Binge drinking can lead to some serious health risks, but you can reverse the potential damage with a handful of steps.
As you get older, the damage you inflict on your body often feels permanent. But in many cases, your ailing body can help to heal itself — with a little help from you. Here's how to turn back the clock.
Regenerate your liver
The liver, your body's main detoxifying organ, is also “the most naturally regenerative organ,” says Robert C. Huebert, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist who specializes in liver transplants. “Humans can tolerate a 70 percent recession of liver and the liver will [still grow back].”