About this episode
This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Athletic Greens . “Fatty liver” literally means your liver fills with fat, which paves the way for chronic disease and inflammation. Fatty liver is a dangerous yet misunderstood disease. It is also very common, affecting 90 million Americans alone. You need a healthy liver to combat toxic junk and chemicals in your environment. A healthy liver means your body stays healthy, you don’t get sick, and you maintain plenty of energy. A fatty liver, on the other hand, has numerous repercussions including inflammation, which triggers insulin resistance and prediabetes, meaning your body deposits fat in your liver and organs, including your belly (called visceral fat). Fatty liver can also lead to more serious problems including high triglycerides, low HDL (“good” cholesterol), and high amounts of small LDL (dangerous cholesterol particles that can cause heart attacks). Fatty liver also increases your heart attack risk. In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites , I am talking about how to identify if you have fatty liver, what’s causing it, and how to fix it. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health and Athletic Greens. Rupa Health is a place where Functional Medicine practitioners can access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, and Great Plains. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com . Right now when you purchase AG1 from Athletic Greens, you will receive 10 FREE travel packs with your first purchase by visiting athleticgreens.com/hyman . Here are more details from the episode (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): What is fatty liver disease? (4:16 / 00:40) Causes of fatty liver disease (5:23 / 2:25) How to know if you have fatty liver disease (5:51 / 2:54) The dangers of fatty liver disease (6:57 / 4:06) Fructose and fatty liver (8:57 / 5:55) Foods to avoid and to eat to fix a fatty liver (10:31 / 7:42) Supplements to support the liver (12:41 / 9:44) Detoxifying, liver-repairing superfoods (13:54 /10:26)