fatty liver

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My liver enzymes are elevated. Diagnosis from a CAT scan and an ultrasound is

fatty liver. This appears to be common in fat people. I do not eat a lot of

food and may be malnourished. Malnutrition is listed as one of the causes of

fatty liver.

 

The only treatment is to lose weight. I am five foot three and weigh 170, and

it's all abdominal fat. My arms, legs, hips and rear are fine. Last year I

went to a weightloss/anti-aging physician and was on a strict 500 calorie a day

diet and various hormones (estrogen, progesterone, DHEA, testosterone and growth

hormone). I have taken Armour thyroid since I was eleven years old. I am now

using bio-identical testosterone creme from a compounding pharmacy. This may

help some with building muscle and losing fat.

 

I lost between ten and fifteen pounds, but was unable to lose more than that. I

was also exercising regularly. Ideally I should be able to lose about 40

pounds. Eventually I had a hypoglycemic attack one day when I had to miss

breakfast to give blood for a blood test. I got so weak I had to go to bed for

the whole day. That is when I fell off the diet and decided I was starving

myself.

 

It seems that I have "metabolic syndrome" or "syndrome X". The characteristics

are obesity, inability to lose weight, hypertension, diabetes or blood sugar

problems. I have all of those except the diabetes. After my experience with

medically supervised weight loss, I've come to the conclusion that the only way

I can lose significant weight would be through liposuction.

 

Ten years ago, when I was about 40, I was playing volleyball one night a week

for about three hours straight. I am assuming I was in pretty good physical

shape. At that time I could not get my weight below 150. My weight has crept

up gradually in the last 30 years.

 

This is quite depressing.

 

I was wondering what Ayurvedic medicine would have to say about the liver

problem?

 

Sharon