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Liver disease or cirrhosis is a very complex subject. Indeed the liver is a very complex organ (or gland), it is arguably as complex as the brain and certainly less understood. When issues start occurring with your liver the effects can be devastating and potentially deadly. Your liver controls around 500 different functions within the…
Who Should Read This? Obviously the target audience is people who are diagnosed with liver disease or cirrhosis. If you are looking for signs, symptoms, or otherwise proof of your condition, this is probably not the place for you. Liver disease is pretty unambiguous. If you have it, you know all about it. If it…
Dark Urine Could Indicate a Liver Problem February 14th, 2014 Urine that is orange, amber or brown might signify liver disease. Know what you can rule out and which other symptoms might point to the same conclusion. Dark Urine Could Indicate a Liver Problem By Nicole Cutler L.Ac. Liver disease is becoming one of the…
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…
7 Ways to Stop Liver Scar Progression January 27th, 2014 Hone your awareness of liver scar progression, the importance of stopping its advancement and seven strategies to accomplish this goal. By Nicole Cutler L.Ac. More than one in every four American adults has some form of chronic liver disease, a statistic that puts millions of…
Living With Auto-Immune Heptatitis Comments (0) Out of the blue, Marina Barlow developed a yellow hue to her skin – jaundice – and found herself in the Bristol Royal Infirmary for a week where doctors diagnosed auto-immune hepatitis, for which there is no cure. So Marina, who is 29 and lives in Filton, is stuck with…
Hints to Future Injection-Free Therapies 5 hours ago0 Comments Posted in News, Hepatitis, Research Efforts to cure hepatitis C, the liver-damaging infectious disease that has for years killed more Americans than HIV/AIDS, are about to get simpler and more effective, according to new research at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere. In a study to be…
Regulation of Vitamins: Politics As Usual Commentary by Rolf Hefti (OMNS Jan 7, 2014) Medical politics has been pervaded with unfounded, misleading arguments, tantamount to propaganda, instead of good evidence. Over the last several decades, the US mainstream medical establishment and the public health authorities, along with the help of the medical industry-sponsored mass media,…
Alcoholic hepatitis Definition Definition Alcoholic hepatitis describes liver inflammation caused by drinking alcohol. Though alcoholic hepatitis is most likely to occur in people who drink heavily over many years, the relationship between drinking and alcoholic hepatitis is complex. Not all heavy drinkers develop alcoholic hepatitis, and the disease can occur in people who drink only…