After Nearly 6 Years of Elevated Liver Enzymes, His AST and ALT Returned to Normal Range
A 51-year-old daily drinker with elevated liver markers across multiple lab panels from 2019 through 2025. Both markers returned to range in May 2026, during a period when his reported drinking routine stayed about the same.
Chris had elevated or borderline AST and ALT on nearly every comprehensive metabolic panel from late 2019 through 2025. Around September 2025, he began taking Cloud9 Daily Restore daily. He reports deliberately keeping his drinking routine constant, averaging 2+ drinks per day, to see whether anything changed. His May 2026 panel showed both markers within normal range. This is one documented customer case, not a clinical trial, and cannot establish causation.
Hoping the Next Test Wouldn’t Be Worse
Chris had been a casual drinker for years. His December 2018 labs were clean: AST 29, ALT 49, both within range.
In 2019, his routine changed. He started working from home, and working from home created more opportunity to drink. Over time, he became a daily drinker averaging at least two drinks per day.
His bloodwork changed with him. By November 2019, his ALT had nearly doubled to 95. Both markers flagged high, and they stayed elevated on panel after panel for years.
His doctor recommended cutting back. Chris understood the advice. He just couldn’t sustain it.
“I knew what was needed. But after multiple attempts to cut back, which I would be able to do for a few days, things would always go back to normal. I would just hope that the next tests wouldn’t be worse than the last.”Chris, on the years before the follow-up panel
Elevated on Every Panel
Six comprehensive metabolic panels spanning December 2018 to May 2026. ALT was flagged high on every panel from late 2019 through 2025, then returned to normal in May 2026. The charts below use a true time scale, so the gap between panels is shown proportionally.
ALT · Alanine Aminotransferase (U/L)
AST · Aspartate Aminotransferase (U/L)
| Date | AST | ALT | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2018 | 29 | 49 | Within range |
| Nov 2019 | 50 | 95 | AST + ALT high |
| Jan 2020 | 46 | 92 | AST + ALT high |
| Jan 2021 | 40 | 66 | ALT high |
| May 2025 | 40 | 69 | ALT high |
| May 2026 | 23 | 35 | Within range |
All values in U/L, from customer-provided comprehensive metabolic panels collected Dec 5, 2018; Nov 25, 2019; Jan 10, 2020; Jan 5, 2021; May 22, 2025; and May 13, 2026 at two accredited hospital lab systems. Reference ranges varied by panel: ALT upper limit 63 (2018–2021), 50 (2025), 64 (2026); AST upper limit 40 (2018–2021), 50 (2025), 37 (2026). Flags shown are from the original lab reports. Chris’s May 2026 AST and ALT are within range under every reference range used across all six panels.
One Change. Everything Else Stayed the Same.
Chris started Cloud9 Daily Restore around September 2025 and took it every day. It was his first liver health supplement. He was skeptical, so he set up his own informal test: hold the rest of his routine constant and see what the next labs said.
That meant his drinking stayed where it was, at 2+ drinks per day on average. He noticed he felt less urge to drink during this period, but his actual habits held steady.
Drinking routine
2+ drinks per day on average. Reported as “almost exactly the same” for the full nine months.
Cloud9 Daily Restore
Started Sept 2025. Taken every day through the May 2026 follow-up panel and still in use.
This matters because most liver marker improvements follow a major lifestyle change: less alcohol, a new diet, weight loss, new medication. Here, the one variable Chris reports changing was Daily Restore.
“I knew I needed to do something. And I secretly knew that cutting back or stopping was not going to happen. I thought if it helped these people, I would give it a try.”Chris, on starting Daily Restore
May 2026: “All Normal”
Nine months after starting Daily Restore, his comprehensive metabolic panel came back. ALT, elevated on panel after panel since 2019, was within normal range. AST dropped by nearly half. His doctor’s message after reviewing the results was two words: “All normal.”
| Marker | May 2025 | May 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALT | 69 High | 35 Normal | −49% |
| AST | 40 | 23 Normal | −43% |
“Shock that even though I didn’t change my drinking habits, my enzymes showed as normal again. That’s something I didn’t think would ever happen.”Chris, on seeing the May 2026 results
After years of bracing for each new test, the pattern had finally broken. And it broke in the bloodwork, not just in how he felt.
The Full Lab Record: Dec 2018 to May 2026
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Dec 2018Clean baseline
AST 29, ALT 49. Both within range.
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2019The routine shifts
Work-from-home begins. Daily drinking becomes the norm. By November, ALT hits 95 and both markers flag high.
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2020 – 2025Years of elevated panels
ALT stays above range on panel after panel. Attempts to cut back last a few days. The anxiety before each test becomes routine.
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Sept 2025Daily Restore, every day
Chris starts Daily Restore and deliberately keeps his drinking routine constant to see if anything changes.
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May 2026“All normal”
ALT 35, AST 23. Both within range for the first time in nearly six years.
What This Case Can and Cannot Show
This is one documented customer case, not a clinical trial. Liver enzymes can change for many reasons, and a single case cannot establish causation.
The May 2026 panel was processed by a different lab than the earlier panels, with slightly different reference ranges. This does not change the conclusion: his final AST and ALT values are within range under every reference range used by either lab across all six panels, and his elevated values were flagged high under the ranges in effect when they were drawn.
This case can show
- ✓A documented multi-year lab trend
- ✓A real customer-reported timeline
- ✓Roughly nine months of consistent Daily Restore use
- ✓A reported drinking routine that stayed about the same
This case cannot show
- ✕Clinical proof
- ✕Guaranteed results
- ✕Causation
- ✕A replacement for reducing alcohol
Daily Restore is currently being evaluated in an independent participant-based clinical trial measuring liver function, mood, sleep, energy, and recovery.
The Gap Between Knowing and Changing
Chris’s story is the story of a lot of regular drinkers. The doctor says cut back. You understand. You try. You manage it for a few days, and then your normal routine comes back. Knowing you should change is not the same as being able to change overnight.
For Chris, nine months of consistent Daily Restore use coincided with something he had not seen in nearly six years: normal liver enzymes.
“If my story can help just one other person, I’m more than happy to help.”Chris
Cloud9 Daily Restore
Daily Restore is a clinician-developed daily supplement for adults who drink and want to support the systems alcohol can stress, including the liver. It is not a cure, a treatment, or a replacement for reducing alcohol.
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