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7 Warning Signs of Cirrhosis: Natural Liver Repair Therapy by Dr. Berg
Discover the 7 main symptoms of cirrhosis, an advanced liver problem where normal cells are replaced by scar tissue. Learn about natural liver repair therapy and how certain factors like alcohol, smoking, medication, junk food, and viruses can lead to liver inflammation.
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I'd like to discuss the seven warning signs of cirrhosis. Now there are a lot of additional
symptoms but there are seven main symptoms that you need to be aware of. So cirrhosis is an advanced
liver problem. It's end stage liver disease and really what we have is normal cells being replaced
with scar tissue. So the scar tissue comes in to try to heal the area but the problem is we also
lost function at the same time. Now what's fascinating about the liver is that it has
incredible reparative cells. Normally these cells lie dormant until some injury comes along,
whether it's alcohol, nicotine from smoking, drugs, medication, junk food, seed oils like in corn oil,
soy oil, which create inflammation, or refined sugars, carbohydrates, and especially fructose.
but you also have viruses too.
So some people get themselves.
into a situation where they have either inflammation that's going on in the liver
that becomes chronic or they develop a fatty liver which then creates inflammation and it's
really the inflammation that triggers these very interesting repair cells and when these cells are
chronically irritated they develop a very specialized type of cell called a myofibroblast.
Now, what is that? That's a combination between a contractile tissue and collagen,
which is pretty interesting that your cell is repairing with this muscle-like contractile
tissue. But the problem is you lose function. Your risk for cancer in the liver goes way up
when you get cirrhosis. And because the liver makes about a liter of bile every single day,
you're going to get insufficient bile, which is going to affect your digestion,
especially fats, omega-3, fats have all vitamins, and the elimination.
of cholesterol and toxins because you need bile as a way to help transport this toxic material out
of the body. Also vitamin A is affected. Your liver retains and stores a lot of vitamin A,
so without a good functioning liver you're going to be low in vitamin A and there goes the vision,
there goes the skin, there goes your immune system. Also iron is a problem because your liver
stores iron. So either you could become severely anemic or excess iron that is stuck in your body,
which is actually quite common, can create more cirrhosis. But the liver being damaged lowers
your ability to retain iron. So it can go both ways. The liver stores glycogen, which is stored
glucose to help you go through the night without eating, to help you go from one meal to the next.
Also, certain parts of the body need glycogen, they can't run on ketones 100%.
So there's the lens of the eye as part of the kid.
kidney part of your brain need glucose.
So if you're not able to hold the glucose in the liver, then these tissues do suffer.
And just as a side note, because your body does need some sugar, it doesn't mean you
should consume sugar.
Your body can make it from non-carbohydrate sources.
The liver is also involved in digestion, carbs, protein, and fats.
So that's going to be impaired.
Also it's not going to eliminate the toxins fully.
so you're going to get a backup of toxic material in the body and it usually shows up in your skin
in other places and the endocrine system. The liver makes a lot of cholesterol but it also
gets rid of cholesterol with the help of bile but if there's liver damage you can't get rid of the
cholesterol so it kind of backs up into the tissues. Also your liver reads pathogens so if
you can't do that you can end up with systemic infections. The liver makes blood proteins so if
there's insufficient protein in the blood, what happens is we get
You start getting fluid that's backing up into the tissues as a DEMA in your lower legs,
you start getting fluid retention around your abdomen, like between the tissues, that's
called the site ease.
So when you see someone who has this protruded belly, like a beer belly, it's a liver problem.
IGF insulin, like growth factor.
This hormone is made by your liver.
