5 Ways To Reverse A Fatty Liver
Fatty liver occurs when excess fat accumulates inside liver cells. This means normal, healthy liver tissue becomes partly replaced with fatty tissue. The fat starts to invade the liver, gradually infiltrating the healthy liver areas, so that less and less healthy liver tissue remains. The fatty liver has a yellow greasy appearance and is often enlarged and swollen with fat.
Fatty liver is now recognised as the most common cause of abnormal liver function test results in the USA, UK and Australia. Around one in five people in the general population, in the USA and Australia has a fatty liver. Fatty liver is usually associated with abdominal obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. If severe, it can eventually lead to cirrhosis and liver failure.
How would you know if you have a fatty liver?
Many people with a fatty liver are unaware that they even have a liver problem, as the symptoms can be vague and non-specific, especially in the early stages. Most people with a fatty liver feel generally unwell, and find they are becoming increasingly fatigued and overweight for no apparent reason.
Possible symptoms of fatty liver include:
- Weight excess in the abdominal area
- Elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels
- Tiredness and frequent fatigue
- Dark circles under the eyes
- Skin problems, acne, rashes and brown spots
- Nausea
- Digestive problems
- Gallstones
- Headaches
- Overheating of the body
- Immune dysfunction and/or allergies
- Excessive sweating
- Bad breath and/or coated tongue
- Red itchy eyes
Fatty liver is diagnosed with a blood test and liver ultrasound.
Luckily fatty liver is reversible. Here are 5 ways to achieve this:
1. Eat less carbohydrate
Poor diet is the leading cause of fatty liver disease. The biggest offenders are sugar and foods made of white flour; they need to be avoided completely. However, a high intake of carbohydrate rich foods in general can promote fatty liver, as the liver converts excess carbohydrate into fat. Foods that need to be restricted include bread, pasta, rice, breakfast cereals, potatoes and any food made of flour. See our syndrome X book or Diabetes Type 2 - You can Reverse it Naturally for a low carbohydrate eating plan.
2. Drink less alcohol
Excess alcohol consumption is the second biggest cause of fatty liver. Alcohol can cause inflammation and damage to liver cells, resulting in fatty infiltration. People with a fatty liver should limit alcohol consumption to one drink per day, with at least two alcohol free days per week.
3. Eat more vegetables, protein and the right fats
Raw vegetables and fruits are the most powerful liver healing foods. These raw foods help to cleanse and repair the liver filter, so that it can trap and remove more fat and toxins from the bloodstream. Eat an abundance of vegetables (cooked and raw salads). Fruit is healthy for most people, but if you have high blood sugar or insulin resistance, it's best to limit fruit to 2 servings per day. Protein is important because it helps to keep the blood sugar level stable, helps with weight loss from the abdomen and reduces hunger and cravings. Protein should be consumed with each meal. Good sources of protein include eggs, poultry, seafood, meat, nuts, seeds, whey protein powder, legumes and dairy products.
Most vegetable oil and margarines can worsen a fatty liver. Healthy fats to include more of in your diet are found in olive oil, oily fish, flaxseeds, coconut oil and raw nuts and seeds.
4. Drink raw vegetable juices
Raw juices are an excellent source of highly concentrated vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Your juice should be comprised of 80 to 100 percent vegetables, with the remainder comprised of fruit. Do not drink fruit juice; it is too high in carbohydrate and calories. Our book Raw Juices can Save your Life contains numerous raw juice recipes.
5. Take a good liver tonic
Choose a liver tonic that combines the clinically proven dose of St Mary’s thistle with B group vitamins, antioxidants and sulfur rich amino acids. A good liver tonic can promote repair of damaged liver cells and facilitate the fat burning and detoxification abilities of the liver. Livatone Plus contains all of those ingredients and is available in powder or capsule form.
Extra tip: Increase glutathione production
Glutathione is your liver’s most powerful detoxifier and it is strongly anti-inflammatory. If you have a fatty liver you need more of it. N-acetyl cysteine is a precursor of glutathione and is known to raise blood levels powerfully. Eating sulfur rich foods also helps with glutathione; examples include eggs, cabbage, broccoli and garlic.
The above statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.
For further information on reversing fatty liver, be sure to check out Dr. Sandra Cabot's video below:
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More Information provided is for better understanding purpose only and not my intention to put you in trouble reading. I hope you read all the info provided and help me in curing this disease.
I am a occasional drinker and smokes 3 cigarettes previously for 5 years. Now I have stopped drinking and smoking.
Due to my psoriatic skin condition I have used meythotrexate 2.5 mg for 2 years continuously. Next 3 years I have used it partially, only when I feel my skin condition is bad. And now for the past one year I have totally discontinued methotrexate and started using only iron, b12, folic acid, omega 3, antihistamines tablets for the past 2 months. My skin condition got improved well but parallely I had faced the issue with palpitations, anxiety,bp, nausea,
Stomach pain,dizziness.breath problem, chest pain.
So I have decided myself to go for master health checkup so here are the lab reports
Alt: 39 u/L (normal <45)
Ast: 26 u/L (normal <35)
Alp: 142 u/L(normal<129)
Triglycerides: 99 mg\dl
Ggtp: 14 u/L (normal <55)
Hbalc : 3.6 % (normal 4-6)
Ultra sound report of Whole abdomen:
Grade 1 fatty lever and lever measures 13.3cm and shows inform increase in echogenicity with no evidence of focal pathology.intra and extra hepatic biliary passages are not dilated.
Gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, kidney are normal.
So finally as of my knowledge I came to know that my symptoms are due to lever fatty grade 1.
So I have discontinued all the tablets I have used before but still I was facing issue with nausea, palpitations, anxiety,Stomach pain,dizziness.breath problem, chest pain after taking food and not started any medications under doctors supervision.
Please clarify me below points
A. Will my condition gets worsen day by day if I left untreated with medications?
1. Is this dangerous if untreated medically?
2. Diet change or medications is the only way to cure?
3. Can it be cured only with diet change with out medications ? If yes how many days it takes to cure?
4. If the disease get worse how to know and when to go for diagnosis again?
5. What are next stage symptoms?
6. Suggest me what is the condition I am in now and what I need to follow for my disease to be cured
Please see responses below:
A. Will my condition gets worsen day by day if I left untreated with medications? Yes probably.
1. Is this dangerous if untreated medically? In some people fatty liver can progress to a severe form that results in cirrhosis of the liver.
2. Diet change or medications is the only way to cure? Both would help you.
3. Can it be cured only with diet change with out medications ? If yes how many days it takes to cure? It usually takes 3 to 6 months to cure mild fatty liver. The medication (Livatone Plus) will speed up results and should reduce the unpleasant symptoms you are experiencing.
4. If the disease get worse how to know and when to go for diagnosis again? You would know it’s getting worse if you are feeling worse or gaining weight.
5. What are next stage symptoms? Symptoms vary greatly. Some people have a severe fatty liver with no symptoms at all.
6. Suggest me what is the condition I am in now and what I need to follow for my disease to be cured This is what you need to do:https://www.liverdoctor.com/liver/fatty-liver/
Kind Regards,
Jessah Robinson
Sales & Nutrition Consultant
NAC stands for N-Acetyl Cysteine.
It is available on www.liverdoctor.com.
Kind Regards,
Jessah Robinson
Sales & Nutrition Consultant
Zinc helps to reduce copper levels in the body, so most people with Wilson disease take a zinc supplement. Between 30 and 50mg daily is helpful for most people. Your brother should discuss the dose that’s right for him with his doctor.
The recommendations here should still help your brother:https://www.liverdoctor.com/liver/fatty-liver/ Eliminating sugar is the most important diet strategy for resolving fatty liver.
Kind Regards,
Jessah Robinson
Sales & Nutrition Consultant
It does depend on whether you have a mild, moderate or severe fatty liver.
If you follow the eating principles in our book: 'Fatty Liver You Can Reverse It', your liver function could be normal after 6 months.
To totally reverse the cellular physical damage in the liver it may take several years depending upon the degree of fatty liver that you have.
However, you will start to feel a lot better within 8 to 12 weeks if you follow the program in the book properly.
This book is available on www.liverdoctor.com.
Kind Regards,
Jessah
You need to eliminate grains, refined foods, sugar and processed foods from your diet.
Focus on eating good protein sources, good fats and plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.
For more information read our book: 'Fatty Liver: You Can Reverse It'.
You should take Livatone Plus 2 caps daily and NAC 2 caps twice daily.
These are all available from amazon. Search under Cabot Health.
Raw juicing is excellent also. For more information see our book: 'Raw Juices Can Save Your Life'.
Kind Regards,
Jessah
You can most definitely do something about it.
It sounds like in your case it is only a mild fatty liver, as NAFLD also goes by the name fatty liver.
You need to follow a low carb diet and eat plenty of good protein, good fats and fresh fruits and vegetables.
Raw juicing is also excellent.
I recommend you take Livatone Plus 2 caps twice daily and NAC 2 caps twice daily.
It's excellent that you already exercise, so with these dietary changes you can easily reverse it.
Kind Regards,
Jessah
Can eating white flour cause fatty liver?
Most definitely. Eating white flour/refined grains is one of the biggest causes of fatty liver.
I suggest you eliminate refined foods (most contain white flour), processed foods and sugar from your diet.
I suggest you read our book: 'Fatty Liver: You Can Reverse It'.
Start taking Livatone Plus 2 caps twice daily and NAC 2 caps twice daily.
I also suggest Magnesium Ultra Potent 1/2 tsp twice daily.
Focus on a diet rich in protein, good fats, fresh fruits and vegetables.
I highly recommend raw juicing. You can find more information in Dr Cabot's book: 'Raw Juices Can Save Your Life'.
Let us know how you get on.
Kind Regards,
Jessah
what should i eat to maintain not to become a fatty liver..thank you.
I recommend you take Livatone Plus - 2 caps twice a day and NAC - 2 caps twice a day.
You can purchase these from www.liverdoctor.com.
You need to reduce or eliminate sugar, refined foods and processed foods.
Look at eating a diet with plenty of good protein, fats, fresh fruits and vegetables.
Raw juicing is excellent.
For more information see our books: 'Fatty Liver: You Can Reverse It' and 'Raw Juicing Can Save Your Life'.
Kind Regards,
Jessah
Thank you.
That's great that you've given up sugar, substitutes and white flour.
Dr Cabot recommends the elimination of grains as grains make it harder to lose weight.
She recommends if you are overweight and find it very difficult to lose weight, it is more effective to exclude ALL grains for at least three months or even longer, and be on a "no grain diet". You can replace these grains with legumes (beans, lentils and chickpeas), seeds and nuts. Grains to eliminate are wheat, rye, barley, oats and rice.
For your honey addiction, I would recommend Glycemic Balance.This will curb cravings for carbohydrates, both savoury and sweet.
You should eat first class protein with every meal or for a snack, and consume healthy fats such as seafood, cold pressed olive, nut and seed oils, eggs, raw nuts and seeds.
I would also recommend Livatone Plus 2 capsules twice daily and NAC one or two capsules twice daily.
You should start raw juicing.
For further information you can purchase Dr Cabot's book: 'Fatty Liver: You Can Reverse It'.
Kind Regards,
Jessah
You should avoid sugar and grains.
You should also take:
Livatone Plus – 2 caps twice daily to boost liver function while protecting from damage.
NAC – 2 caps twice daily away from food.
For further info, purchase Dr Cabot's book: 'Fatty Liver: You Can Reverse It'.
Kind Regards,
Jessah
We recommend you eliminate grains, sugar, processed food and take out meals.
There is an excellent eating plan in Dr Cabot's free e-book on fatty liver.
Dr Cabot recommends you take
Livatone Plus 2 caps twice daily to improve liver function.
N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) 2 caps twice daily at least 2 hours away from food, if any upset occurs please take with meals. NAC is the precursor to glutathione; the body's most potent antioxidant. This supplement works well with Livatone Plus to get the liver better faster.
These supplements can be purchased here:https://shop.cabothealth.com.au/supplements.html
Let us know how you get on.
Kind Regards,
Jessah Robinson
Nutritional Consultant for Liverdoctor.com