Resource Type: Blog Post
BBQ Roasted Salmon
Combine pineapple juice, lemon juice and salmon fillets in a zip-top plastic bag; seal and marinate in refrigerator 1 hour, turning occasionally. Preheat BBQ to a high setting (8+)
When NASH Becomes a Family Affair
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common liver disease in Canada, and Tracy Freitas-Scott has no trouble picturing what that means. She and her family are living proof. Just after turning 30, Tracy wasn’t feeling well. She had been diagnosed with diabetes a few months earlier so […]
A Mother’s Love: Taya & Jennifer’s Story
Taya’s journey with liver disease began in August of 2007 when she entered into the world. The first couple weeks of life went according to plan; she was developing and growing normally, despite a nagging yellow tinge in her eyes and skin.
Eat the Best and Leave the Rest
If you stopped someone on the street and asked how you may improve your liver health, most people would simply advise you cut back or eliminate alcohol. While doing so is certainly helpful, it is not the only piece of the liver health puzzle. Nutrition makes a large impact on […]
The Twists and Turns of a Life with Liver Disease
Anyone who knows Fay Simmonds will tell you that she is the supportive backbone of her family. Together with her husband Don, Fay has lived an incredibly busy and rewarding lifestyle, including raising four kids.
Expanding Transplant Horizons
An estimated 20 percent of donor livers are being turned away due to seemingly unavoidable damages like sitting on ice too long, being deprived of oxygen, being infected with viruses (such as hepatitis B or C), or being too fatty. These “high-risk” livers make a complicated situation more complex for […]
The Canadian Liver Foundation’s Research Grant Competition
In the healthcare world, the majority of what we now know to be common facts were once a subject of research. From the existence of DNA to the extinction of smallpox disease, we owe many lives to the work of researchers everywhere, past, present and future.
Why Bringing Liver Research to Life Matters
If liver disease is a jigsaw puzzle, then research studies are the puzzle pieces. When put in the right sequence these pieces can create a full and detailed picture. Research has provided us with advancements in treatments, earlier diagnoses, lasting cures, and overall, hope that we can reduce the impact […]