Review: The way to keep the liver - and the body - healthy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2014
Patrick Smith brings to the table a disease topic few people actually know about - Fatty Liver Disease. He is candid and talks about his own history in a very informative introduction:  `Years  ago, my  family  was  obese  and  did  not  take  good  nutrition  and  health  all  that seriously.  That was until my uncle came down with fatty liver disease, and a  second  member  of  my  family  developed  the  same  condition  soon  after.  I  was  barely out of my teenage years at the time, but it was a wakeup call that got me to  take the lead in changing the ways we were living.  I went on to do extensive research to find guidelines on good nutrition, diet plans  and exercise plans that take the pressure off the liver and allow it to repair itself.  After all of this, we transformed our eating habits, stopped drinking, became slim  and are now healthier and happier than ever before.' He discusses the disease simply and in a manner everyone can understand.Some fat in the liver is normal. But if fat makes up more than 5%-10% of the weight of your liver, you may have alcoholic or nonalcoholic liver disease. In some cases, these diseases can lead to serious complications. Smith carefully explores the symptoms of Fatty Liver Disease, explains the techniques to reverse the disease (nutrition, exercise, supplements), offers instructions on the foods that are both healthy (unsaturated fats, mushrooms, fruits and vegetables, whole grain foods) and non-healthy for the liver, and then shares a healthy nutrition plan - what to eat and how and when. He also takes the time to point out the danger of alcohol ingestion on the liver and offers his ideas for enabling those who consume alcohol to stop drinking.In all this is a quick but fairly inclusive book on both the disease and the treatment of fatty liver. There are many people who will benefit form this succinct and well-informed guide. Grady Harp, January 14