Kidney & liver
Fatty Liver After 60? The Free Blood Test Score Your Doctor May Not Mention
Educational only, not medical advice. Talk to your own doctor, nurse practitioner or pharmacist. In an emergency, call 911.
What this video covers
Fatty liver is common after 60, but the fat itself is not the danger. In this video, a nurse explains the free score that can show whether your fatty liver is serious. Using one simple picture, a staircase of fat, smoke, scar and stone, you will learn which stage of fatty liver disease matters, how it is found, and what actually works. It is for anyone who has been told they have fatty liver, and anyone with diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol.
Nurse Ade explains why fatty liver usually has no symptoms, and the five warning signs that mean you should call today. She covers the FIB-4 score, a free number that comes from blood work you may already have, why thin people can get fatty liver too, and the statin myth. You will hear the 5-7-10 weight loss numbers, what to eat, why whole fruit is fine, and how exercise lowers liver fat even without weight loss, along with how to protect your muscle. She also explains what does not work, such as detoxes, cleanses and milk thistle, and mentions two new medicines. Call your doctor today for yellow eyes or skin, a belly swelling with fluid, vomiting blood or black tarry stools, or sudden confusion or sleepiness that is not like you.
Key points
- Why fatty liver has no symptoms, and the 5 warning signs that mean call today
- The FIB-4 score: the free number already in your blood work
- Why thin people get fatty liver, and the statin myth
- The 5-7-10 weight loss numbers, what to eat, and why whole fruit is fine
- Exercise lowers liver fat even without weight loss, and how to protect your muscle
- What does not work: detoxes, cleanses and milk thistle, plus the two new medicines
Chapters
- 0:00 Three people who were all told the same thing
- 1:09 The name changed, and five symptoms that are not "wait and see"
- 1:58 Who I am
- 2:19 The one picture to keep: the staircase
- 3:11 Step 1: FAT (and why thin people get it)
- 4:45 Step 2: SMOKE (why you feel nothing)
- 5:39 Step 3: SCAR (the most important sentence in this video)
- 7:02 Step 4: STONE
- 7:50 The handrail: the free score already in your chart
- 9:52 How it gets found, and the 3 groups who should ask
- 11:25 What each of the three people actually needed
- 12:02 Four mix-ups, including the statin one
- 13:37 You did not do this to yourself
- 14:25 What works No. 1: the 5-7-10 weight numbers
- 15:17 What works No. 2: what to eat (and why fruit is fine)
- 17:43 What works No. 3: how to move (this works without weight loss)
- 19:18 The senior warning: do not lose muscle
- 20:26 The medicine cabinet, and the bag trick
- 21:31 What does NOT work: detoxes, cleanses, milk thistle
- 23:15 Blood pressure, sleep apnea, alcohol, coffee
- 24:13 The two new medicines, and the fine print
- 25:37 The quiz
- 26:37 What to say to your doctor
- 27:24 Your one action this week
- 28:09 The wallet card
