• Nutrition

    Posted on December 12th, 2011

    Written by Dr. Al Sears

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    My Favorite Delicious Juice

    “Let me look at some of these…” I reached out and put the soursop fruit right up to the lens of my video camera.

    I said to my friend Westi, “I love soursop. I wish I could grow it in Florida. But the tree dies if the temperature gets below about 40 degrees.”

    Westi and his wife Lelir were taking me on a tour of their garden deep in the mountains of Bali near the little town of Ubud.

    I’ve written to you before about his endless turmeric plants and hundreds of aloe, basil, and other healing plants growing there.

  • Nutrition

    Posted on December 29th, 2009

    Written by Dr. Al Sears

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    The Biggest Risk for Liver Damage Is Not Alcohol

    The Biggest Risk for Liver Damage Is Not Alcohol

    Most of my patients figure as long as they don’t overuse alcohol or drugs, their liver is safe.

    But alcohol isn’t your biggest worry.

    If you’re overweight, your liver is in real trouble.

    Evidence suggests that alcohol contributes to only 6% of liver damage. The much higher risk factor for liver damage is obesity. It alone contributes to 52% of liver disease…