Category: Miscellaneous
03 Jul 2023 |
Your Mental Health Matters, too!
Living with or caring for someone with chronic liver disease can be challenging, both physically and emotionally. The National Institue of Mental Health published an article discussing the link between mental health and chronic illness that can be found by clicking here. It’s important to prioritize your emotional and mental ...
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19 Jun 2023 |
Exercise! Your liver will thank you.
Looking for a fun way to improve your liver health? Get moving and try a little exercise! While it may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of liver health, exercise can have a big impact on keeping your liver in tip-top shape. The Benefits of Exercise for Liver Health...
Continue Reading12 Jun 2023 |
Go BANANAS for our SWAP of the Month
We’re so excited to present SWAPS! SWAPS is an initiative to help introduce healthy and affordable food options that can be “swapped” for less liver friendly food favorites. We’ve been playing with an acronym and our first stab is Supporting Wellness and Prevention. So, SWAP for your liver health…I think ...
Continue Reading05 Jun 2023 |
International NASH Day is June 8!
Step up for NASH with us this Thursday! International NASH day is dedicated to raising awareness of Non-Alchoholic Steatohepatits (NASH). Held on the second Thursday of June each year, this year the timing is perfect, as TLF is gearing up to launch our What’s My ALT? campaign, which focuses on knowing your ALT score now...
Continue Reading11 May 2023 |
The 2nd Annual Texas Liver Walk is a wrap!
Team TLF wants to thank everyone who supported the Texas Liver Foundation’s 2nd Annual Texas Liver Walk on April 1. This year’s walk was a tremendous success! We celebrated throughout morning with music, snacks, movement, and fun. Our DJ kept the tunes flowing and the spirits high and we had a surprise visit from Grammy...
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15 Mar 2023 |
Hepatitis C Elimination
Over 2.4 million Americans are chronically infected with hepatitis C, and most do not know they are infected. Left untreated, hepatitis C may progress to cirrhosis and eventually liver cancer. But direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapies have a 95% cure rate. The time to eliminate hepatitis C is now, and we can do it.
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30 Jan 2023 |
Watch our video about liver health and diet for children!
This video about the risk of fatty liver and combating it with diet for children was created by Lauren Roper, a UTHealth dietetic intern, to introduce a life-threatening condition that few people know about – fatty liver disease – and suggest how to prevent or slow its progression with one of many strategies – decreasing...
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30 Nov 2021 |
Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
This is a poster created by the Texas Liver Foundation and Doctors for Change. It shows how much sugar is in common drinks. We have placed these posters in pediatric offices across the Houston area.
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