LIVER LET LIVE
Wake up and smell the coffee
According to a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, drinking one to two cups of the black stuff halves your risk of liver cancer. UK research also found medium-roasted coffee has higher antioxidant activity than dark-roasted.
Learn from lager lovers
Milk thistle capsules, loaded with silymarin, help patch up liver damage.
Know how to take a jab
“Ask your GP for a Hepatitis A vaccination four to six weeks before you travel to Southern or Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle or Far East,” advises the British Liver Trust.
Shake it up!
Tests on rats have shown that protein supplements help repair damaged livers. “This may also apply to humans,” says Professor Harihara Mehendale of the University of Louisiana, USA.
Go green
US research suggests a daily helping of spinach will boost your liver’s immunity to the effects of alcohol. If you don’t fancy spinach, kiwi fruit and asparagus are also excellent sources of liver aid.
Waist not, want not
Cut the likelihood of liver disease by eating 200g of yogurt a day. “It could reduce your chance of developing a fatty liver,” says Anna Mae Diehl, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, USA.
