Yes Clay the only proactive advice Dr. Wong has was, low fat, low salt, no booze, no NSAIDs, get enough rest and "DRINK YOUR COFFEE". They don't know why but somehow there is some component in coffee that slows liver fibrosis ..clinically proven ..so I have my 4 cups a day and totally enjoy them!

Yes, my liver specialist told me that one or two cups of coffee a day is good for our livers. Since we do need to drink lots of water, I think we should hold down the coffee to a couple of cups. I drink a cup of coffee in the morning and a cup of green tea in the afternoon. I stopped using sugar in them and started using Stevia, which is a natural herb sweetener. We gotta have our coffee!

I am amazed at the changes in my body from starting to drink water. Had 72 oz yesterday

Miss my green tea Marilyn, but I too can only drink so much! lol
Green tea is like a "hug to the soul" for me .mmmmm

I used to drink a little coffee with my sugar but kicked the sugar about 14 months ago

oh yea ..sugar bad too so cut way back. The annoying thing is the levels of salt in prepared foods. I can't even enjoy a bowl of tomato soup any more. If you look at the labels and check sodium content it's off the charts on so many simple foods off the grocery shelf I have been buying in good faith my whole life.

And restaurant food too, Kramer! Sometimes it's so salty that I can't eat it. Once you're on a low salt diet, salty foods just don't taste good anymore.

For sure Sandy and it's not the fast food restaurants only. Fine dining is a culprit too. See this link about a report done by the CBC last month:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2013/02/27/sodium-restaurant.html

Interesting article. I'm trying to bring my lunch to work, but I get so bored with that.

Oh, and about the coffee...when I was in the hospital I was NPO for 2 days, which meant no coffee (obviously), and I had such a raging headache that went away after only one cup of coffee. I think that's called addiction.

I love coffee no sugar but cream, afternoon delight green tea with ginger and honey, I hate that about soup but I just had some. My mouth does taste salty, I try to get lentil it has the least amount of sodium. I hardly ever eat out. I love avocado's and they are so good for the liver.
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Oh happy day! I'm pulling the French press out and gonna have some "medicine". Too bad cream and sugar aren't in the same category, wouldn't life be golden then. :) I've got to learn to enjoy it black as stevia just doesn't cut it in coffee.

SALT: I found it so easy to cut out salt. About a year ago the doctor found my BP slightly elevated but did not want to use meds, he said diet and exercise. So I did my homework and it has worked. I run a Food Bank that services 37 food pantries in an 8 county region of western Kentucky. So I see food all day long. I started picking things up and reading labels after learning what my daily intake should be. I was shocked.
I believe Kramer mention fine dining establishments. Watch something like Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives where these chefs show you have things are prepared. They use salt by the gallon.

I have learned how to season food so that it is not bland tasting. I concoct my own sodium free or low sodium blends. I have my own taco seasoning and fajita seasoning and they are sodium free.

I can live without the coffee and tea but just happen to like them both. Coffee black, sometimes hazelnut and plain old Lipton tea bags with one table spoon plus of guave nectar. 4 packs of sugar if away from home. Never noticed any side effects if I went without either one. I think if one can quit drinking and smoking then hey can quit caffeine.
Actually you don't have to quit.. Just like drinking, I never quit. I still have an occasional wine with dinner or special events. Not because I need it.

"espresso yourself." :~)

http://amolife.com/healthy-food/coffee-healthy-facts-what-is-good-and-what-is-not.html


Since my fav bean coffee is so $$$, I've switched to tea, but still enjoy an occasional cup for "health purposes".

I LOVE coffee. I been a fanatic for at least 30 years, and have worn out 4 espresso machines.

What I hated the most about Incivek was how much it screwed with my taste buds. Some mornings I could barely choke down one cup.

Thai coffee is pretty good too, especially on a cold wet winter morning.