My Mum has liver problems. Can you recommend any food or herbs that will support her liver?

Question

She refuses pharmaceutical medications and wants to try natural therapies.
Thanks.

Answer 1

Herbs: Milk Thistle by itself, or blended with dandelion and artichoke.
Schisandra berries.
Rehmannia root.
Turmeric.

Food: Cabbage is one of the best vegetables for the liver. In juice form, it is more digestable. Doesn't taste very nice. Try blending raw cabbage leaves, 1 small cucumber and half a pear with a dash of mineral water and a splash of lemon juice in your mixer and getting your Mum to drink it as often as you can! The pear and lemon juice make it really yummy!
Dandelion roots, roasted like parsnips, can help.
Artichokes are good.

And try making her a ginger root infusion a few hours before bed ... very detoxifying. However, some people find it keeps them awake, so try it a few hours before her bedtime at first. All you have to do is get or buy a ginger root, slice some of it up and pop it into a mug. Then pour boiling water over it and leave it to steep for about 3 or 5 minutes.
She could also benefit from a sea-salt bath once a week and if able to cope, a brisk walk or some kind of exercise which will increase her intake of oxygen and make her sweat. Sweat cleanses the body of trapped toxins and would put less pressure on her liver.
I hope some or all my ideas can help!

Answer 2

There are a huge number of herbal remedies for the liver. One of the best is milk thistle, Carduus marianus, which i have used on people with cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis C. These patients have regular liver function tests through the local hospital and there is a measurable improvement, so this is clinically verifiable. The recommended dose is up to 40ml per week of the 1 in 5 tincture, or 8ml of the 1 in 1, which i prefer.

A more easily available remedy is dandelion root, Taraxacum officinale (radix). This is also a diuretic, though to a lesser extent than the leaves. Other options are Chelidonium majus, greater celandine, which in the UK (where i am) is a prescription-only herb so you would have to consult a herbalist for it. Bitters generally are good for the liver as well, such as yellow gentian, Gentiana lutea, which is endangered and so should be avoided, centaury, Erythraea centaurium, which is closely related to yellow gentian but not endangered, and wormwood, Artemisia absinthium, which should probably be avoided as it is psychoactive and would be neurotoxic in larger quantities. Chicory is another option. Bitters don't need to be consciously tasted to work, but if they spend a long time in the mouth they will have a greater effect. Their taste can be disguised with honey or in other ways. Dandelion root can be eaten like Jerusalem artichokes, to which it is related. Including that sort of thing in the diet would be good. It so happens that people who drink a lot of coffee have a lower incidence of liver cancer and it appears that coffee is generally good for the liver, but it is unhealthy in a lot of other ways. The other thing to do, and this depends on the type of liver disease someone has, is to eat a high protein diet, with a lot of fish and eggs, but if there is actual liver failure this will be harmful.

This is the sort of thing consulting a professional medical herbalist would be ideal for. Herbalism excels in treating liver complaints.

Answer 3

The best way to prevent liver failure is to limit your risk of developing cirrhosis or hepatitis. Here are some tips to help prevent these conditions:

Get a hepatitis vaccine or an immunoglobulin shot to prevent hepatitis A or B.
Eat a proper diet from all of the food groups.
Drink alcohol in moderation. Avoid alcohol when you are taking acetaminophen (Tylenol).
Practice proper hygiene. Since germs are commonly spread by hands, be sure to wash your hands thoroughly after you use the bathroom. Also, wash your hands before you touch any food.

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Have a good health!

Answer 4

This is a no cost natural therapy.Mum would feel better inherself from day 2. Mum do these exercises everyday and you will not believe the results.The extra oxygen helps the body to heal. Get the liver function tests(blood test) done regularly and monitor the result.Tell the doctor that you are doing these exercises.
Anulom Vilom –
Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril
then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril
then -keeping the left nostril closed deep breath-in through right nostril
then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.
This is one cycle of anulom vilom.
Repeat this cycle for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day(maximum 60 minutes in one day).
You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.

Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day.(Max 60 min/day) Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.
Also everyday press the centre point of the palm of your hand 40 times with the thumb and press the tips of all fingers 40 times each.

Answer 5

GOOD GIRL. The best thing you can do is a good diet and a good nutritional supplement. Hypocrites said let your food be your medicine.

· It is important to maintain a good diet so you don't compromise your health. ·
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AND DON'T GO ON A DIET. ...DECIDE TO MAKE A LIFE CHANGE TO A HEALTHY LIFE STYLE.

1) fruits and veggies, all you want, organic, raw, vine-ripe if possible. Steamed is OK, sautéed is OK even canned or frozen is OK, but lots of them.
2) limited or no meat.directly linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, cancer
3) nothing fried, bad oils, sautee with olive oils
4) no FAST FOOD- is junk, no nutrition, empty calories
5) NO PROCESSED FOOD. if you can't pronounce it don't eat it.
6) nothing white, salt, sugar, mayo, milk, (or at least in moderation.
7) NO DAIRY-dairy is great for baby cows, your body does not even digest it properly. check out www.notmilk.com
8) EXERCISE- and be sure to refresh your body with water and fresh fruit
9) Good supplement would be Omega 3, and Juice Plus+
http://www.juiceplus.com/nsa/pages/Home....
10) NO CARBONATED DRINKS, or at least limited. They actually dissolve the calcium in your bones.


AND DON'T GO NUTS, MODERATION. And nuts are great sources for Omega 3s

Answer 6

Follow the 80/20 rule, which means eating clean 80 percent of the time and indulging a little 20 percent of times.

Answer 7

i have a liver problem called gilbert syndrome, i take milk thistle daily and i do not eat anything that is fatty, i find that dairy products can make me worse but i do eat a few. onions and beetroot are good for the liver, dandilion tea is good for the liver too.

Answer 8

Also include 10 grams of fiber to satiate hunger longer and prevent bloating from constipation.

Answer 9

Your whole body is actually burning up some calories, in addition to exercising making you melt away these more quickly

Answer 10

45 minutes of fighting methods