Milk Thistle Improves Liver Health and Detoxification

Our bodies face immense detoxification challenges in modern society. Auto exhaust, secondary cigarette smoke, alcohol, drugs, industrial solvents, pesticides, and even some of the water and food we consume are a constant burden on the organs that cleanse and detoxify our bodies.

Proper liver function is critical to healthy cholesterol metabolism and even has an influcence on the way a woman's body metabolizes estrogen.

While alcohol and diseases such as hepatitis are among the more obvious deterrents to healthy liver function, its performance can become sluggish and compromised even in those without diagnosed liver disease. Toxic build-up can lead to fatigue, headaches, poor digestion, skin problems, and even impaired immune function.

Milk thistle extract with its active component silymarin, is nature's own liver supporter and protector. Milk thistle and silymarin exert their benefits in the following ways:

Cell Protection: Directly aids liver cells by binding to the ouside of cells and blocking the entrance of certain toxins.

Boosts Antixoidant Activity: It is particularly useful for increasing production of glutathione, a powerful antioxidant produced by the body, as well as increasing the levels of other antioxidants, such as superoxide dismutase.

Cell Regeneration: Alcohol abuse, chronic hepatitis, and even commonly prescribed durgs, such as cholesterol-lowering medications and antidepressants, can injure liver cells. Silymarin has the unique ability to help regenerate damaged liver cells.

The best news is that studies show standardized milk thistle extracts are supportive of the primary treatment of liver diseases.

Another group of people benefiting from ongoing milk thistle extract treatment are chronic hepatitis B or C sufferers. While powerful antiviral and immune-stimulating drugs have become the standard in successful hepatitis C treatment, milk thislte extract provides a gentle insurance policy to stave off further liver injury and assist in the eventual return to more optimal liver function.

Use of Milk thistle extract is not just limited to those with liver disease. It may help prevent the potential liver-damaging effects of certain medications, such as acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), antidepressants, and cholesterol-lowering medications.

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This is for information purposes only and you should always talk with your health care provider for personal advice.

Take care of your liver and your liver will take care of you!!!

Have an awesome weekend and keep cool.

NS