Kidney/Liver Health Archives - Today's Practitioner

Why are the Kidneys an Attractive Target for Coronavirus?

Although the lungs are a common target for COVID-19’s cytokine storm, so are the kidneys, making the 1-in-4 U.S. adults with diabetes resulting in diabetic kidney disease at increased risk for virus mortality. But why are the kidneys so attractive to the coronavirus? Recently published in Kidney International, a nationalRead …

Rapid, Non-Invasive Liver Exam at Point of Care Improves Patient Outcomes

By Scott Howell, D.O., MPH&TM, CPE, Advisor to Echosens Physician practices providing integrative medicine (IM) understand the value of healing-oriented medicine that treats the whole person, including all aspects of patient lifestyles. The emphasis of the therapeutic relationship between practitioner and patient is informed by evidence and utilizes every appropriate therapy to meetRead …

Stevia Extract May Reduce Markers of Fatty Liver Disease

There is clear evidence that high sugar consumption leads to obesity and fatty liver disease. And while synthetic and natural alternatives to sugar are available, there are concerns about how some sweeteners may damage the liver. A new study led by Rohit Kohli, MBBS, MS, shows that stevia extract mayRead …

Intermittent Fasting Changes Liver Enzymes

Researchers in Australia have used state-of-the-art analytical tools to understand how intermittent fasting works on liver enzymes to help prevent disease. The findings will help medical scientists working in cancer, cardiovascular and diabetes research develop new interventions to lower disease risk and discover the optimum intervals for fasting. In experimentsRead …

2 Studies: Botanicals for Liver Health & Fatty Liver

This articles provides two studies that support the use of botanicals for liver health. Liver disease has been declared a global health issue affecting about 25%. Health issues related to NAFLD alone are projected to cost Americans more than $1 trillion dollars over the next 10 years and result inRead …

Echosens Aligns with Fatty Liver Foundation to Accelerate Screening for Undiagnosed Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Echosens, a high-technology company offering the FibroScan family of products, is proud to support the Fatty Liver Foundation (FLF), a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting fatty liver disease and advocating for ongoing screening of undiagnosed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its more severe form nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). FLF isRead …

Why do Lean People get Fatty Liver Disease?

Fatty liver disease is not limited to the overweight and obese. Lean people also get fatty liver disease. Though as researchers from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) discovered, how fatty liver disease develops in lean people is very different than in others. The discovery will aid in theRead …

Barrie Tan, PhD: Using Tocotrienols to Address Lifestyle and Metabolic Disease

In this interview from Dick Benson and Barrie Tan, PhD, from our partners at Integrative Medicine, a Clinician’s Journal, the two discuss the potential for tocotrienols to address non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and other metabolic health issues. See below for an excerpt of the interview and an opportunity to download

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease on the Rise, Moderate Exercise is a Viable Solution

The annual Digestive Disease Week, sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, was held from May 18 to 21 in San Diego. Two studies caught the attention of Today’s Practitioner:Read …

Premature Birth Increases Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease from Childhood to Adulthood

Preterm and early term birth are strong risk factors for the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) from childhood into mid-adulthood, suggests a study from Sweden published by The BMJ. Given the high levels of preterm birth (currently 10% in the US and 5-8% in Europe), and better survival intoRead …