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Guidelines for a Low Sodium Diet Sodium controls fluid balance and maintains blood volume and blood pressure. A diet high in sodium may raise blood pressure and cause fluid retention, resulting in swelling of the legs and feet. Water may also collect around the lungs and lead to shortness of breath. The average American eats…
Four Nuts That Support Your Liver December 23rd, 2011 Besides being a tasty snack, some nuts provide a surprisingly healthy combination of liver-protective substances. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. When it comes to questioning their healthfulness, nuts are not always portrayed in a positive light. This perception is largely due to the popularity of honey-roasted snacks…
Five Foods to Reduce Cirrhosis-Related Insomnia April 21, 2010 Dealing with Hepatitis C infection is more challenging when you can’t sleep. Before using a pharmaceutical sleep aid, you might want to first try eating one of these five insomnia-easing foods before bed. by Nicole Cutler, L.Ac. At some point or another, most of us have…
Diet Soda not a weight loss product Sunday, February 26, 2012 by: Celeste M. Smucker, MPH, PhDSee all articles by this author (NaturalNews) Artificially sweetened drinks are often promoted as healthy alternatives for weight loss and diabetes because they are low in calories and don’t contain sugar. However, there is plenty of evidence to suggest…
Eating Fruit!! This is informative! We all think eating fruit means just buying fruit, cutting it up and popping it into our mouths. It’s not that easy. It’s important to know how and when to eat fruit What’s the correct way to eat fruit? It means not eating fruit after a meal: Fruit should be eaten on…
What is the realtionship between diet and Hepatitis C Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. Up to 85% of people exposed to this virus develop chronic liver disease. Progression to cirrhosis { irreversible scarring of the liver } occurs in about 25% of individuals. While not as yet totally defined, many factors…
Diet Plan Tips For Reducing Fatty Liver What is the best fatty liver diet? If you’ve been diagnosed with or suspect you may have fatty liver disease, then one of your first questions might be, “What foods should I eat to maintain healthy liver function?” The easiest and most accurate response to that question is,…
Diet for cirrhosis – rich in protein! An article that actually recommends a high protein diet – will wonders ever cease!!!! Craig A fundamental aspect of the hepatitis diet is to avoid alcohol of any kind. In cases where this rule is not respected, the liver cirrhosis occurrence is frequent and can lead to the…
Diet and Weight Loss I’m was only a slim guy before being hit with cirrhosis in Nov 2008, weighing around 155lbs. Over the Christmas period I was unbelievably sick and was throwing up at the top end and the bottom end was like a Peruvian mud slide! I lost weight, particularly muscle on my arms,…
Dandelion as a Diuretic Source Besides their culinary uses as coffee substitute and salad ingredient, the root and leaf of this pervasive weed of the aster family are also used in traditional medicine. Dandelion is grown commercially in both the United States and Europe. Traditional Use Both dandelion leaf and root have been used for…