Of course thin people have these problems as well, but of course if a person who may be fat has them, it's ALWAYS because "they are fat"Instead of getting to the root of the problem using physical therapy, herbs or advising a person it COULD be the processed foods they are eating or the exercise they might not be doing. The solution a person who is bigger receives is always "lose weight." So here are ways to help with issues and the reasons why it's not ALWAYS due to weight.Because ignorant people claim being fat automatically is the reason behind any problems like breathing heavy when Asthma, lack of exercise, smoking,not breathing correctly and sometimes even Allergies can be the culprit.How do I know? Because I'm 4'10", 95-100 pounds.I exercise daily and try to stay active throughout the say. I have days where I have trouble breathing, Why? Because I have Asthma and allergies. All of these can be helped (possibly cured,but I'm not gonna make those kinds of claims) with eating healthy and exercising, but not necessarily weight loss...which is what this site is all about. If you are fat (or thin) and suffer from any of these, this site is for you (even if youdon't because eating healthy and exercising (at any weight) can prevent many of these problems
A great way to take care of numerous issues is to be mentally healthy and lets face it, when you are discriminated against for your weight it is hard. When problems may be because of stress, or other mental reasons (or not eating healthy which is what this site is for) people always blame weight. Balance your inner mental and spiritual health @ Calm Mind Open Heart
Btw,I'm 4'11", 100 pounds and I have back problems, breathing problems,etc. So, no,being fat is NOT always the issue.
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A great way to take care of numerous issues is to be mentally healthy and lets face it, when you are discriminated against for your weight it is hard. When problems may be because of stress, or other mental reasons (or not eating healthy which is what this site is for) people always blame weight. Balance your inner mental and spiritual health @ Calm Mind Open Heart
Btw,I'm 4'11", 100 pounds and I have back problems, breathing problems,etc. So, no,being fat is NOT always the issue.
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I accidentally deleted everything. If you remember something I forgot please let me know :D
What is FLD?
- "Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is liver inflammation and damage caused by a buildup of fat in the liver. It is part of a group of conditions called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. You may be told you have a "fatty liver." Many people have a buildup of fat in the liver, and for most people it causes no symptoms and no problems. But in some people, the fat causes inflammation and damages cells in the liver. Because of the damage, the liver doesn't work as well as it should.NASH can get worse and cause scarring of the liver, which leads to cirrhosis. But the disease doesn't always get worse.NASH is similar to the kind of liver disease that is caused by long-term, heavy drinking. But NASH occurs in people who don't abuse alcohol" - WebMD (Note: Of course "obesity" is a "cause" but look below, thin people can have it,too!
- "Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a term used to describe the accumulation of fat in the liver of people who drink little or no alcohol.Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is common and, for most people, causes no signs and symptoms and no complications.But in some people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, the fat that accumulates can cause inflammation and scarring in the liver. This more serious form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is sometimes called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.At its most severe, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease can progress to liver failure." - MayoClinic
FLD is not a "fat person disease / Skinny people have the same problems:
- Thin NAFLD Patients Have High Death Risk @ Med Page Today - "Lean patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease have a distinct medical phenotype as compared to their overweight and obese counterparts. Thus, further studies of this population are warranted."The findings surprised investigators because of the widely held perception that non-obese patients with NAFLD have better outcomes as compared with overweight patients, said Paul Angulo, MD, also of the University of Kentucky."These findings indicate that the risk factors for fatty liver disease go beyond a person's body weight or body mass index," Angulo said. "This is the first study to look at such a large number of lean patients with fatty liver disease. Our findings have implications for future research into other characteristics, such as fat distribution and cell signaling proteins."
- Fatty liver in lean patients: is it a different disease? by Mariana Verdelho Machadoa,b, Helena Cortez-Pintoa,b - "In conclusion, NAFLD should not be neglected in normal weight subjects with altered liver enzymes. It could indicate a higher risk for metabolic disturbances and/or cardiovascular morbidity, or it could unravel a different entity of non-metabolic, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Accordingly, a deeper diagnostic investigation for secondary causes of hepatic steatosis, like hypobetalipoproteinemia and malabsorption diseases is required in lean NAFLD patients. Follow-up studies specifically in this set of patients is necessary in order to better understand the association with other diseases and the real prognosis of liver disease. Also, a difficult unsolved issue is how to treat these patients who already have normal weight and whether diet and exercise are useful."
- Lean patients with fatty liver disease have higher mortality rate @ Science Daily - "n addition to finding higher mortality rates, an international team of researchers found that lean patients [a body mass index (BMI) less than 25] with NAFLD were more likely to be male, non-Caucasian and to have lower rates of chronic conditions, such as diabetes and hypertension."
- "Corbin, now a researcher at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute, decided to study fatty liver disease after years of work as a clinical dietician. She routinely saw patients with high blood pressure or heart disease, but they weren’t always overweight. " - Fat in Places You Didn't Know Could get Fat by Mary Lide Parker
- Careful! Lean people also suffer from Fatty Liver - Balance doesn't necessarily mean watching calories. Just eat more fruits and veggies with your meals. Vegans need to do this too. Less refined sugars and more homemade whole /organic foods.
How to help with FLD
Supplements/amino acids
N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC).
- N-acetyl cysteine comes from the amino acid L-cysteine. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. N-acetyl cysteine has many uses as medicine.N-acetyl cysteine is used to counteract acetaminophen (Tylenol) and carbon monoxide poisoning. It is also used for chest pain (unstable angina), bile duct blockage in infants, ....It is also used for reducing levels of a type of cholesterol called lipoprotein (a), homocysteine levels (a possible risk factor for heart disease) and the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with serious kidney disease.Some people use N-acetyl cysteine for chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hay fever, a lung condition called fibrosing alveolitis, head and neck cancer, and lung cancer. It is also used for treating some forms of epilepsy; ear infections; complications of kidney dialysis; chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS); an autoimmune disorder called Sjogren’s syndrome; preventing sports injury complications; radiation treatment; increasing immunity to flu and H1N1 (swine) flu; and for detoxifying heavy metals such as mercury, lead, and cadmium.N-acetyl cysteine is also used for preventing alcoholic liver damage; for protecting against environmental pollutants including carbon monoxide, chloroform, urethanes and certain herbicides; for reducing toxicity of ifosfamide and doxorubicin, drugs that are used for cancer treatment; as a hangover remedy; for preventing kidney damage due to certain X-ray dyes;" - WebMd
- The good & the Bad @ Liver Support
- N-Acetylcysteine Improves Liver Function in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- @LiverSupport
- "N-acetylcysteine is a derivative of the amino acid l-cysteine. It is an antioxidant that directly attacks free radicals that can damage your cells. Additionally, NAC is a precursor in glutathione production, an antioxidant produced by your body. According to “Healing Hepatitis and Liver Disease Naturally,” oxidative stress commonly plays a major role in fatty liver disease. The use of NAC can help to compensate for this oxidative stress and may help to prevent further evolution of this disease. NAC can also decrease inflammation and enhance your liver’s capacity for detoxification." - Live Strong
SAMe
- S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) is a naturally-occurring compound found in almost every tissue and fluid in the body. It is involved in many important processes. SAMe plays a role in the immune system, maintains cell membranes, and helps produce and break down brain chemicals, such as serotonin, melatonin, and dopamine. It works with vitamin B12 and folate (vitamin B9). Being deficient in either vitamin B12 or folate may reduce levels of SAMe in your body.Several studies show that SAMe helps relieve the pain of osteoarthritis. Other studies suggest that SAMe may help treat depression. Researchers have also examined SAMe's use in the treatment of fibromyalgia and liver disease with mixed results. Many of the early studies used SAMe given intravenously or as an injection. Only recently have researchers been able to look at the effects of SAMe taken by mouth. - University of Maryland Medical Center
- @Drugs (dot) com
- "S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAMe; AdoMet) is an important, metabolically pleiotropic molecule that participates in multiple cellular reactions as the precursor for the synthesis of glutathione and principle methyl donor required for methylation of nucleic acids, phospholipids, histones, biogenic amines, and proteins. SAMe synthesis is depressed in chronic liver disease and so there has been considerable interest in the utility of SAMe to ameliorate disease severity. Despite encouraging pre-clinical data confirming that SAMe depletion can exacerbate liver injury and supporting a hepatoprotective role for SAMe therapy, to date no large, high-quality randomised clinical trials have been performed that establish clinical utility in specific disease states. Here, we offer an in-depth review of the published scientific literature relating to the physiological and pathophysiological roles of SAMe and its therapeutic use in liver disease, critically assessing implications for clinical practice and offering recommendations for further research."- Journal of Hepatology
- The transition from fatty liver to NASH associates with SAMe depletion in db/db mice fed a methionine choline-deficient diet.
- S-Adenosyl-L-methionine: its role in the treatment of liver disorders1,2,3,4 by Charles S Lieber
Choline
- Fat in Places You Didn't Know Could get Fat by Mary Lide Parker - "When fat enters the liver, it is broken down or transported out by metabolic processes that can involve essential nutrients. Zeisel has found that choline is one of these nutrients. If the body doesn’t have enough choline, the liver won’t be able to export fat, leaving it to accumulate there and cause problems. Corbin looks at the variations in genes related to the metabolism of choline to determine whether a particular person is more or less susceptible to developing fatty liver disease.To better understand these genetic variations, Corbin took a closer look at liver biopsies from volunteers who were at risk for the disease. When she grouped her subjects by genetic variations, she uncovered a pattern in the choline pathway that distinguishes individuals with very low versus very high levels of liver fat. "
- Choline Metabolism Provides Novel Insights into Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and its Progression by Karen D. Corbin and Steven H. Zeisel - "Humans eating low choline diets develop fatty liver and liver damage,. This dietary requirement for choline is modulated by estrogen and by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in specific genes of choline and folate metabolism. The spectrum of choline’s effects on liver range from steatosis to development of hepatocarcinomas, and several mechanisms for these effects have been identified. They include abnormal phospholipid synthesis, defects in lipoprotein secretion, oxidative damage caused by mitochondrial dysfunction, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Furthermore, the hepatic steatosis phenotype and can be characterized more fully via metabolomic signatures and is influenced by the gut microbiome. Importantly, the intricate connection between liver function, one carbon metabolism, and energy metabolism is just beginning to be elucidated."
- @ Micronutrient Information Center - "Choline deficiency causes muscle damage and abnormal deposition of fat in the liver, which results in a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Genetic predispositions and gender can influence individual variation in choline requirements and thus the susceptibility to choline deficiency-induced fatty liver disease. (More information)"
- A Choline-Deficient Diet Exacerbates Fatty Liver but Attenuates Insulin Resistance and Glucose Intolerance in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet by Peter J. Raubenheimer, Moffat J. Nyirenda and Brian R. Walker - "We conclude that liver fat accumulation per se does not cause insulin resistance during high-fat feeding and that choline deficiency may shunt potentially toxic free fatty acids toward innocuous storage triglyceride in the liver."
- @Dr. Well's Vitamin Library
Phosphatidylcholine (PC)
- "PC is necessary for the composition and repair of cell membranes and is vital for normal liver function. Research indicates PC's most beneficial role is in the prevention and treatment of various forms of liver disease and toxicity. PC protects liver cells from viral damage, reduces fibrosis, and prevents cell death from drugs, alcohol and other chemical toxins. " - Live Strong
- "Phosphatidylcholine is a chemical contained in eggs, soybeans, mustard, sunflower, and other foods.The term "phosphatidylcholine" is sometimes used interchangeably with "lecithin," although the two are different. Choline is a component of phosphatidylcholine, which is a component of lecithin. Although closely related, these terms are not the same.
Because the body uses phosphatidylcholine to make a brain chemical called acetylcholine, there is some interest in using it for treating “brain-centered” conditions such as memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, manic-depressive disorders, and a movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia.Phosphatidylcholine is also used for treating hepatitis, eczema, gallbladder disease, circulation problems, high cholesterol, and premenstrual syndrome (PMS); for improving the effectiveness of kidney dialysis; for boosting the immune system; and for preventing aging." - WebMD
Betaine hydrochloride (HCI)
- "Betaine hydrochloride is the hydrochloride form of betaine, a common substance that your body manufactures naturally and plays a role in liver function. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved betaine for treating a genetic disorder that allows too much homocysteine to accumulate in the body, reports the University of Maryland Medical Center. Homocysteine is a metabolite of the amino acid methionine, and high levels of it in your body can increase your risk of heart disease. Like all supplements, betaine has the potential to cause side effects....Animal data indicate betaine may help protect you against fatty liver, a condition where fat accumulates in liver cells. Various situations can cause fatty liver, such as alcohol abuse, obesity and having diabetes. However, high-quality studies are needed to know for sure. Some dietary sources of betaine include grains, broccoli, spinach, beets and shellfish." - Live Strong
- Betaine (Trimethyglycine):
- Betaine for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: results of a randomized placebo-controlled trial. - "Compared to placebo, betaine did not improve hepatic steatosis but may protect against worseningsteatosis [corrected]. High-dose betaine supplementation failed to reduce S-adenosylhomocysteine and did not positively affect any of the second hit mechanisms postulated to contribute to NASH that we studied. Although betaine has been proven effective in treating hepatic steatosis in several animal models, translating novel therapeutic options noted in animal studies to humans with NASH will prove challenging.
- Betaine improves nonalcoholic fatty liver and associated hepatic insulin resistance: a potential mechanism for hepatoprotection by betaine. - "Nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) is a common liver disease, associated with insulin resistance. Betaine has been tested as a treatment for NAFL in animal models and in small clinical trials, with mixed results. The present study aims to determine whether betaine treatment would prevent or treat NAFL in mice and to understand how betaine reverses hepatic insulin resistance"
- What is Betaine? Benefits, Signs of Deficiency and Food Sources @ Dr. Axe
- "Betaine -- also called betaine anhydrous, or trimethylglycine (TMG) -- is a substance that's made in the body. It's involved in liver function, cellular reproduction, and helping make carnitine. It also helps the body metabolize an amino acid called homocysteine. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved betaine to treat a genetic condition where too much homocysteine builds up in the body.Scientists have also proposed betaine as a way to lower homocysteine levels in people who don't have the genetic disease. This is because higher levels of homocysteine are associated with heart disease and stroke. But researchers don't yet know exactly how high levels of homocysteine and heart disease are related. It's unclear as to whether homocysteine itself is harmful, or whether it is just an indicator of increased risk for heart disease." - @University of Maryland Medical Center
- @American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Betaine is effective in elevated homocysteine levels and fatty liver disease
- Betaine supplementation prevents fatty liver induced by a high-fat diet: effects on one-carbon metabolism
Pantethine
- "Pantethine is used for lowering cholesterol, preventing inflammation, boosting the activity of the immune system, treating an inherited condition called cystinosis, treating gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, and improving athletic performance. It is also used for improving energy, lowering the risk of heart attack and stroke, improving adrenal function, protecting against mental and physical stress, and preventing allergy symptoms in people who are allergic to formaldehyde." - WebMD
- @Akins
- "Although the prognosis of fatty liver depends on its causes, we feel from our clinical experience that fatty liver with hypertriglyceridemia has a good prognosis and responds well to treatment. In this study, 600 mg/day of pantethine was administered to 16 outpatients with fatty liver and hypertriglyceridemia for six months or longer to examine whether the drug improved fatty liver using abdominal plain computed tomography (CT). Nine of the 16-pantethine patients were no longer diagnosed as having fatty liver after the study period. An chi2 test indicated the significant disappearance of fatty liver. At the same time, the visceral fat calculated from the CT image passing the umbilical region was also significantly reduced. On the contrary, the subcutaneous fat area tended to increase, so the ratio of the visceral-to-subcutaneous fat area was reduced significantly. This indicates triglycerides may be pooled in the body as hepato-visceral fat and subcutaneous fat, and that pantethine may transfer fat from the liver and viscera to the subcutaneous tissue. This suggests that visceral fat deposition and fatty liver occurring with hypertriglyceridemia may have a common basis, probably excessive matrixes, and that pantethine may simultaneously improve the two conditions." - PubMD
Vitamin E: Don't take if you are taking a blood thinner.
- "Antioxidants are suspected to prevent NAFLD progression. This is because antioxidants may reduce liver damage caused by oxidation, a process where unstable oxygen molecules damage cell membranes. To test this belief, researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University conducted a trial on adults with advanced fatty liver disease. Their approach and results were as follows:Participants were randomly assigned to take a high dose of Vitamin E (800 International Units), the diabetes drug Actos or a placebo for nearly two years.·Vitamin E was used because it is believed to prevent liver cell deterioran, and Actos was used because insulin resistance is believed to play a role in NAFLD development.Biopsies before and after treatment showed that liver function improved the most (43 percent) in the Vitamin E group. Base on these results, it is easy to conclude that adults with advanced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease can prevent worsening of their condition with Vitamin E supplementation." - Liver Support
- @Clinical Trials (dot) gov
- Vitamin E significantly improves liver function for fatty liver patients: Meta-analysis By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn+ , 22-Jul-2015
- Management of fatty liver disease with vitamin E and C compared to ursodeoxycholic acid treatment.- "Vitamin E plus C combination treatment is a safe, inexpensive and effective treatment option in patients with fatty liver disease, with results comparable to those obtained with ursodeoxycholic acid. Since more effective new therapeutic options are lacking, patients with fatty liver disease should be encouraged to take vitamin E and C supplements, which are safe and affordable."
Vitamin C:
Vitamin D
- Vitamin D for Fatty Liver Disease @ Live Strong
- Strong association between non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and low 25(OH) vitamin D levels in an adult population with normal serum liver enzymes
- Meta-analysis: Vitamin D and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Vitamin D: A new player in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease? *obesity is a "disease" to them, so just proceed with caution*
- Fatty Liver: Vitamin D Deficiency Is Common Comorbidity
- Strong association of non alcoholic fatty liver disease and low vitamin D @ Vitamin D Wiki
- Vitamin D levels associated with severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to recent study
Zinc
- CTBR: Zinc A Potential Treatment for Alcohol-Induced Fatty Liver Disease - "Zinc deficiency has been well documented in alcoholic liver disease. Building on that knowledge, Zhou designed studies using zinc supplementation. He found that with zinc supplementation hepatic triglyceride levels were reduced.“Basically,” he said, “dietary zinc supplementation can move the triglyceride from the liver to the adipose tissue.”"
- Zinc supplementation reverses alcohol-induced steatosis in mice through reactivating hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α and peroxisome proliferators activated receptor-α"
- ZINC: A POTENTIAL TREATMENT FOR ALCOHOL-INDUCED FATTY LIVER DISEASE - "His research has uncovered organ-organ mechanisms and dietary deficiencies underlying the development of alcohol-induced FLD. He’s also discovered dietary interventions, such as zinc supplementation, that in an animal model prevents and even reverses some of the liver damage caused by FLD."
- Zinc and liver disease. Mohammad MK1, Zhou Z, Cave M, Barve A, McClain CJ. @ PubMed - "Zinc deficiency may manifest itself in many ways in liver disease, including skin lesions, poor wound healing/liver regeneration, altered mental status, or altered immune function. Zinc supplementation has been documented to block/attenuate experimental ALD through multiple processes, including stabilization of gut-barrier function, decreasing endotoxemia, decreasing proinflammatory cytokine production, decreasing oxidative stress, and attenuating apoptotic hepatocyte death"
- [The effect of zinc depletion on the fat content and fatty acid composition of the liver and brain in forcibly fed rats].Eder K1, Kirchgessner M. - "Using the force-feeding technique the rats were fed 14.5 g food daily at days 1 to 4, and then 11.6 g food for later days. After 7 days the zinc-deficient animals had a fatty liver which was characterized by an increase in fat content (68%) and dry matter (23%). The amounts of lauric acid, myristic acid, myristoleic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, and oleic acid were also increased by 100 to 200% in the liver of zinc-deficient animals, whereas the amount of arachidonic acid was decreased by 29%."
Herbs/ spices
- Flaxseeds
- Sources i found were all fat-shamey
- Cumin
- Sources i found were all fat-shamey
Milk thistle: Milk thistle (Silybum marianum)
- The #1 researched and recommended herb for liver health and more! @ Liver Support
- Does Milk Thistle Cleanse a Fatty Liver? By Maura Shenker @ Live Strong
- @Mayo Clinic - "Milk thistle has been used medicinally for over 2,000 years, most commonly for the treatment of liver and gallbladder disorders. Silymarin comes from the seeds of milk thistle and is believed to be the active part of milk thistle. The terms "milk thistle" and "silymarin" are often used interchangeably.Milk thistle products are popular in Europe and the United States for various types of liver disease. Although numerous human trials have been published, most studies have lacked a strong design and strong conclusive evidence.Milk thistle has been well tolerated with mild side effects when used in a recommended amount and duration."
- Milk thistle for treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease @HM - "Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one the most common causes of chronic liver disorders in the Western world. These patients have many significant comorbidities. The therapeutic approach to NAFLD is based on lifestyle intervention, but there is no consensus on the ideal pharmacological treatment. Silybum marianum, commonly known as milk thistle (MT), is one of the oldest and most extensively researched plants in the treatment of liver diseases. Many studies have demonstrated that the active components of MT silymarin have many hepatoprotective properties. In recent years, several preclinical and clinical reports have described the efficacy of silymarin as a treatment for NAFLD. The chief aim of this review is to discuss the newest and most promising applications of MT in the treatment of NAFLD."
- How to Reverse Fatty Liver with Milk Thistle : Natural Fatty Liver Treatment & Cure:Get Rid of Fatty Liver with Milk Thistle
- Milk Thistle Improves Liver Health and Detoxification by DON BROWN, N.D.
- "Silibinin, also known as silybin, is the major active constituent of silymarin, a standardized extract of the milk thistle seeds, containing a mixture of flavonolignans consisting of silibinin, isosilibinin, silicristin, silidianin and others." - Wikipedia
- Silymarin in the prevention and treatment of liver diseases and primary liver cancer.
- Pharmacology of Silymarin @ Med Scape
- Milk Thistle - Conor Oberst - Just an extra song for you all. Written and sung by Conor Obest of Bright Eyes. video uploaded by kmizukii
Ginger Root
- "An article published in the January 2011 issue of “World Journal of Gastroenterology” argues that ginger has great potential as a treatment for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, and emphasizes the need for research on the subject. This hypothesis is based on ginger’s antioxidant and triglyceride-lowering effects. Since oxidative stress is thought to be a primary cause of NAFLD, antioxidants like those in ginger may be able to prevent or reverse the disease. However, few well-designed clinical trials have been conducted to date. A 2008 study in the journal “Fitoterapia” reports that dietary ginger had significant antioxidant activity in rats with alcohol-damaged livers. However, there is no solid evidence that ginger affects alcoholic fatty liver disease in humans." - Live Strong
- THE POWER OF GINGER FOR HEALTHY LIVER @ What Is a Ginger (dot) com
- Potential efficacy of ginger as a natural supplement for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease @ NCBI
- What Are the Health Benefits of Ginger for the Liver? @ Live Strong
Dandelion Root
- "The roots of the dandelion are often brewed into a medicinal herb tea to stimulate the appetite, as a digestive aid and to improve the function of the liver and gallbladder. Leaves are brewed into an herbal tea as well, and are commonly used as a diuretic to increase the amount of urine, stimulate excretion and pull excess fluids out of edematous tissues. It is believed to be particularly helpful in reducing swelling around the joints due to gout and arthritis." - Live Strong
Turmeric/Curcumin
- Turmerics Gold - "Curcumin is also useful in helping prevent the accumulation of fat in the liver."
- Curcumin’s Anti-Inflammatory Properties Prevent Liver Damage, Liver Cirrhosis by Elizabeth Renter
- Why Turmeric May Be the Diseased Liver's Best Friend @ Green Med Info
- @PubMed
Chinese hawthorne
- Hawthorn leaf flavonoids alleviate nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by enhancing the adiponectin/AMPK pathway.
- Tissue distribution comparison between healthy and fatty liver rats after oral administration of hawthorn leaf extract.
- "Hawthorn is used for diseases of the heart and blood vessels such as congestive heart failure (CHF), chest pain, and irregular heartbeat. It is also used to treat both low blood pressure and high blood pressure, “hardening of the arteries” atherosclerosis), and high cholesterol. So far, research suggests that hawthorn might be effective in treating congestive heart failure, but there hasn’t been enough research on other heart-related uses to know if it is effective for them.Some people use hawthorn for digestive system complaints such as indigestion, diarrhea, and stomach pain. It is also used to reduce anxiety, as a sedative, to increase urine output, and for menstrual problems.Hawthorn is also used to treat tapeworm and other intestinal infections."- WebMD
Licorice root (DGL)
- Licorice root extract proven to decrease liver enzymes @Natural News
- "The wrinkled, fibrous, woody roots of the licorice — the Glycyrrhiza glabra plant — have been used traditionally to treat a variety of conditions, including ulcers, dyspepsia, upper respiratory tract infections and eczema. The supplements are available as teas, capsules, tablets and liquid extracts and contain glycyrrhizin, the biologically active component of licorice — deglycyrrhizinated licorice — a derivative of glycyrrhizin with fewer side effects. The appropriate dose and form of licorice may be different in different individuals. Your doctor may help establish a regimen that will work for you, depending on your age, family history, allergies and overall health." - Live Strong
- The efficacy of licorice root extract in decreasing transaminase activities in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
Cayenne Pepper
- "In a 2008 issue, "The American Journal of Gastroenterology" published a study that discovered the beneficial effects of capsaicin on overall liver pathology and function in mice a day after receiving capsaicin treatment. Liver injury was induced by administering about 200 mg/kg of thioacetamide. A day after being injected with thioacetamide, the mice were injected with capsaicin. Liver biochemistry and histopathology were performed two days after thioacetamide was injected. The tests found that capsaicin generally had a beneficial effect on the liver function of the mice test subjects. Studies involving human test subjects will help ascertain whether capsaicin has the same effect on human liver function." - Live Strong
Try to stay away from numerous FDA approved drugs
amphetamine fatty liver
- Welbutrin
- Statins
- The efficacy and safety of statins for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease - "However, statins are often underused in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and many physicians are concerned about the prescription of statins to patients with unexplained persistent elevation of liver enzymes or active liver disease." However, it goes on to say that the benefits outweigh the risks, so eat healthy, stay physically active and try herbs and alternative medicines first to avoid having to take them.
- New Research Changes the Perception of Statins and Liver Disease by Nicole Cutler - "Despite its benefits, there are two potentially serious statin side effects: 1. Liver Damage – All statin drugs have been shown to elevate liver enzymes to some degree. When liver enzymes, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), are too high, they indicate injury to liver cells. Although there have been reports of liver failure and hepatitis associated with statins and elevated liver enzymes, these occurrences are relatively rare."
- Zyban
- Review: could Zyban cause Fatty liver? - "Summary: Fatty liver is found among people who take Zyban, especially for people who are male, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month, also take medication Valtrex. We study 6,963 people who have side effects while taking Zyban from FDA and social media. Among them, 6 have Fatty liver. Find out below who they are, when they have Fatty liver and more."
- Zetia/Vytorin
- Vytorin Linked to Heart Attacks, Stroke and Liver Damage - "Vytorin, a drug prescribed to treat high cholesterol, is a combination of the cholesterol-lowering Zetia and the statin Zocor. Since its FDA approval in 2004, serious Vytorin side effects have been reported, including Vytorin liver problems and statin cardiomyopathy, which can lead to Vytorin heart attack. Furthermore, the ENHANCE study in 2008 showed that Vytorin was no better than an older and cheaper statin."
- Concerns about Zetia and Vytorin side effects are raised by data which suggests the drugs have limited benefits - "The study, known as Enhance, found that Zetia and Vytorin side effects caused fatty plaques which develop in arteries to build nearly twice as fast when compared with individuals who received Zocor alone. The clinical trial followed about 720 individuals with very high cholesterol for two years. Users of Vytorin and Zetia were found to be more likely to die or suffer cardiac complications according to the data, but given the limited nature of the trial, the results did not reach the level of statistical significance. This means that the differences could have been caused by chance. Larger studies are needed to better evaluate the nature of the risk."
- Vytorin: Two Cholesterol Drugs in One Pill By Diana Rodriguez - "Some of the negatives of taking Vytorin may include: Problems with liver function...."
- Cholesterol Drug Zetia May Cause Serious Liver Injury Including Hepatitis And Liver Failure
Physical,mental health && nourshment
LEss eggs,meat & Dairy
Why a low meat/low dairy or vegan diet is good for FLD Dairy,eggs, and other food from animal sources cause FLD . Choose non-dairy milks.
- Dan Buettner: Why vegans live 10 years longer.Interview with Bill Maher - Low amounts of meat,no heavily processed foods,lots of beans,fruits and veggies. Organic whole, foods.
- THE HEALTHIEST DIET RECOMMENDED BY KAISER PERMANENTE - "According to the Kaiser report, the research shows that plant-based diets are cost-effective, low-risk interventions that may lower body mass index, blood pressure, HbA1C, and cholesterol levels, and may reduce the number of medications needed to treat chronic diseases and lower heart disease mortality rates. "Physicians should consider recommending a plant-based diet to all their patients", the directive continues, "especially those with high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or obesity."" Obesity is not something that needs to be "cured" and veganism does not "cure" obesity because vegans can be fat just like meat eaters, vegans are;however, healthier.
Exercise (Physical health)
- Study: Sitting & Being Sedentary Harmful To Health @ MSN - "people who sat for 10 or more hours per day increased their risk for the disease by 9 percent. "
- Prolonged sitting linked to increased risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease Written by Jonathan Vernon - "Many studies have already established a link between sedentary behavior and conditions such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, diseases of the heart and blood vessels, cancer and even death."
- Even With Low BMI, Sitting Linked to Fatty Liver Disease - “The findings of this study suggest that both increasing participation in physical activity and reducing sitting time are independently important for NAFLD risk,” Seungho Ryu, MD, PhD, from the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, and colleagues write."
Reflexoogy
- How to Cleanse the Liver Through Foot Reflexology By Grace Covelli
- "Traditional Chinese medicine identifies “four gates” for relieving liver stagnation—two acupuncture points each at Liver 3 (Taichong) and Large Intestine 4 (Hegu). These are located in the hollow between your big toe and second toe on your feet, and on the fleshy area between your thumb and index finger on both hands. You can increase the flow of chi (vital life force, the equivalent of prana) and blood throughout your body—and relieve stress and anxiety—by massaging them as follows:
Taichong: Place your right heel in the space between the big and second toes on your left foot—it’s similar to Liver 3 on your hands—and knead for 30 seconds. Reverse feet and repeat.Hegu: Press your right thumb between the bones that attach to your thumb and index finger on your left hand and massage for 30 seconds. Reverse hands and repeat." - yoga International - Liver Chi
Norish yourself
- Foods such as fruits and veggies that are GREAT with helping FLD - of course you should eat tons of fruits,veggies, grains,beans and seeds but these are just foods that have been discovered to help with FLD
- "Nourish yourself well. Eat good-quality food when you are hungry. Avoid overeating (more liver burden) and refined or heavily processed food.Remember that high-fiber diets help keep the bowels, liver, and blood clean by facilitating elimination. Hydration also helps.Fast on fresh juices for a day—or even just a meal—every week or two.Minimize exposure to chemicals of all sorts—from food additives and cosmetics to caustic cleaning agents. Remember that the liver needs to break down every chemical entering the body either for use or excretion.Use recreational drugs and alcohol sparingly—or better yet, quit! Experiment with some bitter or liver tonic herbs for six to eight weeks. Note any changes in body, energy, or mind.Take time to breathe deeply, relax, meditate, or pray. Stress can aggravate liver congestion." - Yoga International (who has ton more,be sure to check it out! However, each as much as you want that your body wants. Just stay away from heavily processed foods!
- Stay away from hydrogenated oils, trans fats & foods high in saturated fat. Those con which contribute to FLD
- Hyperlipidemia
- "Hyperlipidemias are divided into primary and secondary subtypes. Primary hyperlipidemia is usually due to genetic causes (such as a mutation in a receptor protein), while secondary hyperlipidemia arises due to other underlying causes such as diabetes. Lipid and lipoprotein abnormalities are common in the general population, and are regarded as a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease due to their influence on atherosclerosis. In addition, some forms may predispose to acute pancreatitis." - Wikipedia
- Common Vitamins and Supplements to Treat Hyperlipidemia
- Hyperlipidemia definition - Cholesterol Center: Medical Information on Cholesterol
- What Is Hyperlipidemia? - High Cholesterol - HealthCommunities.com
- High cholesterol and lipids (hyperlipidemia)
- Hyperlipidemia @ Heart (dot) org
- High Cholesterol or Hyperlipidemia and What Should You Know @ GNet Health and Fitness
- Treatment of Hyperlipidemia : The Journal of Family Practice
- "Based on this case and a review of current literature, in addition to therapeutic lifestyle change, red yeast rice may be a useful alternative treatment for primary hyperlipidemia in patients with low cardiac risk and who refuse to take any lipid-lowering prescription medication or who maybe be statin intolerant However, primary care physicians must be aware of the potential side effects of taking red yeast rice.." - NCBI
- @ WebMD - "Red yeast rice may be appealing because it's "natural," but you need to be careful. Experts have not studied it extensively. The ideal dosing and long-term safety are unclear. It could be dangerous for some people. And because the ingredients of different brands of red yeast rice extract might vary so much, it's hard to make firm statements about its effectiveness or safety....Red yeast rice naturally contains several ingredients that may help control cholesterol levels. These include a number of monacolins, most importantly monacolin K. It also contains sterols, isoflavones, and monounsaturated fatty acids, or "healthy fats."
- Red yeast rice @ University of Maryland Medical Center
- @ WebMD - "Red yeast is POSSIBLY SAFE for most people when taken by mouth for up to 4.5 years.Red yeast contains chemicals similar to the prescription drugs called "statins." Therefore, red yeast might also cause side effects similar to statin drugs, such as liver damage and severe muscle pain and muscle damage.There is also concern about product quality. Many red yeast rice products have been found to contain varying amounts of the statin-like chemicals. Some products may contain none and others may contain high amounts, which are more likely to cause serious side effects.Serious allergic reactions can occur after breathing in red yeast.Red yeast that is not fermented correctly may contain citrinin. Citrinin is a poison that may cause kidney damage."
- Red Yeast Rice: Get Facts on Benefits and Risks @ Medicine Net