Liver Care Tips

The liver has a significant role to play in metabolism and digestion. The failure of a liver can lead to significant health issues. There are some causes for liver failure, which cannot be treated with medications. In these people, a transplant, which is replacing the diseased or injured liver with another liver, is the only definitive treatment option.

Some conditions which can require a liver transplant are:

Severe cirrhosis with a life expectancy of less than a year
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Who is at risk?
All patients having cirrhosis.
It happens in non cirrhotics too.

What causes of cirrhosis commonly lead to hcc?
Hepatitis b related cirrhosis (most likely), hepatitis c, alcoholic cirrhosis, nash.

Is liver cancer curable?
Yes if diagnosed at an early stage.

Is there any treatment option for advanced hcc?
Yes there are options which can prolong the survival.

How to screen?
All cirrhotics need to get and ultrasound once a ...more

Cupping therapy in liver disorders
When cupping therapy removes the spoiled and senile corpuscles and the impurities from the blood, and it increases blood flow in all tissues and organs, consequently in the liver tissue. So, the liver cells will be activated and then the whole liver will be activated to perform its other functions in a complete performing. It will transform the cholesterol and the excessive triglycerides by its metabolic function, and stores the excessive sugar in blood wit...more

Cirrhosis is a chronic liver condition caused by various liver diseases. In this condition, there is a gradual decrease in the ability of a liver to function properly. The healthy tissues of the liver are replaced by the scar tissues that partly block the blood flow through the liver. When the liver stops functioning properly and reaches its final stage of failure, most of its healthy cells start to shrink and the liver undergoes into fibrosis. It is not easy to recover from this stage, but Ayur...more

Ayurveda is an ancient system of medicine, which originated in india. Liver cirrhosis is one of the many irreversible diseases which ayurveda can treat completely. There are a number of ayurvedic remedies which can stop the disease from progressing to its irreversible stage. Here are some of the most common ayurvedic medicines which have been proven to slow down the progression of liver cirrhosis:

1. Bhringraj: according to ayurvedic doctors, bhringraj is one of the best natural cures t...more

Liver cirrhosis and Homeopathy

The largest gland of the human body is liver. Cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease which features abnormality in structure and functioning of the liver.

Cirrhosis normally means damage to liver cells. These damaged cells are then replaced by scar tissues which restricts the organ to work normally as it ought to. The replacement of normal liver cells with scar tissues is a long and slow process.







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Fatty liver is a condition where excess fat is deposited on this organ. Also called as steatosis, this condition happens when more than 5- 10 percent of the weight of the liver is made up of fat.

Fatty liver is a common condition among people. A study from coastal regions of India found ~ 25% of healthy persons had patients had fatty liver on ultrasound.

It can occur at all ages including childhood, highest prevalence is in 40 50 year age group. Prevalence more in patient who a...more

More than 30 % of people are suffering from mild to severe Fatty liver symptoms it is very important for them to know about the risk factors to avoid liver cirrhosis/end-stage liver disease.

In general observation about 2 to 3 % of people with simple fatty liver progress to liver cirrhosis over the time and about 10 to 12 % people with NASH progress to cirrhosis over the time.

Following are the risk factors lead to liver cirrhosis in patients with fatty liver.


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A number of health problems today are caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. One such condition is a fatty liver or collection of fat in the liver. The buildup of fats in the liver is known as Fatty Liver. The liver processes everything that you eat or drink and filters harmful substances from the blood. If too much fat has accumulated in the liver, this process gets interfered with. These fat cells cause inflammation of the liver tissues which in time can lead to scarring and liver fibrosis. On its ...more

Cirrhosis is a severe problem of the liver, wherein the liver stops functioning properly due to long-term damage caused by its exposure to toxic substances like alcohol or viral infections. Every time the liver gets affected, it tries to repair itself through the body s natural healing process. Now, due to this continuous healing process, scar tissue gets formed. With the progress of cirrhosis, resulting in the formation of more and more scar tissue, the liver becomes unable to function properly...more