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this topic today is how much liver can we  live without it’s kind of a weird question so  

let’s just say how much liver do you need to  function normally how much liver do we really  

need to maintain normal liver function and this  is pretty bizarre because you only need 25 percent  

so the liver is really robust and apparently we  have about 75 percent of the liver that acts as a  

buffer and we can live without that if necessary  of course it’s not the ideal situation but we  

actually don’t need much liver to maintain normal  liver function now this is good and bad news  

because sometimes people think wow i can pretty  much eat what i want because i don’t need much  

my liver so i’m just going to push the envelope  and ride the wave and then when i need a new liver  

i’ll just get a transplant well that’s one way  to look at things i don’t think it’s probably  

the best way because there’s a transplant list  that you have to get on which takes a long time  

but as a plan b they do have another option  it’s called living liver donation so you just  

talk your friend or family member into donating  some of their liver like 50% of the liver so then  

that way you actually can get a transplant it’s  a little bit different because you’re not getting  

the whole liver you’re getting partial liver  and it has to regrow back but that comes with  

two problems number one you have to find a friend  or a family member which has the same blood type  

as you do and they’re willing to give it up now  the other problem you might run into is that  

you might have to take anti liver rejection  

drugs so there’s usually antibodies that are going  to develop that are going to attack this new liver  

they involve usually steroids so you  have to take those they have side effects  

but if you can overcome those side effects  what’s very fascinating is that the liver  

can regenerate at an accelerator rate most  of the liver regeneration will occur in two  

to four weeks after getting this transplant  which is amazing the liver is the only  

visceral organ that can regenerate it takes  a beating and it just keeps coming back now  

you probably have seen some of my other videos  on youtube and i always like to just give you  

some important tips to maintaining liver  function just because some people need  

to be reminded over and over and over number  one you want to avoid the triggers that will  

cause liver damage in the first place of course  alcohol junk food sugar are all at the top  

of the list number two you want to establish a new  eating plan and i’m talking about healthy keto now  

i actually have a book that describes the  four body types and the diet that you would  

most benefit from would be the diet for the  liver body type so you can actually look at that  

intermittent fasting is going to be essential for  the reduction of inflammation also the stimulation  

of stem cells that will help you regenerate liver  tissue there are also some really important key  

nutrients that you need to take vitamin  d roughly about twenty thousand IUs to  

keep your inflammation really low because  it’s really the inflammation that creates  

the damage from liver problems in general  tocotrienols which is a type of vitamin e which is  

very important in preventing a fatty liver  developing into an inflamed liver which eventually  

develops into a fibrotic liver or a liver with  scar tissue bile salts are really important as  

you lose liver function you also lose your ability  to make bile so by taking bile salts you can also  

help slow down the fibrosis in the liver because  bile salts are anti-fibrotic and the last thing  

take probiotics there’s a huge connection between  your microbes and your gut and liver function i  

did an entire video on this i’ll put a link down  below all right there you have it and that’s all  

i have to say about the liver today thanks for  watching before you go if you have a question  

about a product or you’re new to keto and you want  to know how to begin keto or you’re on keto and  

you need a debug because it’s not going as smooth  i have a keto consultant standing by to help you  

this is just for the people in the US hopefully in  the future we’ll be able to answer everyone’s call  

but i put the number down below  so you can call and get some help