily stored in the gall bladder. When we have eaten things, and our bodies begin digestion, bile will be expelled from the gall bladder. Bile contains substances that help the digestion and absorption of fat."
Mom added while cleaning the table, "Breakfast can promote the outflow of bile and reduce the viscosity of bile stored at night. But if you stay in bed and often skip breakfast in the morning, the bile will be more viscous, making cholesterol easy to crystallize and form gallstones. If you eat too many sweets, your liver will need to produce more bile to digest the excess sugar. The bile that does not flow out of the gall bladder in time will remain there, and sugar will accelerate the accumulation of cholesterol. This will easily result in gallstones. So, eating three meals regularly, drinking more water and taking more exercise can effectively prevent gallstones."
"I got it. I’ll eat on time!" Amy replied.
Author: Lu An
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