LiverSupport Health News
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Is Vitamin K Good for Your Liver?
If you are considering which vitamins might be beneficial to your liver’s health, make sure you know about the pros and cons of supplementing with Vitamin K.
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Alpha Lipoic Acid Helps Ease Liver-Related Fatigue
People with chronic liver disease who are struggling with fatigue could reclaim their energy levels by supplementing with Alpha Lipoic Acid.
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Lead Exposure Threatens the Liver
In addition to jeopardizing the health of children, lead poisoning can also worsen liver disease. Because this toxic metal has infiltrated the modern lifestyle, awareness of how it impacts the liver, where it is most prevalent and how to reduce its impact is crucial for those with liver concerns.
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New Evidence Suggests Chocolate for Cirrhosis
Complications from advanced liver disease can be serious. However, researchers have discovered that munching on dark chocolate could prevent a serious cirrhosis complication.
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Liver Disease Bulletin: Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Harms the Liver
A popular rheumatoid arthritis drug has been ordered by the FDA to carry a black boxed warning – specifically for people with liver disease.
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Surviving a Heat Wave With Advanced Liver Disease
Defined as excessive periods of heat, often combined with excessive humidity, heat waves are becoming increasingly common – and they are particularly hazardous to those with advanced forms of liver disease.
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How Dry Cleaning Impacts Liver Health
Learn about PERC, or perchloroethylene, the toxic solvent that dry cleaning establishments routinely use to clean clothing – and the negative role it plays in the health of your liver.
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Toxicity in Arts and Crafts
Artistic hobbies, such as painting and photography, are great ways to relax and express oneself creatively. However, these activities may use industrial, toxic materials – which could be hazardous to someone with liver disease. Learn about the most common known offenders, as well as important tips to help protect your liver from the toxins in art supplies, so you can still safely reap the benefits of these fun hobbies.
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10 Liver-Friendly Tips for Repelling Mosquitoes
These 10 suggestions for keeping mosquitoes away, naturally, can have those with liver disease enjoying the great outdoors – without putting their liver’s health in jeopardy.
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Detoxification Revealed
Learn about the importance of detoxification, our liver’s role in removing toxins, as well as four valuable tips for detoxification – such as eating nutritiously and relieving stress.
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Will Recent Oil Spill Impact Those With Liver Disease?
We are heading into the summer season and British Petroleum’s oil geyser in the Gulf of Mexico is still gushing. Thus, vacationers in the vicinity with liver disease should be aware of potential oil-related risks to their health.
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A Sport Crafted for Liver Health
Find out the four characteristics of outrigger canoeing that make it a sport with a unique attribute – promoting a healthy liver.
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Is Vitamin E Wise for Liver Health?
New research on Vitamin E suggests that it could play a role in treating a fatty liver. However, one of Vitamin E’s characteristics does not necessarily make supplementing with it a good choice.
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Seniors Are Good Candidates for Liver Transplants
Although the risks associated with most operations are much higher for people over the age of 65, studies prove that liver transplant surgery is an exception. As transplant centers learn of this realization, age will no longer limit a person’s transplant eligibility.
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Keeping Food Sweet With Liver Disease
By looking at the facts about artificial sweeteners, high fructose corn syrup and table sugar, those with liver disease can make informed choices about how to best eat their sweets.
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Update on Toxins Harming the Liver
While large quantities of environmental toxins used to be implicated in liver damage, new research claims that even small amounts of chemicals are sufficient to cause liver problems.
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What Is Gluten and Will It Harm My Liver?
Further confirming nutrition’s role in liver health, many are experiencing a connection between gluten intolerance and liver disease.
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Yes! Those with Liver Disease Can (and Should) Be Sexually Active
While low libido and sexual dysfunction are common in those with chronic liver disease, find out how they can be overcome with the right supplement.
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Cirrhosis Warning: Caution Behind the Wheel
Cirrhosis can envelop the liver if chronic hepatitis advances to end-stage liver disease. Experts estimate that at least half of those with cirrhosis have some degree of hepatic encephalopathy, and research demonstrates that this combination could increase the risk of driving mishaps.