Two Supplements for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

I followed Ted's advice and took Choline, or you can take Lecithin, and my fatty liver marker disappeared after a 6month blood test. My cholesterol went down by 1 in 6 months and the Dr was so surprised he asked me what medication I was taking, he had never seen that in his 24yrs of practice, when I told him he didn't seem impressed, not a fan of natural medicine, thought it was down to food and exercise and just encouraged me to keep doing 'whatever' it was that I was doing lol... I didn't change my diet or do any exercise, so it is worth a shot.

Hi Sarah,

I take melatonin before bedtime. The only time I take melatonin during the day is for Covid-19.

I take 24 mg of Astaxanthin in one dose as the liposomal soft gel I take is 24 mg as I linked to in the article.

I am a believer in using the least amount of supplements to effect the desired changes. As such, I would start with Astaxanthin and Melatonin initially and only add other supplements if needed. Sometimes less is better and the less supplements I have to take to achieve the desired effects, the better.

Art

Addition to Art Solbrig's post about fatty liver disease:

On p. 320 of The Perfect Health Diet by Paul and SouChing Jaminet, hardcover ed. Dec 2012, it says, “Choline supplementation rapidly cured fatty liver disease. In a mere twelve days, supplemental choline can reduce liver fat from 15 percent to 4 percent.”

There are footnotes but you have to access them online. Notes may be found at www.perfecthealthdiet.com/notes/#Ch35. The note referenced is note 20.

• Chapter 35 is about choline and folic acid. Most people should get choline from three egg yolks a day and liver once a week.

I believe I had read about choline as well in one of Robert Atkins's books.

Hi Art!

Such a timely article regarding fatty liver. I am struggling with this and want to focus in on solutions. Do you take melatonin during the day or only at night? What is the best E to take? I've taken this in the past but not sure it's the best form: Jarrow Formulas, Toco-Sorb, Mixed Tocotrienols and Vitamin E.

Also, do you take the 24mg astaxanthin all at once or split throughout the day? Do you think milk thistle and/or dandelion are good add ons?

linwik,

Yes, Astaxanthin is reported to have potential blood thinning properties.

https://www.naturalmedicinejournal.com/journal/astaxanthin-review-literature

Here is a relevant quote :

' Astaxanthin may affect bleeding. Caution is advised in patients with bleeding disorders or those taking drugs that may affect bleeding. Dosing adjustments may be necessary. '

Art

Do you know Folic Acid can not be absorbed by up to 40% of the world's population? I found out a decade ago when I did my DNA testing, I have one of the MTHFR gene mutations we need to avoid folic acid by all means our body can NOT recognize it or USE IT and it takes up room in our body so the foods natural folate which is NON synthetic bio available form can't get in.. terrible for pregnant mthfr women who have been fooled into taking synthetic folic acid. THIS Can lead to ND issues in their newborn babies. DONT push folic acid ONLY FOLATE, btw, folic acid it NOT IN egg yolks, folate is. Please research this and don't spread folic acid use any more. ONLY FOOD GRADE folate.. in food or supplements. THANKS

Hi Art and thank you for this and all of your helpful articles over the years. So much appreciated.

Do you know if astaxanthin is a blood thinner? I ask because I had a spontaneous hyphema after starting to take this. I've stopped taking it but would like to again. many thanks.