A healthy liver is essential for our overall health and well-being, as it plays a critical role in regulating metabolism, detoxifying the body, and producing bile to aid digestion. However, liver enzymes can become elevated due to various factors such as aging, certain medications, alcohol consumption, and viral hepatitis. High liver enzymes can indicate abnormal liver function and damaged liver cells, potentially leading to serious conditions like hepatitis and cirrhosis. Therefore, it is crucial for patients to seek timely treatment from a doctor.
Scientific nutrition can play a vital role in supporting the treatment and management of elevated liver enzymes. MSc. Nguyen Anh Duy Tung from Nutrihome Nutrition Center emphasizes the importance of consuming foods rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds that can help reduce fat accumulation in the liver, decrease inflammation, prevent cirrhosis, and lower liver enzymes.
Coffee is an excellent source of caffeine and polyphenol compounds that have been shown to reduce fat accumulation in the liver, decrease inflammation, prevent cirrhosis, and lower liver enzymes. Consuming 700 ml of coffee per day has been found to improve high levels of AST (aspartate transaminase), ALP (alanine aminotransferase), and GGT (gamma-glutamyl transferase) enzymes.
Artichokes are another excellent food source of natural antioxidants that help reduce cholesterol levels in the liver, support inflammation reduction, lower liver enzymes, increase glutathione peroxidase levels (a powerful antioxidant produced in the liver), and fight inflammation.
Black bean juice contains polyphenols and flavonoids that protect the liver from oxidative stress by reducing inflammation and lowering liver enzymes. It also helps regulate fatty acid oxidation genes by inhibiting fat accumulation in the body.
Citrus fruits such as oranges, tangerines, grapefruit are rich in vitamin C that enhances toxin elimination from the body while reducing sugar deposition on the livers surface.
Drinking plenty of water is essential as it helps flush out harmful substances from your body’s organs; avoiding foods high in sugar; limiting alcohol consumption; staying away from cigarette smoke are some other lifestyle changes one can make to manage high levels of liver enzymes effectively.
In addition to these lifestyle changes, natural supplements such as S. Marianum and Wasabia can help control kupffer cell activity in the liver by improving inflammation reduction ability while increasing detoxification ability; lowering liver enzyme levels; supporting overall
