The Liver Healing Diet: The MD's Nutritional Plan to Eliminate Toxins, Reverse Fatty Liver Disease and Promote Good Health Paperback – July 8, 2022

Finally a book written by medical professionals and not people pretending to be experts by stating they are a nutritionist, yet unable to back it up with medical credentials. This book is written by a hepatologist and a registered dietitian/certified nutrition. They both worked with chronic liver patients for more than 19 years! This book will actually help you if you have liver problems.When my doctor diagnosed me with NAFLD, I still did not have a clear cut idea of what I could safely eat. My liver had already started to swell. I needed to diet and exercise. Yet, telling me to watch my sugar and fat was not very helpful. I basically was starving myself, which is unhealthy for your liver. Why? I just did not know what to eat. I wanted to be around to see my kids grow and at the rate I was going that was not going to happen. This book gives you info on what causes liver problems including mine, and how to care for your liver.My favorite page in this book is the recommended serving size page. This page is sectioned so you can see what you can eat by nutrient, size, and food example, and how many servings of that nutrient you need in a day. Chapter five (another favorite) is about what foods that are healthy, why, what types in that category, and broken down where you can easily understand. Another thing I love about this book, you do not need to know medical terms to read it. I love the tips for traveling, eating out and at people's houses. This book has recipes that are easy to follow and gives you ideas that you can tailor for your own taste. The appendix has a grocery list of items to keep on stock, sample meal plans, meal planning worksheet, water intake log, physical activity log, Step program, self-evaluation log, resources, and a great index of the book.If you have liver problems, this book is worth the buy. I would suggest the paperback copy so you can write in it.

This is the book to buy. It is excellent. I had purchased some others on the liver that were not worth the money. This is informative, helpful, and practical .

This book is really helpful. I got it for my dad (66) who is currently working through fatty liver disease. They recommend overhauling your diet (more protein, a LOT less sugar, cutting sodium) and recommend what foods are the best for your liver. He ran through their suggestions with his doctor and his doctor okay-ed them all, which was nice to hear.One of the best things about this is that it has lots of recipes, shopping lists, meal plans and other helpful charts--water intake charts, physical exercise trackers,10,000 step trackers . Having something to fill in and keep him accountable really helped my dad.I helped him make some of the recipes and they were pretty tasty: tomato soup with black beans and chickpeas, chicken with quiona and vegetables, teff with dried fruit.I've bought a few books on liver issues before, like Fatty Liver You Can Reverse It. That one was ok but it seems a little dated, and had WAY to much personal info in the form of that random essay they threw in there (seems like they were just trying to make it longer). With this book the authors are also doctors, and there's lots of helpful info about relevant websites and apps too.Even though I don't have liver issues I appreciated the general info about specific, target ideas for eating better. I hate when people just give generic advice but this had lots of real world stuff I could use: examples of quick healthy meals, tips for navigating buffets,

The book is easy to read and well written. She doesn't overly dive in to the minutiae of how every single metabolic pathway works in relation to the liver - which I really appreciated, I just need the basics. That said if you're interested in every nut and bolt that has to do with what you eat and liver function, you might want to look up some of her technical papers or a different book.This book does touch on getting in your macros (Carbs, Protein and Fat). It isn't an avoidance diet book "never eat carbs again" or the kind of book that tells you to eat Tuna 3x per day. It's really straightforward (dare I say common sense?) Possibly could be summed up as, "eat real food, not too much saturated fat and watch your portion sizes and calories."This book made me really appreciate everything my liver does for me.I have read so much diet advice that it becomes like background noise, but I really trust what Dr. Lai has to say because she has the science and first hand experience to be a qualified expert.She has a few recipes in the back and they're pretty good. It gave me some new ideas to try. I can't eat FODMAPS, Lactose or Citric Acid which really limits my food choices yet I still jotted down five recipes to try coming up.This book is designed for liver health but could just as easily be the user manual for your body.Heads Up for my dietary avoidance friends, she recommends dairy, meat (a little although does gives a thumbs up to plant protein), and egg.She also isn't a fan of supplements but I can see her point, she's a doctor And there is no oversight or regulation for supplements.This is a good book, and I'll be making some recipes this week and following its advice for sure.

The book provides a lot of information about the various diseases that damage the liver and discusses how the liver works and the vitamins that help it. It also discusses the benefits of various foods that have beneficial qualities. It also provides guides for meal planning and an example menu. The recipes however were very simplified and lacking in variety. A good book for someone with limited knowledge about foods or diet/meal prep.