Podcast
Why We’re Neglecting the Liver — and Why That Needs to Change
with Siggi Clavien · 2 September 2026
Why is liver disease up by 400% in the last 50 years, yet still largely ignored by modern medicine? In this deep-dive conversation, Dr Ash Kapoor sits down with Siggi Clavien to discuss why the liver is the "forgotten general" of the body and how Western medicine is 25 years behind in liver research.
They explore why standard blood tests miss the majority of fatty liver cases and introduce the Fibroscan—a non-invasive, AI-driven "gold standard" tool that can measure liver fat and scarring in just 10 minutes.
Learn about the liver’s incredible ability to fully regenerate and how you can support it through "root-cause" medicine and nature-led interventions.
In this video, you will learn:
The Silent Crisis: Why 22 million people in the UK have fatty liver disease, but 95% don't know it.
The Problem with Blood Tests: Why enzymatic tests are "lagging indicators" that only show damage after it has occurred.
The Fibroscan Revolution: How vibration and sound waves provide a precise map of liver health without needles or radiation.
The Ultimate Regenerator: The amazing science of how a third of a liver can grow back into a full organ.
The Alcohol "Sunscreen": How to protect your liver during the 1 am – 3 am repair window and metabolise toxins 15x faster.
Oestrogen Dominance: The critical link between liver health and female hormone balanc.
The Gut-Liver Axis: How a "leaky gut" puts direct pressure on your liver’s detox systems.
Video Chapters
00:00 – Introduction: The Pioneer of Liver Health
01:30 – Why Western Medicine is 25 Years Behind on the Liver
03:15 – The 400% Rise in Liver Disease: A Silent Epidemic
05:45 – Moving Beyond the "Silo" of Randomised Controlled Trials
07:30 – Why Your Blood Test is Missing the "Fire" in Your Liver
09:15 – Fibroscan vs. Ultrasound: The New Gold Standard
12:00 – Preventing Illness: Taking Technology Out of the Hospital
14:30 – The Ultimate Regenerator: How the Liver Heals Itself
17:00 – Alcohol & The 1 am – 3 am Repair Window
19:45 – "Sunscreen for Your Liver": Optimising Detoxification
22:15 – The Gut-Liver Axis: Fixing the Leaky Pipe
24:30 – Oestrogen Dominance and Women’s Hormone Health
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