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Has anybody heard of this or tried it, and if so what results have you attained if any?

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NFLD) is one of the two most common types of liver conditions. Both cause significant liver damage, which, in turn, is a BIG risk factor for adverse conditions like cancer, kidney disease, and heart disease.

Fatty liver disease occurs largely due to oxidative stress caused by prolonged inflammation in the liver. It is often associated with metabolic disorders like obesity and accumulation of lipids at the cellular level.

There are two key ways that astaxanthin is known to help prevent or treat fatty liver disease. First, it acts as an antioxidant which stays on top of oxidative stress in the liver. By getting rid of excess radicals caused by metabolic disorders, astaxanthin helps restore normal liver function and avoid liver damage.

It can also work independently of its antioxidant properties to protect the health of the liver. In a 2016 study, Jui-Tung Chen and his team at the Jichi Medical University in Japan found that astaxanthin use can help protect the liver function and prevent fatty liver disease, cancerous disease, and cardiovascular disease.

Another study published recently in 2018, scientists discovered that astaxanthin is effective against alcoholic fatty liver disease in mice by their regulating gut bacteria. There’s no shortage of studies targeting the astaxanthin efficacy when it comes to treating liver disease.

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I have only heard of it used to prevent macular degeneration. I take it along with lutein for that as recommended by my eye doctor. Very interesting use in liver! Thank you for sharing!

If it works for you that’s great and thanks for sharing- I’m a cell health coach and I would advise going for the gold! Stop managing the symptoms and trying to “cope” with the fatty liver and take more preventive action. Kids can have a fatty liver from eating cereal every morning- grain based diet and not enough fruits, veggies, proteins and healthy fats.

The grain based diet is similar to my horses diet although ours is even worse .... my horse knows not to eat the grain over-processed and packaged! Our liver will not work at an optimal level when we trick it with commercialized products.. the liver is our health and longevity gatekeeper-

Rehab begins with the day by day adjustments- Help yourself detox by avoiding toxic inputs.....

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