“my understanding is it takes two things to get your condition. First you need a genetic predisposition. Then you need to drink. Using tylenol speeds up the process. There are lots of people who drink heavily and live to their 70s and never develop liver problems. They don’t have the genetic component so they don’t have to worry.”
You understand correctly. And the liver will regenerate miraculously from many things, but not cirrhosis.
I’m no doctor but I would bet money that many people with cirrhosis(provided its not TOO scarred up) CAN recover at least partially if they would just become a health-nut over night.
I have a relative who cured himself of diabetes for 20 years by eliminating all sugar and starchy foods. In the end the diabetes came back but he bought himself 20 years of perfect blood sugar levels without insulin by becoming a food fanatic...I mean he would not eat anything unless he knew EXACTLY what was in it and that it contained no sweeteners or grain or starchy substances.
I have another relative who contracted HepC. He became a fanatic as well. He joined a group of some kind. They took classes together. Worked out strategies. He’s in his 70s now and while not exactly healthy anymore, his health issues are unrelated to his hepC. His liver is still fully functioning. 15 years after being diagnosed with hepC(and who knows how long he had it before the diagnosis) it is now looking like he will die of clogged arteries(in the brain) before the hepC gets him. He also has pretty bad arthritis which limits his physical activity.