Thursday, November 26, 2009

Top Tips and Home Remedies to Maintain Liver Health!!

Liver is the most vital organ of the body which performs a variety of functions. A healthy liver is a sign of healthy body. You can keep your liver in a healthy state by following certain simple tips:

• Avoid taking tea and other beverages

• Practice yoga and breathing exercises everyday to keep liver and other body organs healthy from inside and outside. Anulom, vilom, bhadrika, kapalbharti are beneficial in keeping your whole system healthy.

• Drink plenty of fresh and clean water which will keep your body system clean

• Avoid consumption of alcohol as it hampers liver health

• Consume cow’s and goat’s milk instead of buffalo’s milk

• Avoid taking excess of salt and sugar in the diet

• Try taking protein rich foods like pulses, eggs and fish in your diet

• Avoid fatty and oily foods

• Try taking green vegetables, fruits like cucumber, carrots, spinach, and papaya etc

Furthermore there are certain herbal home remedies which can cure liver problems like-

• Take juice of 2 raw oranges once a day for a week.

• Take papaya seeds extract and add a teaspoonful of lime juice in it. Take it once a day

• Make a mixture of spinach and carrot juice in the ratio 1:1. It will be beneficial in treating liver cirrhosis

• Make a mixture of honey and bhringaraj by adding 2 teaspoons of juice of bhringaraj and 2 teaspoons of honey. This should be taken twice a day (half in the morning, half in the evening)

Monday, November 23, 2009

Diagnosing Liver Problems

Liver is one of our body's major and most essential organs. As with all organs of the body, the liver is subject to a range of disorders and diseases. Liver problems nowadays range from the mild liver congestion to serious liver diseases like Autoimmune Hepatitis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Jaundice, Liver Cirrhosis, Liver Failure and NAFLD!
Liver problems can range from mild liver congestion to a serious liver disease. Depending on the problem, many people are unaware they have a liver problem and may only have vague symptoms.

Symptoms of Liver Problems:

• Feeling tired when you wake up
• Energy levels fluctuate throughout the day
• Discolored skin and eyes that appear yellowish
• Difficulty losing weight
• Repeated headaches
• Abdominal pain and swelling
• Loss of appetite
• Bad breath, digestive problems, bloating, gas
• Allergies
• A yellowish tinge to the skin, eyes and palms of the hands
• Dark urine color and Pale stool color
• Reactions to drugs, in particular headache tablets, antibiotics and anti-histamines
• Intolerance to alcohol
• Skin problems such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, general rashes, itchy skin
• Sleep Problems


How to protect your liver?
Once the symptoms are discovered, it is very likely that your liver has been under strain for a period of time. Get yourself a thorough medical examination.

Liver 'function' tests - indication whether the liver is damaged rather than how it is functioning…
Tests are available through standard pathology labs that measure liver enzymes, total protein, albumin and bilirubin.to detect liver diseases, such as hepatitis and cirrhosis as well as liver cells being damaged from viruses, bacteria, alcohol, drugs and so on.

Keeping your liver in healthy condition is very necessary and that can be done by eating a varied nutritional and vegetarian diet. Dietary supplements to ensure optimal Liver heath without side effects should also be an essential part of your diet.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Alcohol Metabolism Facts!!

• Metabolism of alcohol takes place in the liver

• An enzyme known as Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) converts alcohol to acetaldehyde through a chemical process called oxidation.

• Studies shows that the chemical “acetaldehyde” which is produced after oxidation is even more toxic than alcohol itself

• An enzyme Aldehyde dehydrogenase acts on acetaldehyde and converts it into acetate which can be used as fuel by cell.

• This acetate travels through the bloodstream to other parts of the body where it may enter other metabolic cycles producing energy or vital molecules.

• A second pathways known as microsomal ethanol-oxidizing system (MEOS) is followed in the people who indulged in chronic alcohol consumption

• In MEOS pathway an enzyme cytochrome P450 works. This enzyme converts alcohol to acetaldehyde. MEOS removes toxic compounds from the body

• Cytochrome P450 eliminates high levels of blood alcohol in heavy drinkers. It generates reactive oxygen radicals which damages cellular components.

• Consumption of large amount of alcohol increase iron levels in the body which may damage liver.

• Sometimes acetaldehydes may combine with liver proteins and produces harmful compounds that may interrupt with the functions of cellular components and enzymes

• Potentially dangerous compounds such as fatty acid ethyl esters and phosphatidylethanol may be produced by the combination of alcohol and other molecules in the cell.

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