hep c patient in a nutshell

Had a new hepatitis C patient yesterday and the advice remains pretty constant.

1) don't drink- basically all the bad cases of HepC are from those who still drink (yes, even wine) or have only recently quit.

2) eat well, the Mediterranean diet seems to be the best - olive oil is great as well

3) take Milk Thistle

4) a cup of good coffee a day is good.

5) try not to worry - its bad for the liver

I didn't prescribe herbs right away for this person but will soon enough to stave off further liver problems.