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by Kristin Kirkpatrick (Author), Ibrahim Hanouneh (Author)
An authoritative, easy-to-follow guide to healing not only your liver, but your whole body.
The liver is the seat of our overall health and wellness, and the health of nearly every organ is intimately connected to it. A healthy liver is essential to a fully functioning body, but our modern sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits can truly damage the liver--and damage our health overall.
A silent health crisis is impacting one-third of the American population--nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Because its symptoms often don't manifest until the liver is seriously compromised, many people are not aware that they are at risk. Did you know that if you have fatty liver disease, you are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (heart attack and stroke), and potentially several devastating conditions such as liver cirrhosis and liver cancer? Did you know that fat is as dangerous as alcohol to the liver?
Award-winning dietitian Kristin Kirkpatrick and hepatologist Dr. Ibrahim Hanouneh have teamed up for a life-changing program that will help you achieve optimal health. Skinny Liver's four-week program shares the steps you can take to get your liver health back on track, with everything from exercise to healthy eating and other lifestyle changes--along with delicious liver-friendly recipes.
Author Biography
Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RD, LD, is the manager of Wellness Nutrition Services at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute in Cleveland, Ohio, where she oversees nutrition-related services at the Center for Lifestyle Medicine. She is an award-winning dietitian and a regular guest on local and national television shows, including The Dr. Oz Show, NBC Nightly News, and the Today Show, as well as NPR Radio.
Ibrahim Hanouneh, MD, completed his residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology at the Cleveland Clinic. After completing his training, Dr. Hanouneh joined the Gastroenterology and Hepatology staffs at the Digestive Disease Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and has served as an assistant professor at the Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Hanouneh currently provides care at Minnesota Gastroenterology, a Twin Cities-based gastroenterology practice.
