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Old 06-07-2006, 05:28 AM
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Doodlebug
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Someone else mention Milk Thistle... active ingredient Silymarin. This has long been known to promote good liver health. Also Vitamin E is good for the liver as well as the B vitamins.

Yes... the liver is one of the few organs that is capable of regeneration. Look at the people that receive partial liver transplants from live donners. It is an amazing organ with thousands of functions necessary for life. SO thank goodness it has regenerative abilities.

Of course, end stage liver disease and failure is fatal. The liver can only take so much and there is a point where it does not recover. But for the most part, abstinance and proper diet will do wonders.

signed,
Another RN in recovery.
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