Is Fatty Liver Reversible? - Dr Singh, MD

So is fatty liver reversible? If the fatty liver happen, can we, can we reverse it, right? Important, right? Let's talk through it. I am Dr. Singh, functional medicine doctor, owner of the Functional MDs Clinic in Carmel, Indiana. Let's talk through it, guys. You know, the thing is, you know, the fatty liver has many stages, right? So the fat— why the fatty liver develop? Because, you know, it's like you eat more food than you can digest. Right, right. You chew more than you can digest, that gives you like a bad, like, you know, bad gut, right? Like a stomach upset. Similarly, when liver is bombarded with more fat than it can handle, or more energy— let's say energy because, you know, carbohydrate is even worse. I mean, I shouldn't say fat, I should say more energy, more fuel than it can handle. So the carbohydrate will convert into fat. Now that fat will cause fatty liver. Okay, so initially the inflammation happens, right? The liver gets all the fat, I mean, and the inflammation happens. This is— you have the window of opportunity here. You can reverse it, that inflammation, right? Now this is where the anti-inflammatory diet, the anti-inflammatory supplements, you know, losing weight, working on the insulin substance, stopping that fat conversion helps, right? Uh, now if it progresses further, this is where the scarring happens. This is where this cirrhosis start happening. This is where things can start getting irreversible, right? Obviously, you know, there is a medicine called, you know, resmetirom, you know, recently FDA approved for early stages of fibrosis, you know. I mean, But still, I mean, we want to do everything we can in our hands, you know, from the lifestyle, early prevention when we can, to reverse it. But this is like, you know, the thing behind it. And take care of your liver, guys. You only got one liver. Take care.