I think that we all know that fatty liver is becoming a common problem among people. This is all because of the unhealthy lifestyle habits, and all liver problems should be treated as soon as possible, because liver’s weakening can be life-threatening as well. The liver is the main body cleanser. The liver’s role is to eliminate the harmful and dangerous toxins from the human body. Nowadays, the liver is functioning more than ever, because of the foods that contain high amounts of fat, alcohol, smoking and other harmful habits, which can affect and weaken its function. A liver problem is most commonly diagnosed and discovered in scheduled medical examinations by a medical specialist. This is because the symptoms are often unspecified and they act incoherently. Because of the poor liver function, our body is starting to experience some skin problems, such as the appearance of dark spots, rash and itching. It can cause digestion problems as well, increase the blood pressure, it can cause bloating and accumulation of excess water in the liver area. And, at last, it can cause hepatitis, the eyeballs become yellow, as well as the skin.

Fatty Liver

Can i ask you a simple question – do you know what’s fatty liver? We can answer that for you – when your liver is composed of 5 to 10 percent fat by weight, you have fatty liver disease. The function of the liver is to produce bile so the body can digest fats, break down hormones, cleanse the blood, and store vitamins and minerals. But, when you have fatty liver disease, the liver is unable to adequately break down the fats it has extracted from the blood. The fats accumulate and the liver becomes enlarged. You should also know that fatty liver is the most common liver disorder in the world. Causes and increased risk factors for fatty liver disease include:

Age
Alcohol consumption
Diabetes
Genetics
High cholesterol
High triglycerides
Obesity
Poor diet and/or malnutrition
Sedentary lifestyle
Some medications
Thyroid disorders

Most Common Causes

We can easily say that sugary drinks, including not only soda but also fruit juice, lemonade, fruit punch, and the like, are a major source of fructose in the US diet. A recent study from Tufts University has found that this could be putting your health at risk, as those who consumed at least one sugary drink daily had a higher risk of liver damage and fatty liver disease. The experts say that sugary drinks are likely one major factor in why even children are developing fatty liver disease at alarming rates. The longer you have fatty liver disease, the more likely it is to progress into more serious disease like liver fibrosis (accumulation of abnormal fibrous tissue), cirrhosis (accumulation of scar tissue), and NASH.

Most Common Symptoms of Fatty Liver Disease

Fatigue
Weight loss
Pain in upper abdomen
Jaundice – which is shown by a yellow discoloration in our skin or mucus membrane
Swelling of our body (referred to as ascites and edema) because of the lack of protein being produced by the liver
Increased bruising
Mental confusion

Note: you should see your doctor to be sure that the symptoms you are experiencing are linked to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. These symptoms are often associated with a number of different diseases.

Natural Remedies

Milk thistle and burdock for cleansing the liver

First, you should know that there are more than 10,000 recently published papers, which show that milk thistle, both silymarin and silybin, reduces the inflammation and oxidative stress of fatty liver disease! Many experts think that milk thistle is the best liver cleanser, because it contains silymarin, which stimulates the regeneration of damaged cells of that organ, while protecting the healthy ones.

Drink Green Tea Every Day

You can also use green tea to treat this fatty liver disease. How this works – well, the green tea acts as an antioxidant and it also reduces inflammation, preventing the accumulation of fat in the central organ in the organism. .

Don’t Forget Dandelion Root

The medical experts also say that dandelion root stimulates the liver detoxification process, and it also regenerates the damaged cells! This super healthy ingredient is extremely useful and beneficial for treating this health problem. .

Whey

You should also know that this homemade whey treatment is also very effective at treating fatty liver disease. .

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Questions Answered in This Video:

- What are lipids? How are lipids defined?
- Are lipids fats?
- How can lipids be classified? What are the different types or classes of lipids?
- What are the different functions of lipids?
- How do lipids relate or different from the other classes of macromolecules?
- What are the monomers and polymers of lipids?

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Video Content Summary:

In this video, I begin the introduction to lipids, what they are, what kinds there are, and what their functions are.

A common misconception is that lipids are fats. Though fats are lipids, not all lipids are fats. Lipids are defined, essentially, as molecules that are mostly nonpolar or hydrophobic, and, thus, insoluble in water, at least for the most part. Many lipids, however, are amphipathic or amphiphilic because they have some hydrophobic (nonpolar) and some hydrophilic (polar) portions.

The functions of lipids vary widely. Some lipids can store energy and/or be used as fuel. Some make up membranes and are known as membrane lipids. Some can act as hormones, and hormones are signaling molecules. Others are key nutrients, as some vitamins are lipids, though that’s not discussed much in this video or the rest of the videos in this series.

Lipids are set apart from the other classes of macromolecules – carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids – because they do not have monomers or polymers in the way that the other three do. Carbohydrate monomers are monosaccharides, and their polymers are polysaccharides. For proteins, the monomers are amino acids, and the polymers are polypeptides, which can fold and become functional proteins. Nucleic acids have nucleotide monomers, and polynucleotide polymers, which are simply called nucleic acids. With lipids, this set-up isn’t the case. There aren’t any monomeric or polymeric units. This is something that is seen when discussing the specific structures of other lipids in the other videos of this lipid series.

The lipids mentioned in this video are 1) free fatty acids 2) triacylglycerols or triglycerides 3) phospholipids 4) sphingolipid 5) glycolipids 6) steroids. Free fatty acids are the simplest lipid, and they are used for fuel, as they can be broken down for energy via beta oxidation, or they can be created via fatty acid synthesis. Triacylglycerols or triglycerides are two names for the same thing, and they are used for fuel storage — they are a key storage form of energy in cells. Phospholipids, sphingolipids, and glycolipids are all membrane lipids because they all show up are membrane components. Phospholipids have phosphate groups, sphingolipids, have a sphingosine backbone, and glycolipids have sugar moieties attached to them. Steroids, finally, are important in membranes and as hormones or signaling molecules.