Fatigued? Try Walnuts

I just found out another reason to eat walnuts. They are packed with omega-3 fatty acids which help keep your liver healthy. You may not know it, but nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is plaguing more and more Americans because they eat unhealthy fats and too many simple carbs. The early symptoms of this disease are fatigue and malaise.

Jan Garavaglia, MD, says that the typical diet of American adults is “increasing their odds of liver inflammation and putting themselves on the path toward cirrhosis-and they might never have touched a drink.” Jan is the host of Dr. G: Medical Examiner on the Discovery Health Channel. She’s also the author of How Not to Die: Surprising Lessons on Living Longer, Safer, and Healthier from America’s Favorite Medical Examiner. (Ref: Oprah Magazine, Nov. 2008, p. 164)

So where do the walnuts come in? You can eat an ounce of walnuts (about 14 shelled halves) every day to help prevent and treat nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The omega-3s work to keep your liver healthy.