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Fifteen Ways to Love Your Liver
Love Your Liver 1. Put the six-pack back, Jack (**Don’t stop reading cuz you dont like this one…hehe**) Half of all the alcohol consumed in America is consumed by only ten percent of the population. One in three adult Americans is a heavy drinker, with a sufficient liquor habit to be indistinguishable from an alcoholic.…
Read MoreDrugs/Medications to avoid with Liver Disease
Drugs to Avoid Avoiding Certain Medications: Patients with cirrhosis should not take Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID) such as Advil (Ibuprofen), Motrin (Ibuprofen), or aspirin-type drugs. Tylenol (Acetaminophen) is safe if you take less than six 325 mg tablets each day (2,000 mg per day). Because cirrhosis patients are at increased risk of ulcer disease, you…
Read MoreDebunking Liver Disease Myths
Myths For those who think that liver disease is solely alcohol-related; think again. One in 10 Americans is affected by liver disease. These numbers are on the rise. Liver disease ranges from hepatitis to biliary atresia to primary biliary cirrhosis to over 90 more forms of the disease. The American Liver Foundation New England Chapter…
Read MoreConcerns about Liver Disease
Concerns about Liver Disease Liver failure results in impairment of many functions we take for granted. Liver failure mostly arises slowly, over many years, but its progression is usually unnoticed. It can happen from infections, cancer, alcohol or other toxic substances, and genetic causes. Often, when symptoms first appear, already very little liver function is…
Read MoreCirrhosis and Disability
Cirrhosis and Disability The question arose this evening as to whether someone with alcoholic cirrhosis was allowed to claim disability. This following article would seem to confirm that disability IS allowable. Craig Cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease characterized by the progressive and irreversible destruction of liver tissue. When exposed to an infectious agent, alcohol,…
Read MoreCar A/C (Air Conditioning) MUST READ!!!
Car A/C (Air Conditioning) No wonder more folks are dying from cancer than ever before. We wonder where this stuff comes from but here is an example that explains a lot of the cancer causing incidents. Hmmm. Many people are in their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, 7…
Read MoreCan you get Social Security Disability if you've used Alcohol or Drugs?
Social Security Disability Can you get Social Security Disability if you’ve used Alcohol or Drugs? Certainly. It all depends on the extent of the use, as well as its recency. It’s not possible at this point in time to receive social security disability benefits based solely on addiction. But whether such use will affect, or…
Read MoreAntihistamine Offers Relief For Cirrhosis Patients With Insomnia
Try Atarax ScienceDaily (May 28, 2007) A common medication used by allergy sufferers may offer relief to cirrhosis patients that suffer from insomnia. A new study in The American Journal of Gastroenterology shows that the antihistamine hydroxyzine is an effective treatment for restoring normal sleep patterns when liver damage causes chemical pathways in the brain…
Read MoreAlbumin the Portable Liver
Albumin the Portable Liver Albumin is pretty amazing stuff. Made up of hundreds of amino acids albumin undertakes a multitude of the livers functions while ‘patrolling’ the body. Little wonder that interference in albumin production is such an important factor in liver disease. The second piece of this article – Albumin — What You Don’t…
Read MoreAcupuncture May Smooth Liver Transplant Recovery
Acupuncture May Smooth Liver Transplant Recovery As major surgery requiring general anesthesia, a liver transplant involves the challenging post-operative recovery period. Now researchers from Duke University have found that acupuncture is a safe and effective way to ease the transition between operating table and hospital dismissal. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. Once chronic Hepatitis C progresses…
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