“Detox” has become a buzz word in the health industry. There are countless products, programs, and protocols devoted to the promise of a “squeaky clean” body that comes with glowing skin and boundless energy. The truth is, many of these are extreme and aren’t sustainable – and, even with the best of health intentions, it’s impossible to avoid all the environmental toxins in our food, water, and air that bombard us every day. These toxins include pesticides, heavy metals, BPA, phthalates, etc. and are unfortunately deeply ingrained in modern life.
One of the best approaches to “detox” is to support the body’s natural elimination pathways on an ongoing basis. This means supporting optimal function of the organs of detoxification – especially your liver.
Your Amazing Liver
Your liver is the top “detoxer” in the body. This vital organ filters the blood and helps to break down fat-soluble toxins so your body can eliminate them, but it can become overwhelmed by too many processed foods, medications, and environmental pollutants. Fortunately, a specific herb can help!
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a flowering herb in the daisy (Asteraceae) family, native to Europe, but now found in parts of North America, Australia, Asia, Africa, and South America. It has a variety of common names, including blessed milk thistle, Saint Mary’s thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle and Scotch thistle.
Like many herbs, Milk Thistle has therapeutic properties, and it has long been recognized to be uniquely effective as a liver protectant. The benefits of this herb are attributed to silymarin, milk thistle’s antioxidant, liver-protective compound. Silymarin inhibits the binding of toxins to liver cell membrane receptors and increases the rate of protein synthesis in liver cells, as well as encouraging subsequent repair after injury to cells. It also plays a role in glutathione levels – a key antioxidant for immunity and longevity that also protects against environmental toxins.
Clinical studies show the benefits of milk thistle:
- Provides natural protection and detoxification enhancement support for the liver.
- A regenerative tonic to help cope with any kind of liver overload.
- Mitigates liver problems arising from chronic alcohol abuse, recreational or pharmaceutical drug use, and environmental contaminants.
- Helps to reduce injury to the liver caused by acute and chronic viral hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, and chemotherapy regimens.
- Helps to reverse toxic liver damage and regenerate the liver.
Our carefully crafted milk thistle preparations provide gentle support that aids the liver in its daily function of processing and eliminating waste.
Milk Thistle tincture acts as a liver protectant that helps to support optimal liver function to keep it working– and detoxing – at its best. You can take Milk Thistle tincture as a daily liver tonic to help tonify and regenerate the liver. Its liquid format allows for customizable dosing to suit your health needs.
Now 2X more potent, our new and improved Milk Thistle Capsules provide 500mg of milk thistle per capsule, standardized to contain 70 mg of silymarin – double the silymarin that was in our previous offering! Contains the perfect balance of silymarin levels in the context of the whole herb, the extractant being water, not harsh chemicals.
The milk thistle herb used in both our tincture and capsules is USDA certified organic Using organic herbs is always important, to ensure you’re getting the best in potency and efficacy, as well as supporting healthier ecological farming practices. But, when detoxing, they’re even MORE important. Herbal formulas contain concentrated doses of herbs – and if farmed conventionally, any chemical additives are also concentrated. Herbal products with an Organic Certification ensure they are free of concentrated pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals or other potentially harmful toxins.
Learn more about natural detoxification: Detox Naturally – Reset Your Body and Your Health!
