Looking After Your Liver
Diet Soda Might Be Just as Bad for your Liver as Alcohol
Most soda drinks are high in sugar and calories per serving, which is just one of many reasons they really aren’t good for you. Knowing this, many people turn to diet or “lite” sodas to reduce their sugar intake and lose weight. This may not be the best choice if you’re concerned about your long-term health. …
Read MoreNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease risk can be lowered with exercise: Study
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) risk can be lowered with exercise. NAFLD is becoming the most common form of liver disease in the Western world as rates of obesity continue to rise. NAFLD has long been associated with diabetes and obesity and there are currently no approved treatment methods for this disease. For this reason,…
Read MoreThe Ten Worst Medications for Your Liver
The Ten Worst Medications for Your Liver The liver is the main organ for maintaining the body’s internal environment. Liver failure is always scary because there is currently no way to protect against the absence of liver function. Think about it this way: we can use dialysis to take over for the kidneys or a…
Read MoreExercise Could Save Your Liver
Exercise Could Save Your Liver Posted on August 23, 2016 by Ruth Kava It’s pretty widely known that chronic over-indulgence in alcoholic beverages can play havoc with one’s liver — in extreme cases ending up with cirrhosis and a non-functioning organ. But non-drinkers can also have liver problems. In particular, there is one called non-alcoholic…
Read MoreWhat’s the best way to ‘detox’ your body?
If you watch almost any daily talk show for a period of time, you are bound to hear the words “cleanse” or “detox.” If you travel down the supplement aisle of your local supermarket or pharmacy, you’re guaranteed to see products claiming to “cleanse” your liver or colon or “detox” your body. After seeing so…
Read MoreHow coffee could be your liver's savior
How coffee could be your liver’s savior: Drink shown to protect against a host of deadly diseases Drink may protect against certain cancers that affect the womb and liver World Health Organisation says no link between coffee and bladder cancer New research concludes that coffee protects against fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis and liver cirrhosis…
Read MoreMarijuana After Clearing Hepatitis C
Is it safe to use marijuana after successfully clearing the Hepatitis C virus? Thanks to the new antiviral medications now available, more people than ever have been lucky enough to clear their body of the Hepatitis C virus. Although such an achievement demands celebration, many are unsure what being cured of Hepatitis C means to…
Read MoreExercise for Chronic Liver Disease
Exercise for Chronic Liver Disease If you suffer from liver disease, exercise is the probably last thing you want to do. Here’s why you should force yourself to get up and go. When it comes to liver malfunction and disease, an early symptom and one of the chronic debilitating effects is fatigue – the…
Read MoreTop 4 foods for a healthy liver
Top 4 foods for a healthy liver You may not give your liver much thought. After all, a healthy liver helps you digest food, absorb nutrients, and filter toxins from your body without any effort on your part. However, you shouldn’t take liver health for granted. Chronic liver disease, which is the “gradual destruction of…
Read MoreThe Importance of Bile Flow and Liver Health
The Importance of Bile Flow and Liver Health January 30th, 2014 Make sure you understand why the production, secretion and flow of bile is essential for maintaining optimal liver health. By Nicole Cutler L.Ac. The liver is an amazing organ, with an estimated 500 functions necessary to sustain life. Of these many roles, the liver…
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