Much speculation has revolved around the causes for nonalcoholic liver disease and cirrhosis over the years. New findings provide surprising links between our gut bacteria, leaky gut and the liver’s health.
Yes, alcohol certainly hurts the liver, and many cases of liver disease are caused by drinking too much. But this is not the only type of liver disease. In fact, chronic liver disease is often of a type called nonalcoholic liver disease.
This is a chronic disorder that has mystified medical researchers and doctors over recent years, as the incidence of nonalcoholic liver disease – also called NAFLD for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease – has become a crises among western countries.
There are a variety of fundamental causes (and thus solutions) for the disorder – many of them I have discussed in The Living Cleanse. Nonetheless, there are some rather surprising relationships between liver disease and our gut health.
One of these is that our gut’s bacteria – whether probiotic or pathogenic – is largely based upon our microbiota according to recent research.
