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With so many viruses going around today it is more important than ever to make sure you are practicing the most effective methods to support healthy immunity. Here are the top best practices to keep your body running effectively.
You likely have been exposed to scores of chemicals in personal hygiene and beauty products. These toxins are being absorbed through your skin are causing damage to your breast health. Jerry Hickey, Ph. brings you what you need to know in Episode 29.
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I remember a time when healthcare practitioners shrugged their shoulders at fat in the liver. But a large amount of people do have fat in their liver and it does become quite dangerous. In this episode, we’ll discuss how it would be possible to have a fatty liver and not know about it, who’s at risk and more!
The Function of the Liver
The liver has hundreds of functions, including storing vitamin D and sugar, creating hormones and bile acids, and also filtering your blood. Of course, the liver is very important for detoxifying, or removing toxins from the body. To support a healthy liver, you should eating cabbage and beans and drink plenty of tea and water to help the liver process chemicals and toxins.
But the liver is faced with many challenges throughout the day, and is prone to damage. Because of that, it must great regenerative ability.
Fatty Liver Disease
Fatty liver is more common than you realize. According to the Mayo Clinic, up to 100 million people in the U.S. have fatty liver.
At least 1 out of 4 adults in the United States have a fatty liver. That’s more than diabetes and arthritis rates combined. The scary part? Many people who have it, don’t even know that they do.
-Jerry Hickey, Ph.
Fatty liver disease is simply a build up of fat in your liver. The fat cells (usually in the form of triglycerides) invade your liver and kill healthy cells, which is then replaced by scar tissue. One type of fatty liver disease is what you get from drinking too much alcohol. The other is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and this is what is impacting so many Americans today. The extra fat is triggering changes that stop your liver from working well (impacting the removal of toxins), which can make you sick.
This disease can develop into NASH – Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. This is when your liver gets swollen and leads to pain, severe fatigue and cirrhosis, which can all increase your risk of liver failure and even liver cancer.
Who’s At Risk?
Individuals who eat many processed foods, who commonly drink sugary beverages (fructose), people with high blood triglycerides, high cholesterol, obesesity, pre-diabetes and diabetics – without ever touching alcohol. Here’s the problem – you may not know you have it, because the symptoms are difficult to pinpoint to the disease itself. You may feel pain in your belly or might have severe fatigue or appetite loss.
A typical lab test won’t catch it. You need an ultra sound or a CT scan for the liver, called a Contrast-enhanced ultrasound, an enhanced ultrasound that measures the stiffness of your liver.
The best recommendation to decrease your risk is of developing this fatty liver disease is to lost weight, exercise, and of course – do not drink alcohol. Green tea, eating vegetables, beans and legumes in general are good dietary practices to add to your diet.
Tocotrienols for support of a healthy liver
The Mayo Clinic reports that Vitamin E may help fatty liver. Tocotrienols are a version of Vitamin E, has proven to help reverse fatty liver. These are a type of Vitamin E that were discovered in 1964. Unlike regular Vitamin E, you don’t need that much tocotrienols to achieve good health benefit. Tocotrienol has been shown to be a very powerful anti-inflammatory antioxidant.
Patients with FLD have a much higher risk of having a cardiovascular event. Dr. Daniel Pastory, MD, MPH, a very well-known researcher, published this finding in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Nine hundred consecutive patients (with a mean age of 56 years old) were followed for 41 months, yet researchers were confident that they were going to have cardiac events within this time period. The incidents of stroke and heart attack is twice as common in patients with fatty liver disease.
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On today’s episode, Amanda Williams, MPH. discusses Rhodiola, a powerful adaptogenic herb, and the science behind how it can help optimize your health.
In the winter your skin turns dry, flaky, dull and itchy. Change up your winter skin routine when colder weather strikes and these steps will earn you a rich winter glow!
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Today we are going to discuss the commonly used statin drug and it’s impact on essential nutrients in the body. If you are taking a statin drug to help lower your cholesterol, it is important to know that you are also depleting specific nutrients in your body that can increase the side effects you are feeling.
What are Statins and How Do They Work?
Statins are drugs used to lower cholesterol. Your body needs some cholesterol to work properly. But if you have too much in your blood, it can stick to the walls of your arteries and narrow or even block them. Numerous clinical trials have consistently shown that statins (if taken by a person with high LDL-cholesterol), reduces their risk of stroke, heart attack, angina, and heart related mortality. Statins are thought to be safe but they do interact with some of the newer blood thinners and can increase the risk of bleeding.
I think there are more issues connected to statins than is normally disclosed. Interestingly, when the statin industry sponsors a study, there is a very low incidence of side effects, perhaps in 1 or 2% of the study subjects. But when an independent academic research institution performs the same study, the incidence of side effects (especially muscle related side effects) climbs up to more than 10% of the study subjects. Considering how many millions of people are prescribed a statin – that’s a lot of people walking around fatigued or with muscle inflammation.
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The Impact of Statins on Nutrients in your Body
The dirty little secret with statins is that they almost always deplete key nutrients needed for the heart, vision, memory, and muscle function. Importantly, this is very easy to remedy once you know about it; simply add the nutritional supplement to your daily regimen and you’re done; now you can stay on your statin and get rid of most of its side effects.
Commonly, Statins reduce energy production and lead to fatigue and can cause muscle inflammation, muscle pain, a decline in strength and stamina but rarely cause serious muscle problems. Of course the higher the dosage of the statin the more likely you are to encounter these side effects.
One of the nutrients that statins naturally deplete is Coenzyme Q10, or Ubiquinol. Ubiquinol is needed for energy; no energy can be made in our body without it. Ubiquinol promotes cardiovascular and neuromuscular health. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an important energy-releasing nutrient produced naturally in the human body. Ubiquinol is CoQ10 in its active form, which allows calories from food to be absorbed and utilized as energy throughout the body.†
Another nutrient that is depleted by statins is Creatine. Creatine Monohydrate is a naturally-occurring amino acid that supplies energy to all cells. Traditionally, Creatine Monohydrate is used as part of a fitness and recovery program, but recent studies show that it is also helpful for stress management and healthy aging. This helps to nourish and hydrate muscles and helps to maintain muscle fibers, especially in those with muscle concerns while on a statin.
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Statins deplete eye health – it is not commonly known, but it is very important. Lutein and Zeaxanthin are yellow carotenoids found in vegetables that are referred to as macular pigments because the eye concentrates them in this region. The macula of the eye helps protect the vulnerable little organs needed for good vision near the retina and the macula is also responsible for fine vision. These carotenoids help support the health of macular tissue and vision health, according to a number of studies.
Again, statins depleting essential nutrients in your body are very easy to remedy once you know about it; simply add the nutritional supplement to your daily regimen and you’re done; now you can stay on your statin and get rid of most of its side effects. If you have any questions, leave us a comment below and I will be happy to guide you.
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