Like a filter, the liver removes toxins and impurities from the bloodstream. Then through a series of complex metabolic steps, it either neutralizes toxins directly or converts them into: a) water-soluble forms to be excreted in the urine, or b) fat-soluble forms to be eliminated by the bowels. Each day a healthy liver produces about a quart of bile, which carries the toxic load to the intestines where it is captured by dietary fiber and transported to the colon. Toxins that the body cannot eliminate build up in tissues and fat stores. Headache, fatigue, poor complexion and sluggish immunity are just a few possible signs of a body overwhelmed by toxins.
Ways to support the liver and help detoxify the body include:
1) Eating a healthy diet with added emphasis on high sulfur-content foods (garlic, legumes and onions), cabbage family vegetables (broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage), artichokes, beets, carrots, dandelion and spices such as turmeric, cinnamon and licorice.
2) Avoiding saturated fat, refined sugar and alcohol, which can impair normal liver function.
3) Adding more fiber to your diet, or taking a fiber supplement such as psyllium or oat bran, to maximize the capture and transit of toxins in the intestines. If there is not enough fiber in the diet, most toxins get reabsorbed into the bloodstream.
4) Taking standardized milk thistle extract to support liver function, promote bile production and exert a protective effect against substances harmful to the liver. Standardized artichoke extract also promotes bile production.
Milk thistle capsules strengthen the digestive function of the liver, stimulate the renewal of the liver cells and the metabolism of your liver and your gall, support the liver detoxification.
The liver takes in a central function in the metabolic process: It detoxicates the body, regulates the lipid metabolism and stimulates the digestion. The liver, however, is today every day exposed to many strains such as stress, harmful substances, preservatives, alcohol and so on. Often the overstrain of the liver leads to it that the digestion does not work in an optimal way anymore. Unpleasant complaints like feeling of fullness, flatulence and upper belly ache can be the consequences.
Here silymarin can help, the natural active substance of the milk thistle. It stimulates the liver's regeneration ability. The healthy growth of the liver cells gets stimulated and the liver is able to form the biles, which is important for the digestion and so it can support the digestion.
Each capsule contains 200 mg of high-dosed milk thistle fruit extract (contains 40-50% of silymarin).
Fields of application: Traditionally used for the support of the digestive function.
This information is exclusively based on tradition and on a long standing experience.
For further information on benefits, risks and side effects please consult your physician or pharmacist.
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