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Born in France Richard Clement MD practiced Medicine in France, The West Indies, Africa and French Guyana, he has traveled and lectured extensively.

He believes into sharing his knowledge by creating formulas which are based on science and clinical data.

One of the formula Hepatika address one of the important organ of our body: The liver

Dr. Clement has created other formulas and he is involved with Medical Devices and Telemedicine, he is an American citizen living in Miami.

And he believes in “innovation always”

Liver function

• The liver store the sugar (glucose) and regulate its release in the bloodstream, store and modify protein, and fat that enter the bloodstream.
• It regulates body substances like bilirubin, ammonia, which in high quantity are toxic and transform them and other contaminants from the blood (like a filter)
• It processes most of the micro nutrients  absorbed by the intestines during digestion and converts those food derivatives into forms that are essential for body function. The liver also stores many nutrients, such as vitamin A, iron, and other minerals.
• It produces cholesterol and certain important proteins, such as albumin.
• It transform Cholesterol in hormonal substances essential for male and female physiology
• It produces clotting factors, chemicals needed to prevent bleeding.
• It breaks down (metabolizes) and eliminate alcohol and many toxins and drugs.
• It plays a role in the immune response and many functions are still unknown.

Liver tests

Most liver tests do not address functional liver disturbances.

When liver cells are damaged or destroyed, substances in the cells leak out into the blood, where they can be measured by blood tests. Liver tests check some of the substances in the blood are liver enzymes, two of them are tested to evaluate liver function damage

• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), formerly called SGOT; the AST enzyme is also found in muscles and many other tissues besides the liver.
• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), formerly called SGPT; ALT is almost exclusively found in the liver.

If ALT and AST are found together in elevated amounts in the blood, liver damage is most likely present, it is also recommended to repeat an abnormal test.

Liver Function Tests: Albumin

The liver also makes albumin, an essential protein that circulates in blood. Albumin levels are low in people with severe chronic liver disease, because the liver does not make normal amounts of albumin. However, albumin levels also may fall in a variety of medical conditions.

Liver Function Tests: Bilirubin

Bilirubin is a waste product from the breakdown of red blood cells. The liver processes bilirubin so it can be excreted in stool. Bilirubin flows through the liver’s bile ducts, dissolved in bile.

Bilirubin blood levels may be elevated in people with impaired bile flow. This can occur in severe liver disease, gallbladder disease, or other bile system conditions. Very high bilirubin levels cause jaundice, in which the skin and whites of the eyes turn yellow. Bilirubin can be a useful liver function test in people with a known bile flow problem. An elevated bilirubin may also be present in people with a type of anemia, called hemolytic anemia.

In the serum, bilirubin is usually measured as both direct bilirubin (DBil) and total-value bilirubin (TBil).  

The reference range of total bilirubin is 0.2-1.2 mg/dL. The reference range of direct bilirubin is 0.1-0.4 mg/dL.