Clinical Blogs — liver health

In the last three posts (Minerals and Other Nutrients for Healthy Liver!), we have listed out various nutrients, vitamins and minerals that your liver needs to be healthy. So, what are the foods that our liver love? Garlic Cruciferous vegetables (e.g. broccoli, brussel sprouts) Green tea Good protein (beans, lean meat, fish) Fruits Beets Almonds Remember these 3 statues for optimizing our liver health: Healthy diet Healthy lifestyle Detox and optimal supplementation Try your best on sourcing these nutrients and foods in your daily diet to have a healthy liver and stay away from developing fatty liver!

In the last three posts (Minerals and Other Nutrients for Healthy Liver!), we have listed out various nutrients, vitamins and minerals that your liver needs to be healthy. So, what are the foods that our liver love? Garlic Cruciferous vegetables (e.g. broccoli, brussel sprouts) Green tea Good protein (beans, lean meat, fish) Fruits Beets Almonds Remember these 3 statues for optimizing our liver health: Healthy diet Healthy lifestyle Detox and optimal supplementation Try your best on sourcing these nutrients and foods in your daily diet to have a healthy liver and stay away from developing fatty liver!

There are lots of nutrients our liver needs to stay healthy: Vitamins & Antioxidant Vitamin B2,B3, B6, B12, folic acid, Beta-carotene Enhance liver detoxification Vitamin E Improves insulin resistance and liver function tests Enhances liver detoxification Vitamin C When combined with vitamin E may reduce fat accumulation in liver and thus minimize fatty liver Helps to improve liver detoxification process Resveratrol Study showed it improves triglyceride level and insulin resistance It may prevent fatty liver too Betaine Study showed that it helps to improve liver enzymes, fatty liver, inflammation & fibrotic condition

Do you know the most common liver disease is fatty liver? How to keep our liver healthy? The symptoms are not specific. There are many risk factors. Check them out and start proactive approach to minimize them. Risk factors of fatty liver: Metabolic syndrome Diabetes Insulin resistance Central obesity High triglyceride level High blood pressure Oxidative stress Chemical toxins and substances (e.g. pesticides) Some medications: e.g. amiodarone, corticosteroids, synthetic estrogens Age: mostly between 40-65 years old Ethnicity (Hispanic, Asian) Our liver is a very important organ. It acts as a filter. It detoxifies and purifies our blood. It aids in digestion,...

What is Fatty Liver? Excess amount of fat cells start to build up in the liver and can cause liver failure. It can be caused by chronic overuse of alcohol (1%) and obesity. It is a silent killer! People at risk at ones with metabolic syndrome, diabetes, central obesity, high blood pressure, high triglyceride level, age between 45-65 years old, chronic exposure to toxic chemicals such as pesticides or on medication like amiodarone (regulate heart rate) all can increase the risk. Among all factors, overweight is the most common cause linked to fatty liver. There is no medical treatment for...