When I was first diagnosed with Fatty Liver, I made a logical but incorrect assumption: I thought it was a disease of eating too much fat. My doctor if stated in my diagnosis appointment to “Eat a low-fat Mediterranean diet.” Which I now know is an oxymoronic statement as the Mediterranean diet is rich in … Read more
If you have been following my journey, you know I have been a strong advocate for a high-protein diet. Protein builds the muscle we need to act as a glucose sink, it also helps you feel full while adding fewer calories. For a long time, my goal was 1 gram of protein per pound of … Read more
When you get diagnosed with Fatty Liver, the internet screams one word at you: Keto. It sounds like the perfect fix. If carbohydrates (and fructose specifically) are the fuel that created the fat, then cutting them to zero should drain the tank. I tried it. Logically, it made sense. But practically and metabolically, I found … Read more
If you have Fatty Liver, you have heard the “Golden Rule” from your doctor: “You need to lose 10% of your body weight.” It is the standard of care. Data shows that losing 10% of your total weight almost always clears fat from the liver and reduces inflammation. For someone who is 300 lbs, that … Read more
This is the hardest post for me to write. Of all the things I gave up, juice, the granola bars, the desserts, this one stung the most. Before my diagnosis, I was an avid homebrewer and Beer Judge. I didn’t just drink beer; I made it. I spent weekends boiling wort, measuring specific gravity, and … Read more
I was doing everything right. My diet was high protein. My added sugar intake was near zero. I was lifting weights. But my numbers were moving slower than I wanted. When I looked at my tracking spreadsheet, something was missing. It was something that can’t be validated by a test, but my body knew what … Read more
When you get your bloodwork back, the doctor usually scans it for one thing: Flags. If your numbers aren’t bolded with a scary “H” (High) or “L” (Low), they tell you “Everything looks normal.” But “Normal” is a dangerous word. You have to understand how these lab ranges are determined. They are often based on … Read more
We spend a lot of time talking about how to stop fat from getting into the liver (by cutting fructose, lowering insulin). But what about the fat that is already there? How do we get it out? It turns out, your liver has a specific shipping department designed to package fat into VLDL particles and … Read more
After 9 posts of telling you what to remove from your diet (Fructose, Seed Oils, Alcohol, Sugar), it is time to talk about something you can add. And for once, the news is good. Coffee and Green Tea are not just “allowed” on a liver-healing protocol; they are arguably the most potent pharmacological tools we … Read more
“My Mayo Clinic hepatologist told me not to worry about it.” I read that comment on Reddit recently and my jaw hit the floor. This wasn’t a general practitioner at a strip mall clinic. This was a specialist at one of the best hospitals in the world telling a patient to ignore a progressive metabolic … Read more