this article talks about dietary needs and supplementation for HCV.
Basically a high protein, high carb, low fat diet.
50% of protein from plant sources.
No red meat.

Interesting...thanks.
I've been reading some about how to increase glutathione since people call it the "mother of all anti-oxidents" and its highly recommended for mercury detox after amalgam removal.
I'm taking silymarin, NAC, and L-Glutathione.
I also eat some brazil nuts each day, as they have selenium which converts to glutathione.

A coffee enema increases levels of glutathione in the liver 6-7 times (600-700%).
I took NAC for a long time, now I quit and just take the ALA.
I don't take the L-Glutathione, I read that it's expensive and that it's better to take the precursors, as your body can make glutathione from ALA and from coffee enemas.
Silymarin can increase glutathione 35%, not much, but helpful.
That would be like going from 10 to 13.5.
A coffee enema is like going from 10 to 60 or 70.

"Vitamins E and C, alpha-lipoic acid, selenium, and co-enzyme Q help recycle glutathione so it can continue to work as an active antioxidant, detoxification protein, and immune stimulator."

Be careful with the Brazil nuts, they can spoil and have aflatoxins. I used to eat them, but after my taste buds purified, I found almost all brazil nuts I've tried to taste old and slightly stale, and that's when they get aflatoxins. All nuts, especially peanuts, can get alfaltoxins. Aflatoxins are really hard on the liver and one of the most powerful carcinogens.

I use spirulina and chlorella for mercury detox.

thanks for all this information. excellent!

i'm taking NAC, co-enzyme Q and alpha lipoic acid but it looks like i can just do the alpha lipoic acid if i do coffee enemas.

That's great to know about the coffee enemas regarding glutathione... thanks !

Does anybody know if R-Lipoic acid is better for you than the plain alpha lipoic acid?
The Berkson protocal for Hep C uses this, and dariop mentioned following Berkson in his post here about treating an enlarged spleen.
I asked my Orthomolecular doc about it and he didn't know - no studies on it yet.

Brazil nuts - yes I have tasted that too...and odd taste that really seemed like mold - I wondered if that was just what a brazil nut tasted like naturally but it could actually be mold! Ack I might try to research this - a quick scan shows a lot of people think brazil nuts taste a bit like mold.

I took the R-Lipoic Acid as I heard it was better. Can't afford it anymore, I take ALA from healthy Origins, and have also taken the Ubiquitol, which I hope to afford again. It a more bioavailable source of coQ10 for us old farts! LOLOL

http://www.iherb.com/Healthy-Origins-Alpha-Lipoic-Acid-600-mg-150-Capsules/10097?at=0
http://www.iherb.com/search?kw=ubiquinol%20healthy%20origins
so many choices on that one.....

I have tasted FRESH brazil nuts....I bought a 25 pound bag from a co op that was hermetically sealed. It was cool, the air was sucked out of the bag and they put nitrogen in there to prevent oxidation. I think..... Anyway, the nuts were awesome and didn't taste bad at all. They tasted a lot like coconut.

Thanks for the info about ALA and ubiquitol. Wow it's hard to know which supplements are most important overall - I can't take them all without spending a fortune.

Have you ever wondered if too many antioxidents could actually be bad for you somehow? I haven't read anything about that but I do wonder.

I just tossed those brazil nuts. I wonder if my health food store has some with better quality.

Thanks for posting :) I am new here so please bear with me.
My question is that in the first few pages of the article it states, calorie requirment are higher than usual in liver desease'. ok i like that because it seems i eat like my staomach is a bottomless pit of health food. in so that the pyramid suggested as in like 1.5 cups of brown rice gosh i eat that at one sitting. is that a guidlines for the whole day? because i understand that lots of food is taxing to the liver, healthy or not. am i understanding this write. i need some advice please as i quite smoking also and seem to be eating everthing in sight just because its good for me and am thinking of picking up

Everything we ingest into our mouth or put on our bodies or breathe in is processed by the liver. I might suggest that if you notice gas or bloating, to take digestive enzymes and HCl with your meals.

Congratulations on quitting smoking. THe oral fixation caused by smoking tends to cause weight gain as people substitute food for cigs. You might try drinking water when you feel hungry and waiting 1/2 hour to see if you are still hungry. Yesterday I read that hunger is felt in the throat and thirst in the stomach. I don't know if that's true or not. I used to keep carrot and celery stick to play with. I would pretend to smoke them, then eat them.

I personally don't eat a lot of grains. They fatten me up pretty fast. I eat more vegetables and fruits, a few nuts and seeds, and sometimes potatoes and sometimes cooked up dry beans or lentils.

Question: are you chewing the rice til it's completely mashed up or do you tend to do like I do and swallow early? You can tell a lot by checking your poop for unchewed food. If it's not chewed, chances are you're not getting all the nutrition from the food.