Question

I found your website by google search today, and I am very much interested in all the information you provided here.

I am sure you are knowledgable and capable of recommending some remedies for curing Hepatistis B, as I do not want to take medicines that have side effects to my body, if my doctor is going to prescribe me some after some medical check-ups.

I am a Hepatitis B carrier for many years, and I have been symptom free since I was a teenager, but things are getting worse in the past year after I gave birth to my son. My GP told me my liver has enlarged, and I am going to an ultrasound scan this Saturday and a blood test next Monday to find out how severe the condition is.

I would highly appreciate your help if you could give me some advice on natural ways to enhance my liver function or to relieve my Hepatitis B sufferings.

Thank you very much for your wonderful work done for us readers who are looking for health-friendly ways to combat illness.

All the best,

Yours Sincerely,

Haihong

Answer

Hello Haihong. Thank you for your question.

All hepatitis viruses, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, hepatitis c and the hepatitis d virus (which requires prior infection with hepatitis b), cause swelling, irritation and inflammation in your liver. Symptoms of hepatitis can include appetite loss, fatigue, low grade fever, aching muscles and joints, nausea and vomiting and jaundice symptoms including yellow skin and dark urine.

I am not surprised that your symptoms have increased during and after pregnancy and giving birth. These processes place a larger burden on your body and in particular on your liver. Pregnancy creates a larger blood volume, which in turn, creates more blood for your liver to filter.

Sometimes we think of health challenges in complicated terms, and this makes it more difficult to take simple steps to improve our condition. Let’s keep this simple and get right to the point … what harms and what heals…

Things that stress and harm your liver:

  • Stress
  • Alcohol of all types
  • Processed foods
  • Large amounts of grains, especially wheat, in the form of yeast breads
  • Sugar, pastries, sodas, cakes, candies
  • Toxins
  • Chemicals
  • Pesticides, Insecticides, Herbicides, Fungicides
  • Hydrogenated or Partially Hydrogenated, Modified and Cooked or Fried Fats and Oils
  • Meat and saturated fats
  • Pasteurized Dairy Products of all kinds
  • Cooked foods
  • Eating or drinking anything other than water before going to bed
  • Eat quickly and not chewing

Things that support and rebuild your liver:

  • Lots of fresh water
  • One or two glasses of water with fresh squeezed organic lemon juice daily
  • Chew your food well and eat slowly
  • High portion of raw food for increased nutrients and live enzymes
  • Moderate amount of highly unsaturated fats in raw nuts and seeds and avocados, and cold pressed raw oils of olive, flax, hemp and sunflower.
  • Lots of rest and sleep
  • Radishes, including the powerful liver supporting black radishes
  • Small amounts of organic whole grains like brown rice, wild rice, quinoa
  • Lots of organic, raw fruits and vegetables
  • Milk Thistle to help rebuild liver cells, slowly at first, can cause leg cramping
  • Lots of fresh raw or dehydrated garlic which has been used to kill the hepatitis viruses for many years (a search on Google Scholar brings up thousands of articles related to the anti-hepatitis activity of garlic and using garlic compounds to kill live hepatitis cells ~ garlic is antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal and parasitic)
  • Organic culinary herbs: thyme, oregano, rosemary, basil, coriander, parsley, fennel, dill
  • Lots of fresh, raw organic greens in smoothies and salads
  • Blood cleansing teas like Burdock root or Dandelion root in small diluted amounts

Your practitioner can measure liver enzymes, and nutrient values and chart your progress. A poor diet with large amounts of dairy, meat, sweets and fat (and synthetic hormones like birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy) can contribute to an enlarged liver. Rule out fatty deposits, which can solidify and clog your liver, gall bladder and bilary ducts which lead to your small intestine. These deposits can easily be removed with appropriate nutrition and liver cleanses. Consult with your practitioner to determine if gentle liver cleanses would help remove buildup, if this is contributing to enlarged liver. Your practitioner can order an ultrasound to see if the enlargement is partially or wholly caused by fatty deposits.