Dr. Yousef Elyaman

The liver is supposed to metabolize estrogen. So now you can't metabolize estrogen. Estrogen goes up. Progesterone goes down. Women start to have infertility issues. Infertility is big. They start to have mood issues. They start storing more weight. And men. Men start to have that estrogen effect. It blocks their testosterone. And it's kind of this, it just, it affects everything.

The liver is supposed to metabolize estrogen. So now you can't metabolize estrogen. Estrogen goes up. Progesterone goes down. Women start to have infertility issues. Infertility is big. They start to have mood issues. They start storing more weight. And men. Men start to have that estrogen effect. It blocks their testosterone. And it's kind of this, it just, it affects everything.

The liver is supposed to metabolize estrogen. So now you can't metabolize estrogen. Estrogen goes up. Progesterone goes down. Women start to have infertility issues. Infertility is big. They start to have mood issues. They start storing more weight. And men. Men start to have that estrogen effect. It blocks their testosterone. And it's kind of this, it just, it affects everything.

No, it's not. Well, I'll tell you, now that we have technology, non-invasive, easily accessible technology to take a look at the liver, when we tell people that their liver has fat in it or there's an issue with their liver, I have not seen a more motivating driver of change. As a matter of fact, when I see liver enzymes being up,

No, it's not. Well, I'll tell you, now that we have technology, non-invasive, easily accessible technology to take a look at the liver, when we tell people that their liver has fat in it or there's an issue with their liver, I have not seen a more motivating driver of change. As a matter of fact, when I see liver enzymes being up,

No, it's not. Well, I'll tell you, now that we have technology, non-invasive, easily accessible technology to take a look at the liver, when we tell people that their liver has fat in it or there's an issue with their liver, I have not seen a more motivating driver of change. As a matter of fact, when I see liver enzymes being up,

I had a patient who I talked to her about, she had elevated liver enzymes. I said, I want to take a look at your liver. I sent her to do this test, it's called a fibrous scan. Before she came back, she had lost, she stopped drinking alcohol and she had lost 20 pounds. Amazing. Yeah, it came back, her liver was fine.

I had a patient who I talked to her about, she had elevated liver enzymes. I said, I want to take a look at your liver. I sent her to do this test, it's called a fibrous scan. Before she came back, she had lost, she stopped drinking alcohol and she had lost 20 pounds. Amazing. Yeah, it came back, her liver was fine.

I had a patient who I talked to her about, she had elevated liver enzymes. I said, I want to take a look at your liver. I sent her to do this test, it's called a fibrous scan. Before she came back, she had lost, she stopped drinking alcohol and she had lost 20 pounds. Amazing. Yeah, it came back, her liver was fine.

But what happened, when people hear that their liver, there's a problem with their liver for some reason, it creates that motivation. Yeah. Which I can tell them, hey, you're gonna die of a heart attack and it doesn't,

But what happened, when people hear that their liver, there's a problem with their liver for some reason, it creates that motivation. Yeah. Which I can tell them, hey, you're gonna die of a heart attack and it doesn't,

But what happened, when people hear that their liver, there's a problem with their liver for some reason, it creates that motivation. Yeah. Which I can tell them, hey, you're gonna die of a heart attack and it doesn't,

Right, yeah, we could put them in, we can post them in the- In the show notes. Heart attack, yeah, yeah, we could put them in the show notes, the percentages.

Right, yeah, we could put them in, we can post them in the- In the show notes. Heart attack, yeah, yeah, we could put them in the show notes, the percentages.

Right, yeah, we could put them in, we can post them in the- In the show notes. Heart attack, yeah, yeah, we could put them in the show notes, the percentages.

Right, and going, so in the conventional realm, unfortunately, we try to look at the disease kind of in a vacuum, right? Okay, so you have fatty liver. So what can fatty liver do? Well, the liver can start getting inflamed and then it can start to turn into fibrosis or hardening and then you can get cirrhosis, right? And nobody wants liver cirrhosis, right?

Right, and going, so in the conventional realm, unfortunately, we try to look at the disease kind of in a vacuum, right? Okay, so you have fatty liver. So what can fatty liver do? Well, the liver can start getting inflamed and then it can start to turn into fibrosis or hardening and then you can get cirrhosis, right? And nobody wants liver cirrhosis, right?

Right, and going, so in the conventional realm, unfortunately, we try to look at the disease kind of in a vacuum, right? Okay, so you have fatty liver. So what can fatty liver do? Well, the liver can start getting inflamed and then it can start to turn into fibrosis or hardening and then you can get cirrhosis, right? And nobody wants liver cirrhosis, right?

Most people know that liver cirrhosis is a bad thing and then you can also get liver cancer. But like you just mentioned, they have more of a chance of dying of a heart attack. than of the liver cirrhosis when they have fatty liver. So I think that's what you were alluding to. But I think the beautiful thing, and I'm so fortunate or grateful that I found functional medicine because,

Most people know that liver cirrhosis is a bad thing and then you can also get liver cancer. But like you just mentioned, they have more of a chance of dying of a heart attack. than of the liver cirrhosis when they have fatty liver. So I think that's what you were alluding to. But I think the beautiful thing, and I'm so fortunate or grateful that I found functional medicine because,