Case Study: Improving Liver Health To Make Life Easier
Irina is a patient I recently saw who had a list of symptoms that made me think of her liver. Her liver enzymes were abnormally high reflecting liver inflammation and her liver ultrasound showed a fatty liver. She also had above normal levels of ferritin in her blood test, which is a typical sign of fatty liver. She was extremely frustrated at not being able to lose weight despite not eating much. I told her the reason she could not lose weight was that her liver was inflamed and overworked.
Irina had the following symptoms: Inability to lose weight, hot sweats and overheating, fatigue, indigestion, bad breath and occasional nausea. She did not have a bad diet, she did not drink excess alcohol and she did not smoke. She did not have hepatitis or any other causes of liver disease. Irina came to see me because she felt chronically unwell and uncomfortable in her body.
A prolapsed disc in her spine a year ago caused a lot of chronic pain and Irina had taken anti-inflammatory drugs and codeine every day for many months to quell the pain. I explained to her that if someone overloads their liver with such strong drugs, their liver has to work too hard to break down these drugs, and there is less energy left in the liver to burn fat. The liver is the major fat burning organ in the body and regulates fat metabolism. A healthy liver burns fat whereas an overloaded liver stores fat.
My recommendations for my patient
A blood test showed below normal levels of vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency can make pain and inflammation worse. Since it was winter at the time of the consultation, the sun was too weak to replenish Irina’s vitamin D level. I gave her a vitamin D supplement. I also recommended Magnesium Ultra Potent Powder to strengthen the muscles and reduce nerve pain. Other supplements that can reduce inflammation in the spine are Serrapeptase and fish oil.
To repair the inflammation in her liver I prescribed Livatone Plus and N-Acetyl-Cysteine capsules and raw vegetable juices containing mint, parsley, ginger, cucumber and celery.
Because she was post menopausal and carried excess weight on her torso, Irina was significantly insulin resistant. That meant she only had to look at carbohydrate and her liver already turned it into fat. Berberine is excellent for reversing insulin resistance, getting insulin down and enabling weight loss from the torso. It speeds up the results of a low carbohydrate diet.
Irina followed my advice and after 6 months was in much better health. Her liver function was now normal and she had lost 16 pounds in weight. She allowed herself to indulge in her favourite chocolate and ice cream once or twice a week and was able to maintain her healthy weight and healthy liver function. If carb cravings got the better of her, she took Glicemic Balance capsules. They contain herbs and nutrients to balance blood sugar, reducing cravings for carbohydrate and sugar, making it easier to stick to a healthy diet.
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I already take several, but I think are very good supplements to help the liver, dandelion root extract, milk, thistle seed, extract, yellow dock, and burdock extract and astrologists extract astrologist I’m not saying that or spelling that right also takes several supplements to help the G.I. system from Dr. Stephen Gundry but I do eat late at night because I’m a PM nurse and usually I’m starving when I get home I drink lemon water in the morning as suggested by Dr. Nicole Apelian any other suggestions
Also, I have significant inflammation in my spine from five car accidents I am 64 years old
I take a lot of curcumin and pepper
And NAC
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We recommend a number of remedies to ensure your liver is restored to best possible health.
Remove the causative agent that is compromising your liver if this is possible.
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It's good that you're already taking NAC. NAC works well with Livatone Plus to get your liver better faster.
After completing the Cleanse, we recommend you remain on this style of eating and you can then begin the Maintenance plan that is available at the same website.
To boost liver health and your vitality, Dr Cabot prescribes
Serrapeptase – begin with 1 capsule daily for 3 days, increase to 1 capsule twice daily for 4 days and if it well tolerated you may increase the dose to 2 capsules twice daily and always to be taken on an empty stomach. Care to be taken with this supplement if you have liver related bleeding problems or if you are taking blood thinners.
Livatone Plus – 1 cap twice daily for 2 weeks and then increase to 2 capsules twice daily, to improve liver function.
Collagen Food - Take 1 teaspoon daily. MSM is a source of organic sulphur, which assists phase 2 liver detoxification and also helps to reduce the formation of scar tissue.
Kind regards,
Jessah Shaw
Nutritionist