Liver Health UK

18/10/2022

A healthy liver is essential for a well-functioning body. It plays a significant role in breaking down toxins, as well as regulating blood sugar levels and cholesterol levels.

The following are some of the best foods for liver health:

12/05/2021

It's . So we want to take this moment to thank all the nurses for their hard work and especially those who are working in Liver Health Care.

We set up the business to do our part to transform liver health. It fuels everything we do and 5% of every sale we make goes right back to supporting superhero working to make a better life for those affected by poor liver health. We know nurses play a crucial role in that. So, if you are a liver health care nurse in the UK, we'd like to say a big Thank You by giving you a free pack of our Nespresso Compatible Coffee Capsules. Simply drop us a private message here before 14th May 21 and we'll sort it out.

04/03/2021

As some of you may know, we set-up Liver Health UK to contribute to the fight against . From the outset, we were acutely aware of the challenge in front of us. It was not a hill, instead a mountain to climb. We knew we couldn't make an impact on our own. So we partnered with others such as The Liver Group Charity & Liver4Life, who are doing incredible work with limited resources. We wanted to make a difference by increasing funding for them and focus on education.

Today, we are a nearly 5,000 strong community. And we fund projects through sales of our consumer brand - LivOn Antioxidant Coffee Brand, where 10P of every pack goes back to liver research. Although we have not turned profitable, we have never compromised on our commitment and the mission. It will always stay the same.

This week marked another important milestone in our journey. We launched 4 new unique products to the market. They will make us stronger and help us fund even more projects. If I can ask you, for one thing, that would be to share our story and the mission with others. We are stronger together.

Stay safe & healthy.

Asanka De Silva
Founder

31/07/2020

We've been asked a few times about the difference between fatty liver and NASH. So, we wrote a short post explaining the two.

Essentially, they are both two types of NAFLD. And NASH is the most severe form. But the good news is that NAFLD is reversible with early detection and lifestyle changes.

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Simple fatty liver and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are two distinct diseases, two types of NAFLD. It is not clear why some people develop fatty liver and others develop NASH.

21/06/2020

Coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed our lives in so many ways. While the disease is highly contagious and can affect anyone, it is particularly dangerous for those over 70 and with underlying medical conditions such as liver disease. What have we learned since February 2020 about how Covid-19 affects people with chronic liver disease and other liver diseases?

Coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed our lives in so many ways.

25/12/2019

Merry Christmas everyone. Hope all of you are having a great day.

Enjoy your day but practice moderation where you can. Looking after your is a 365-day job 😉

23/12/2019

1 in 3 of us is affected by poor with emerging as the dominant cause. There’s an urgent need to improve early detection, particularly amongst high risk groups.

However, the current methods are costly for large scale screening programs. It’s great to see the emergence of new blood tests that could differentiate between healthy liver, NAFL and NASH. Here’s hoping that these tools will go through next phase of development to enable mass scale adoption. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

A novel combinations of glycans, lipids and hormonal variables can simultaneously diagnose the presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis with up to 90% accuracy, according to findings published in Metabolism Clinical and Experimental. “Today, physicians assess liver....

21/12/2019

law in England is changing to an opt-out system from Spring 2020. This is great news for thousands affected by . Not only will this increase the availability of donor livers, but hopefully it’ll save many more lives.

From spring 2020, organ donation in England will move to an 'opt out' system. This means that all adults in England will be considered to have agreed to be a...

20/12/2019

Over half of those affected by Type 2 also have . Given the lack of apparent external symptoms, it might be up to 10 years before some people are diagnosed with either of these conditions.

So if you are affected by Type 2 diabetes, it’s worth speaking to your doctor about NAFLD. The sooner you diagnose NAFLD, easier it is to reverse any liver damage.

Around 4.2 million people are predicted to be living with Type 2 diabetes in the UK, and an estimated 12.3 million people are at risk of Type 2 diabetes. But...

16/12/2019

We are seeing a rise in amongst children everywhere. Some are as young as nine. It is a tragedy for children to be affected by this, and we need to tackle it now before it turns into the next big health epidemic.

Childhood is the primary cause of much of . Fortunately, simple dietary changes and regular exercises could reverse much of the early stage . What are you doing today to avoid ?

Dr Grace O’Malley said more needs to be done to tackle childhood obesity which increases risk of liver disease, incontinence and bowing bones

11/09/2019

What a fabulous story.

"Consultant at 6 weeks of age, "Tiffany has Biliary Atresia. Your daughter won't make it past 2 years old without medical intervention!" Consultant at 6 months of age "Tiffany won't survive without a liver transplant"

"Lots of tears, endless worry, tons of hope, one amazing niece and lots of love and laughter later and just like that my beautiful Tiffany is off in her school uniform for her first 2 hours in reception.

"Will she let me leave? I doubt it! Do I want to leave her? No! How proud am I of all these kids, never mind how bonkers they drive me! They are my absolute world!

"Thank you to Fern for donating part of your liver to give us these milestones and the chance to make these memories together! My family, my everything ❤ "

05/09/2019

The availability of organs to BAME community has long been an issue. Impact of that is devastating for individuals as in the case of Sunaina. Please share and encourage your friends, family and colleagues to sign up to NHS Organ Donation.