Fighting Fatty Liver The Natural Way

This condition can be treated and cured through a healthy lifestyle and a balanced diet, as well as dietary supplements prescribed by an expert.

Fatty liver is common: one in five adults is affected and most of them do not know they have the disease. This can be life-threatening for those affected.

The non-alcoholic fatty liver  is caused by a fat deposit in the liver. This happens when the liver cannot break down the fat.

So it is deposited in the liver tissue and in the long run this fat deposit can lead to an enlargement of the liver. The cells in the liver can be replaced by scar tissue.

This prevents the liver from functioning properly, which can lead to decreased liver activity and liver cancer. That is why it is important to know if you are affected by this disease in order to treat it as early as possible.

Early detection of the disease is of particular importance.  

Then, if we follow the advice of the specialist, change our diet and lifestyle, and take some supplements, the disease will be quickly under control and in most cases it will go away completely.

Studies have shown that people with diabetes, high cholesterol and overweight people are at increased risk of developing fatty liver disease. The disease has also been found to be more common in men.

For example, people with insulin resistance can be affected by this disease. The person does not necessarily have to suffer from diabetes, the body cells do not react to the hormone that controls blood sugar.

The pancreas needs to produce more insulin so that the body can respond appropriately.

What are the symptoms of fatty liver disease?

Excess fat in the liver hinders and reduces the ability to eliminate toxins and the cholesterol in the blood. In addition, it cannot perform other functions normally and restricts the health of the whole body.

At the beginning there are no specific symptoms, but after a while the following symptoms can arise:

• fatigue
• weakness
• nausea
• Difficulty concentrating
• Pain in the upper right part of the abdomen
• Paleness in some parts of the body (such as the neck or armpits)

• Anxiety
• Fibromyalgia
• uric acid
• Triglycerides and increased cholesterol
• Belly fat
• Hair loss and acne
• Snoring and some patients develop warts on the neck and armpits.

If this disease is not treated in a timely manner and the fat builds up, inflammation, scarring and cirrhosis will result, with the following consequences:

• Fluid retention
• Loss of muscle mass
• internal hemorrhoids
• Yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice).

Which foods should be avoided if you have fatty liver?

Patients with fatty liver disease should ingest large amounts of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory substances through their foods.  These are mainly found in fruits and vegetables.

Consuming these substances can prevent the damage to the liver cells from spreading further. In addition to antioxidants, fruits and vegetables also contain herbal ingredients that help with inflammation.

Milk thistle extract

Milk thistle extract as a complementary food is very effective for fatty liver disease.

Milk thistle contains the substance silymarin, which protects the liver by increasing the concentration of the most powerful antioxidants in the body (such as glutathione and superoxide dismutase), thereby protecting the liver from free radicals.

Milk thistle extract also stimulates protein synthesis. In this way, the liver cells can be renewed and new liver tissue is formed. It is important to choose milk thistle extract with at least eighty percent silymarin. Of this, 175 g are taken per day.

Vitamin E.

This natural substance is very important and effective in the treatment of fatty liver. According to a clinical study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, patients with fatty liver treated with vitamin E showed an improvement in symptoms.

These symptoms included inflammation, an enlarged liver, and fatty deposits.

The majority of the patients were able to cure the health complaints.

D-limonene

D-limonene is a substance in essential oils that is extracted from the peel of citrus fruits. This can prevent fat deposits and also increases resistance to insulin.

Change of lifestyle

Exercise increases resistance to insulin. Therefore, we should do aerobic exercise for at least half an hour (five days a week).

If you are very overweight, you should consider obesity surgery. For example, you will have diabetes, hyperglycemia and high blood pressure under control.

Remember, weight loss should be controlled.

How do we prevent this disease?

• Avoid alcohol consumption
• Avoid consuming pain relievers and anti-inflammatory drugs
• gradual weight loss
• Vaccination against hepatitis A and B.
• Increase antioxidant consumption

If you have one or more symptoms, we recommend that you see your doctor. This is the best way to get a quick diagnosis.

Please do not wait until your liver is further destroyed and the treatment is not effective. Any change in the body or in the behavior of the organism is a sign that something is not working properly.

This will then allow the problem to be quickly identified and the appropriate treatment prescribed.

If you do not have any symptoms yet, but you want to prevent fatty liver disease, you should primarily limit your sugar consumption and increase the proportion of fruits and vegetables.

Additives can also be taken, either with milk thistle extract or made from vitamins E and D. You will therefore feel more energy and, above all, you will protect your body from fatty liver disease.