Archive for the ‘Liver’ Category

This Herbal Remedy Could Save Your Liver, Part Three

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

This Herbal Remedy Could Save Your Liver, Part  ThreeIn the final part of the series on milk thistle, I hone in on its potential for helping with alcoholic hepatitis. Can a simple herb act in a way inside our body to thwart this extremely dangerous health condition?

The term hepatitis means inflammation of the liver leading to cell damage and eventual destruction. Hepatitis comes in two forms: acute and chronic. Acute is usually the result of viral infection … Read More

This Herbal Remedy Could Save Your Liver, Part Two

Monday, March 12th, 2012

This Herbal Remedy Could Save Your Liver, Part  TwoAs we all know, the liver bears the biggest brunt of one’s alcohol intake. It is responsible for cleansing the body; however, alcohol itself is toxic to the liver. What can the herbal remedy milk thistle do to protect the liver?

When there is excessive consumption of alcohol over a long period of time, the damage can cause three major diseases:

1. Fatty liver: This is the most common alcohol-induced … Read More

This Herbal Remedy Could Save Your Liver

Friday, March 9th, 2012

This Herbal Remedy Could Save Your LiverHere is a three-part series on the number one herbal remedy for your liver. Its name is milk thistle and it just might save one of the body’s most critical organs.

All around the world, milk thistle grows in dry and sunny conditions. When fully grown, it reaches a height of four to 10 feet with wide leaves and red-purple flowers. Also called “Silybum marianum,” the thistle has been … Read More

Eat These for Maximum Liver Protection

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Your liver has a tough job sometimes keeping up with all the chemicals and toxins we live with and ingest. One of the signs of toxic buildup in your liver is the accumulation of body fat. How are these two seemingly completely different symptoms linked? It’s because your body uses fats as a way to protect your other vital organs. You make body fat for the specific purpose of storing … Read More

Maple Syrup for Your Liver?

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

Here is some positive health news that might make Canadians proud in a way. A study found that maple syrup could actually keep a liver healthy. That’s right; what we drizzle on pancakes just might slip into the realm of healing foods. Let’s look closer.

The health breakthrough comes from the University of Tokyo. It’s an early study, conducted on rats. Researchers fed them a diet where some of the … Read More