In this follow up to his popular guide to Curcumin, James Lee has again trawled through all the research and clinical trials on Milk Thistle to give you "just the facts"
Milk Thistle, or more specifically its active constituent silymarin (or silibinin if you want to be completely accurate) has been used for many years in herbal medicine to treat a wide range of conditions. However, often promising herbs fail to stand up to scientific studies. In general, milk thistle is not one of these. While it treats or shows promise for a whole range of conditions from type 2 diabetes to depression, it is its effects on the liver which are the most dramatic.
As Lee outlines in this quick, easy to read guide, if you have a damaged or impaired liver due to poor diet, drug & alcohol abuse or hepatitis, milk thistle should be one of your first lines of defense in the battle to repair the damage. Put simply, milk thistle is the single most potent supplement for liver cleansing and detox.
Continuing the theme of distilling page after page of research into a quick reference guide he started in his guide to curcumin, James Lee has narrowed every important detail on milk thistle to -
a) What is it?
b) What does it treat?
c) Are there side effects or toxic effects on the body?
d) Does it interact with my existing medication?
˃˃˃ Along with certain other supplements such as N-acetylcysteine, Curcumin and Alpha Lipoic Acid, Milk Thistle is one of the few supplements which this author never goes without, to ensure he has a liver in perfect shape.
All three of these supplements together provides you with an anti-aging, anti-depressive, liver detoxifying anti-inflammatory powerhouse.
