Most People Have Liver Fat — This Helps Clear It | Dr. Mandell

Fatty liver has become increasingly common, and many people may have excess fat accumulating in the liver without realizing it. Your liver performs hundreds of vital functions every day, including processing nutrients, producing bile, regulating blood sugar, metabolizing fats, filtering substances from the blood, and helping support many other systems throughout the body. In this video, Dr. Alan Mandell explains why excess refined carbohydrates, poor diet, excess body fat, alcohol, and other lifestyle factors can place additional stress on the liver, and he discusses milk thistle and its active compounds known as silymarin. Silymarin has been widely studied for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and liver-protective properties, and it may be something worth learning more about as part of an overall liver-healthy lifestyle. Remember that improving liver health also depends heavily on nutrition, weight management, physical activity, limiting alcohol, and addressing underlying metabolic problems.