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  1. George_Henderson

    My 7 year old little girl been diagnosed with diabetes 1 three weeks ago

    Hi Sara, I don't have type 1 (I'm just a researcher) and sadly don't think anyone can take it away yet, but the most supportive Type 1 diabetes community I have encountered if you want to take a different approach is Type 1 Grit. http://typeonegrit.blogspot.co.nz/2014/03/thanks.html They take...
  2. George_Henderson

    Fatty Liver

    Yes, I did say that probiotics help with the inflammatory aspect, with the risk of NAFLD turning to NASH or cirrhosis. Just restricting refined carbs and increasing animal fat is going to kill off bacterial overgrowth in most people. But I'm not claiming (as some do) that bacteria run the whole...
  3. George_Henderson

    Fatty Liver

    The most commonly used microorganisms are within the genera Bifidobaceria and Lactobacillus. VSL#3 is a multi-strain preparation available in the EU composed of Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium infants, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus...
  4. George_Henderson

    Fatty Liver

    Kirpich has studied this, it's part of his saturated fat and liver research. Regardless of biome theory itself, and effect on weight and so on, which is controversial, the effect on liver has been demonstrated in many experiments, including humans taking probiotics and lowering liver enzymes...
  5. George_Henderson

    Fatty Liver

    Hi @Annb, I know one person with cirrhosis used a very low carb diet to clear ascites, he improved his liver function and is sttill going strong. People with cirrhosis can live long lives if they stop damaging liver; it seems that high PUFA oils (any cooking or salad oil except extra virgin...
  6. George_Henderson

    Advice needed please

    By Jaundice, do you mean bilirubin levels, or the symptoms of jaundice (yellow skin and itching)? If the symptoms, all these tips should help. MCTs, fats from coconut oil, and butter and cream, have been specifically used to treat jaundice. If the bilirubin count, it should go down as liver...
  7. George_Henderson

    What is the HF in LCHF?

    I think a very simple explanation of the energy question is that fat and glucose are in competition to supply energy, like (occasional) trains and (fairly constant) cars compete to use level crossings, and insulin is like the crossing control and barrier arms that always stops fat (cars) and...
  8. George_Henderson

    I had fatty liver from geno 3 Hep C, high BG and insulin resistance. Reversed with supplements...

    I had fatty liver from geno 3 Hep C, high BG and insulin resistance. Reversed with supplements and LCHF, before clearing with Ecplusa.
  9. George_Henderson

    Advice needed please

    Hi @Nannyhobbs, I am author of the blog linked above by @Indy51 NASH is an inflammatory form of NAFLD; anything that reduces NAFLD will help (low carb, intermittent fasting, weight loss), milk thistle is indeed effective. Probiotics are specifically helpful around the inflammation that...