8 Benefits of Milk Thistle for the Liver

Let’s talk about the amazing benefits of milk thistle. It’s a very powerful herb that can helpyour liver cells. They’re called hepatocytes. What’s in this herb that’s creating this massiveeffect? Well, this one happens to be a special group of phytonutrients collectively calledsalamarin. And if you’re going to take this herb, I would always recommend taking the whole herb andnot just this extracted compound because there’s a lot of other things in it that can help you.

but it strengthens the hepatocyte. This is a liver cell. It has a serious antioxidant function.When your body makes oxidants like hydrogen peroxide to kill certain microbes,an immune reaction, milk thistle can help counter that. Also, if you have to take certain medicationor drugs for some disorder, if you take milk thistle, that can actually counter the effectsof those drugs. So it decreases the collateral damage that these create right here, which is

basically a lot of free radicals. Also alcohol. If you’re going to consume some alcohol, which I’mnot recommending, and you took some of this afterwards, it would decrease some of the damage.It has antifibrotic properties. So it can help slow down the transition from inflammationto fibrosis, which is scar tissue, or eventually cirrhosis. So that’s pretty cool. Number four,it’s anti-inflammatory. So if you have hepatitis, for example, that would be a very good indication

of taking milk thistle. Number five, it reduces damage to liver cells. Think about this. Damagedcells lead to things like cancer, cirrhosis, more inflammation, insulin resistance. So milk thistlehas the potential to reduce the damage to liver cells and lessen the risk for these things. Numbersix, milk thistle can actually help regenerate liver cells. Also, milk thistle has certainthings in it that can help protect the loss of glutathione in the liver, which is the main

antioxidant to protect you against a lot of problems. Another benefit is the support ofthyroid gland, especially in the conversion of T4 to T3, which happens in your liver. 80% of ithappens in your liver, 20% happens in the kidney. So if you have Hashimoto’s or any type of problemwith the thyroid, supporting the liver with a milk thistle can also help a lot. It will also help ifyou’re estrogen dominant, and that can either be in men or women. And if you want more information

about the liver i put a really uh interesting video up right here check it out