The Natural Remedies We Tried for Fatty Liver
- Tina Pascual
- May 22, 2019
- 4 min read
Updated: Jan 19, 2021
So what’s next after being diagnosed of having a fatty liver? After the two doctors who had confirmed that my husband has fatty liver, we did some research so we can support the liver to cure by itself. Yes, the liver actually have the capacity to repair itself. In fact, the physician didn’t recommend any medications yet, but a change of diet. Thus, to avoid alcohol, fats and sugar. Therefore, for having liver problems, proper food choices is a must as first step.
Thereupon, almost a year of liver illness confirmation and whirlwind business trips, we were finally able to commit ourselves to a diet that helps the liver stay healthy.
To start with, our liver is one of the largest organs in the body. However, only a portion of it is palpable, the other half is protected by the rib cage. It functions in deactivating toxins, bacteria, viruses, yeast, surplus cholesterol, dead cells and used up minerals. Also, it combines protein and fats.
Fatty liver has 2 types: alcoholic fatty liver and non-alcoholic fatty liver. My husband seldom drink alcohol but surprisingly, aside from too much fat intake, high sugar and refined flour can also cause fatty liver. Unfortunately, my husband and I likes to pig out on a bountiful amount of sweets right after a hearty meal.
Hence, we tried discipline and food and lifestyle remedies. Furthermore, I supported my husband in his new regiments. So I considered his fatty liver as ‘our fatty liver’. Besides, it is also beneficial for me.
Here are the following of our managements:
1. Said ‘No’ to Alcohol - We can stop if it means only the two of us dining. But with friends, my husband can’t usually say ‘no’ when offered. So we agreed abstaining on seeing pals for a year or so. Of course, we are only talking about friends whom after them knowing my husband’s health condition, still persist for us to have a glass of drink. After all, we all deserve to be respected for our own food and drink choices especially if it is health threatening for us.
2. Stayed Away From Street Foods and Fast Food Restaurant - We fancied trying street food when travelling, but to be safe, we stayed away from it since.
3. Exchanged White to Brown Rice - We love eating white rice. It has been our staple food and for sure, we had been eating it since we started weaning. Substituting brown with white is a bit difficult for us at first but our palate get used to it after sometime. White rice is highly processed than brown rice. Therefore, brown rice has more fiber to control blood sugar. Thus, saving our liver for too much work.
4. Lots of Greens - Our fridge never rans out of spinach, broccoli, and the likes. Also, we see to it that we order at least a serving of leafy vegetables each time we dine out.
5. Exchanged Cows to Soy - Every time we knew we needed some milk, we resort to soy instead of the one’s produced by cows or any milk producing animals. Though soy may taste much different from cow’s, it is both dainty.
6. Avoided Bad Fats - This is the most difficult for us since most of the palatable foods have high harmful fat contents. Specifically, we said goodbye to our lazy weekend night ice cream indulgence while watching television programs. Instead, we replaced our ice cream activity by sitting beside the swimming pool with a variety of plain crackers and good conversations.
7. Made Sure There is An Ample of Vitamin A & C - Oranges, lemons, cauliflowers, papayas, spinach, salmons, tunas and mackerels are our favourites.
8. Lots of Snooze - I am a night person, a night owl - an early sleeper - I mean an early dawn sleeper…this had been very hard for me but for my husband, early sleep is very crucial. In fact, he lectures me non-stop if he sees me still awake after 11p.m. According to his acquired knowledge, our body, particularly our liver, repairs itself during sleep.
9. High Tea - Since my husband had an issue with his sleep every time he drinks tea, we decided to have a cuppa every weekend morning instead. That means we replaced our boxed fruit juices. It became more manageable that way.
10. More Garlic - Garlic became one of our kitchen pantry mainstay. We decided to add a little bit more of it in our cooking.
11. Fish for Meats - We resort for more fish and reward ourselves from time-to-time with chicken, pork or beef.
12. Cut Down Salt - Gee! This one’s really hard ‘cause I love salty food. But I have no choice but to also eat unsalted or less salty dishes which I can’t really enjoy like I used to but, I’m applauding myself for being a bravo wife with this one.
13. Sprinkles of Turmeric - From time to time, we add sprinkles of turmeric on our food so we keep a bottle of it on hand.
14. Married Olive Oil for Cooking - Since olive oil helps liver activities than other oils available, we commit ourselves to remain faithful to it.
So there it is, our long list of formula. I’m sure there are plenty of natural solution to combat fatty liver. Some, we crossed-out of our list as to not suppress our selves and our happiness. We made sure, it is something we can give up, compromise and is suitable to our capacity of being religious about it. We wanted it realistic and non-frustrating but at the same time, effective in giving us our expected result.
REFERENCES:
Christopher Vasey, N.D., Optimal Detox (Toronto, Canada, 2011), 38-39.
Patrick Holford, The New Optimum Nutrition Bible (United States of America, 2004), 210
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Food Can Fix It ((United Stated of America, 2017), 91
Holford, The New, 440
Vasey, N.D., Optimal Detox, 132
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